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Up-regulation of Bcl-2 is associated with neuronal DNA damage in Alzheimerʼs disease
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Dna DamageAlzheimerʼs DiseaseCell DeathSynaptic SignalingSocial SciencesAlzheimer's DiseaseNeurobiology Of DiseaseDegenerative PathologyNeurologyTangle FormationNuclear Dna DamageGenome InstabilityMolecular NeuroscienceNeuroprotectionNeuronal Dna DamageNeurodegenerationCell BiologyProtective MechanismsNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroscienceMolecular NeurobiologyMedicine
Cell death and neurofibrillary tangle formation are prominent features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). It has been suggested that DNA damage may reflect neuronal vulnerability. In this context, the Ced homologue Bcl-2 is able to repress a number of cell death programs. Recently we found both numerous nuclei exhibiting DNA damage within neurons in the AD brain and increases in Bcl-2 immunoreactivity. In this study, we examined the relationship between Bcl-2 expression and nuclear DNA damage or tangle formation. Nuclei exhibiting DNA damage were associated with an up-regulation of Bcl-2 expression, whereas tangle-bearing neurons were associated with a down-regulation of Bcl-2 expression.