title: Relationship between the induction of RAGE cell-surface antigen and the expression of amyloid binding sites.
abstract: Purified human brain neurofilament protein was subjected to glycating conditions to produce an advanced glycation end product (HNF-AGE). Two mice were immunized with this HNF-AGE. Unexpectedly, the animals generated IgGs against a peptide immunogenic fragment of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and against human amyloid beta peptide (Abeta). In leukocyte populations, 30-52% of lymphocytes were positive for cell-surface RAGE, and 20-25% were positive for the Abeta peptide. A monoclonal antibody (MAb) directed against the sequence of human RAGE was reactive against a 35-kDa protein band that was highly expressed in blood cells, plasma proteins, lung, liver, spleen, and brain derived from the immunized mice. A MAb directed against Abeta proteins also identified the same 35-kDa band. Thus, the time-dependent formation of AGEs might play a role within the context of the immune system in the expression of binding sites for amyloid peptides, possibly resulting in enhancing cellular toxicity.
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001665:Binding Sites / Q000276:immunology; D001921:Brain / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D017127:Glycation End Products, Advanced; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D016900:Neurofilament Proteins; D000067759:Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic