title: Effects of statins on alpha7 nicotinic receptor, cholinesterase and alpha-form of secreted amyloid precursor peptide in SH-SY5Y cells.
abstract: In order to reveal the neuroprotective effects of statins that could be of interest for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), we investigated the expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) detected by RT-PCR, the activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) by colorimetric determination, and the levels of the alpha-form of secreted beta-amyloid precursor protein (alphaAPPs) by Western blotting in neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) cells exposed to lovastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin and simvastatin, respectively. The results indicated that all statins studied, both lipophilic and hydrophilic, induced high expression of alpha7 nAChR, decreased cholinesterase activities, and increased alphaAPPs, which suggests that statins might play important neuroprotective roles in AD treatment.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roensch
authors.forename: Milita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crisby
authors.forename: Agneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nordberg
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Lan-Jiang
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhi-Zhong
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Guan
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases / Q000378:metabolism; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000378:metabolism*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; C579167:Chrna7 protein, human; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D013778:Tetrazolium Salts; D013844:Thiazoles; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase; D002802:Cholinesterases; D053829:Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases; C022616:thiazolyl blue