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Identification of a peptide recognizing cerebrovascular changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

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  • Aman P. Mann

    (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute)

  • Pablo Scodeller

    (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
    University of Tartu)

  • Sazid Hussain

    (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
    AivoCode Inc.)

  • Gary B. Braun

    (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute)

  • Tarmo Mölder

    (University of Tartu)

  • Kadri Toome

    (University of Tartu)

  • Rajesh Ambasudhan

    (Scintillon Institute)

  • Tambet Teesalu

    (University of Tartu)

  • Stuart A. Lipton

    (Scintillon Institute
    University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine)

  • Erkki Ruoslahti

    (Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
    University of California, Santa Barbara)

Abstract

Cerebrovascular changes occur in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Using in vivo phage display, we searched for molecular markers of the neurovascular unit, including endothelial cells and astrocytes, in mouse models of AD. We identified a cyclic peptide, CDAGRKQKC (DAG), that accumulates in the hippocampus of hAPP-J20 mice at different ages. Intravenously injected DAG peptide homes to neurovascular unit endothelial cells and to reactive astrocytes in mouse models of AD. We identified connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), a matricellular protein that is highly expressed in the brain of individuals with AD and in mouse models, as the target of the DAG peptide. We also showed that exogenously delivered DAG homes to the brain in mouse models of glioblastoma, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson’s disease. DAG may potentially be used as a tool to enhance delivery of therapeutics and imaging agents to sites of vascular changes and astrogliosis in diseases associated with neuroinflammation.

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  • Aman P. Mann & Pablo Scodeller & Sazid Hussain & Gary B. Braun & Tarmo Mölder & Kadri Toome & Rajesh Ambasudhan & Tambet Teesalu & Stuart A. Lipton & Erkki Ruoslahti, 2017. "Identification of a peptide recognizing cerebrovascular changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01096-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01096-0
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