Differential Inhibition of E-S Potentiation and Long-term Potentiation by Cell-derived and Arctic Amyloid Beta

Abstract

Abstract Soluble oligomers of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) have been implicated in the onset of memory deficits in Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps due to their reported ability to impair long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic strength. We previously showed the effect of Abeta on LTP depends on the strength of LTP induction. Furthermore, Abeta affects EPSP-Spike (E-S) potentiation more robustly than LTP, suggesting that E-S potentiation may be equally important to learning and memory in the context of Alzheimer’s disease. Here we extend our findings to two additional forms of Abeta that form higher concentrations of soluble Abeta oligomers and show that they also affect E-S potentiation at induction strengths where there is no effect on LTP in hippocampal slices.

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