Table 2

In vivo evidence of amyloidogenic CT fragment generation

TissueSourceReference
Human lymphoblastoid cellsNormal and FAD patients Matsumoto and Fujiwara, 1991,1993
Human platelets and megakaryocytesDown syndrome Matsumoto and Matsumoto, 1994
Human brainsNormal and FAD patients Gardella et al., 1992; Ghiso et al., 1992; Kametani et al., 1994
 Microvessels and leptomeningeal vessels
 Senile plaques
 Paired helical flaments
Cerebral gray matter
Normal and AD patients Nordstedt et al., 1991; Estus et al., 1992; Ghiso et al., 1992; Tamaoka et al., 1992
 White matterAD patients Selkoe et al., 1988
 Optic nerveAD patients Caputo et al., 1992
 Human brainAged individuals Nordstedt et al., 1991
Down syndrome patients Tokuda et al., 1995
Healthy individuals Amaratunga and Fine, 1995
Healthy individuals Golde et al., 1992
Neurites of amygdala and hippocampusDown syndrome patients Estus et al., 1992; Kametani et al., 1994
Transgenic miceAD patients Daly et al., 1998
 CA 2/3 region of hippocampus of CT transgenic mice Kammesheidt et al., 1992; Oster-Granite et al., 1996
 Brain of transgenic mice with β-APP-containing native and genetic mutationsTransgenic mice carrying CT100 Howland et al., 1995;Araki et al., 1995; Nalbantoglu et al., 1997; Sato et al., 1997