Mechanisms of neuroprotection by a novel rescue factor humanin from Swedish mutant amyloid precursor protein.

We report a novel gene, designated Humanin (HN) cDNA, that suppresses neuronal cell death by K595N/M596L-APP (NL-APP), a mutant causing familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), termed Swedish mutant. Transfection of neuronal cells with HN cDNA or treatment with the coding HN polypeptide abrogated cytotoxicity by NL-APP. HN suppressed neurotoxicity by Abeta1-43 in the absence of N2 supplement, but could not inhibit Abeta secretion from NL-APP. HN could also protect neuronal cells from death by NL-APP lacking the 41st and 42nd residues of the Abeta region. Therefore, HN suppressed neuronal cell death by NL-APP not through inhibition of Abeta42 secretion, but with two targets for its inhibitory action: (i) the intracellular toxic mechanism directly triggered by NL-APP and (ii) neurotoxicity by Abeta. HN will contribute to the development of curative therapy of AD, especially as a novel reagent that could mechanistically supplement Abeta-production inhibitors.

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