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Fig. 3 | Molecular Neurodegeneration

Fig. 3

From: High-density lipoproteins suppress Aβ-induced PBMC adhesion to human endothelial cells in bioengineered vessels and in monoculture

Fig. 3

HDL delays beta-sheet formation and attenuates Aβ-induced PBMC adherence independent of Aβ structure. a Representative graph ± SD of technical triplicates of 3 individual experiments where 10 μM Aβ40 or Aβ42 with or without 10 mg/mLl HDL were incubated with 20 μM of Thio-T in 150 mM NaCl and 5 μM of HEPES (pH 7.4) for 12 h at 37 °C. Formation of β-amyloid pleated sheets was monitored every 5 min at excitation 440 nm and emission 490 nm. b-c Aβ structures were confirmed using dot blot with antibodies against oligomers (A11) or fibrils (OC) and electron microscopy (EM). d-e hCMEC/D3 were stimulated for 3 h with 0.1 μM monomeric (m-Aβ, solid bar), oligomeric (o-Aβ, striped bar) or fibrillar-aggregated (f-A Aβ, cross-hatched bar) d Aβ40 or e Aβ42 in the presence or absence of HDL. f-g hCMEC/D3 were pre-incubated for 2 h with 100 μg/mL HDL prior to Aβ addition (pre, solid bar), co-incubated with 100 μg/mL HDL and Aβ (co, striped bar), or post-incubated by adding 100 μg/mL HDL 1 h following Aβ stimulation (post, double striped bar). Graphs represent means ± SD of adhered PBMC relative to vehicle treated cells from at least 5 independent trials where. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 * p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 versus vehicle, § p < 0.05, §§ p < 0.01, §§§p < 0.001 versus Aβ

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