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Mutant PrP aggregates from Tg(PG14) and Tg(CJD) mice are toxic to primary neurons.
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posted on 2013-02-21, 03:53 authored by Emiliano Biasini, Laura Tapella, Susanna Mantovani, Matteo Stravalaci, Marco Gobbi, David A. Harris, Roberto ChiesaCortical neurons from C57BL/6 mice were exposed to ∼15 nM of PrP aggregates purified from Tg(PG14) and Tg(CJD) mice, to the vehicle alone (PBS), or to 15B3-immunoprecipitated P3 fractions from Prnp0/0 mice. Cell survival was quantified by MTT assay after seven days, and expressed as a percentage of untreated cells. Data are the mean±SEM of 8–24 replicates from three independent experiments. **p<0.005 and ***p<0.0001 vs. untreated (Mann-Whitney test).
