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Beta-Amyloid-Aggregate

Darstellung der Morphologie durch die Erstellung eines 3D-Modells mittels Elektronentomografie
Authors: Weinhappel, Michele;

Beta-Amyloid-Aggregate

Abstract

Alzheimer gehört zu den zentralen Themen in der medizinischen Forschung und gewinnt immer mehr an Bedeutung. Hauptverursacher für die Entstehung der Krankheit ist das Beta-Amyloid, ein Protein, welches auch physiologisch im Gehirn vorkommt. Durch einen gestörten Abbau kommt es jedoch zur Bildung von Aggregaten, welche in weiterer Folge die Reizweiterleitung stören und somit die Krankheit auslösen. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Charakterisierung der Struktur sowie der Größe dieser Aggregate. Um das Forschungsziel zu erreichen, wurde eine Elektronentomografie durchgeführt. Als Probe wurden Schnitte aus dem Schweinehippocampus verwendet, die in organtypischer Gewebekultur gehalten wurden und in welche das Beta-Amyloid injiziert wurde. Die Aufnahmen wurden anschließend digital rekonstruiert und die Stränge nachgezeichnet. Aus dem daraus resultierenden 3D-Modell konnten die Längen und Breiten bestimmt werden. Außerdem konnte definiert werden, wie die einzelnen Stränge vorliegen. Aus dem erstellten Modell geht hervor, dass die meisten Stränge in Netzwerken vorzufinden sind. Einige weisen Verästelungen auf und vereinzelt liegen sie separat vor. Sowohl bei den Längen als auch bei den Breiten gibt es nur wenige Ausreißer. Mit den gewonnenen Erkenntnissen könnte die Krankheit noch besser verstanden werden. In weiteren Forschungsprojekten wird bereits, anstelle von Schweinehirn, humanes Gehirn verwendet, um ein genaueres Modell für den Menschen zu erhalten.

Alzheimer's is one of the central topics in medical research and is gaining importance. The main cause of the disease is beta-amyloid, a protein that also occurs physiologically in the brain. However, a disturbed degradation leads to the formation of aggregates, which subsequently interfere with the transmission of stimuli and thus trigger the disease. The aim of this project is to characterise the structure and size of these aggregates. To achieve the research goal, electron tomography was performed. Porcine brain samples were dissected, the hippocampi were sectioned and cultivated. Beta-amyloid was injected into the hippocampi and used as samples for electron tomography. The generated images were afterwards digitally reconstructed, and the strings were traced. From the resulting 3D model, the lengths and widths were determined. Furthermore, it was possible to define how the individual strings are present. The model shows that most of the strings are grouped up. Some show branches and some are separated. There are only some outliers in both the lengths and the widths. The knowledge gained in this project has the potential of better understanding the causes of the disease. In further research projects, human brains are already being used instead of porcine brains to obtain a more accurate model for human beings.

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