Table 2.
Soluble Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels in temporal and occipital cortices of the core Alzheimer’s disease and nondemented control cases, as measured by ELISA. Aβ levels are presented relative to wet tissue weight (fmol Aβ/100μg wet weight tissue).
| Group | Case | Temporal Cortex | Occipital Cortex | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aβ40 | Aβ42 | Total Aβ | Aβ40 | Aβ42 | Total Aβ | ||
| Alzheimer’s | AD1 | 21.63 | 0.13 | 21.76 | 24.56 | 2.42 | 26.98 |
| AD2 | 0.50 | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.28 | |
| AD3 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| AD4 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 1.34 | 0.16 | 1.51 | |
| AD5 | 1.59 | 0.09 | 1.68 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| AD6 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| AD7 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 2.80 | 0.51 | 3.31 | |
| AD8 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.06 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| AD9 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
| AD10 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| AD means: | 2.40 | 0.06 | 2.46 | 4.14 | 0.48 | 4.62 | |
| Nondemented | ND1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.14 |
| ND2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ND3 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ND means: | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |