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Study · In vitro (cells) · 2026

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Arsenic Promotes Intracellular Aβ(1-42) Accumulation via Enhanced APP but Reduced NEP Expression, and Indirectly Stimulates Extracellular Aβ Aggregation through AChE Induction in Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cells.

Leelaprachakul N, Visitnonthachai D, Niyomchan A, Maliphol K, Watcharasit P, Satayavivad J

Biological trace element research22 Mar 2026

Summary

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Results from this study3

3 results from studies that gave the peptide. No result from this study comes from people.

  1. 01LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In differentiated SH-SY5Y cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G restored neprilysin.

    In plain wordsIn cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G restored levels of neprilysin, an enzyme that breaks down amyloid-β.

    Peptide
    Humanin
    Outcome
    IncreaseNeprilysin level in arsenic-treated cells
    Study

    humann: not reported in source

    Differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells
    Comparator
    Arsenic alone
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Interestingly, Aβ(1-42) detection by immunogold transmission electron microscopy revealed that NEP restoration by humanin G (HNG) reduced arsenic-induced intracellular Aβ(1-42).
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    This study investigated the effects of arsenic on amyloid-β (Aβ), a peptide linked to AD pathogenesis, in differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells.
  2. 02LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In differentiated SH-SY5Y cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G reduced intracellular Aβ(1-42) accumulation.

    In plain wordsIn cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G reduced the amyloid-β that built up inside cells.

    Peptide
    Humanin
    Outcome
    DecreaseArsenic-induced intracellular Abeta(1-42)
    Study

    humann: not reported in source

    Differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells
    Comparator
    Arsenic alone
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Interestingly, Aβ(1-42) detection by immunogold transmission electron microscopy revealed that NEP restoration by humanin G (HNG) reduced arsenic-induced intracellular Aβ(1-42).
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    This study investigated the effects of arsenic on amyloid-β (Aβ), a peptide linked to AD pathogenesis, in differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells.
  3. 03LabIn vitro (cells)Mechanism

    In differentiated SH-SY5Y cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G attenuated extracellular Aβ aggregation.

    In plain wordsIn cells exposed to arsenic, humanin G added to arsenic-exposed cells reduced clumping of amyloid-β outside cells.

    Peptide
    Humanin
    Outcome
    DecreaseArsenic-induced extracellular Abeta aggregation
    Study

    humann: not reported in source

    Differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells
    Comparator
    Arsenic alone
    Outcome group
    Neuroprotection · Nervous system and cognition
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Co-treatment with HNG, which reportedly prevented AChE-promoted Aβ aggregation, attenuated Aβ aggregation by arsenic.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    This study investigated the effects of arsenic on amyloid-β (Aβ), a peptide linked to AD pathogenesis, in differentiated SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells.

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  1. Version 2Current

    13 Oct 2026, 21:44 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    13 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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