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Zhang TC, Lin YC, Sun NN, Liu S, Hu WZ, Zhao Y, Dong XH, He XP. Icariin, astragaloside a and puerarin mixture attenuates cognitive impairment in APP/PS1 mice via inhibition of ferroptosis-lipid peroxidation. Neurochem Int 2024; 175:105705. [PMID: 38412923 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2024.105705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that seriously threatens the quality of life of the elderly. Its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Ferroptosis, a cell death caused by excessive accumulation of iron-dependent lipid peroxides, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. Uncontrolled lipid peroxidation is the core process of ferroptosis, and inhibiting lipid peroxidation of ferroptosis may be an important therapeutic target for AD. Based on previous studies, we mixed standards of icariin, astragaloside IV, and puerarin, named the standard mixture YHG, and investigated the effect of YHG on ferroptosis -lipid peroxidation in APP/PS1 mice. DFX, a ferroptosis inhibitor, was used as a control drug. In this study, APP/PS1 mice were used as an AD animal model, and behavioral experiments, iron level detection, Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation, lipid peroxidation level detection, antioxidant capacity detection, immunofluorescence, Western blot and real-time qPCR were performed. It was found that YHG could reduce body weight, significantly improve abnormal behaviors and the ultrastructure of hippocampal neurons in APP/PS1 mice. The results of biochemical tests showed that YHG reduced the contents of iron, malondialdehyde (MDA) and lipid peroxide (LPO) in brain tissue and serum, and increased the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and reduced glutathione (GSH). Immunofluorescence, WesternBlot and real-time qPCR results showed that YHG could promote the expression of solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11), solute carrier family 3 member 2 (SLC3A2) and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4). Inhibited the expression of long-chain acyllipid coenzyme a synthetase 4(ACSL4) and lysophosphatidyltransferase 3 (LPCAT3). This study suggests that the mechanism by which YHG improves cognitive dysfunction in APP/PS1 mice may be related to the inhibition of ferroptosis-lipid peroxidation.
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- Tian-Ci Zhang
- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China.
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- Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Hebei Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Research On Cardio-cerebrovasc, Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 050091, China.
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Jimenez H, Carrion J, Adrien L, Wolin A, Eun J, Cinamon E, Chang EH, Davies P, Vo A, Koppel J. The Impact of Muscarinic Antagonism on Psychosis-Relevant Behaviors and Striatal [ 11C] Raclopride Binding in Tau Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2091. [PMID: 37626588 PMCID: PMC10452133 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11082091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Psychosis that occurs over the course of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with increased caregiver burden and a more rapid cognitive and functional decline. To find new treatment targets, studies modeling psychotic conditions traditionally employ agents known to induce psychosis, utilizing outcomes with cross-species relevance, such as locomotive activity and sensorimotor gating, in rodents. In AD, increased burdens of tau pathology (a diagnostic hallmark of the disease) and treatment with anticholinergic medications have, separately, been reported to increase the risk of psychosis. Recent evidence suggests that muscarinic antagonists may increase extracellular tau. Preclinical studies in AD models have not previously utilized muscarinic cholinergic antagonists as psychotomimetic agents. In this report, we utilize a human-mutant-tau model (P301L/COMTKO) and an over-expressed non-mutant human tau model (htau) in order to compare the impact of antimuscarinic (scopolamine 10 mg/kg/day) treatment with dopaminergic (reboxetine 20 mg/kg/day) treatment, for 7 days, on locomotion and sensorimotor gating. Scopolamine increased spontaneous locomotion, while reboxetine reduced it; neither treatment impacted sensorimotor gating. In the P301L/COMTKO, scopolamine treatment was associated with decreased muscarinic M4 receptor expression, as quantified with RNA-seq, as well as increased dopamine receptor D2 signaling, as estimated with Micro-PET [11C] raclopride binding. Scopolamine also increased soluble tau in the striatum, an effect that partially mediated the observed increases in locomotion. Studies of muscarinic agonists in preclinical tau models are warranted to determine the impact of treatment-on both tau and behavior-that may have relevance to AD and other tauopathies.
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- Heidy Jimenez
- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Queens College, Flushing, NY 11355, USA;
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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- The Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA; (H.J.); (J.C.); (L.A.); (A.W.); (J.E.); (E.H.C.); (P.D.); (A.V.)
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Eassa NE, Perez SM, Boley AM, Elam HB, Sharmin D, Cook JM, Lodge DJ. α5-GABAA Receptor Modulation Reverses Behavioral and Neurophysiological Correlates of Psychosis in Rats with Ventral Hippocampal Alzheimer's Disease-like Pathology. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11788. [PMID: 37511546 PMCID: PMC10380527 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Of the 35 million people in the world suffering from Alzheimer's Disease (AD), up to half experience comorbid psychosis. Antipsychotics, used to treat psychosis, are contraindicated in elderly patients because they increase the risk of premature death. Reports indicate that the hippocampus is hyperactive in patients with psychosis and those with AD. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that the ventral hippocampus (vHipp) can regulate dopamine system function, which is thought to underlie symptoms of psychosis. A viral-mediated approach was used to express mutated human genes known to contribute to AD pathology: the Swedish (K670N, M671L), Florida (I716V), and London (V717I) mutations of amyloid precursor protein and two mutations (M146L and L286V) of presenilin 1 specifically in the vHipp, to investigate the selective contribution of AD-like pathology in this region. We observed a significant increase in dopamine neuron population activity and behavioral deficits in this AD-AAV model that mimics observations in rodent models with psychosis-like symptomatologies. Further, systemic administration of MP-III-022 (α5-GABAA receptor selective positive allosteric modulator) was able to reverse aberrant dopamine system function in AD-AAV rats. This study provides evidence for the development of drugs that target α5-GABAA receptors for patients with AD and comorbid psychosis.
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- Nicole E. Eassa
- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; (N.E.E.); (A.M.B.); (H.B.E.); (D.J.L.)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; (N.E.E.); (A.M.B.); (H.B.E.); (D.J.L.)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; (N.E.E.); (A.M.B.); (H.B.E.); (D.J.L.)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; (N.E.E.); (A.M.B.); (H.B.E.); (D.J.L.)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Milwaukee Institute of Drug Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA; (D.S.); (J.M.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Milwaukee Institute of Drug Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA; (D.S.); (J.M.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biomedical Neuroscience, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; (N.E.E.); (A.M.B.); (H.B.E.); (D.J.L.)
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Krivinko JM, DeChellis-Marks MR, Zeng L, Fan P, Lopez OL, Ding Y, Wang L, Kofler J, MacDonald ML, Sweet RA. Targeting the post-synaptic proteome has therapeutic potential for psychosis in Alzheimer Disease. Commun Biol 2023; 6:598. [PMID: 37268664 PMCID: PMC10238472 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04961-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Individuals with Alzheimer Disease who develop psychotic symptoms (AD + P) experience more rapid cognitive decline and have reduced indices of synaptic integrity relative to those without psychosis (AD-P). We sought to determine whether the postsynaptic density (PSD) proteome is altered in AD + P relative to AD-P, analyzing PSDs from dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of AD + P, AD-P, and a reference group of cognitively normal elderly subjects. The PSD proteome of AD + P showed a global shift towards lower levels of all proteins relative to AD-P, enriched for kinases, proteins regulating Rho GTPases, and other regulators of the actin cytoskeleton. We computationally identified potential novel therapies predicted to reverse the PSD protein signature of AD + P. Five days of administration of one of these drugs, the C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 5 inhibitor, maraviroc, led to a net reversal of the PSD protein signature in adult mice, nominating it as a novel potential treatment for AD + P.
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- J M Krivinko
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Computational Chemical Genomics Screening Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Leyder E, Suresh P, Jun R, Overbey K, Banerjee T, Melnikova T, Savonenko A. Depression-related phenotypes at early stages of Aβ and tau accumulation in inducible Alzheimer's disease mouse model: Task-oriented and concept-driven interpretations. Behav Brain Res 2023; 438:114187. [PMID: 36343696 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Depression is highly prevalent in Alzheimer Disease (AD); however, there is paucity of studies that focus specifically on the assessment of depression-relevant phenotypes in AD mouse models. Conditional doxycycline-dependent transgenic mouse models reproducing amyloidosis (TetOffAPPsi) and/or tau (TetOffTauP301L) pathology starting at middle age (6 months) were used in this study. As AD patients can experience depressive symptoms relatively early in disease, testing was conducted at early, pre-pathology stages of Aβ and/or tau accumulation (starting from 45 days of transgenes expression). Tau-related differences were detected in the Novelty Suppressed Feeding task (NSF), whereas APP-related differences were observed predominantly in measures of the Open Field (OF) and Forced Swim tasks (FST). Effects of combined production of Aβ and tau were detected in immobility during the 1st half of the Tail Suspension task (TST). These data demonstrate that results from different tasks are difficult to reconcile using task/variable-centered interpretations in which a single task/variable is assigned an ad-hoc meaning relevant to depression. An alternative, concept-oriented, approach is based on multiple variables/tests, with an understanding of their possible inter-dependence and utilization of statistical approaches that handle correlated data sets. The existence of strong correlations within and between some of the tasks supported utilization of factor analyses (FA). FA explained a similar amount of variability across the genotypes (∼80%) and identified two factors stable across genotypes and representing motor activity and anxiety measures in OF. In contrast, variables related to FST, TST, and NSFT did not demonstrate a structure of factor loadings that would support the existence of a single integral factor of "depressive state" measured by these tasks. In addition, factor loadings varied between genotypes, indicating that genotype-specific between-task correlations need to be considered for interpretations of findings in any single task. In general, this study demonstrates that utilization of multiple tasks to characterize behavioral phenotypes, an approach that is finally gaining more widespread adoption, requires a step of data integration across different behavioral tests for appropriate interpretations.
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- Erica Leyder
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 558 Ross Research Building, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Hu C, Wang Z, Liu B, Huang H, Zhang N, Xu Y. Validation of a system for automatic quantitative analysis of laboratory mice behavior based on locomotor pose. Comput Biol Med 2022; 150:105960. [PMID: 36122441 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Automatic recognition and accurate quantitative analysis of rodent behavior play an important role in brain neuroscience, pharmacological and toxicological. Currently, most behavior recognition systems used in experiments mainly focus on the indirect measurements of animal movement trajectories, while neglecting the changes of animal body pose that can indicate more psychological factors. Thus, this paper developed and validated an hourglass network-based behavioral quantification system (HNBQ), which uses a combination of body pose and movement parameters to quantify the activity of mice in an enclosed experimental chamber. In addition, The HNBQ was employed to record behavioral abnormalities of head scanning in the presence of food gradients in open field test (OFT). The results proved that the HNBQ in the new object recognition (NOR) experiment was highly correlated with the scores of manual observers during the latent exploration period and the cumulative exploration time. Moreover, in the OFT, HNBQ was able to capture the subtle differences in head scanning behavior of mice in the gradient experimental groups. Satisfactory results support that the combination of body pose and motor parameters can regard as a new alternative approach for quantification of animal behavior in laboratory.
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- Chunhai Hu
- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066044, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066044, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066044, China.
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- Centre for Pharmacological and Toxicological Research, Institute of Medicinal Plants, Beijing, 100193, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066044, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066044, China
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Jimenez H, Adrien L, Wolin A, Eun J, Chang EH, Burstein ES, Gomar J, Davies P, Koppel J. The impact of pimavanserin on psychotic phenotypes and tau phosphorylation in the P301L/COMT- and rTg(P301L)4510 mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2022; 8:e12247. [PMID: 35128032 PMCID: PMC8804623 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Psychosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with grave clinical consequences including a precipitous cognitive decline and a hastened demise. These outcomes are aggravated by use of existing antipsychotic medications, which are also associated with cognitive decline and increased mortality; preclinical models that would develop new therapeutic approaches are desperately needed. The current report evaluates the ability of the neoteric antipsychotic, pimavanserin, to normalize hyperkinesis and sensorimotor gating in the novel catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) deleted P301L/COMT- and rTg(P301L)4510 models of psychotic AD, and the impact of pimavanserin on tau pathology. METHODS Female P301L/COMT- mice were behaviorally characterized for abnormalities of locomotion and sensorimotor gating, and biochemically characterized for patterns of tau phosphorylation relative to relevant controls utilizing high-sensitivity tau enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Female P301L/COMT- and rTg(P301L)4510 mice were randomized to pimavanserin or vehicle treatment to study the ability of pimavanserin to normalize locomotion and rescue sensorimotor gating. Additionally, high-sensitivity tau ELISA was used to investigate the impact of treatment on tau phosphorylation. RESULTS P301L/COMT- mice evidenced a hyperlocomotive phenotype and deficits of sensorimotor gating relative to wild-type mice on the same background, and increased tau phosphorylation relative to COMT-competent P301L mice. Pimavanserin normalized the hyperkinetic phenotype in both the P301L/COMT- and rTg(P301L)4510 mice but had no impact on sensorimotor gating in either model. Pimavanserin treatment had little impact on tau phosphorylation patterns. DISCUSSION These data suggest that pimavanserin ameliorates tau-driven excessive locomotion. Given the morbidity associated with aberrant motor behaviors such as pacing in AD and lack of effective treatments, future studies of the impact of pimavanserin on actigraphy in patients with this syndrome may be warranted.
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- Heidy Jimenez
- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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- Northwell HealthThe Feinstein Institutes for Medical ResearchManhassetNew YorkUSA
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Krivinko JM, Erickson SL, MacDonald ML, Garver ME, Sweet RA. Fingolimod mitigates synaptic deficits and psychosis-like behavior in APP/PSEN1 mice. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (NEW YORK, N. Y.) 2022; 8:e12324. [PMID: 36016832 PMCID: PMC9395154 DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Current treatments for psychosis in Alzheimer's disease (AD), a syndrome characterized by more rapid deterioration and reduced synaptic protein abundance relative to non-psychotic AD, are inadequate. Fingolimod, a currently US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved pharmacotherapy for multiple sclerosis, alters synaptic protein expression and warrants preclinical appraisal as a candidate pharmacotherapy for psychosis in AD. METHODS Presenilin and amyloid precursor protein transgenic mice (APPswe/PSEN1dE9) and wild-type mice were randomized to fingolimod or saline for 7 days. Psychosis-associated behaviors were quantified by open field testing, pre-pulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response testing, and habituation of the acoustic startle response testing. Synaptic proteins were quantified by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in homogenate and postsynaptic density fractions. RESULTS Fingolimod treatment increased the synaptic protein abundance in cortical homogenates and normalized psychosis-associated behaviors in APPswe/PSEN1dE9 mice relative to saline. Mitochondrial-related proteins were preferentially altered by fingolimod treatment and correlated with improvements in psychosis-associated behaviors. DISCUSSION Preclinical studies employing complementary psychosis-associated behavioral assessments and proteomic evaluations across multiple AD-related models are warranted to replicate the current study and further investigate fingolimod as a candidate treatment for psychosis in AD.
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- Josh M. Krivinko
- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
- Department of NeurologyUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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Shin J, Park S, Lee H, Kim Y. Thioflavin-positive tau aggregates complicating quantification of amyloid plaques in the brain of 5XFAD transgenic mouse model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:1617. [PMID: 33452414 PMCID: PMC7810901 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Transgenic mouse models recapitulating Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology are pivotal in molecular studies and drug evaluation. In transgenic models selectively expressing amyloid-β (Aβ), thioflavin S (ThS), a fluorescent dye with β-sheet binding properties, is widely employed to observe amyloid plaque accumulation. In this study, we investigated the possibility that a commonly used Aβ-expressing AD model mouse, 5XFAD, generates ThS-positive aggregates of β-sheet structures in addition to Aβ fibrils. To test this hypothesis, brain sections of male and female 5XFAD mice were double-stained with ThS and monoclonal antibodies against Aβ, tau, or α-synuclein, all of which aggregates are detected by ThS. Our results revealed that, in addition to amyloid plaques, 5XFAD mice express ThS-positive phospho-tau (p-tau) aggregates. Upon administration of a small molecule that exclusively disaggregates Aβ to 5XFAD mice for six weeks, we found that the reduction level of plaques was smaller in brain sections stained by ThS compared to an anti-Aβ antibody. Our findings implicate that the use of ThS complicates the quantification of amyloid plaques and the assessment of Aβ-targeting drugs in 5XFAD mice.
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- Jisu Shin
- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang D, Wang X, Li R, Wang L, Zhou Z, Fu Q, Cao Y, Fang M. Extract of the Aerial Part of Polygala tenuifolia Attenuates d-Galactose/NaNO2-induced Learning and Memory Impairment in Mice. PLANTA MEDICA 2020; 86:1389-1399. [PMID: 32797467 DOI: 10.1055/a-1212-3212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease, one of the most common types of age-related dementia, is characterized by memory deterioration and behavior disorder. The aboveground part of Polygala tenuifolia is a traditional Chinese medicine used for the treatment of amnesia. This study was conducted to investigate the ameliorating effect of the aerial part of P. tenuifolia on d-galactose/NaNO2-induced learning and memory impairment in mice. d-galactose (120 mg/kg) and NaNO2 (90 mg/kg) were injected intraperitoneally for 60 days to induce learning and memory impairment in mice. The aerial part of P. tenuifolia (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) and piracetam (200 mg/kg) were simultaneously administered orally on days 15 - 60. Results of this study showed that aerial part of P. tenuifolia significantly decreased the latency time and increased the number of platform crossings in the Morris water maze compared with the Model group. Moreover, the aerial part of P. tenuifolia significantly increased the latency time and decreased the error frequency in the step-down and step-through tests compared with the Model group. Meanwhile, the aerial part of P. tenuifolia was able to regulate the cholinergic system by increasing the levels of ACh and ChAT and decreasing the level of AChe. The aerial part of P. tenuifolia also significantly attenuated the levels of interleukin-1 beta and malonaldehyde and enhanced the interleukin-10 and glutathione levels and superoxide dismutase activity. Furthermore, treatment with aerial part of P. tenuifolia increased the protein and mRNA expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and tropomyosin receptor kinase B in the hippocampus. These results suggest that the aerial part of P. tenuifolia can ameliorate learning and memory impairments by modulating cholinergic activity, inhibiting neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, and regulating the brain-derived neurotrophic factor and tropomyosin receptor kinase B signaling pathway.
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- Dian Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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Baojian W, Yanmei L, Chunyu L. Intelligent diagnostic technology in multi-party joint intervention to explore improvement of neurocognitive status. JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/jifs-179976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Most of the current plans for Alzheimer’s interventions to improve nursing interventions for patients are designed by clinical nurses themselves, which lack a theoretical basis and are not professional enough. Moreover, cognitive training only addresses a single aspect of rehabilitation for patients with cognitive dysfunction, so it lacks integrity. This study combines MRI and image recognition segmentation technology, adopts multi-party combined interventions for nursing rehabilitation, and uses image recognition technology to conduct experimental research. In addition, this study uses a team of doctors, nurses, and rehabilitators to form a team therapy model, which actively echoes the concept of multidisciplinary cooperation and has a solid medical and theoretical basis. The results show that occupational therapy has a significant effect on slowing the deterioration of patients’ cognitive function, improving their daily living ability, and ultimately improving the quality of life of patients.
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- Wei Baojian
- Yanbian University, Yanji, China
- Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, China
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Wang X, Zhang D, Song W, Cai CF, Zhou Z, Fu Q, Yan X, Cao Y, Fang M. Neuroprotective effects of the aerial parts of Polygala tenuifolia Willd extract on scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairments in mice. Biomed Rep 2020; 13:37. [PMID: 32874571 DOI: 10.3892/br.2020.1344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease is a common neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive cognitive dysfunction and behavioral impairment. Aerial parts of Polygala tenuifolia Willd (APT) is a traditional Chinese medicine used for the treatment of amnesia. The present study aimed to investigate the protective effects of APT on scopolamine-induced learning and memory impairments in mice. Scopolamine-induced mice were used to determine the effects of APT on learning and memory impairment. Mice were orally administered with APT (25, 50 and 100 mg/kg) and piracetam (750 mg/kg) for 14 days, and intraperitoneally injected with scopolamine (2 mg/kg) from days 8 to 14. Morris water maze and step-down tests were performed to evaluate learning and memory. Levels of acetylcholine (ACh), choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-10 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the hippocampus and frontal cortex were measured by ELISA. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) were measured via biochemical detection. The results demonstrated that APT ameliorated learning and memory impairment in scopolamine-induced mice. Correspondingly, APT significantly increased ACh and ChAT levels in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of scopolamine-induced mice. Additionally, treatment with APT significantly increased BDNF and IL-10 levels, and decreased IL-1β and AChE levels in the same mice. Furthermore, APT significantly increased SOD activity and GSH content, and decreased MDA levels in brain tissue. These results indicated that APT may ameliorate learning and memory impairment by regulating cholinergic activity, promoting BDNF and inhibiting neuroinflammation and oxidative stress.
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- Xiao Wang
- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, P.R. China
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