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Naderi S, Motamedi F, Pourbadie HG, Rafiei S, Khodagholi F, Naderi N, Janahmadi M. Neuroprotective Effects of Ferrostatin and Necrostatin Against Entorhinal Amyloidopathy-Induced Electrophysiological Alterations Mediated by voltage-gated Ca 2+ Channels in the Dentate Gyrus Granular Cells. Neurochem Res 2024; 49:99-116. [PMID: 37615884 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-023-04006-7] [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: 03/18/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that is the main form of dementia. Abnormal deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides in neurons and synapses cause neuronal loss and cognitive deficits. We have previously reported that ferroptosis and necroptosis were implicated in Aβ25-35 neurotoxicity, and their specific inhibitors had attenuating effects on cognitive impairment induced by Aβ25-35 neurotoxicity. Here, we aimed to examine the impact of ferroptosis and necroptosis inhibition following the Aβ25-35 neurotoxicity on the neuronal excitability of dentate gyrus (DG) and the possible involvement of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels in their effects. After inducing Aβ25-35 neurotoxicity, electrophysiological alterations in the intrinsic properties and excitability were recorded by the whole-cell patch-clamp under current-clamp condition. Voltage-clamp recordings were also performed to shed light on the involvement of calcium channel currents. Aβ25-35 neurotoxicity induced a considerable reduction in input resistance (Rin), accompanied by a profoundly decreased excitability and a reduction in the amplitude of voltage-gated calcium channel currents in the DG granule cells. However, three days of administration of either ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1), a ferroptosis inhibitor, or Necrostatin-1 (Nec-1), a necroptosis inhibitor, in the entorhinal cortex could almost preserve the normal excitability and the Ca2+ currents. In conclusion, these findings suggest that ferroptosis and necroptosis involvement in EC amyloidopathy could be a potential candidate to prevent the suppressive effect of Aβ on the Ca2+ channel current and neuronal function, which might take place in neurons during the development of AD.
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- Soudabeh Naderi
- School of Medicine, Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurobiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Wang CSM, Chen PS, Tsai TY, Hou NT, Tang CH, Chen PL, Huang YC, Cheng KS. Cognitive Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Mild Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Cross-Over Small-Scale Exploratory Study. J Alzheimers Dis 2024; 98:563-577. [PMID: 38427493 DOI: 10.3233/jad-240002] [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] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is considered a potential therapeutic instrument for Alzheimer's disease (AD) because it affects long-term synaptic plasticity through the processes of long-term potentiation and long-term depression, thereby improving cognitive ability. Nevertheless, the efficacy of tDCS in treating AD is still debated. Dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex is the main role in executive functions. Objective We investigate the cognitive effects of tDCS on AD patients. Methods Thirty mild AD patients aged 66-86 years (mean = 75.6) were included in a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled crossover study. They were randomly assigned to receive 10 consecutive daily sessions of active tDCS (2 mA for 30 min) or a sham intervention and switched conditions 3 months later. The anodal and cathodal electrodes were placed on the left dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and the right supraorbital area, respectively. Subjects underwent various neuropsychological assessments before and after the interventions. Results The results showed that tDCS significantly improved Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument scores, especially on the items of "concentration and calculation", "orientation", "language ability", and "categorical verbal fluency". Mini-Mental State Examination and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test scores in all domains of "concept formation", "abstract thinking", "cognitive flexibility", and "accuracy" also improved significantly after tDCS. For the sham condition, no difference was found between the baseline scores and the after-intervention scores on any of the neuropsychological tests. Conclusion >: Using tDCS improves the cognition of AD patients. Further large size clinical trials are necessary to validate the data.
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- Carol Sheei-Meei Wang
- Department of BioMedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicines, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicines, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Institute of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicines, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Biostatistics Department, Family Health International (FHI) 360, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Department of BioMedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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Plekratoke K, Boonyarat C, Monthakantirat O, Nualkaew N, Wangboonskul J, Awale S, Chulikhit Y, Daodee S, Khamphukdee C, Chaiwiwatrakul S, Waiwut P. The Effect of Ethanol Extract from Mesua ferrea Linn Flower on Alzheimer's Disease and Its Underlying Mechanism. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:4063-4079. [PMID: 37232728 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45050259] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The effects of Mesua ferrea Linn flower (MFE) extract on the pathogenic cascade of Alzheimer's disease (AD) were determined by an in vitro and cell culture model in the search for a potential candidate for the treatment of AD. The 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay exhibited that the MFE extract had antioxidant activities. According to the Ellman and the thioflavin T method's result, the extracts could inhibit acetylcholinesterase and β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation. Studies on neuroprotection in cell culture found that the MFE extract could reduce the death of human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) caused by H2O2 and Aβ. Western blot analysis exhibited that the MFE extract alleviated H2O2-induced neuronal cell damage by downregulating the pro-apoptotic proteins, including cleaved caspase-3, Bax, and by enhancing the expression of anti-apoptotic markers including MCl1, BClxl, and survivin. Moreover, MFE extract inhibited the expression of APP, presenilin 1, and BACE, and increased the expression of neprilysin. In addition, the MFE extract could enhance scopolamine-induced memory deficit in mice. Overall, results showed that the MFE extract had several modes of action related to the AD pathogenesis cascade, including antioxidants, anti-acetylcholinesterase, anti-Aβ aggregation, and neuroprotection against oxidative stress and Aβ. Therefore, the M. ferrea L. flower might be a possibility for further development as a medication for AD.
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- Kusawadee Plekratoke
- Biomedical Science Program, Graduate School, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Thummasart University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Division of Natural Drug Discovery, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani 34000, Thailand
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand
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Wang X, Hu M, Xie Q, Geng C, Jin C, Ren W, Fan J, Ma T, Hu B. Amyloid β oligomers disrupt piriform cortical output via a serotonergic pathway. Neurobiol Aging 2022; 121:64-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2022.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Zhang H, Jiang X, Ma L, Wei W, Li Z, Chang S, Wen J, Sun J, Li H. Role of Aβ in Alzheimer’s-related synaptic dysfunction. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:964075. [PMID: 36092715 PMCID: PMC9459380 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.964075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Synaptic dysfunction is closely related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) which is also recognized as synaptic disorder. β-amyloid (Aβ) is one of the main pathogenic factors in AD, which disrupts synaptic plasticity and mediates the synaptic toxicity through different mechanisms. Aβ disrupts glutamate receptors, such as NMDA and AMPA receptors, which mediates calcium dyshomeostasis and damages synapse plasticity characterized by long-term potentiation (LTP) suppression and long-term depression (LTD) enhancement. As Aβ stimulates and Ca2+ influx, microglial cells and astrocyte can be activated and release cytokines, which reduces glutamate uptake and further impair synapse function. Besides, extracellular glutamate accumulation induced by Aβ mediates synapse toxicity resulting from reduced glutamate receptors and glutamate spillovers. Aβ also mediates synaptic dysfunction by acting on various signaling pathways and molecular targets, disrupting mitochondria and energy metabolism. In addition, Aβ overdeposition aggravates the toxic damage of hyperphosphorylated tau to synapses. Synaptic dysfunction plays a critical role in cognitive impairment of AD. The review addresses the possible mechanisms by which Aβ mediates AD-related synaptic impairment from distant perspectives.
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- Huiqin Zhang
- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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- Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Hao Li,
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Khonacha SE, Mirbehbahani SH, Rahdar M, Davoudi S, Borjkhani M, Khodaghli F, Motamedi F, Janahmadia M. Kisspeptin-13 prevented the electrophysiological alterations induced by Amyloid-Beta pathology in rat: Possible involvement of stromal interaction molecules and pCREB. Brain Res Bull 2022; 184:13-23. [PMID: 35272006 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disease that slowly causing memory impairments with no effective treatment. We have recently reported that kisspeptin-13 (KP-13) ameliorates Aβ toxicity-induced memory deficit in rats. Here, the possible cellular impact of kisspeptin receptor activation in a rat model of the early stage AD was assessed using whole-cell patch-clamp recording from CA1 pyramidal neurons and molecular approaches. Compared to neurons from the control group, cells from the Aβ-treated group displayed spontaneous and evoked hyperexcitability with lower spike frequency adaptation. These cells had also a lower sag ratio in response to hyperpolarizing prepulse current delivered before a depolarizing current injection. Neurons from the Aβ-treated group exhibited short spike onset latency, lower rheobase and short utilization time compared with those in the control group. Furthermore, phase plot analysis of action potential showed that Aβ treatment affected the action potential features. These electrophysiological changes induced by Aβ were associated with increased expression of stromal interaction molecules (STIMs), particularly (STIM2) and decreased pCREB/CREB ratio. Treatment with KP-13 following Aβ injection into the entorhinal cortex, however, prevented the excitatory effect of Aβ on spontaneous and evoked neuronal activity, increased the latency of onset, enhanced the sag ratio, increased the rheobase and utilization time, and prevented the changes induced Aβ on spike parameters. In addition, the KP-13 application after Aβ treatment reduced the expression of STIMs and increased the pCREB/CREB ratio compared to those receiving Aβ treatment alone. In summary, these results provide evidence that activation of kisspeptin receptor may be effective against pathology of Aβ.
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- Shima Ebrahimi Khonacha
- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Yotsuya Y, Hasegawa Y. Nacre extract from pearl oyster attenuates amyloid beta-induced memory impairment. J Nat Med 2022; 76:419-434. [PMID: 35044595 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-021-01598-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Shells are composed of two types of calcium carbonate polymorphs-the prismatic layer and the nacreous layer. Pearls, composed of the nacreous layer, have been used in Chinese medicine since ancient times. We have previously shown that extracts from the nacreous layer improves scopolamine-induced memory impairment. However, whether pearl ameliorates cognitive disorders induced by amyloid-β 1-40 (Aβ1-40) has not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated whether nacre extract improves memory impairment induced by intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ1-40. Administration of nacre extract led to recovery from Aβ1-40-induced impairments in object recognition, short-term memory, and spatial memory. Nacre extract reversed the increase in lipid peroxidation caused by Aβ1-40 in the cerebral cortex by increasing the expression of catalase and superoxide dismutase. In addition, nacre extract recovered the expression and phosphorylation of cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB), which decreased with Aβ1-40 treatment, and increased the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide Y, which are regulated by CREB. Nacre extract also suppressed acetylcholine esterase activity and Aβ1-40-induced tau phosphorylation. Histochemical analysis of the hippocampus region showed that the nacre extract protected against Aβ1-40-induced neuronal loss in the hippocampus. These results suggest that nacre extract protects against Aβ1-40-induced neuronal cell death by suppressing oxidative stress and increasing the expression and phosphorylation of CREB.
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- Yamato Yotsuya
- College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, 050-8585, Japan
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- College of Environmental Technology, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto, Muroran, 050-8585, Japan.
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Cuestas Torres DM, Cardenas FP. Synaptic plasticity in Alzheimer's disease and healthy aging. Rev Neurosci 2021; 31:245-268. [PMID: 32250284 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2019-0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The strength and efficiency of synaptic connections are affected by the environment or the experience of the individual. This property, called synaptic plasticity, is directly related to memory and learning processes and has been modeled at the cellular level. These types of cellular memory and learning models include specific stimulation protocols that generate a long-term strengthening of the synapses, called long-term potentiation, or a weakening of the said long-term synapses, called long-term depression. Although, for decades, researchers have believed that the main cause of the cognitive deficit that characterizes Alzheimer's disease (AD) and aging was the loss of neurons, the hypothesis of an imbalance in the cellular and molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity underlying this deficit is currently widely accepted. An understanding of the molecular and cellular changes underlying the process of synaptic plasticity during the development of AD and aging will direct future studies to specific targets, resulting in the development of much more efficient and specific therapeutic strategies. In this review, we classify, discuss, and describe the main findings related to changes in the neurophysiological mechanisms of synaptic plasticity in excitatory synapses underlying AD and aging. In addition, we suggest possible mechanisms in which aging can become a high-risk factor for the development of AD and how its development could be prevented or slowed.
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- Diana Marcela Cuestas Torres
- Departamento de Psicología and Departamento de Biología, Laboratorio de Neurociencia y Comportamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 N° 18A-12, CP 111711, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Departamento de Psicología, Laboratorio de Neurociencia y Comportamiento, Universidad de los Andes, Cra 1 N° 18A-12, CP 111711, Bogotá, Colombia
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Südkamp N, Shchyglo O, Manahan-Vaughan D. Absence of Pannexin 1 Stabilizes Hippocampal Excitability After Intracerebral Treatment With Aβ (1-42) and Prevents LTP Deficits in Middle-Aged Mice. Front Aging Neurosci 2021; 13:591735. [PMID: 33796018 PMCID: PMC8007872 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.591735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Beta-amyloid protein [Aβ(1-42)] plays an important role in the disease progress and pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Membrane properties and neuronal excitability are altered in the hippocampus of transgenic AD mouse models that overexpress amyloid precursor protein. Although gap junction hemichannels have been implicated in the early pathogenesis of AD, to what extent Pannexin channels contribute to Aβ(1-42)-mediated brain changes is not yet known. In this study we, therefore, investigated the involvement of Pannexin1 (Panx1) channels in Aβ-mediated changes of neuronal membrane properties and long-term potentiation (LTP) in an animal model of AD. We conducted whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in CA1 pyramidal neurons 1 week after intracerebroventricular treatments of adult wildtype (wt) and Panx1 knockout (Panx1-ko) mice with either oligomeric Aβ(1-42), or control peptide. Panx1-ko hippocampi treated with control peptide exhibited increased neuronal excitability compared to wt. In addition, action potential (AP) firing frequency was higher in control Panx1-ko slices compared to wt. Aβ-treatment reduced AP firing frequency in both cohorts. But in Aβ-treated wt mice, spike frequency adaptation was significantly enhanced, when compared to control wt and to Aβ-treated Panx1-ko mice. Assessment of hippocampal LTP revealed deficits in Aβ-treated wt compared to control wt. By contrast, Panx1-ko exhibited LTP that was equivalent to LTP in control ko hippocampi. Taken together, our data show that in the absence of Pannexin1, hippocampi are more resistant to the debilitating effects of oligomeric Aβ. Both Aβ-mediated impairments in spike frequency adaptation and in LTP that occur in wt animals, are ameliorated in Panx1-ko mice. These results suggest that Panx1 contributes to early changes in hippocampal neuronal and synaptic function that are triggered by oligomeric Aβ.
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- Nicolina Südkamp
- Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.,International Graduate School of Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Bachmann C, Tetzlaff T, Duarte R, Morrison A. Firing rate homeostasis counteracts changes in stability of recurrent neural networks caused by synapse loss in Alzheimer's disease. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1007790. [PMID: 32841234 PMCID: PMC7505475 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The impairment of cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease is clearly correlated to synapse loss. However, the mechanisms underlying this correlation are only poorly understood. Here, we investigate how the loss of excitatory synapses in sparsely connected random networks of spiking excitatory and inhibitory neurons alters their dynamical characteristics. Beyond the effects on the activity statistics, we find that the loss of excitatory synapses on excitatory neurons reduces the network's sensitivity to small perturbations. This decrease in sensitivity can be considered as an indication of a reduction of computational capacity. A full recovery of the network's dynamical characteristics and sensitivity can be achieved by firing rate homeostasis, here implemented by an up-scaling of the remaining excitatory-excitatory synapses. Mean-field analysis reveals that the stability of the linearised network dynamics is, in good approximation, uniquely determined by the firing rate, and thereby explains why firing rate homeostasis preserves not only the firing rate but also the network's sensitivity to small perturbations.
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- Claudia Bachmann
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) and JARA BRAIN Institute I, Jülich Research Centre, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) and JARA BRAIN Institute I, Jülich Research Centre, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) and JARA BRAIN Institute I, Jülich Research Centre, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-6) and Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6) and JARA BRAIN Institute I, Jülich Research Centre, Jülich, Germany
- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Casillas‐Espinosa PM, Ali I, O'Brien TJ. Neurodegenerative pathways as targets for acquired epilepsy therapy development. Epilepsia Open 2020; 5:138-154. [PMID: 32524040 PMCID: PMC7278567 DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There is a growing body of clinical and experimental evidence that neurodegenerative diseases and epileptogenesis after an acquired brain insult may share common etiological mechanisms. Acquired epilepsy commonly develops as a comorbid condition in patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, although it is likely much under diagnosed in practice. Progressive neurodegeneration has also been described after traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other forms of brain insults. Moreover, recent evidence has shown that acquired epilepsy is often a progressive disorder that is associated with the development of drug resistance, cognitive decline, and worsening of other neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Therefore, new pharmacological therapies that target neurobiological pathways that underpin neurodegenerative diseases have potential to have both an anti-epileptogenic and disease-modifying effect on the seizures in patients with acquired epilepsy, and also mitigate the progressive neurocognitive and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Here, we review the neurodegenerative pathways that are plausible targets for the development of novel therapies that could prevent the development or modify the progression of acquired epilepsy, and the supporting published experimental and clinical evidence.
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- Pablo M. Casillas‐Espinosa
- Departments of Neuroscience and MedicineCentral Clinical SchoolMonash UniversityMelbourneVic.Australia
- Department of MedicineThe Royal Melbourne HospitalThe University of MelbourneMelbourneVic.Australia
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- Departments of Neuroscience and MedicineCentral Clinical SchoolMonash UniversityMelbourneVic.Australia
- Department of MedicineThe Royal Melbourne HospitalThe University of MelbourneMelbourneVic.Australia
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- Departments of Neuroscience and MedicineCentral Clinical SchoolMonash UniversityMelbourneVic.Australia
- Department of MedicineThe Royal Melbourne HospitalThe University of MelbourneMelbourneVic.Australia
- Department of NeurologyThe Alfred HospitalMelbourneVic.Australia
- Department of NeurologyThe Royal Melbourne HospitalParkvilleVic.Australia
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Trombetta-Lima M, Krabbendam IE, Dolga AM. Calcium-activated potassium channels: implications for aging and age-related neurodegeneration. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2020; 123:105748. [PMID: 32353429 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2020.105748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Population aging, as well as the handling of age-associated diseases, is a worldwide increasing concern. Among them, Alzheimer's disease stands out as the major cause of dementia culminating in full dependence on other people for basic functions. However, despite numerous efforts, in the last decades, there was no new approved therapeutic drug for the treatment of the disease. Calcium-activated potassium channels have emerged as a potential tool for neuronal protection by modulating intracellular calcium signaling. Their subcellular localization is determinant of their functional effects. When located on the plasma membrane of neuronal cells, they can modulate synaptic function, while their activation at the inner mitochondrial membrane has a neuroprotective potential via the attenuation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in conditions of oxidative stress. Here we review the dual role of these channels in the aging phenotype and Alzheimer's disease pathology and discuss their potential use as a therapeutic tool.
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- Marina Trombetta-Lima
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands; Medical School, Neurology Department, University of São Paulo (USP), 01246903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Venkadesh S, Komendantov AO, Wheeler DW, Hamilton DJ, Ascoli GA. Simple models of quantitative firing phenotypes in hippocampal neurons: Comprehensive coverage of intrinsic diversity. PLoS Comput Biol 2019; 15:e1007462. [PMID: 31658260 PMCID: PMC6837624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Patterns of periodic voltage spikes elicited by a neuron help define its dynamical identity. Experimentally recorded spike trains from various neurons show qualitatively distinguishable features such as delayed spiking, spiking with or without frequency adaptation, and intrinsic bursting. Moreover, the input-dependent responses of a neuron not only show different quantitative features, such as higher spike frequency for a stronger input current injection, but can also exhibit qualitatively different responses, such as spiking and bursting under different input conditions, thus forming a complex phenotype of responses. In previous work, the comprehensive knowledge base of hippocampal neuron types Hippocampome.org systematically characterized various spike pattern phenotypes experimentally identified from 120 neuron types/subtypes. In this paper, we present a complete set of simple phenomenological models that quantitatively reproduce the diverse and complex phenotypes of hippocampal neurons. In addition to point-neuron models, we created compact multi-compartment models with up to four compartments, which will allow spatial segregation of synaptic integration in network simulations. Electrotonic compartmentalization observed in our compact multi-compartment models is qualitatively consistent with experimental observations. The models were created using an automated pipeline based on evolutionary algorithms. This work maps 120 neuron types/subtypes in the rodent hippocampus to a low-dimensional model space and adds another dimension to the knowledge accumulated in Hippocampome.org. Computationally efficient representations of intrinsic dynamics, along with other pieces of knowledge available in Hippocampome.org, provide a biologically realistic platform to explore the large-scale interactions of various neuron types at the mesoscopic level.
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- Siva Venkadesh
- Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of America
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- Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of America
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- Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of America
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- Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of America
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- Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and Plasticity, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States of America
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Salgado-Puga K, Rodríguez-Colorado J, Prado-Alcalá RA, Peña-Ortega F. Subclinical Doses of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel Modulators Prevent Alterations in Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Induced by Amyloid-β. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 57:205-226. [PMID: 28222502 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In addition to coupling cell metabolism and excitability, ATP-sensitive potassium channels (KATP) are involved in neural function and plasticity. Moreover, alterations in KATP activity and expression have been observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and during amyloid-β (Aβ)-induced pathology. Thus, we tested whether KATP modulators can influence Aβ-induced deleterious effects on memory, hippocampal network function, and plasticity. We found that treating animals with subclinical doses (those that did not change glycemia) of a KATP blocker (Tolbutamide) or a KATP opener (Diazoxide) differentially restrained Aβ-induced memory deficit, hippocampal network activity inhibition, and long-term synaptic plasticity unbalance (i.e., inhibition of LTP and promotion of LTD). We found that the protective effect of Tolbutamide against Aβ-induced memory deficit was strong and correlated with the reestablishment of synaptic plasticity balance, whereas Diazoxide treatment produced a mild protection against Aβ-induced memory deficit, which was not related to a complete reestablishment of synaptic plasticity balance. Interestingly, treatment with both KATP modulators renders the hippocampus resistant to Aβ-induced inhibition of hippocampal network activity. These findings indicate that KATP are involved in Aβ-induced pathology and they heighten the potential role of KATP modulation as a plausible therapeutic strategy against AD.
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- Karla Salgado-Puga
- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, QRO, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, QRO, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Conductual y Cognitiva, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, QRO, México
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- Departamento de Neurobiología del Desarrollo y Neurofisiología, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, QRO, México
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Hadipour M, Kaka G, Bahrami F, Meftahi GH, Pirzad Jahromi G, Mohammadi A, Sahraei H. Crocin improved amyloid beta induced long-term potentiation and memory deficits in the hippocampal CA1 neurons in freely moving rats. Synapse 2018; 72:e22026. [DOI: 10.1002/syn.22026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine; Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences; Tehran Iran
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Li M, Zhang W, Wang W, He Q, Yin M, Qin X, Zhang T, Wu T. Imidazole improves cognition and balances Alzheimer's-like intracellular calcium homeostasis in transgenic Drosophila model. Neurourol Urodyn 2017; 37:1250-1257. [PMID: 29106759 DOI: 10.1002/nau.23448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIMS The characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the accumulation and aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ). So far, we already know that the dysregulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis is considered to be associated with Aβ neurotoxicity. Meantime, we also found that the channels formed by Aβ are electronegative as calcium channels. Base on this hypothesis, the formation of Aβ channels will provide us with a new therapeutic direction for AD. Aβ channel hypothesis is proposed that the axis of Aβ channel's pore was encompasses by the His13 -His14 diad. Imidazole especially the imidazole ring was supposed binding to the side chains of Aβ peptides. METHODS In our study, we adopted Gal4/UAS system to establish transgenic drosophila model which lay a good foundation to explore the imidazole's function and mechanism of action. RESULTS The results suggested that Imidazole could not only improve the cognition of Aβ42-expressing flies, but also decreases p-JNK activation in whole brain of Aβ42-expressing flies. CONCLUSIONS Furthermore, freshly prepared oligomeric Aβ42 peptide ascended primary pupal neuronal calcium concentration and this phenomenon was alleviated by Imidazole and Zn2+ .
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- Min Li
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,Department of Neurology, The First People's Hospital of Xuzhou, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ayyalasomayajula N, Suresh C. Mechanistic comparison of current pharmacological treatments and novel phytochemicals to target amyloid peptides in Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative diseases. Nutr Neurosci 2017; 21:682-694. [DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2017.1345425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Department of Biochemistry, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad 500007, India
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Netrin-1 improves the amyloid-β-mediated suppression of memory and synaptic plasticity. Brain Res Bull 2017; 131:107-116. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Effect of exercise, exercise withdrawal, and continued regular exercise on excitability and long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of hippocampus. Brain Res 2016; 1653:8-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.09.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Foster TC, Kyritsopoulos C, Kumar A. Central role for NMDA receptors in redox mediated impairment of synaptic function during aging and Alzheimer's disease. Behav Brain Res 2016; 322:223-232. [PMID: 27180169 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Increased human longevity has magnified the negative impact that aging can have on cognitive integrity of older individuals experiencing some decline in cognitive function. Approximately 30% of the elderly will have cognitive problems that influence their independence. Impaired executive function and memory performance are observed in normal aging and yet can be an early sign of a progressive cognitive impairment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. Brain regions that are vulnerable to aging exhibit the earliest pathology of AD. Senescent synaptic function is observed as a shift in Ca2+-dependent synaptic plasticity and similar mechanisms are thought to contribute to the early cognitive deficits associated with AD. In the case of aging, intracellular redox state mediates a shift in Ca2+ regulation including N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunction and increased Ca2+ release from intracellular stores to alter synaptic plasticity. AD can interact with these aging processes such that molecules linked to AD, β-amyloid (Aβ) and mutated presenilin 1 (PS1), can also degrade NMDA receptor function, promote Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, and may increase oxidative stress. Thus, age is one of the most important predictors of AD and brain aging likely contributes to the onset of AD. The focus of this review article is to provide an update on mechanisms that contribute to the senescent synapse and possible interactions with AD-related molecules, with special emphasis on regulation of NMDA receptors.
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- T C Foster
- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America.
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- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America
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- Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States of America.
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Alterations in CA1 pyramidal neuronal intrinsic excitability mediated by Ih channel currents in a rat model of amyloid beta pathology. Neuroscience 2015; 305:279-92. [PMID: 26254243 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by changing the neuronal excitability. However, the cellular mechanisms by which accumulation of Aβ affects intrinsic neuronal properties are not well understood. The effect of bilateral intra-frontal cortex Aβ (1-42) peptide injection on the intrinsic excitability of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons with particular focus on the contribution of hyperpolarization-activated (Ih) channel currents was examined using whole-cell patch-clamp recording. Passive avoidance memory impairment and morphological changes in rats receiving intra-frontal Aβ treatment were observed, which was associated with significant changes both in passive and active intrinsic electrical membrane properties of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Electrophysiological recording showed a significant decrease in neuronal excitability associated with an augmentation in the first spike after-hyperpolarization (AHP) amplitude. In addition, the depolarizing sag voltage was altered in neurons recorded from Aβ-treated group. In voltage-clamp condition, a hyperpolarizing activated inward current sensitive to ZD7288 and capsaicin was significantly increased in neurons from Aβ-treated rats. The Ih current density was increased and the activation curve was shifted toward less negative potential in the Aβ-treated group as compared to control group. The enhancing effect of Aβ treatment on Ih current was confirmed by showing upregulation of the mRNA of HCN1 channel in the CA1 pyramidal layer of hippocampi. These findings suggest the contribution of Ih and possibly TRPV1 channel currents to the changes induced by Aβ treatment in the intrinsic membrane properties, which, in turn, may provide therapeutic targets for treatment of AD.
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Pourbadie HG, Naderi N, Mehranfard N, Janahmadi M, Khodagholi F, Motamedi F. Preventing effect of L-type calcium channel blockade on electrophysiological alterations in dentate gyrus granule cells induced by entorhinal amyloid pathology. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117555. [PMID: 25689857 PMCID: PMC4331091 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The entorhinal cortex (EC) is one of the earliest affected brain regions in Alzheimer's disease (AD). EC-amyloid pathology induces synaptic failure in the dentate gyrus (DG) with resultant behavioral impairment, but there is little known about its impact on neuronal properties in the DG. It is believed that calcium dyshomeostasis plays a pivotal role in the etiology of AD. Here, the effect of the EC amyloid pathogenesis on cellular properties of DG granule cells and also possible neuroprotective role of L-type calcium channel blockers (CCBs), nimodipine and isradipine, were investigated. The amyloid beta (Aβ) 1-42 was injected bilaterally into the EC of male rats and one week later, electrophysiological properties of DG granule cells were assessed. Voltage clamp recording revealed appearance of giant sIPSC in combination with a decrease in sEPSC frequency which was partially reversed by CCBs in granule cells from Aβ treated rats. EC amyloid pathogenesis induced a significant reduction of input resistance (Rin) accompanied by a profound decreased excitability in the DG granule cells. However, daily administration of CCBs, isradipine or nimodipine (i.c.v. for 6 days), almost preserved the normal excitability against Aβ. In conclusion, lower tendency to fire AP along with reduced Rin suggest that DG granule cells might undergo an alteration in the membrane ion channel activities which finally lead to the behavioral deficits observed in animal models and patients with early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
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- Hamid Gholami Pourbadie
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neurobiology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Nenov MN, Tempia F, Denner L, Dineley KT, Laezza F. Impaired firing properties of dentate granule neurons in an Alzheimer's disease animal model are rescued by PPARγ agonism. J Neurophysiol 2014; 113:1712-26. [PMID: 25540218 PMCID: PMC4359997 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00419.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Early cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) correlates with medial temporal lobe dysfunction, including two areas essential for memory formation: the entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus (DG). In the Tg2576 animal model for AD amyloidosis, activation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARγ) with rosiglitazone (RSG) ameliorates hippocampus-dependent cognitive impairment and restores aberrant synaptic activity at the entorhinal cortex to DG granule neuron inputs. It is unknown, however, whether intrinsic firing properties of DG granule neurons in these animals are affected by amyloid-β pathology and if they are sensitive to RSG treatment. Here, we report that granule neurons from 9-mo-old wild-type and Tg2576 animals can be segregated into two cell types with distinct firing properties and input resistance that correlate with less mature type I and more mature type II neurons. The DG type I cell population was greater than type II in wild-type littermates. In the Tg2576 animals, the type I and type II cell populations were nearly equal but could be restored to wild-type levels through cognitive enhancement with RSG. Furthermore, Tg2576 cell firing frequency and spike after depolarization were decreased in type I and increased in type II cells, both of which could also be restored to wild-type levels upon RSG treatment. That these parameters were restored by PPARγ activation emphasizes the therapeutic value of RSG against early AD cognitive impairment.
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- Miroslav N Nenov
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Addiction Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Addiction Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Center for Addiction Research, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; and Center for Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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Gastrodin suppresses the amyloid β-induced increase of spontaneous discharge in the entorhinal cortex of rats. Neural Plast 2014; 2014:320937. [PMID: 25485157 PMCID: PMC4251795 DOI: 10.1155/2014/320937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 08/31/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Accumulated soluble amyloid beta- (Aβ-) induced aberrant neuronal network activity may directly contribute to cognitive deficits, which are the most outstanding characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The entorhinal cortex (EC) is one of the earliest affected brain regions in AD. Impairments of EC neurons are responsible for the cognitive deficits in AD. However, little effort has been made to investigate the effects of soluble Aβ on the discharge properties of EC neurons in vivo. The present study was designed to examine the effects of soluble Aβ1−42 on the discharge properties of EC neurons, using in vivo extracellular single unit recordings. The protective effects of gastrodin (GAS) were also investigated against Aβ1−42-induced alterations in EC neuronal activities. The results showed that the spontaneous discharge of EC neurons was increased by local application of soluble Aβ1−42 and that GAS can effectively reverse Aβ1−42-induced facilitation of spontaneous discharge in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, whole-cell patch clamp results indicated that the protective function of GAS on abnormal hyperexcitability may be partially mediated by its inhibitory action on Aβ1−42-elicited inward currents in EC neurons. Our study suggested that GAS may provide neuroprotective effects on Aβ1−42-induced hyperactivity in EC neurons of rats.
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Notoginsenoside R1 increases neuronal excitability and ameliorates synaptic and memory dysfunction following amyloid elevation. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6352. [PMID: 25213453 PMCID: PMC4161968 DOI: 10.1038/srep06352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Neurodegeneration and synaptic dysfunction observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been associated with progressive decrease in neuronal activity. Here, we investigated the effects of Notoginsenoside R1 (NTR1), a major saponin isolated from Panax notoginseng, on neuronal excitability and assessed the beneficial effects of NTR1 on synaptic and memory deficits under the Aβ-enriched conditions in vivo and in vitro. We assessed the effects of NTR1 on neuronal excitability, membrane ion channel activity, and synaptic plasticity in acute hippocampal slices by combining electrophysiological extracellular and intracellular recording techniques. We found that NTR1 increased the membrane excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons in hippocampal slices by lowering the spike threshold possibly through a mechanism involving in the inhibition of voltage-gated K+ currents. In addition, NTR1 reversed Aβ1-42 oligomers-induced impairments in long term potentiation (LTP). Reducing spontaneous firing activity with 10 nM tetrodotoxin (TTX) abolished the protective effect of NTR1 against Aβ-induced LTP impairment. Finally, oral administration of NTR1 improved the learning performance of the APP/PS1 mouse model of AD. Our work reveals a novel mechanism involving in modulation of cell strength, which contributes to the protective effects of NTR1 against Aβ neurotoxicity.
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Ren SC, Chen PZ, Jiang HH, Mi Z, Xu F, Hu B, Zhang J, Zhu ZR. Persistent sodium currents contribute to Aβ1-42-induced hyperexcitation of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Neurosci Lett 2014; 580:62-7. [PMID: 25102326 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2014.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have elevated incidence of epilepsy. Moreover, neuronal hyperexcitation occurs in transgenic mouse models overexpressing amyloid precursor protein and its pathogenic product, amyloid β protein (Aβ). However, the cellular mechanisms of how Aβ causes neuronal hyperexcitation are largely unknown. We hypothesize that the persistent sodium current (INaP), a subthreshold sodium current that can increase neuronal excitability, may in part account for the Aβ-induced neuronal hyperexcitation. The present study was designed to evaluate the involvement of INaP in Aβ-induced hyperexcitation of hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons using a whole-cell patch-clamp recording technique. Our results showed that bath application of soluble Aβ1-42 increased neuronal excitability in a concentration-dependent manner. Soluble Aβ1-42 also increased the amplitude of INaP without significantly affecting its activation properties. In the presence of riluzole (RLZ), an antagonist of INaP, the Aβ1-42-induced neuronal hyperexcitation and INaP augmentation were significantly inhibited. These findings suggest that soluble Aβ1-42 may induce neuronal hyperexcitation by increasing the amplitude of INaP and that RLZ can inhibit the Aβ1-42-induced abnormal neuronal activity.
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- Shuan-cheng Ren
- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China.
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Genetic inhibition of phosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF2α does not block Aβ-dependent elevation of BACE1 and APP levels or reduce amyloid pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. PLoS One 2014; 9:e101643. [PMID: 24992504 PMCID: PMC4081565 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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β-site amyloid precursor protein (APP) cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) initiates the production of β-amyloid (Aβ), the major constituent of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). BACE1 is elevated ∼2–3 fold in AD brain and is concentrated in dystrophic neurites near plaques, suggesting BACE1 elevation is Aβ−dependent. Previously, we showed that phosphorylation of the translation initiation factor eIF2α de-represses translation of BACE1 mRNA following stress such as energy deprivation. We hypothesized that stress induced by Aβ might increase BACE1 levels by the same translational mechanism involving eIF2α phosphorylation. To test this hypothesis, we used three different genetic strategies to determine the effects of reducing eIF2α phosphorylation on Aβ-dependent BACE1 elevation in vitro and in vivo: 1) a two-vector adeno-associated virus (AAV) system to express constitutively active GADD34, the regulatory subunit of PP1c eIF2α phosphatase; 2) a non-phosphorylatable eIF2α S51A knockin mutation; 3) a BACE1-YFP transgene lacking the BACE1 mRNA 5′ untranslated region (UTR) required for eIF2α translational regulation. The first two strategies were used in primary neurons and 5XFAD transgenic mice, while the third strategy was employed only in 5XFAD mice. Despite very effective reduction of eIF2α phosphorylation in both primary neurons and 5XFAD brains, or elimination of eIF2α-mediated regulation of BACE1-YFP mRNA translation in 5XFAD brains, Aβ-dependent BACE1 elevation was not decreased. Additionally, robust inhibition of eIF2α phosphorylation did not block Aβ-dependent APP elevation in primary neurons, nor did it reduce amyloid pathology in 5XFAD mice. We conclude that amyloid-associated BACE1 elevation is not caused by translational de-repression via eIF2α phosphorylation, but instead appears to involve a post-translational mechanism. These definitive genetic results exclude a role for eIF2α phosphorylation in Aβ-dependent BACE1 and APP elevation. We suggest a vicious pathogenic cycle wherein Aβ42 toxicity induces peri-plaque BACE1 and APP accumulation in dystrophic neurites leading to exacerbated Aβ production and plaque progression.
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Babri S, Mohaddes G, Feizi I, Mohammadnia A, Niapour A, Alihemmati A, Amani M. Effect of troxerutin on synaptic plasticity of hippocampal dentate gyrus neurons in a β-amyloid model of Alzheimer׳s disease: An electrophysiological study. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 732:19-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Choi JW, Kim HY, Jeon M, Kim DJ, Kim Y. Efficient access to highly pure β-amyloid peptide by optimized solid-phase synthesis. Amyloid 2012; 19:133-7. [PMID: 22799493 DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2012.700287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Feasible and reproducible synthesis of full-length Aβ peptides has been one of the major challenges in Alzheimer's disease research. By using dimethyl sulfoxide as an anti-aggregation solvent and as an agent to promote double-coupling of two phenylalanine that frequently experience residual deletion, we developed a reliable manual Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis procedure to produce biologically active Aβ in large quantities at relatively high purity. The amyloidogenic activity of the synthesized Aβ was confirmed via thioflavin T assay, transmission electron microscopic analysis and electrophoresis.
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- Ji Won Choi
- Center for Neuro-Medicine, Brain Science Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul , Republic of Korea
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Babri S, Amani M, Mohaddes G, Alihemmati A, Ebrahimi H. Effect of Aggregated β-Amyloid (1-42) on Synaptic Plasticity of Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells in Vivo. BIOIMPACTS : BI 2012; 2:189-94. [PMID: 23678459 DOI: 10.5681/bi.2012.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder in elderly people with an impairment of cognitive decline and memory loss. β-amyloid (Aβ) as a potent neurotoxic peptide has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of AD. This disease begins with impairment in synaptic functions before developing into later neuro¬degeneration and neuronal loss. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synaptic plasticity and electrophysiological function of granule cells in hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) after intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of aggregated Aβ (1-42) peptide in vivo. METHODS Animals were divided to control and Aβ (1-42) groups. Long-term potentia¬tion (LTP) in perforant path-DG synapses was assessed in order to investigate the effect of aggregated Aβ (1-42) on synaptic plasticity. Field excitatory post-synaptic potential (fEPSP) slope and population spike (PS) amplitude were measured. RESULTS Administration of Aβ (1-42) significantly decreased fEPSP slope and PS amplitude in Aβ (1-42) group comparing with the control group and had no effect on baseline activity of neurons. CONCLUSION The present study indicates that administration of aggregated form of Aβ (1-42) into the lateral ventricle effectively inhibits LTP in granular cells of the DG in hippocampus in vivo.
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- Shirin Babri
- Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Hoxha E, Boda E, Montarolo F, Parolisi R, Tempia F. Excitability and synaptic alterations in the cerebellum of APP/PS1 mice. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34726. [PMID: 22511962 PMCID: PMC3325253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the severity of cognitive symptoms is better correlated with the levels of soluble amyloid-beta (Aβ) rather than with the deposition of fibrillar Aβ in amyloid plaques. In APP/PS1 mice, a murine model of AD, at 8 months of age the cerebellum is devoid of fibrillar Aβ, but dosage of soluble Aβ1–42, the form which is more prone to aggregation, showed higher levels in this structure than in the forebrain. Aim of this study was to investigate the alterations of intrinsic membrane properties and of synaptic inputs in Purkinje cells (PCs) of the cerebellum, where only soluble Aβ is present. PCs were recorded by whole-cell patch-clamp in cerebellar slices from wild-type and APP/PS1 mice. In APP/PS1 PCs, evoked action potential discharge showed enhanced frequency adaptation and larger afterhyperpolarizations, indicating a reduction of the intrinsic membrane excitability. In the miniature GABAergic postsynaptic currents, the largest events were absent in APP/PS1 mice and the interspike intervals distribution was shifted to the left, but the mean amplitude and frequency were normal. The ryanodine-sensitive multivescicular release was not altered and the postsynaptic responsiveness to a GABAA agonist was intact. Climbing fiber postsynaptic currents were normal but their short-term plasticity was reduced in a time window of 100–800 ms. Parallel fiber postsynaptic currents and their short-term plasticity were normal. These results indicate that, in the cerebellar cortex, chronically elevated levels of soluble Aβ1–42 are associated with alterations of the intrinsic excitability of PCs and with alterations of the release of GABA from interneurons and of glutamate from climbing fibers, while the release of glutamate from parallel fibers and all postsynaptic mechanisms are preserved. Thus, soluble Aβ1–42 causes, in PCs, multiple functional alterations, including an impairment of intrinsic membrane properties and synapse-specific deficits, with differential consequences even in different subtypes of glutamatergic synapses.
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- Eriola Hoxha
- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- National Institute of Neuroscience-Italy (INN), University of Turin, Turin Italy
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Haghani M, Janahmadi M, Shabani M. Protective effect of cannabinoid CB1 receptor activation against altered intrinsic repetitive firing properties induced by Aβ neurotoxicity. Neurosci Lett 2012; 507:33-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.11.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2011] [Revised: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Functional consequences of the lack of amyloid precursor protein in the mouse dentate gyrus in vivo. Exp Brain Res 2011; 217:441-7. [PMID: 22076403 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2911-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Here, we studied whether the lack of APP affects the synaptic properties in the dentate gyrus by measuring granule cell field potentials evoked by perforant path stimulation in anesthetized 9-11-month-old APP-deficient mice in vivo. We found decreased paired-pulse facilitation, indicating altered presynaptic short-term plasticity in the APP-deficient dentate gyrus. In contrast, excitatory synaptic strength and granule cell firing were unchanged in APP knockout mice. Likewise, long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by a theta-burst stimulation protocol was not impaired in the absence of APP. These findings suggest that the deletion of APP may affect presynaptic plasticity of synaptic transmission at the perforant path-granule cell synapse but leaves synaptic efficacy intact and LTP preserved, possibly due to functional redundancy within the APP gene family.
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Reed MN, Hofmeister JJ, Jungbauer L, Welzel AT, Yu C, Sherman MA, Lesné S, LaDu MJ, Walsh DM, Ashe KH, Cleary JP. Cognitive effects of cell-derived and synthetically derived Aβ oligomers. Neurobiol Aging 2011; 32:1784-94. [PMID: 20031278 PMCID: PMC2895944 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2009] [Revised: 10/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Soluble forms of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) are a molecular focus in Alzheimer's disease research. Soluble Aβ dimers (≈8 kDa), trimers (≈12 kDa), tetramers (≈16 kDa) and Aβ*56 (≈56 kDa) have shown biological activity. These Aβ molecules have been derived from diverse sources, including chemical synthesis, transfected cells, and mouse and human brain, leading to uncertainty about toxicity and potency. Herein, synthetic Aβ peptide-derived oligomers, cell- and brain-derived low-n oligomers, and Aβ*56, were injected intracerebroventricularly (icv) into rats assayed under the Alternating Lever Cyclic Ratio (ALCR) cognitive assay. Cognitive deficits were detected at 1.3 μM of synthetic Aβ oligomers and at low nanomolar concentrations of cell-secreted Aβ oligomers. Trimers, from transgenic mouse brain (Tg2576), did not cause cognitive impairment at any dose tested, whereas Aβ*56 induced concentration-dependent cognitive impairment at 0.9 and 1.3μM. Thus, while multiple forms of Aβ have cognition impairing activity, there are significant differences in effective concentration and potency.
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- Miranda N. Reed
- N. Bud Grossman Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Departments of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
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- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
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- N. Bud Grossman Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Departments of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
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- N. Bud Grossman Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Departments of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607
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- Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research, Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland
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- N. Bud Grossman Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Departments of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417
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- Departments of Neurology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417
- Departments of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455
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Yun SH, Trommer BL. Fragile X mice: reduced long-term potentiation and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor-mediated neurotransmission in dentate gyrus. J Neurosci Res 2010; 89:176-82. [PMID: 21162125 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 10/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a monogenic mental retardation syndrome that frequently includes autism. The Fmr1-knockout (Fmr1-KO) mouse, like FXS-affected individuals, lacks the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) and models autism as well as FXS. Limited human data and several mouse models have implicated the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) in autism. We therefore investigated whether the Fmr1-KO mouse exhibited functional changes in DG. We found diminished medial perforant path-granule cell long-term potentiation (LTP), complementing previous investigations of synaptic plasticity in Fmr1-KO demonstrating impaired LTP in CA1, neocortex, and amygdala and exaggerated long-term depression in CA1. We also found that peak amplitude of NMDA receptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) was smaller in Fmr1-KO than control. AMPA receptor-mediated EPSCs were comparable in the two strains, yielding a lower NMDA/AMPA ratio in Fmr1-KO mice and suggesting one mechanism by which absent FMRP might contribute to diminished LTP. The clinical hallmarks of autism include both excessive adherence to patterns and impaired detection of socially important patterns. The DG has a putative role in pattern separation (for time, space, and features) that has been attributed to granule cell number, firing rates, adult neurogenesis, and even perforant path LTP. DG also contributes to pattern completion in CA3 via its mossy fiber efferents, whose terminals include abundant FMRP in "fragile X granules." Together with the present data, these observations suggest that DG is a candidate region for further investigation in autism and that the Fmr1-KO model may be particularly apt.
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- Sung Hwan Yun
- Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11219, USA
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Oliveira LT, Louzada PR, de Mello FG, Ferreira ST. Amyloid-β decreases nitric oxide production in cultured retinal neurons: a possible mechanism for synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease? Neurochem Res 2010; 36:163-9. [PMID: 20936504 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-010-0287-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The neurotoxicity of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) appears to be, at least in part, related to pathological activation of glutamate receptors by Aβ aggregates. However, the downstream signaling pathways leading to neurodegeneration are still incompletely understood. Hyperactivation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and increased nitric oxide (NO) production have been implicated in excitotoxic neuronal damage caused by overactivation of glutamate receptors, and it has been suggested that increased NO levels might also play a role in neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease. We have examined the effect of blockade of NO production on the neurotoxicity instigated by Aβ₄₂ and by elevated concentrations of glutamate in chick embryo retinal neurons in culture. Results showed that L-nitroarginine methyl ester, a potent inhibitor of all NOS isoforms, had no protective effect against neuronal death induced by either Aβ₄₂ (20 μM) or glutamate (1 mM). Surprisingly, at short incubation times both Aβ and glutamate decreased NO production in retinal neuronal cultures in the absence of neuronal death. Thus, excitotoxic insults induced by Aβ and glutamate cause inhibition rather than activation of NO synthase in retinal neurons, suggesting that cell death induced by Aβ or glutamate is not related to increased NO production. On the other hand, considering the role of NO in long term potentiation and synaptic plasticity, the decrease in NO levels instigated by Aβ and glutamate suggests a possible mechanism leading to synaptic failure in AD.
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- Leandro T Oliveira
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brazil
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Orbán G, Völgyi K, Juhász G, Penke B, Kékesi KA, Kardos J, Czurkó A. Different electrophysiological actions of 24- and 72-hour aggregated amyloid-beta oligomers on hippocampal field population spike in both anesthetized and awake rats. Brain Res 2010; 1354:227-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Revised: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 07/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Opposite effects of low and high doses of Abeta42 on electrical network and neuronal excitability in the rat prefrontal cortex. PLoS One 2009; 4:e8366. [PMID: 20027222 PMCID: PMC2791225 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Changes in neuronal synchronization have been found in patients and animal models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Synchronized behaviors within neuronal networks are important to such complex cognitive processes as working memory. The mechanisms behind these changes are not understood but may involve the action of soluble beta-amyloid (Abeta) on electrical networks. In order to determine if Abeta can induce changes in neuronal synchronization, the activities of pyramidal neurons were recorded in rat prefrontal cortical (PFC) slices under calcium-free conditions using multi-neuron patch clamp technique. Electrical network activities and synchronization among neurons were significantly inhibited by low dose Abeta42 (1 nM) and initially by high dose Abeta42 (500 nM). However, prolonged application of high dose Abeta42 resulted in network activation and tonic firing. Underlying these observations, we discovered that prolonged application of low and high doses of Abeta42 induced opposite changes in action potential (AP)-threshold and after-hyperpolarization (AHP) of neurons. Accordingly, low dose Abeta42 significantly increased the AP-threshold and deepened the AHP, making neurons less excitable. In contrast, high dose Abeta42 significantly reduced the AP-threshold and shallowed the AHP, making neurons more excitable. These results support a model that low dose Abeta42 released into the interstitium has a physiologic feedback role to dampen electrical network activity by reducing neuronal excitability. Higher concentrations of Abeta42 over time promote supra-synchronization between individual neurons by increasing their excitability. The latter may disrupt frontal-based cognitive processing and in some cases lead to epileptiform discharges.
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Mirochnic S, Wolf S, Staufenbiel M, Kempermann G. Age effects on the regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by physical activity and environmental enrichment in the APP23 mouse model of Alzheimer disease. Hippocampus 2009; 19:1008-18. [PMID: 19219917 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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An active lifestyle is to some degree protective against Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the biological basis for this benefit is still far from clear. We hypothesize that physical and cognitive activity increase a reserve for plasticity by increasing adult neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). We thus assessed how age affects the response to activity in the murine APP23 model of AD compared with wild type (WT) controls and studied the effects of physical exercise (RUN) and environmental enrichment (ENR) in comparison with standard housing (CTR) at two different ages (6 months and 18 months) and in both genotypes. At 18 months, both activity paradigms reduced the hippocampal human Abeta1-42/Abeta1-40 ratio when compared with CTR, despite a stable plaque load in the hippocampus. At this age, both RUN and ENR increased the number of newborn granule cells in the DG of APP23 mice when compared with CTR, whereas the levels of regulation were equivalent to those in WT mice under the same housing conditions. At 6 months, however, neurogenesis in ENR but not RUN mice responded like the WT. Quantifying the number of cells at the doublecortin-positive stage in relation to the number of cells on postmitotic stages we found that ENR overproportionally increased the number of the DCX-positive "late" progenitor cells, indicative of an increased potential to recruit even more new neurons. In summary, the biological substrates for activity-dependent regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis were preserved in the APP23 mice. We thus propose that in this model, ENR even more than RUN might contribute to a "neurogenic reserve" despite a stable plaque load and that age affects the outcome of an interaction based on "activity."
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- Sebastian Mirochnic
- Genomics of Regeneration in CNS, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Dresden, Germany
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Mechanisms underlying basal and learning-related intrinsic excitability in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Aging 2009; 32:1452-65. [PMID: 19833411 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Accumulations of β-amyloid (Aβ) contribute to neurological deficits associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The effects of Aβ on basal neuronal excitability and learning-related AHP plasticity were examined using whole-cell recordings from hippocampal neurons in the 5XFAD mouse model of AD. A robust increase in Aβ42 (and elevated levels of Aβ38-40) in naïve 5XFAD mice was associated with decreased basal neuronal excitability, evidenced by a select increase in Ca(2+)-sensitive afterhyperpolarization (AHP). Moreover, trace fear deficits observed in a subset of 5XFAD weak-learner mice were associated with a greater enhancement of the AHP in neurons, as compared to age-matched 5XFAD learner and 5XFAD naïve mice. Importantly, learning-related plasticity of the AHP remained intact in a subset of 5XFAD mice that learned trace fear conditioning to a set criterion. We show that APP-PS1 mutations enhance Aβ and disrupt basal excitability via a Ca(2+)-dependent enhancement of the AHP, and suggest disruption to learning-related modulation of intrinsic excitability resulted, in part, from altered cholinergic modulation of the AHP in the 5XFAD mouse model of AD (170 of 170).
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Feed-forward inhibition as a buffer of the neuronal input-output relation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:18004-9. [PMID: 19815518 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904784106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuronal processing depends on the input-output (I/O) relation between the frequency of synaptic stimulation and the resultant axonal firing rate. The all-or-none properties of spike generation and active membrane mechanisms can make the neuronal I/O relation very steep. The ensuing nearly bimodal behavior may severely limit information coding, as minimal input fluctuations within the expected natural variability could cause neuronal output to jump between quiescence and maximum firing rate. Here, using biophysically and anatomically realistic computational models of individual neurons, we demonstrate that feed-forward inhibition, a ubiquitous mechanism in which inhibitory interneurons and their target cells are activated by the same excitatory input, can change a steeply sigmoid I/O curve into a double-sigmoid typical of buffer systems. The addition of an intermediate plateau stabilizes the spiking response over a broad dynamic range of input frequency, ensuring robust integration of noisy synaptic signals. Both the buffered firing rate and its input firing range can be independently and extensively modulated by biologically plausible changes in the weight and number of excitatory synapses on the feed-forward interneuron. By providing a soft switch between essentially digital and analog rate-code, this continuous control of the circuit I/O could dramatically increase the computational power of neuronal integration.
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Altered angiotensin-converting enzyme and its effects on the brain in a rat model of Alzheimer disease. Chin Med J (Engl) 2008. [DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200811020-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cappai R, Barnham KJ. Delineating the Mechanism of Alzheimer’s Disease Aβ Peptide Neurotoxicity. Neurochem Res 2007; 33:526-32. [PMID: 17762917 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9469-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The Alzheimer's disease neurotoxic amyloid-beta (A beta) peptide is derived from the larger amyloid precursor protein (APP) and is the principal component of the senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains. This mechanism by which A beta mediates neurotoxicity or neuronal dysfunction is not fully resolved. This review will outline some of the key determinants that modulate A beta's activity and the cellular pathways and mechanisms involved.
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- Roberto Cappai
- Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
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Welsby PJ, Rowan MJ, Anwyl R. Beta-amyloid blocks high frequency stimulation induced LTP but not nicotine enhanced LTP. Neuropharmacology 2007; 53:188-95. [PMID: 17610911 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2007.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2007] [Revised: 05/09/2007] [Accepted: 05/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nicotine has been postulated to be a possible neuroprotective agent in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). In the present studies, the effect of beta-amyloid (Abeta) was investigated on the nicotine enhancement of high-frequency-induced LTP. Perfusion of nicotine substantially enhanced HFS-induced LTP in both rat and mouse dentate gyrus. The enhancing action of nicotine was mediated via alpha7 nAChRs as it was absent in mice null for alpha7 nAChR. Abeta strongly inhibited the induction of LTP in control animals, with LTP being completely inhibited at 1h post-HFS. Although Abeta also inhibited LTP in the presence of nicotine, the extent of the inhibition of LTP in nicotine perfused slices was similar to that in control, resulting in substantial LTP remaining in the presence of Abeta in the nicotine perfused slices. The nicotine enhanced LTP and the LTP remaining in the presence of Abeta and nicotine, although not the control LTP was dependent on activation of PKA. Chronic nicotine treatment also enhanced HFS-LTP recorded in acute slices taken from the nicotine-treated animals, and such LTP was only partially inhibited by Abeta. We postulate that nicotine-enhanced LTP has certain different mechanisms to that of control LTP which results in a resistance to inhibition by Abeta.
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- Philip J Welsby
- Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Cappai R, Barnham KJ. Molecular determinants of Alzheimer’s disease Aβ peptide neurotoxicity. FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2007. [DOI: 10.2217/14796708.2.4.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
The Alzheimer’s disease amyloid precursor protein is sequentially processed to yield the neurotoxic amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, which is the principal component of the senile plaques in Alzheimer’s disease brains. This review will outline the current thinking on how Aβ mediates neurotoxicity or neuronal dysfunction. In particular, this article will focus on the key residues that modulate Aβ’s activity and the cellular pathways and mechanisms involved. It will detail how Aβ–metal interactions are a key determinate in Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roberto Cappai
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Pathology, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, Victoria, 3010, Australia, and, The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Department of Pathology, Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute, Victoria, 3010, Australia, and, The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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