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Fessel J. Cure of Alzheimer's Dementia in Many Patients by Using Intranasal Insulin to Augment an Inadequate Counter-Reaction, Edaravone to Scavenge ROS, and 1 or 2 Other Drugs to Address Affected Brain Cells. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12093151. [PMID: 37176592 PMCID: PMC10178959 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093151] [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: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The goal of treatment for Alzheimer's dementia (AD) is the restoration of normal cognition. No drug regimen has ever achieved this. This article suggests that curing AD may be achieved by combination therapy as follows. First, with intranasal insulin to augment the body's natural counter-reaction to the changes in brain cell-types that produced the dementia. Second, with edaravone to decrease free radicals, which are increased and causal in AD. Third, as described elsewhere, with one or two drugs from among pioglitazone, fluoxetine, and lithium, which address the brain cell-types whose changed functions cause the dementia. Insulin restores cerebral glucose, which is the main nutrient for brain neurons whose depletion is responsible for the dementia; and edaravone decreases ROS, which are intrinsic causes of neuropathology in AD. This combination of drugs is a potential cure for many patients with AD, and should be tested in a clinical trial.
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- Jeffrey Fessel
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 2069 Filbert Street, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA
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Yang ZL, Chen JN, Lu YY, Lu M, Wan QL, Wu GS, Luo HR. Inositol polyphosphate multikinase IPMK-1 regulates development through IP3/calcium signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Cell Calcium 2020; 93:102327. [PMID: 33316585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2020.102327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) is a conserved protein that initiates the production of inositol phosphate intracellular messengers and is critical for regulating a variety of cellular processes. Here, we report that the C. elegans IPMK-1, which is homologous to the mammalian inositol polyphosphate multikinase, plays a crucial role in regulating rhythmic behavior and development. The deletion mutant ipmk-1(tm2687) displays a long defecation cycle period and retarded postembryonic growth. The expression of functional ipmk-1::GFP was detected in the pharyngeal muscles, amphid sheath cells, the intestine, excretory (canal) cells, proximal gonad, and spermatheca. The expression of IPMK-1 in the intestine was sufficient for the wild-type phenotype. The IP3-kinase activity of IPMK-1 is required for defecation rhythms and postembryonic development. The defective phenotypes of ipmk-1(tm2687) could be rescued by a loss-of-function mutation in type I inositol 5-phosphatase homolog (IPP-5) and improved by a supplemental Ca2+ in the medium. Our work demonstrates that IPMK-1 and the signaling molecule inositol triphosphate (IP3) pathway modulate rhythmic behaviors and development by dynamically regulating the concentration of intracellular Ca2+ in C. elegans. Advances in understanding the molecular regulation of Ca2+ homeostasis and regulation of organism development may lead to therapeutic strategies that modulate Ca2+ signaling to enhance function and counteract disease processes. Unraveling the physiological role of IPMK and the underlying functional mechanism in C. elegans would contribute to understanding the role of IPMK in other species, especially in mammals, and benefit further research on the involvement of IPMK in disease.
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- Zhong-Lin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China
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- The Center for Precision Medicine of First Affiliated Hospital, Biomedical Translational Research Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China; Key Laboratory for Aging and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, China.
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Chen Y, Lin C, Guo Z, Zhao S, Zhu Y, Huang F, Shui G, Lam SM, Pu J, Yan Y, Liu Z, Zhang B. Altered Expression Profile of Phosphatidylinositols in Erythrocytes of Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 73:811-818. [PMID: 31868671 DOI: 10.3233/jad-190926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies have demonstrated that the levels of phospholipids, including phosphatidylinositols (PIs), were decreased in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, presenting as a potential biomarker for AD. The plasma phospholipids levels have also been discovered to predict the conversion of cognitively normal elderly adults to amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) or demented patients. OBJECTIVE To investigate the expression profile of PIs in erythrocytes of AD and aMCI patients, which would serve as a blood-based method to distinguish AD and aMCI patients from normal controls (NC). METHODS In this study, we used anion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography to analyze PIs alterations in erythrocytes from a total of 86 prospectively recruited subjects (including 24 NC, 21 aMCI patients, and 41 AD patients). RESULTS We found that the levels of PI40 : 4, PI3/5P, and PI(3,4)P2 in aMCI patients, and the levels of PI4P, PI(3,4)P2, and PI3/5P in AD patients were significantly decreased compared to NC. The changed expression profile of PIs could effectively discriminate AD and aMCI patients from NC (AUC = 0.964, 0.938, respectively). CONCLUSION The altered expression profile of erythrocytes PIs might be a potential blood-based biomarker for AD and aMCI. This alteration of PIs probably reflected the impaired deformability and oxygen-carrying capacity of erythrocytes in AD and aMCI patients.
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- Yanxing Chen
- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Department of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- StateKey Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- StateKey Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,LipidALL Technologies Company Limited, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Kaya I, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Hanrieder J. Shedding Light on the Molecular Pathology of Amyloid Plaques in Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease Mice Using Multimodal MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry. ACS Chem Neurosci 2018; 9:1802-1817. [PMID: 29648443 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Senile plaques formed by aggregated amyloid β peptides are one of the major pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which have been suggested to be the primary influence triggering the AD pathogenesis and the rest of the disease process. However, neurotoxic Aβ aggregation and progression are associated with a wide range of enigmatic biochemical, biophysical and genetic processes. MALDI imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) is a label-free method to elucidate the spatial distribution patterns of intact molecules in biological tissue sections. In this communication, we utilized multimodal MALDI-IMS analysis on 18 month old transgenic AD mice (tgArcSwe) brain tissue sections to enhance molecular information correlated to individual amyloid aggregates on the very same tissue section. Dual polarity MALDI-IMS analysis of lipids on the same pixel points revealed high throughput lipid molecular information including sphingolipids, phospholipids, and lysophospholipids which can be correlated to the ion images of individual amyloid β peptide isoforms at high spatial resolutions (10 μm). Further, multivariate image analysis was applied in order to probe the multimodal MALDI-IMS data in an unbiased way which verified the correlative accumulations of lipid species with dual polarity and Aβ peptides. This was followed by the lipid fragmentation obtained directly on plaque aggregates at higher laser pulse energies which provided tandem MS information useful for structural elucidation of several lipid species. Majority of the amyloid plaque-associated alterations of lipid species are for the first time reported here. The significance of this technique is that it allows correlating the biological discussion of all detected plaque-associated molecules to the very same individual amyloid plaques which can give novel insights into the molecular pathology of even a single amyloid plaque microenvironment in a specific brain region. Therefore, this allowed us to interpret the possible roles of lipids and amyloid peptides in amyloid plaque-associated pathological events such as focal demyelination, autophagic/lysosomal dysfunction, astrogliosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, and cell death.
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- Ibrahim Kaya
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen 10, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Tied up: Does altering phosphoinositide-mediated membrane trafficking influence neurodegenerative disease phenotypes? J Genet 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12041-018-0961-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kaya I, Brinet D, Michno W, Başkurt M, Zetterberg H, Blenow K, Hanrieder J. Novel Trimodal MALDI Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS3) at 10 μm Reveals Spatial Lipid and Peptide Correlates Implicated in Aβ Plaque Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:2778-2790. [PMID: 28925253 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Multimodal chemical imaging using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) can provide comprehensive molecular information in situ within the same tissue sections. This is of relevance for studying different brain pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), where recent data suggest a critical relevance of colocalizing Aβ peptides and neuronal lipids. We here developed a novel trimodal, high-resolution (10 μm) MALDI imaging MS (IMS) paradigm for negative and positive ion mode lipid analysis and subsequent protein ion imaging on the same tissue section. Matrix sublimation of 1,5-diaminonaphthalene (1,5-DAN) enabled dual polarity lipid MALDI IMS on the same pixel points at high spatial resolutions (10 μm) and with high spectral quality. This was followed by 10 μm resolution protein imaging on the same measurement area, which allowed correlation of lipid signals with protein distribution patterns within distinct cerebellar regions in mouse brain. The demonstrated trimodal imaging strategy (IMS3) was further shown to be an efficient approach for simultaneously probing Aβ plaque-associated lipids and Aβ peptides within the hippocampus of 18 month-old transgenic AD mice (tgArcSwe). Here, IMS3 revealed a strong colocalization of distinct lipid species including ceramides, phosphatidylinositols, sulfatides (Cer 18:0, PI 38:4, ST 24:0) and lysophosphatidylcholines (LPC 16:0, LPC 18:0) with plaque-associated Aβ isoforms (Aβ 1-37, Aβ 1-38, Aβ 1-40). This highlights the potential of IMS3 as an alternative, superior approach to consecutively performed immuno-based Aβ staining strategies. Furthermore, the IMS3 workflow allowed for multimodal in situ MS/MS analysis of both lipids and Aβ peptides. Altogether, the here presented IMS3 approach shows great potential for comprehensive, high-resolution molecular analysis of histological features at cellular length scales with high chemical specificity. It therefore represents a powerful approach for probing the complex molecular pathology of, e.g., neurodegenerative diseases that are characterized by neurotoxic protein aggregation.
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- Ibrahim Kaya
- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Kemivägen
10, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry, İzmir Institute of Technology, Urla 35430, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical
Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Department
of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N
3BG, United Kingdom
- UK Dementia
Research Institute, University College London, London WC1N 3AR, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical
Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Department
of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Mölndal Hospital, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Clinical
Neurochemistry Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Mölndal, House V3, 43180 Mölndal, Sweden
- Department
of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London WC1N
3BG, United Kingdom
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Mohamed A, Viveiros A, Williams K, Posse de Chaves E. Aβ inhibits SREBP-2 activation through Akt inhibition. J Lipid Res 2017; 59:1-13. [PMID: 29122977 PMCID: PMC5748492 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m076703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
We previously demonstrated that oligomeric amyloid β42 (oAβ42) inhibits the mevalonate pathway impairing cholesterol synthesis and protein prenylation. Enzymes of the mevalonate pathway are regulated by the transcription factor SREBP-2. Here, we show that in several neuronal types challenged with oAβ42, SREBP-2 activation is reduced. Moreover, SREBP-2 activation is also decreased in the brain cortex of the Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse model, TgCRND8, suggesting that SREBP-2 may be affected in vivo early in the disease. We demonstrate that oAβ42 does not affect enzymatic cleavage of SREBP-2 per se, but may impair SREBP-2 transport from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi. Trafficking of SREBP-2 from the ER to the Golgi requires protein kinase B (Akt) activation. oAβ42 significantly reduces Akt phosphorylation and this decrease is responsible for the decline in SREBP-2 activation. Overexpression of constitutively active Akt prevents the effect of oAβ42 on SREBP-2 and the downstream inhibition of cholesterol synthesis and protein prenylation. Our work provides a novel mechanistic link between Aβ and the mevalonate pathway, which will impact the views on issues related to cholesterol, isoprenoids, and statins in AD. We also identify SREBP-2 as an indirect target of Akt in neurons, which may play a role in the cross-talk between AD and diabetes.
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- Amany Mohamed
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Yokoyama JS, Wang Y, Schork AJ, Thompson WK, Karch CM, Cruchaga C, McEvoy LK, Witoelar A, Chen CH, Holland D, Brewer JB, Franke A, Dillon WP, Wilson DM, Mukherjee P, Hess CP, Miller Z, Bonham LW, Shen J, Rabinovici GD, Rosen HJ, Miller BL, Hyman BT, Schellenberg GD, Karlsen TH, Andreassen OA, Dale AM, Desikan RS. Association Between Genetic Traits for Immune-Mediated Diseases and Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol 2017; 73:691-7. [PMID: 27088644 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.0150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
IMPORTANCE Late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, places a large burden on families and society. Although epidemiological and clinical evidence suggests a relationship between inflammation and AD, their relationship is not well understood and could have implications for treatment and prevention strategies. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a subset of genes involved with increased risk of inflammation are also associated with increased risk for AD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In a genetic epidemiology study conducted in July 2015, we systematically investigated genetic overlap between AD (International Genomics of Alzheimer's Project stage 1) and Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, and psoriasis using summary data from genome-wide association studies at multiple academic clinical research centers. P values and odds ratios from genome-wide association studies of more than 100 000 individuals were from previous comparisons of patients vs respective control cohorts. Diagnosis for each disorder was previously established for the parent study using consensus criteria. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was the pleiotropic (conjunction) false discovery rate P value. Follow-up for candidate variants included neuritic plaque and neurofibrillary tangle pathology; longitudinal Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale cognitive subscale scores as a measure of cognitive dysfunction (Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative); and gene expression in AD vs control brains (Gene Expression Omnibus data). RESULTS Eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms (false discovery rate P < .05) were associated with both AD and immune-mediated diseases. Of these, rs2516049 (closest gene HLA-DRB5; conjunction false discovery rate P = .04 for AD and psoriasis, 5.37 × 10-5 for AD, and 6.03 × 10-15 for psoriasis) and rs12570088 (closest gene IPMK; conjunction false discovery rate P = .009 for AD and Crohn disease, P = 5.73 × 10-6 for AD, and 6.57 × 10-5 for Crohn disease) demonstrated the same direction of allelic effect between AD and the immune-mediated diseases. Both rs2516049 and rs12570088 were significantly associated with neurofibrillary tangle pathology (P = .01352 and .03151, respectively); rs2516049 additionally correlated with longitudinal decline on Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale cognitive subscale scores (β [SE], 0.405 [0.190]; P = .03). Regarding gene expression, HLA-DRA and IPMK transcript expression was significantly altered in AD brains compared with control brains (HLA-DRA: β [SE], 0.155 [0.024]; P = 1.97 × 10-10; IPMK: β [SE], -0.096 [0.013]; P = 7.57 × 10-13). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Our findings demonstrate genetic overlap between AD and immune-mediated diseases and suggest that immune system processes influence AD pathogenesis and progression.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri3Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway8Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla6Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Norwegian PSC Research Center and KG Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, Research Institute of Internal Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, Surgery and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway14Division of Gastroenterolog
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- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway8Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla4Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla5Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla6Department of Radiology, Uni
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- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
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Mendis LHS, Grey AC, Faull RLM, Curtis MA. Hippocampal lipid differences in Alzheimer's disease: a human brain study using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-imaging mass spectrometry. Brain Behav 2016; 6:e00517. [PMID: 27781133 PMCID: PMC5064331 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, is pathologically characterized by β-amyloid plaques and tau tangles. However, there is also evidence of lipid dyshomeostasis-mediated AD pathology. Given the structural diversity of lipids, mass spectrometry is a useful tool for studying lipid changes in AD. Although there have been a few studies investigating lipid changes in the human hippocampus in particular, there are few reports on how lipids change in each hippocampal subfield (e.g., Cornu Ammonis [CA] 1-4, dentate gyrus [DG] etc.). Since each subfield has its own function, we postulated that there could be lipid changes that are unique to each. METHODS We used matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-imaging mass spectrometry to investigate specific lipid changes in each subfield in AD. Data from the hippocampus region of six age- and gender-matched normal and AD pairs were analyzed with SCiLS lab 2015b software (SCiLS GmbH, Germany; RRID:SCR_014426), using an analysis workflow developed in-house. Hematoxylin, eosin, and luxol fast blue staining were used to precisely delineate each anatomical hippocampal subfield. Putative lipid identities, which were consistent with published data, were assigned using MS/MS. RESULTS Both positively and negatively charged lipid ion species were abundantly detected in normal and AD tissue. While the distribution pattern of lipids did not change in AD, the abundance of some lipids changed, consistent with trends that have been previously reported. However, our results indicated that the majority of these lipid changes specifically occur in the CA1 region. Additionally, there were many lipid changes that were specific to the DG. CONCLUSIONS Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-imaging mass spectrometry and our analysis workflow provide a novel method to investigate specific lipid changes in hippocampal subfields. Future work will focus on elucidating the role that specific lipid differences in each subfield play in AD pathogenesis.
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- Lakshini H. S. Mendis
- Centre for Brain ResearchFaculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging Faculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchFaculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchFaculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging Faculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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- Centre for Brain ResearchFaculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
- Department of Anatomy and Medical Imaging Faculty of Medical and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand
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Herminghaus S, Hertel A, Wittsack J, Gorriz C, Möller-Hartmann W, Fröhlich L, Dierks T, Lanfermann H, Zanella F. 99mTC-HMPAO-SPECT and Proton MR Spectroscopy in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/19714009980110s210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Dept. of Nuclear Medicine; University of Frankfurt; Germany
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- Clinic of Psychiatry; University of Frankfurt; Germany
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- Clinic of Psychiatry; University of Frankfurt; Germany
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- Clinic of Psychiatry; University of Frankfurt; Germany
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Tiwari V, Solanki V, Tiwari M. In-vivoandin-vitrotechniques used to investigate Alzheimer's disease. FRONTIERS IN LIFE SCIENCE 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/21553769.2015.1044129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Waugh MG. PIPs in neurological diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2015; 1851:1066-82. [PMID: 25680866 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Phosphoinositide (PIP) lipids regulate many aspects of cell function in the nervous system including receptor signalling, secretion, endocytosis, migration and survival. Levels of PIPs such as PI4P, PI(4,5)P2 and PI(3,4,5)P3 are normally tightly regulated by phosphoinositide kinases and phosphatases. Deregulation of these biochemical pathways leads to lipid imbalances, usually on intracellular endosomal membranes, and these changes have been linked to a number of major neurological diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy, stroke, cancer and a range of rarer inherited disorders including brain overgrowth syndromes, Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathies and neurodevelopmental conditions such as Lowe's syndrome. This article analyses recent progress in this area and explains how PIP lipids are involved, to varying degrees, in almost every class of neurological disease. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Brain Lipids.
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- Mark G Waugh
- Lipid and Membrane Biology Group, Institute for Liver and Digestive Health, UCL, Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, United Kingdom.
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Koran MEI, Hohman TJ, Meda SA, Thornton-Wells TA. Genetic interactions within inositol-related pathways are associated with longitudinal changes in ventricle size. J Alzheimers Dis 2014; 38:145-54. [PMID: 24077433 DOI: 10.3233/jad-130989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The genetic etiology of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) has proven complex, involving clinical and genetic heterogeneity and gene-gene interactions. Recent genome wide association studies in LOAD have led to the discovery of novel genetic risk factors; however, the investigation of gene-gene interactions has been limited. Conventional genetic studies often use binary disease status as the primary phenotype, but for complex brain-based diseases, neuroimaging data can serve as quantitative endophenotypes that correlate with disease status and closely reflect pathological changes. In the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative cohort, we tested for association of genetic interactions with longitudinal MRI measurements of the inferior lateral ventricles (ILVs), which have repeatedly shown a relationship to LOAD status and progression. We performed linear regression to evaluate the ability of pathway-derived SNP-SNP pairs to predict the slope of change in volume of the ILVs. After Bonferroni correction, we identified four significant interactions in the right ILV (RILV) corresponding to gene-gene pairs SYNJ2-PI4KA, PARD3-MYH2, PDE3A-ABHD12B, and OR2L13-PRKG1 and one significant interaction in the left ILV (LILV) corresponding to SYNJ2-PI4KA. The SNP-SNP interaction corresponding to SYNJ2-PI4KA was identical in the RILV and LILV and was the most significant interaction in each (RILV: p = 9.13 × 10(-12); LILV: p = 8.17 × 10(-13)). Both genes belong to the inositol phosphate signaling pathway which has been previously associated with neurodegeneration in AD and we discuss the possibility that perturbation of this pathway results in a down-regulation of the Akt cell survival pathway and, thereby, decreased neuronal survival, as reflected by increased volume of the ventricles.
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- Mary Ellen I Koran
- Center for Human Genetics and Research, Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA Medical Scientist Training Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Regulation of amyloid precursor protein processing by serotonin signaling. PLoS One 2014; 9:e87014. [PMID: 24466315 PMCID: PMC3897773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 12/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) by the β- and γ-secretases releases the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), which deposits in senile plaques and contributes to the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The α-secretase cleaves APP in the Aβ peptide sequence to generate soluble APPα (sAPPα). Upregulation of α-secretase activity through the 5-hydroxytryptamine 4 (5-HT4) receptor has been shown to reduce Aβ production, amyloid plaque load and to improve cognitive impairment in transgenic mouse models of AD. Consequently, activation of 5-HT4 receptors following agonist stimulation is considered to be a therapeutic strategy for AD treatment; however, the signaling cascade involved in 5-HT4 receptor-stimulated proteolysis of APP remains to be determined. Here we used chemical and siRNA inhibition to identify the proteins which mediate 5-HT4d receptor-stimulated α-secretase activity in the SH-SY5Y human neuronal cell line. We show that G protein and Src dependent activation of phospholipase C are required for α-secretase activity, while, unexpectedly, adenylyl cyclase and cAMP are not involved. Further elucidation of the signaling pathway indicates that inositol triphosphate phosphorylation and casein kinase 2 activation is also a prerequisite for α-secretase activity. Our findings provide a novel route to explore the treatment of AD through 5-HT4 receptor-induced α-secretase activation.
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Ohm TG. Alterations of signal transduction in the lesioned entorhinal—hippocampal system: A mini‐review on alzheimer's disease‐related changes and experimental data. Hippocampus 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/hipo.1993.4500030716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Thomas G. Ohm
- Zentrum der Morphologie, J.W. Goethe‐Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Sheedy D, Harding A, Say M, Stevens J, Kril JJ. Histological assessment of cerebellar granule cell layer in postmortem brain; a useful marker of tissue integrity? Cell Tissue Bank 2011; 13:521-7. [PMID: 21710172 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-011-9265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2011] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tissue quality control measures are routinely performed in brain banks with the assessment of brain pH being the most common measure. In some brain banks the assessment of the RNA integrity number is also performed, although this requires access to specialised equipment and is more expensive. The aim of this study is to determine if there is a correlation between the visual assessment of cerebellar granule cell integrity and brain pH or RIN. One hundred and five consecutive cases from the NSW Tissue Resource Centre, Sydney, Australia were accessed. The cerebrum was hemisected and one hemisphere sliced parasagittally at approximately 1-2 cm intervals and frozen. The other hemisphere was fixed in 15% buffered formalin for 2-3 weeks. The contralateral cerebellar hemisphere was preserved in the same manner as the cerebral hemisphere. Samples of fixed tissue were embedded in paraffin, 7 μm sections cut and stained routinely with hematoxylin and eosin. The granular cell layer (GCL) was assessed microscopically to determine the degree of autolytic degradation. Degradation was graded as nil, mild, moderate or severe. Brain tissue pH and RIN were measured using standardised protocols. This study showed that both brain pH and RIN significantly correlated with the severity of the degradation of the cerebellar granule cell layer. This additional screening tool can be performed during routine histological review of the cerebellar tissue to assess the suitability for further investigation of tissue quality.
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- Donna Sheedy
- Discipline of Pathology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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Zulian SE, Ilincheta de Boschero MG, Giusto NM. Insulin modifies aging-related inhibition of 1-stearoyl, 2-arachidonoylglycerol phosphorylation in rat synaptic terminals. Neurochem Int 2010; 58:330-6. [PMID: 21167245 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Revised: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to analyze diacylglycerol kinase (DAGK) activity in synaptic terminals from cerebral cortex (CC) and hippocampus (Hp) from adult (3-4 month-old) and aged (26-28 month-old) rats. The effect of insulin through DAGK activity on synaptosomes from adult and aged rats was also analyzed under conditions favoring saturated or unsaturated phosphatidic acid (PA) formation, using exogenous di-palmitoil glycerol (DPG) or 1-stearoyl-2-arachidonoylglycerol (SAG) as substrates. Results showed that the enzymatic activity preferentially uses SAG as substrate, thus indicating the presence of ɛ-type DAGK. A significant decrease in DAGK activity transforming SAG into PA was also observed in both tissues from aged rats. Western blot detection of DAGKɛ showed that enzyme content undergoes no changes with aging. [3H] inositol incorporation into phosphoinosites was also analyzed to evaluate the role of DAGKɛ in their synthesis. Data obtained from 3H-inositol incorporation into phosphoinositides revealed that in synaptosomes from aged rats phosphatidylinositol (PI) synthesis is lower than in adult animals. Interestingly, in the presence of SAG, PI synthesis was restored to adult values. DAGK activity over SAG was more highly stimulated by insulin in CC and Hp synaptosomes of aged rats with respect to adult rats. On the other hand, insulin exerted a stimulatory effect on PI and phosphatidylinositol 4 phosphate (PI(4)P) synthesis in synaptosomal CC from aged rats. Taken together, our findings indicate that in aged rats insulin triggers a stimulatory mechanism that reverts the diminished synaptosomal ability to synthesize arachidonoyl phosphatidic acid (20:4 PA). The recovery of this PA species indicates that insulin positively regulates phosphoinositide synthesis.
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- Sandra E Zulian
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Universidad Nacional del Sur and CONICET, C.C. 857, B8000FWB Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
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Winblad B, Messamore E, O'Neill C, Cowburn R. Biochemical pathology and treatment strategies in Alzheimer's disease: emphasis on the cholinergic system. ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 2009; 149:4-6. [PMID: 8128837 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1993.tb04244.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The neurochemical pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been consistently shown to involve cholinergic degeneration in the cerebral cortex. This together with evidence from experimental animal studies showing that cholinergic neurones play a role in learning and memory processes has formed the basis of the cholinergic hypothesis of Alzheimer's dementia and the major rationale for neurotransmitter replacement therapy of the disorder.
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- B Winblad
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge University Hospital, Sweden
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Cole GM, Frautschy SA. The role of insulin and neurotrophic factor signaling in brain aging and Alzheimer’s Disease. Exp Gerontol 2007; 42:10-21. [PMID: 17049785 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2006.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2006] [Revised: 08/23/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although increased lifespan is associated with reduced insulin signaling, insulin signaling is essential for neuronal development and survival. Insulin resistance is central to Type II diabetes and is also implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD). This has prompted ongoing clinical trials in AD patients to test the efficacy of improving insulin - like signaling with dietary omega-3 fatty acids or insulin - sensitizing drugs as well as exercise regimens. Here we review the role of insulin signaling in brain aging and AD, concluding that the signaling pathways downstream to neurotrophic and insulin signaling are defective and coincident with aberrant phosphorylation and translocation of key components, notably AKT and GSK3beta, but also rac> PAK signaling. These responses are likely to contribute to defects in synaptic plasticity, learning and memory. Both oligomers of beta-amyloid (which are elevated in the AD brain) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (which are elevated in the aged or AD brain) can be used to mimic the trophic factor/insulin resistance observed in AD, but details on other factors and mechanisms contributing to this resistance remain elusive. A better understanding of the precise mechanisms underlying alterations in the insulin/neurotrophic factor signal transduction pathways should aid the search for better AD therapeutic and prevention strategies.
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- Greg M Cole
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, 16111 Plummer Street, Sepulveda, CA 91343, USA.
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Mei B, Li C, Dong S, Jiang CH, Wang H, Hu Y. Distinct gene expression profiles in hippocampus and amygdala after fear conditioning. Brain Res Bull 2005; 67:1-12. [PMID: 16140156 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 03/17/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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It is well known that the hippocampus and amygdala are involved in the formations of fear conditioning memories, and both contextual and cued fear memory requires activation of the NMDA receptors. However, the global molecular responses in the hippocampus and amygdala have not been investigated. By applying high-density microarrays containing 11,000 genes and expressed sequence tags, we examined fear conditioning-induced gene expression profiles in these two brain regions at 0.5, 6, and 24 h. We found that 222 genes in the amygdala and 145 genes in the hippocampus showed dynamic changes in their expression levels. Surprisingly, the overall patterns of gene expression as well as the individual genes for the amygdala and hippocampus were drastically different and only small number of genes exhibited the similar regulation in both brain regions. Based on expression kinetics, the genes from the amygdala can be further grouped into eight unique clusters, whereas the genes from the hippocampus were placed into six clusters. Therefore, our study suggests that different genomic responses are initiated in the hippocampus and amygdala which are known to play distinct roles in fear memory formation.
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- Bing Mei
- Key Lab of Brain Functional Genomics, MOE & STCSM, Shanghai Institute of Brain Functional Genomics, East China Normal University, 3663 Zhongshan Road N., Shanghai 200062, China
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Fernández A, García-Segura JM, Ortiz T, Montoya J, Maestú F, Gil-Gregorio P, Campo P, Viaño J. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetoencephalographic estimation of delta dipole density: a combination of techniques that may contribute to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2005; 20:169-77. [PMID: 16020946 DOI: 10.1159/000087094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Whole-head magnetoencephalographic recordings were obtained from 10 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 10 healthy controls in a resting position. Spectroscopic examinations were performed by means of a 1.5-tesla whole-body scanner in the temporoparietal regions of both hemispheres. The relationship between (1)H-MRS-based and magnetoencephalography (MEG)-based measures and their conjoined capability to improve the diagnosis of AD were investigated in this study. Logistic regression analyses were performed. Three separated logistic models were calculated for (1)H-MRS-based metabolites, low-frequency magnetic activity, and the combination of both measures. A combined myoinositol/N-acetyl aspartate (mI/NAA)-delta dipole density (DD) model predicted the diagnosis with 90% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Additionally, the combination of temporoparietal mI/NAA and delta DD values explained the variability of individuals' cognitive status. The results support the notion that a multidisciplinary approach may improve the understanding and diagnosis of AD.
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- Alberto Fernández
- Centro de Magnetoencefalografía Dr. Pérez-Modrego, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Calon F, Lim GP, Yang F, Morihara T, Teter B, Ubeda O, Rostaing P, Triller A, Salem N, Ashe KH, Frautschy SA, Cole GM. Docosahexaenoic acid protects from dendritic pathology in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Neuron 2004; 43:633-45. [PMID: 15339646 PMCID: PMC2442162 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2004.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 494] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2003] [Revised: 04/20/2004] [Accepted: 07/30/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Learning and memory depend on dendritic spine actin assembly and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an essential n-3 (omega-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PFA). High DHA consumption is associated with reduced Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk, yet mechanisms and therapeutic potential remain elusive. Here, we report that reduction of dietary n-3 PFA in an AD mouse model resulted in 80%-90% losses of the p85alpha subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and the postsynaptic actin-regulating protein drebrin, as in AD brain. The loss of postsynaptic proteins was associated with increased oxidation, without concomitant neuron or presynaptic protein loss. n-3 PFA depletion increased caspase-cleaved actin, which was localized in dendrites ultrastructurally. Treatment of n-3 PFA-restricted mice with DHA protected against these effects and behavioral deficits and increased antiapoptotic BAD phosphorylation. Since n-3 PFAs are essential for p85-mediated CNS insulin signaling and selective protection of postsynaptic proteins, these findings have implications for neurodegenerative diseases where synaptic loss is critical, especially AD.
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- Frédéric Calon
- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire de la Synapse Normale et Pathologique Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U497 Ecole Normale Supérieure 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Cellulaire de la Synapse Normale et Pathologique Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U497 Ecole Normale Supérieure 75005 Paris France
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- Section of Nutritional Neuroscience Laboratory of Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics Division of Intramural Clinical and Biological Research National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Rockville, Maryland 20852
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- Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
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- Department of Medicine
- Department of Neurology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 90095
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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- Department of Medicine
- Department of Neurology University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California 90095
- Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center Sepulveda, California 91343
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Herminghaus S, Frölich L, Gorriz C, Pilatus U, Dierks T, Wittsack HJ, Lanfermann H, Maurer K, Zanella FE. Brain metabolism in Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia assessed by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Psychiatry Res 2003; 123:183-90. [PMID: 12928106 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(03)00071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allows the assessment of various cerebral metabolites non-invasively in vivo. Among 1H MRS-detectable metabolites, N-acetyl-aspartate and N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (tNAA), trimethylamines (TMA), creatine and creatine phosphate (tCr), inositol (Ins) and glutamate (Gla) are of particular interest, since these moieties can be assigned to specific neuronal and glial metabolic pathways, membrane constituents, and energy metabolism. In this study on 94 subjects from a memory clinic population, 1H MRS results (single voxel STEAM: TE 20 ms, TR 1500 ms) on the above metabolites were assessed for five different brain regions in probable vascular dementia (VD), probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), and age-matched healthy controls. In both VD and AD, ratios of tNAA/tCr were decreased, which may be attributed to neuronal atrophy and loss, and Ins/tCr-ratios were increased indicating either enhanced gliosis or alteration of the cerebral inositol metabolism. However, the topographical distribution of the metabolic alterations in both diseases differed, revealing a temporoparietal pattern for AD and a global, subcortically pronounced pattern for VD. Furthermore, patients suffering from vascular dementia (VD) had remarkably enhanced TMA/tCr ratios, potentially due to ongoing degradation of myelin. Thus, the metabolic alterations obtained by 1H MRS in vivo allow insights into the pathophysiology of the different dementias and may be useful for diagnostic classification.
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- Sebastian Herminghaus
- Institute of Neuroradiology, Johann W. Goethe University, Schleusenweg 2-16, Frankfurt/Main 60590, Germany.
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Terwel D, Bothmer J, Wolf E, Meng F, Jolles J. Affected enzyme activities in Alzheimer's disease are sensitive to antemortem hypoxia. J Neurol Sci 1998; 161:47-56. [PMID: 9879681 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(98)00240-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Many enzyme activities in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are changed. Some of these enzyme activities are related to certain neurotransmitter systems. Enzymes in the brain can also be sensitive to antemortem hypoxia. In the present study it was determined if enzyme activities that are altered in AD are also subject to alteration by antemortem hypoxia. As an indicator of antemortem hypoxia brain lactate concentration was used. Enzyme activities measured were those of prolyl endopeptidase (PE), aminopeptidase (AP), phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinase, phosphatidylinositol phosphate kinase, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (alpha-KGDH), choline acetyltransferase and beta-glucuronidase. All of these enzyme activities have been measured in AD patients before and several of them have been found to be decreased. In accordance with previous findings, PE, alpha-KGDH and ChAT activities were reduced in AD patients. PI kinase and beta-glucuronidase activities, however, were not reduced, contrary to previous findings. All enzyme activities, except that of beta-glucuronidase, correlated with brain lactate concentration, suggesting that antemortem hypoxia has a major influence on the activity of enzymes in the brain. PE, AP, alpha-KGDH and ChAT activities were still different between AD and control samples when these were matched for lactate concentration. The enzyme activities that were changed in AD were also significantly correlated with lactate concentration, an indicator of antemortem hypoxia, in brain specimens. This suggests that antemortem hypoxia and AD have some factor in common that may be responsible for changes in enzyme activities. Since both PE and alpha-KGDH are known to be sensitive to oxidative stress this factor could be oxidative stress.
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- D Terwel
- European Graduate School of Neuroscience (Euron), Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
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Ross BD, Bluml S, Cowan R, Danielsen E, Farrow N, Gruetter R. In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy of human brain: the biophysical basis of dementia. Biophys Chem 1997; 68:161-72. [PMID: 9468618 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-4622(97)00032-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in low and medium magnetic fields yields well-resolved natural abundance proton and decoupled phosphorus spectra from small (1-10 cc) volumes of brain in vivo in minutes. With this tool, neurochemical research has advanced through identification and non-invasive assay of specific neuronal--(N-acetylaspartate), glial (myo-inositol)--markers, energetics and osmolytes, and neurotransmitters (glutamate, GABA). From these simple measurements, several dozen disease states are recognized, including birth injury, and white matter and Alzheimer disease. Addition of stable isotopes of carbon (in man) or nitrogen (in experimental animals) has provided in vivo assays of enzyme flux through glucose transport, glycolysis, TCA-cycle, and the glutamine-glutamate-GABA system. Finally, a number of xenobiotics are recognized with heteronuclear NMR techniques. Together, these tools are having a major impact on neuroscience and clinical medicine. Through diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring, a new generation of in vivo metabolite imaging is expected with the advent of conforming RF coils and higher field NMR systems.
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- B D Ross
- Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
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Igwe OJ, Filla MB. Aging-related regulation of myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signal transduction pathway in the rat striatum. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1997; 46:39-53. [PMID: 9191077 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(96)00269-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To determine the effects of the aging process on the regulation of phosphoinositide signal transduction pathway, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-associated parameters were examined in the striatum of brains removed from young (3 months), adult (12 months) and senescent (25 months) male Fischer 344 rats. Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate content was significantly increased (P < or = 0.01) at 25 months of age compared to 3 and 12 months. No age-related differences in phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis were found in striatal slices after stimulation with trans-(1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylate, a metabotropic glutamatergic receptor agonist. Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate hydrolysis following stimulation with (R,S)-alpha-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid, a glutamatergic/quisqualate agonist, showed a significantly increased accumulation of net [3H]inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in senescent striatum whereas the muscarinic cholinergic agonist carbachol induced highest response in the young striatum. In each case, agonist-stimulated response was significantly reduced in the presence of the receptor-associated antagonist. The density of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor in the particulate membranes derived from 12- and 25-month-old rats was decreased (P < 0.01) compared to that from young rats. Binding affinity of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor for [3H]inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate was increased (P = 0.05) only at 25 months of age when compared with 3 months of age. Incubation of partially purified inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor with striatal cytosol in the presence of Ca2+ showed an age-dependent susceptibility to proteolytic degradation of this receptor that was completely inhibited by calpain I inhibitor peptide. Paradoxically, the quantity of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mRNA-encoding transcripts was increased (P < or = 0.01) at 25 months of age, suggesting an age-dependent change in either transcriptional rate, stability or processing of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor mRNAs in the striatum. The activity of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate3-kinase decreased (P < or = 0.01) with age whereas the activity of soluble inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase was highest at 3 months but significantly decreased at 12 months of age. However, the activity of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase remained unchanged between 12 and 25 months of age, suggesting possible developmental modulation of the activity of the enzyme. Taken together with the established 'cross-talk' between signal transduction systems, the present data suggest that molecular/cellular changes in striatal inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate/Ca2+ signal transduction pathway along with neuronal cell loss may contribute to aging-related decrease in striatal functioning.
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MESH Headings
- Aging/physiology
- Animals
- Blotting, Northern
- Calcium Channels/metabolism
- Corpus Striatum/metabolism
- Corpus Striatum/physiology
- Hydrolysis
- Immunoblotting
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/physiology
- Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
- Male
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- O J Igwe
- Division of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 64108, USA
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Synaptic plasma membranes (SPM) isolated from rat cerebral cortex contain lipid kinases for conversion of phosphatidylinositol (PI), phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate (PIP), and diacylglycerol (DG) to PIP, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), and phosphatidic acid (PA), respectively. These anionic phospholipids are important in signal transduction mechanisms and are required for synaptic function. The effect of ethanol and other aliphatic alcohols on phosphorylation of these lipids in SPM has not been established. Incubation of SPM with [gamma-32P]ATP resulted in labeling of PIP, lyso-PIP, PIP2, and PA. Ethanol (50-200 mM) added to the incubation system showed a dose-dependent decrease in labeling of PIP2, but not PIP or PA. To a lesser extent, labeling of PIP2 was also inhibited by 1-propanol, but neither isopropanol nor 1-butanol could alter the PIP2 labeling pattern. Under similar incubation conditions, labeling of PIP and PA in SPM was not altered by ethanol, 1-propanol, iso-propanol, but 1-butanol stimulated PIP labeling with a peak at 25 mM. Addition of exogenous PIP to the incubation mixture led to an increase in labeling of PIP2, suggesting that the endogenous PIP pool in SPM is limiting for the synthesis of PIP2 in SPM. Interestingly, when SPM were incubated with exogenous PIP, addition of ethanol (50-100 mM) to this incubation mixture resulted in an increase in PIP2 labeling. Taken together, these results suggest a specific effect of ethanol on PIP kinase in SPM, and this effect seems to be dependent on the location and/or amount of PIP in the membrane.
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- W Tong
- Biochemistry Department, University of Missouri, Columbia 65212, USA
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Cowburn RF, Fowler CJ, O'Neill C. Neurotransmitters, signal transduction and second-messengers in Alzheimer's disease. ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. SUPPLEMENTUM 1996; 165:25-32. [PMID: 8740986 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb05869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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It has long been assumed that widespread changes in postsynaptic neurotransmitter receptor function are not a feature of the disrupted neurotransmission seen in the brains with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, recent evidence from postmortem brain and fibroblast studies suggests that both the neurotransmitter receptor/G-protein-modulated adenylyl cyclase and the phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis signal transduction cascades are disrupted in AD. Such disruptions may severely limit the functional integrity of key receptor types and undermine pharmacological attempts to ameliorate disease symptomatology through neurotransmitter replacement strategies. The involvement of some signalling mechanisms in the regulation of beta-amyloid precursor protein metabolism suggests also that disrupted signal transduction may exacerbate AD pathology.
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- R F Cowburn
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Centre, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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McClure RJ, Kanfer JN, Panchalingam K, Klunk WE, Pettegrew JW. Alzheimer's disease: membrane-associated metabolic changes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1994; 747:110-24. [PMID: 7847665 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb44404.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- R J McClure
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
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Wallace MA. Effects of Alzheimer's disease-related beta amyloid protein fragments on enzymes metabolizing phosphoinositides in brain. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1227:183-7. [PMID: 7986826 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4439(94)90093-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase (PI 4-kinase) and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate kinase (PIP kinase) were assayed in membranes prepared from samples of human frontal cortex initially frozen at autopsy. PI 4-kinase activity was significantly lower in Alzheimer's disease patients relative to age-matched controls or patients with Parkinson's disease. PIP kinase was not different in Alzheimer's versus age-matched controls. The beta amyloid protein fragment 1-40 inhibited PI 4-kinase activity in assays of control human or rat cortical membranes. Fragments 1-28 and 25-35 could not mimic the effects of fragment 1-40 while a reverse peptide 40-1 was equipotent. The inhibition of PI 4-kinase by fragment 1-40 was competitive with substrate. The beta amyloid protein fragments had diverse effects on phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) as assayed in rat cortical membranes. Low concentrations of fragment 1-40 stimulated, while high concentrations of 1-40 or 40-1 inhibited PI-PLC activity. Fragment 25-35 stimulated PI-PLC nearly 3-fold, while fragment 1-28 had only minor effects on the enzyme. The results suggest alterations in phosphoinositide metabolism in Alzheimer's disease which could affect signal transduction and/or cytoskeletal organization.
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- M A Wallace
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163
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Zhang L. The role of protein kinase C in inducing Alzheimer's A68 protein expression in the culture of human neuroblastoma cells. Neurosci Lett 1994; 181:95-7. [PMID: 7898780 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90568-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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By using the monoclonal antibody Alz50, we studied the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in inducing A68 protein expression in a human neuronal cell line. Both phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and H7 strongly induced A68 protein, while HA1004 and calphoslin C had no effect. The results suggest that the inhibitor and activator of PKC induce A68 protein expression by different mechanisms.
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- L Zhang
- Lab. of Clinical Science, NIMH/NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224
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Bothmer J, Markerink M, Jolles J. Phosphoinositide kinase activities in synaptosomes prepared from brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and controls. Neurosci Lett 1994; 176:169-72. [PMID: 7830939 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(94)90074-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Previously, phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinase activity in cytosolic fractions prepared from postmortem tissue of the cerebral cortex from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) appeared to be lower than that of age-matched controls [Jolles et al., J. Neurochem., 58 (1992) 2326-2329]. In the study presented here, PI and PIP (phosphatidylinositol phosphate) kinase activities were studied in synaptosomes prepared from postmortem brain tissue of AD patients and age-matched controls. Firstly, PI kinase activity in synaptosomes prepared from the frontal superior gyrus of AD brain was 30% lower than in synaptosomes prepared from postmortem tissue of control brain. PIP kinase activity was the same in AD and control synaptosomes. Secondly, the yield of synaptosomal protein (micrograms protein per mg tissue wet weight) was lower in preparations from AD brain than in preparations from control brain, which could be a manifestation of a loss of presynaptic terminals in the frontal cortex. These results suggest that the difference in PI kinase activity between AD and control brain tissue may originate from differences in intact neurons in view of the fact that synaptosomes can originate only from intact neurons.
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- J Bothmer
- Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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The effect of Alzheimer's disease (AD) on the activity of the phosphoinositide second messenger system was studied by measuring the hydrolysis of [3H]phosphatidylinositol (PI) by membranes from postmortem human prefrontal cortex. The activity of phospholipase C was similar in AD and control tissue. Activation with GTP gamma S and with carbachol demonstrated less [3H]PI hydrolysis in AD than control membranes. The concentration of Gq/11, the G-proteins most likely functional in phosphoinositide metabolism, was unchanged in AD compared with controls, indicating that function of the receptor-G-protein complex rather than the G-protein concentration was the site of the impairment in AD. These results indicate that postsynaptic muscarinic receptor responses are impaired in AD, a finding that may explain, in part, the limited therapeutic responses achieved by administration of cholinomimetics to patients with AD. Also, this assay provides a means to identify cholinomimetics that are most effective in activating muscarinic receptor-coupled phosphoinositide hydrolysis in human brain, agents which should have the greatest potential for providing therapeutic responses in AD.
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- R S Jope
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294
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Bothmer J, Jolles J. Phosphoinositide metabolism, aging and Alzheimer's disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1994; 1225:111-24. [PMID: 8280779 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4439(94)90068-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- J Bothmer
- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychobiology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Moats RA, Lien YH, Filippi D, Ross BD. Decrease in cerebral inositols in rats and humans. Biochem J 1993; 295 ( Pt 1):15-8. [PMID: 8216210 PMCID: PMC1134813 DOI: 10.1042/bj2950015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Rats with portacaval shunts and humans with hepatic encephalopathy show severe myo-inositol depletion in the brain. The portacaval-shunted rat may therefore be a useful model for the investigation of neurochemical pathways containing myoinositol, which are modulated not only in hepatic encephalopathy but also in diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease.
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- R A Moats
- Huntingdon Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA 91105
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Bothmer J, Markerink M, Coppens R, Jolles J. Platelet phosphatidylinositol kinase activity is not altered in Alzheimer disease. MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL NEUROPATHOLOGY 1993; 19:249-57. [PMID: 8397585 DOI: 10.1007/bf03160003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We previously reported a specific decline in phosphatidylinositol (PI) kinase activity in the neocortex of patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) as compared to controls, whereas phosphatidylinositol phosphate (PIP) kinase activity appeared not to be affected (Jolles et al., 1992). In search of a possible systemic effect of AD, in the present study we investigated phosphoinositide kinase activity in platelets from patients with AD and from control subjects. The study was based on the notion that disease-specific abnormalities in the brain could be reflected in blood platelets. PI kinase activity was studied in platelet homogenates and in a salt-solubilized protein fraction of platelets, because of the difference in subcellular localization of the different types of PI kinases. In addition, NADH cytochrome-C reductase was measured in platelet homogenates as a marker for the endoplasmic reticulum, to detect a possible proliferation of the endoplasmic reticulum. AD patients and normal elderly controls showed no difference in PI kinase activity in either enzyme fraction. Furthermore, NADH cytochrome-C reductase activity and the protein/phospholipid ratio per 10(6) platelets were the same for AD patients and controls. This was taken as an indication that platelets in AD patients do not show proliferation of intracellular membranes.
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- J Bothmer
- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychobiology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Ferrari-DiLeo G, Flynn DD. Diminished muscarinic receptor-stimulated [3H]-PIP2 hydrolysis in Alzheimer's disease. Life Sci 1993; 53:PL439-44. [PMID: 8255145 DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(93)90037-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The functional integrity of the cortical muscarinic receptor (MR)-mediated phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2)-specific phospholipase C signalling pathway was assessed in Alzheimer disease (AD) and age-matched control subjects. There was no difference in the basal hydrolysis of [3H]-PIP2 to [3H]-inositol phosphates between control and AD membrane preparations. However, muscarinic agonist-stimulated PIP2 hydrolysis was significantly diminished in the AD cases. Diminished agonist-stimulated PIP2 hydrolysis correlated with the loss in high affinity agonist binding (KL/KH ratio) to the M1 muscarinic receptor subtype in the disease. These data further support the hypothesis that muscarinic receptor-mediated signal transduction is altered in AD, and that the defect lies at the level of muscarinic receptor-G protein/effector coupling.
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- G Ferrari-DiLeo
- Department of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101
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