Objective To study the effects of TYRO protein kinase-binding protein(TYROBP)deficiency on learning behavior,glia activation and pro-inflammatory cycokines,and Tau phosphorylation of a new Alzheimer’s disease(AD)mous...Objective To study the effects of TYRO protein kinase-binding protein(TYROBP)deficiency on learning behavior,glia activation and pro-inflammatory cycokines,and Tau phosphorylation of a new Alzheimer’s disease(AD)mouse model carrying a PSEN1 p.G378E mutation.Methods A new AD mouse model carrying PSEN1 p.G378E mutation was built based on our previously found AD family which might be ascribed to the PSEN1 mutation,and then crossed with TYROBP deficient mice to produce the heterozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E)/WT;Tyrobp^(+/-))and the homozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E/G378E);Tyrobp^(-/-)).Water maze test was used to detect spatial learning and memory ability of mice.After the mice were sacrificed,the hippocampus was excised for further analysis.Immunofluorescence was used to identify the cell that expresses TYROBP and the number of microglia and astrocyte.Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of Tau and phosphorylated Tau(p-Tau),and ELISA to measure the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Results Our results showed that TYROBP specifically expressed in the microglia of mouse hippocampus.Absence of TYROBP in PSEN1^(G378E) mutation mouse model prevented the deterioration of learning behavior,decreased the numbers of microglia and astrocytes,and the levels of interleukin-6,interleukin-1βand tumor necrosis factor-αin the hippocampus(all P<0.05).The ratios of AT8/Tau5,PHF1/Tau5,pT181/Tau5,pT231/Tau5 and p-ERK/ERK were all higher in homozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E/G378E);Tyrobp^(-/-) mice)compared with PSEN1^(G378E/G378E) mice(all P<0.05).Conclusions TYROBP deficiency might play a protective role in the modulation of neuroinflammation of AD.However,the relationship between neuroinflammation processes involving microglia and astrocyte activation,and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines,and p-Tau pathology needs further study.展开更多
The presenilin genes(PSEN1 and PSEN2)are mainly responsible for causing early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease,harboring~300 causative mutations,and representing~90%of all mutations associated with a very aggressiv...The presenilin genes(PSEN1 and PSEN2)are mainly responsible for causing early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease,harboring~300 causative mutations,and representing~90%of all mutations associated with a very aggressive disease form.Presenilin 1 is the catalytic core of theγ-secretase complex that conducts the intramembranous proteolytic excision of multiple transmembrane proteins like the amyloid precursor protein,Notch-1,N-and E-cadherin,LRP,Syndecan,Delta,Jagged,CD44,ErbB4,and Nectin1a.Presenilin 1 plays an essential role in neural progenitor maintenance,neurogenesis,neurite outgrowth,synaptic function,neuronal function,myelination,and plasticity.Therefore,an imbalance caused by mutations in presenilin 1/γ-secretase might cause aberrant signaling,synaptic dysfunction,memory impairment,and increased Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio,contributing to neurodegeneration during the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis.This review focuses on the neuronal differentiation dysregulation mediated by PSEN1 mutations in Alzheimer’s disease.Furthermore,we emphasize the importance of Alzheimer’s disease-induced pluripotent stem cells models in analyzing PSEN1 mutations implication over the early stages of the Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis throughout neuronal differentiation impairment.展开更多
基金This study was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81771360).
文摘Objective To study the effects of TYRO protein kinase-binding protein(TYROBP)deficiency on learning behavior,glia activation and pro-inflammatory cycokines,and Tau phosphorylation of a new Alzheimer’s disease(AD)mouse model carrying a PSEN1 p.G378E mutation.Methods A new AD mouse model carrying PSEN1 p.G378E mutation was built based on our previously found AD family which might be ascribed to the PSEN1 mutation,and then crossed with TYROBP deficient mice to produce the heterozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E)/WT;Tyrobp^(+/-))and the homozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E/G378E);Tyrobp^(-/-)).Water maze test was used to detect spatial learning and memory ability of mice.After the mice were sacrificed,the hippocampus was excised for further analysis.Immunofluorescence was used to identify the cell that expresses TYROBP and the number of microglia and astrocyte.Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of Tau and phosphorylated Tau(p-Tau),and ELISA to measure the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines.Results Our results showed that TYROBP specifically expressed in the microglia of mouse hippocampus.Absence of TYROBP in PSEN1^(G378E) mutation mouse model prevented the deterioration of learning behavior,decreased the numbers of microglia and astrocytes,and the levels of interleukin-6,interleukin-1βand tumor necrosis factor-αin the hippocampus(all P<0.05).The ratios of AT8/Tau5,PHF1/Tau5,pT181/Tau5,pT231/Tau5 and p-ERK/ERK were all higher in homozygous hybrid mice(PSEN1^(G378E/G378E);Tyrobp^(-/-) mice)compared with PSEN1^(G378E/G378E) mice(all P<0.05).Conclusions TYROBP deficiency might play a protective role in the modulation of neuroinflammation of AD.However,the relationship between neuroinflammation processes involving microglia and astrocyte activation,and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines,and p-Tau pathology needs further study.
基金supported by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Scholarship 711893(to MAH)and 711874(to EER)。
文摘The presenilin genes(PSEN1 and PSEN2)are mainly responsible for causing early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease,harboring~300 causative mutations,and representing~90%of all mutations associated with a very aggressive disease form.Presenilin 1 is the catalytic core of theγ-secretase complex that conducts the intramembranous proteolytic excision of multiple transmembrane proteins like the amyloid precursor protein,Notch-1,N-and E-cadherin,LRP,Syndecan,Delta,Jagged,CD44,ErbB4,and Nectin1a.Presenilin 1 plays an essential role in neural progenitor maintenance,neurogenesis,neurite outgrowth,synaptic function,neuronal function,myelination,and plasticity.Therefore,an imbalance caused by mutations in presenilin 1/γ-secretase might cause aberrant signaling,synaptic dysfunction,memory impairment,and increased Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio,contributing to neurodegeneration during the initial stages of Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis.This review focuses on the neuronal differentiation dysregulation mediated by PSEN1 mutations in Alzheimer’s disease.Furthermore,we emphasize the importance of Alzheimer’s disease-induced pluripotent stem cells models in analyzing PSEN1 mutations implication over the early stages of the Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis throughout neuronal differentiation impairment.
