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Reduced IGF-1 signaling delays age-associated proteotoxicity in mice

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Cohen, Ehud, Paulsson, Johan F., Blinder, Pablo, Burstyn-Cohen, Tal, Du, Deguo, Estepa, Gabriela, Adame, Anthony, Pham, Hang M. +4 more·2009·Cell

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The insulin/insulin growth factor (IGF) signaling (IIS) pathway is a key regulator of aging of worms, flies, mice, and likely humans. Delayed aging by IIS reduction protects the nematode C. elegans from toxicity associated with the aggregation of the Alzheimer's disease-linked human peptide, Abeta. We reduced IGF signaling in Alzheimer's model mice and discovered that these animals are protected from Alzheimer's-like disease symptoms, including reduced behavioral impairment, neuroinflammation, and neuronal loss. This protection is correlated with the hyperaggregation of Abeta leading to tightly packed, ordered plaques, suggesting that one aspect of the protection conferred by reduced IGF signaling is the sequestration of soluble Abeta oligomers into dense aggregates of lower toxicity. These findings indicate that the IGF signaling-regulated mechanism that protects from Abeta toxicity is conserved from worms to mammals and point to the modulation of this signaling pathway as a promising strategy for the development of Alzheimer's disease therapy.

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  • In neurodegenerative disease, soluble oligomers are considered the main toxic species, and depositing them into insoluble aggregates lowers toxicity.

    “This conclusion is consistent with the view that soluble oligomers are the major proteotoxic species in neurodegenerative diseases and that their sequestration into insoluble aggregates reduces proteotoxicity (Arrasate et al., 2004; Cohen et al., 2006; Cohen et al., 2009).”

    From Widespread Proteome Remodeling and Aggregation in Aging C. elegans (2015) · cites this paper as Cohen et al., 2009

  • Knockout of Irs2 or the IGF-1 receptor can reduce cognitive impairment, neurodegeneration and premature mortality in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease.

    “Similarly, knockout of Irs2 or the IGF-1 receptor can reduce cognitive impairment, neurodegeneration and premature mortality in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (71,72).”

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Cohen, E., Paulsson, J. F., Blinder, P., Burstyn-Cohen, T., Du, D., Estepa, G., Adame, A., Pham, H. M., Holzenberger, M., Kelly, J. W., Masliah, E., & Dillin, A.
Affiliations
  • Salk Institute for Biological Studies (US)
  • Scripps Research Institute (US)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author
Dillin, Andrew
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-12
Volume
139
Issue
6
Pages
1157-1169
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2050068554
Cited by
488
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
29.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • McKnight Foundation
  • National Institute on Aging (P01AG031097)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea
Keywords
IGF-1 signaling, aging, Alzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta, proteotoxicity, neuroinflammation, neuronal loss, behavioral impairment, amyloid plaques, Alzheimer's disease treatment
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Humans, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Longevity, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Signal Transduction, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Receptor, IGF Type 1, Mice, Presenilin-1

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