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Modeling familial Alzheimer's disease with induced pluripotent stem cells

Yagi, Takuya, Ito, Daisuke, Okada, Yohei, Akamatsu, Wado, Nihei, Yoshihiro, Yoshizaki, Takahito, Yamanaka, Shinya, Okano, Hideyuki +1 more·2011·Human Molecular Genetics

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of age-related dementia, characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive disturbance. Mutations of presenilin 1 (PS1) and presenilin 2 (PS2) are causative factors for autosomal-dominant early-onset familial AD (FAD). Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology can be used to model human disorders and provide novel opportunities to study cellular mechanisms and establish therapeutic strategies against various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. Here we generate iPSCs from fibroblasts of FAD patients with mutations in PS1 (A246E) and PS2 (N141I), and characterize the differentiation of these cells into neurons. We find that FAD-iPSC-derived differentiated neurons have increased amyloid β42 secretion, recapitulating the molecular pathogenesis of mutant presenilins. Furthermore, secretion of amyloid β42 from these neurons sharply responds to γ-secretase inhibitors and modulators, indicating the potential for identification and validation of candidate drugs. Our findings demonstrate that the FAD-iPSC-derived neuron is a valid model of AD and provides an innovative strategy for the study of age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

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  • Multiple groups have characterized iPSC lines from donor cells from FAD and sAD patients, which show increased production of Aβ, particularly Aβ42, and tau hyperphosphorylation in comparison to iPSCs derived from age-matched non-demented controls.

    “Multiple groups have characterized iPSC lines from donor cells from FAD and sAD patients, which show increased production of Aβ, particularly Aβ42, and tau hyperphosphorylation in comparison to iPSCs derived from age-matched non-demented controls [66, 82, 101, 175].”

    From Alzheimer's disease: experimental models and reality (2017) · cites this paper as [175]

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Authors
Yagi, T., Ito, D., Okada, Y., Akamatsu, W., Nihei, Y., Yoshizaki, T., Yamanaka, S., Okano, H., & Suzuki, N.
Affiliations
Keio University (JP)
Venue
Human Molecular Genetics
Published
2011-09-07
Volume
20
Issue
23
Pages
4530-4539
ISSN
  • 0964-6906 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2083
OpenAlex
W2157073241
Cited by
599
References
45
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FWCI
32.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Human Molecular Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23591254, 23650194, 23689017, 19002014)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Keywords
familial Alzheimer's disease, induced pluripotent stem cells, presenilin 1, presenilin 2, iPSC-derived neurons, gamma-secretase inhibitors, γ-secretase modulators, disease modeling, drug screening, neurodegeneration
MeSH terms
Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Cell Differentiation, Fibroblasts, Humans, Models, Biological, Mutation, Neurons, Protease Inhibitors, Teratoma, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Mice, SCID, Mice, Presenilin-1, Presenilin-2, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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