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Brain-specific repression of AMPKα1 alleviates pathophysiology in Alzheimer’s model mice

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Zimmermann, Helena R., Yang, Wenzhong, Kasica, Nicole P., Zhou, Xueyan, Wang, Xin, Beckelman, Brenna C., Lee, Jingyun, Furdui, Cristina M. +2 more·2020·Journal of Clinical Investigation

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AMPK is a key regulator at the molecular level for maintaining energy metabolism homeostasis. Mammalian AMPK is a heterotrimeric complex, and its catalytic α subunit exists in 2 isoforms: AMPKα1 and AMPKα2. Recent studies suggest a role of AMPKα overactivation in Alzheimer's disease-associated (AD-associated) synaptic failure. However, whether AD-associated dementia can be improved by targeting AMPK remains unclear, and roles of AMPKα isoforms in AD pathophysiology are not understood. Here, we showed distinct disruption of hippocampal AMPKα isoform expression patterns in postmortem human AD patients and AD model mice. We further investigated the effects of brain- and isoform-specific AMPKα repression on AD pathophysiology. We found that repression of AMPKα1 alleviated cognitive deficits and synaptic failure displayed in 2 separate lines of AD model mice. In contrast, AMPKα2 suppression did not alter AD pathophysiology. Using unbiased mass spectrometry-based proteomics analysis, we identified distinct patterns of protein expression associated with specific AMPKα isoform suppression in AD model mice. Further, AD-associated hyperphosphorylation of eukaryotic elongation factor 2 (eEF2) was blunted with selective AMPKα1 inhibition. Our findings reveal isoform-specific roles of AMPKα in AD pathophysiology, thus providing insights into potential therapeutic strategies for AD and related dementia syndromes.

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Authors
Zimmermann, H. R., Yang, W., Kasica, N. P., Zhou, X., Wang, X., Beckelman, B. C., Lee, J., Furdui, C. M., Keene, C. D., & Ma, T.
Affiliations
  • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Ma, Tao
Venue
Journal of Clinical Investigation
Published
2020-05-26
Volume
130
Issue
7
Pages
3511-3527
ISSN
  • 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-8238
OpenAlex
W3013065605
Cited by
86
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 9
FWCI
6.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (K99/R00 AG044469,R01 AG055581,R01 AG056622)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
AMPK, AMPKα1, AMPKα2, Alzheimer's disease, hippocampus, cognitive impairment, synaptic failure, energy metabolism, proteomics, dementia
MeSH terms
Aged, 80 and over, Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Brain, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Humans, Isoenzymes, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic, Mice, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases

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