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Microglial Dysfunction and Defective β-Amyloid Clearance Pathways in Aging Alzheimer's Disease Mice

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Hickman, Suzanne E., Allison, Elizabeth K., El Khoury, Joseph·2008·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Early microglial accumulation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) delays disease progression by promoting clearance of β-amyloid (Aβ) before formation of senile plaques. However, persistent Aβ accumulation despite increasing microglial numbers suggests that the ability of microglia to clear Aβ may decrease with age and progression of AD pathology. To determine the effects of aging and Aβ deposition on microglial ability to clear Aβ, we used quantitative PCR to analyze gene expression in freshly isolated adult microglia from 1.5-, 3-, 8-, and 14-month-old transgenic PS1-APP mice, an established mouse model of AD, and from their nontransgenic littermates. We found that microglia from old PS1-APP mice, but not from younger mice, have a twofold to fivefold decrease in expression of the Aβ-binding scavenger receptors scavenger receptor A (SRA), CD36, and RAGE (receptor for advanced-glycosylation endproducts), and the Aβ-degrading enzymes insulysin, neprilysin, and MMP9, compared with their littermate controls. In contrast, PS1-APP microglia had a 2.5-fold increase in the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β (interleukin-1β) and tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), suggesting that there is an inverse correlation between cytokine production and Aβ clearance. In support of this possibility, we found that incubation of cultured N9 mouse microglia with TNFα decreased the expression of SRA and CD36 and reduced Aβ uptake. Our data indicate that, although early microglial recruitment promotes Aβ clearance and is neuroprotective in AD, as disease progresses, proinflammatory cytokines produced in response to Aβ deposition downregulate genes involved in Aβ clearance and promote Aβ accumulation, therefore contributing to neurodegeneration. Antiinflammatory therapy for AD should take this dichotomous microglial role into consideration.

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Authors
Hickman, S. E., Allison, E. K., & El Khoury, J.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2008-08-13
Volume
28
Issue
33
Pages
8354-8360
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2018708829
Cited by
1,329
References
28
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FWCI
27.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Dana Foundation
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS059005)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation
Keywords
Alzheimer's disease, microglia, amyloid-beta clearance, aging, scavenger receptor A, CD36, RAGE, neprilysin, MMP-9, inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, IL-1β, neuroinflammation, anti-inflammatory therapy, neurodegeneration
MeSH terms
Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Mice, Transgenic, Signal Transduction, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Microglia, Mice

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