| First Author | Cavanagh C | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | Neurobiol Aging | Volume | 47 |
| Pages | 41-49 | PubMed ID | 27552480 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:239458 | Mgi Id | MGI:5828948 |
| Doi | 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.07.009 | Citation | Cavanagh C, et al. (2016) Inhibiting tumor necrosis factor-alpha before amyloidosis prevents synaptic deficits in an Alzheimer's disease model. Neurobiol Aging 47:41-49 |
| abstractText | Deficits in synaptic structure and function are likely to underlie cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease. While synaptic deficits are commonly found in animal models of amyloidosis, it is unclear how amyloid pathology may impair synaptic functions. In some amyloid mouse models of Alzheimer's disease, however, synaptic deficits are preceded by hyperexcitability of glutamate synapses. In the amyloid transgenic mouse model TgCRND8, we therefore investigated whether early enhancement of glutamatergic transmission was responsible for development of later synaptic deficits. Hippocampi from 1-month-old TgCRND8 mice revealed increased basal transmission and plasticity of glutamate synapses that was related to increased levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha). Treating these 1-month-old mice for 4 weeks with the TNFalpha inhibitor XPro1595 prevented synaptic deficits otherwise apparent at the age of 6 months. In this mouse model at least, reversing the hyperexcitability of glutamate synapses via TNFalpha blockade before the onset of amyloid plaque formation prevented later synaptic deficits. |
