| First Author | Lombardo S | Year | 2016 |
| Journal | Neurobiol Aging | Volume | 46 |
| Pages | 221-34 | PubMed ID | 27522251 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:239460 | Mgi Id | MGI:5828950 |
| Doi | 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.06.005 | Citation | Lombardo S, et al. (2016) A role for beta2* nicotinic receptors in a model of local amyloid pathology induced in dentate gyrus. Neurobiol Aging 46:221-34 |
| abstractText | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the presence of plaques and tangles. Only certain brain regions are vulnerable to progressive neurodegeneration. It is therefore important to study the contribution of key brain structures to AD pathology. Here, we investigated the consequences of amyloid accumulation specifically in dentate gyrus (DG). This was obtained with viral transduction of human amyloid precursor protein harboring 3 pathogenic mutations (hAPP-SLA, Swedish, London, and Austrian) in DG. Adult wild-type C57Bl/6J mice exhibited long-term expression of hAPP-SLA, synthesis and deposition of oligomeric amyloid beta (Abeta), and associated memory impairment. We then investigated the role of alpha7 or beta2 subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by transducing hAPP-SLA into C57Bl/6J mice knock-out (KO) for alpha7 or beta2 subunits. beta2 KO mice did not exhibit memory loss induced by hAPP-SLA expression, whereas aged mice lacking the alpha7 subunit displayed a hAPP-SLA independent cognitive deficit. The present data reveal a role for beta2 containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the memory deficits associated with DG specific amyloid beta expression. |
