Molecular Neurodegeneration,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
17(1)
Опубликована: Март 5, 2022
As
the
most
common
dementia,
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
exacts
an
immense
personal,
societal,
and
economic
toll.
AD
was
first
described
at
neuropathological
level
in
early
1900s.
Today,
we
have
mechanistic
insight
into
select
aspects
of
pathogenesis
ability
to
clinically
detect
diagnose
underlying
pathologies
living
patients.
These
insights
demonstrate
that
is
a
complex,
insidious,
degenerative
proteinopathy
triggered
by
Aβ
aggregate
formation.
Over
time
pathology
drives
neurofibrillary
tangle
(NFT)
pathology,
dysfunction
virtually
all
cell
types
brain,
ultimately,
overt
neurodegeneration.
Yet,
large
gaps
our
knowledge
pathophysiology
huge
unmet
medical
need
remain.
Though
largely
conceptualize
as
aging,
heritable
non-heritable
factors
impact
brain
physiology,
either
continuously
or
specific
points
during
lifespan,
thereby
alter
risk
for
devolvement
AD.
Herein,
I
describe
lifelong
journey
healthy
from
birth
death
with
AD,
while
acknowledging
many
remain
regarding
understanding
pathogenesis.
To
ensure
current
lexicon
surrounding
changes
inevitable,
incurable,
poorly
manageable
preventable,
curable,
must
address
these
gaps,
develop
therapies
bigger
on
clinical
symptoms
progression
use
interventions
appropriate
stage
disease.
Acta Neuropathologica,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
141(1), С. 39 - 65
Опубликована: Окт. 20, 2020
Abstract
Several
lines
of
recent
evidence
indicate
that
the
amyloid
precursor
protein-derived
C-terminal
fragments
(APP-CTFs)
could
correspond
to
an
etiological
trigger
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
pathology.
Altered
mitochondrial
homeostasis
is
considered
early
event
in
AD
development.
However,
specific
contribution
APP-CTFs
structure,
function,
and
mitophagy
defects
remains
be
established.
Here,
we
demonstrate
neuroblastoma
SH-SY5Y
cells
expressing
either
APP
Swedish
mutations,
or
β-secretase-derived
APP-CTF
fragment
(C99)
combined
with
β-
γ-secretase
inhibition,
accumulation
independently
Aβ
triggers
excessive
morphology
alteration
(i.e.,
size
cristae
disorganization)
associated
enhanced
reactive
oxygen
species
production.
also
elicit
basal
failure
illustrated
by
conversion
LC3,
LC3-I
and/or
LC3-II,
non-degradation
SQSTM1/p62,
inconsistent
Parkin
PINK1
recruitment
mitochondria,
levels
membrane
matrix
proteins,
deficient
fusion
mitochondria
lysosomes.
We
confirm
morphological
impaired
vivo
young
3xTgAD
transgenic
mice
treated
inhibitor
as
well
adeno-associated-virus-C99
injected
mice.
Comparison
aged
2xTgAD
indicates
that,
besides
APP-CTFs,
additional
late-stage
activation
occurs.
Importantly,
report
on
human
post-mortem
sporadic
brains
correlating
molecular
signature.
Since
defective
plays
a
pivotal
role
pathogenesis,
targeting
dysfunctions
counteracting
may
represent
relevant
therapeutic
interventions
AD.
Human
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD)
brains
and
transgenic
AD
mouse
models
manifest
hyperexcitability.
This
aberrant
electrical
activity
is
caused
by
synaptic
dysfunction
that
represents
the
major
pathophysiological
correlate
of
cognitive
decline.
However,
underlying
mechanism
for
this
excessive
excitability
remains
incompletely
understood.
To
investigate
basis
hyperactivity,
we
performed
electrophysiological
immunofluorescence
studies
on
hiPSC-derived
cerebrocortical
neuronal
cultures
cerebral
organoids
bearing
AD-related
mutations
in
presenilin-1
or
amyloid
precursor
protein
vs.
isogenic
gene
corrected
controls.
In
neurons/organoids,
found
increased
excitatory
bursting
activity,
which
could
be
explained
part
a
decrease
neurite
length.
neurons
also
displayed
sodium
current
density
decreased
inhibitory
activity.
Our
findings
establish
as
relevant
model
early
pathophysiology
provide
mechanistic
insight
into
observed
Cell stem cell,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
29(12), С. 1685 - 1702.e22
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2022
Human
induced
pluripotent
stem
cell
(iPSC)
lines
are
a
powerful
tool
for
studying
development
and
disease,
but
the
considerable
phenotypic
variation
between
makes
it
challenging
to
replicate
key
findings
integrate
data
across
research
groups.
To
address
this
issue,
we
sub-cloned
candidate
human
iPSC
deeply
characterized
their
genetic
properties
using
whole
genome
sequencing,
genomic
stability
upon
CRISPR-Cas9-based
gene
editing,
including
differentiation
commonly
used
types.
These
studies
identified
KOLF2.1J
as
an
all-around
well-performing
line.
We
then
shared
with
groups
around
world
who
tested
its
performance
in
head-to-head
comparisons
own
preferred
diverse
range
of
protocols
functional
assays.
On
strength
these
findings,
have
made
gene-edited
derivative
clones
readily
accessible
promote
standardization
required
large-scale
collaborative
science
field.
Molecular Psychiatry,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
28(1), С. 202 - 216
Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2022
Abstract
Mitochondrial
dysfunctions
are
central
players
in
Alzheimer’s
disease
(AD).
In
addition,
impairments
mitophagy,
the
process
of
selective
mitochondrial
degradation
by
autophagy
leading
to
a
gradual
accumulation
defective
mitochondria,
have
also
been
reported
occur
AD.
We
provide
an
updated
overview
recent
discoveries
and
advancements
on
mitophagic
molecular
AD-derived
fluids
cells
as
well
AD
brains.
discuss
studies
using
cellular
animal
models
that
unraveled
contribution
relevant
AD-related
proteins
(Tau,
Aβ,
APP-derived
fragments
APOE)
mitophagy
failure.
accordance
with
important
role
impaired
AD,
we
report
various
therapeutic
strategies
aiming
at
stimulating
summarize
benefits
these
potential
human
clinical
trials.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Март 31, 2022
Since
1995,
more
than
100
transgenic
(Tg)
mouse
models
of
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
have
been
generated
in
which
mutant
amyloid
precursor
protein
(APP)
or
APP/presenilin
1
(PS1)
cDNA
is
overexpressed
(
Nature Neuroscience,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
25(2), С. 226 - 237
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2022
Answer
ALS
is
a
biological
and
clinical
resource
of
patient-derived,
induced
pluripotent
stem
(iPS)
cell
lines,
multi-omic
data
derived
from
iPS
neurons
longitudinal
smartphone
over
1,000
patients
with
ALS.
This
provides
population-level
that
may
be
employed
to
identify
clinical-molecular-biochemical
subtypes
amyotrophic
lateral
sclerosis
(ALS).
A
unique
smartphone-based
system
was
collect
deep
data,
including
fine
motor
activity,
speech,
breathing
linguistics/cognition.
The
spinal
were
blood
each
patient
these
cells
underwent
analytics
whole-genome
sequencing,
RNA
transcriptomics,
ATAC-sequencing
proteomics.
intent
for
the
generation
integrated
signatures
using
bioinformatics,
statistics
computational
biology
establish
patterns
lead
better
understanding
underlying
mechanisms
disease,
subgroup
identification.
web
portal
open-source
sharing
all
developed
widespread
community-based
analytics.