Effects of microRNA-10a on synapse remodeling in hippocampal neurons and neuronal cell proliferation and apoptosis through the BDNF-TrkB signaling pathway in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 233 (7) ◽  
pp. 5281-5292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-Wen Wu ◽  
Mi-Shan Wu ◽  
Jin-Dong Guo
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Zheng ◽  
Fan Hu ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Juan Zhang ◽  
Jie Zheng ◽  
...  

AbstractAberrant regulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but most abnormally expressed miRNAs found in AD are not regulated by synaptic activity. Here we report that dysfunction of miR-135a-5p/Rock2/Add1 results in memory/synaptic disorder in a mouse model of AD. miR-135a-5p levels are significantly reduced in excitatory hippocampal neurons of AD model mice. This decrease is tau dependent and mediated by Foxd3. Inhibition of miR-135a-5p leads to synaptic disorder and memory impairments. Furthermore, excess Rock2 levels caused by loss of miR-135a-5p plays an important role in the synaptic disorder of AD via phosphorylation of Ser726 on adducin 1 (Add1). Blocking the phosphorylation of Ser726 on Add1 with a membrane-permeable peptide effectively rescues the memory impairments in AD mice. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that synaptic-related miR-135a-5p mediates synaptic/memory deficits in AD via the Rock2/Add1 signaling pathway, illuminating a potential therapeutic strategy for AD.


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