scholarly journals Effects of <i>Syzygium cumini</i> Seed Extract on the Memory Loss of Alzheimer’s Disease Model Rats

2017 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 53-73
Author(s):  
Shahdat Hossain ◽  
Jahirul Islam ◽  
Sujan Bhowmick ◽  
Mozammel Haque ◽  
Asiqur Rahaman
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Tang ◽  
Lan Liu ◽  
Guangyi Li ◽  
Pengcheng Jiang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and dementia, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Although the long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently been identified to play a role in the pathogenesis of AD, the specific effects of lncRNAs in AD remain unclear. In present study, we have investigated the expression profiles of lncRNAs in hippocampal of intranasal LPS-mediated Alzheimer’s disease models in mice by microarray method. A total of 395 lncRNAs and 123 mRNAs was detected to express differently in AD models and controls (>2.0 folds,p<0.05). The microarray expression was validated by Quantitative Real-Time-PCR (qRT-PCR). The pathway analysis showed the mRNAs that correlated with lncRNAs were involved in inflammation, apoptosis, and nervous system related pathways. The lncRNA-TFs network analysis suggested the lncRNAs were mostly regulated by HMGA2, ONECUT2, FOXO1, and CDC5L. Additionally, lncRNA-target-TFs network analysis indicated the FOXL1, CDC5L, ONECUT2, and CDX1 to be the TFs most likely to regulate the production of these lncRNAs. This is the first study to investigate lncRNAs expression pattern in intranasal LPS-mediated Alzheimer’s disease model in mice. And these results may facilitate the understanding of the pathogenesis of AD targeting lncRNAs.


2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumi Takamura ◽  
Yasuhide Okamoto ◽  
Takeshi Kawarabayashi ◽  
Tatsuki Yokoseki ◽  
Masao Shibata ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew B. Caldwell ◽  
Qing Liu ◽  
Gary P. Schroth ◽  
Rudolph E. Tanzi ◽  
Douglas R. Galasko ◽  
...  

AbstractEarly-Onset Familial Alzheimer’s Disease (EOFAD) is a dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorder elicited by mutations in the PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP genes1. Hallmark pathological changes and symptoms observed, namely the accumulation of misfolded Amyloid-β (Aβ) in plaques and Tau aggregates in neurofibrillary tangles associated with memory loss and cognitive decline, are understood to be temporally accelerated manifestations of the more common sporadic Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. The complete penetrance of EOFAD-causing mutations has allowed for experimental models which have proven integral to the overall understanding of AD2. However, the failure of pathology-targeting therapeutic development suggests that the formation of plaques and tangles may be symptomatic and not describe the etiology of the disease3,4. Here, we use an integrative, multi-omics approach and systems-level analysis in hiPSC-derived neurons to generate a mechanistic disease model for EOFAD. Using patient-specific cells from donors harboring mutations in PSEN1 differentiated into neurons, we characterize the disease-related gene expression and chromatin accessibility changes by RNA- Seq, ATAC-Seq, and histone methylation ChIP-Seq. We show that the defining disease-causing mechanism of EOFAD is dedifferentiation, primarily through the REST-mediated repression of neuronal lineage specification gene programs and the activation of non-specific germ layer precursor gene programs concomitant with modifications in chromatin accessibility. These gene signature profiles and changes in chromatin topology illustrate that EOFAD neurons traverse the chromatin landscape from an ectodermal origin to a mixed germ lineage state. Further, a reanalysis of existing transcriptomic data from PSEN1 patient brain samples demonstrates that the mechanisms identified in our experimental system recapitulate EOFAD in the human brain. Our results comprise a disease model which describes the mechanisms culminating in dedifferentiation that precede amyloid and tau pathology formation and engender neurodegeneration.


Author(s):  
Lili Pan ◽  
Yu Ma ◽  
Yunchun Li ◽  
Haoxing Wu ◽  
Rui Huang ◽  
...  

Abstract:: Recent studies have proven that the purinergic signaling pathway plays a key role in neurotransmission and neuromodulation, and is involved in various neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders. With the characterization of the subtypes of receptors in purinergic signaling, i.e. the P1 (adenosine), P2X (ion channel) and P2Y (G protein-coupled), more attentions were paid to the pathophysiology and therapeutic potential of purinergic signaling in central nervous system disorders. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive and deadly neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by memory loss, cognitive impairment and dementia. However, as drug development aimed to prevent or control AD follows a series of failures in recent years, more researchers focused on the neuroprotection-related mechanisms such as purinergic signaling in AD patients to find a potential cure. This article reviews the recent discoveries of purinergic signaling in AD, summaries the potential agents as modulators for the receptors of purinergic signaling in AD related research and treatments. Thus, our paper provided an insight for purinergic signaling in the development of anti-AD therapies.


Dementia ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 147130121882096
Author(s):  
Thomas A Ala ◽  
GaToya Simpson ◽  
Marshall T Holland ◽  
Vajeeha Tabassum ◽  
Maithili Deshpande ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lishu Duan ◽  
Mufeng Hu ◽  
Joseph A. Tamm ◽  
Yelena Y. Grinberg ◽  
Fang Shen ◽  
...  

AbstractAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a common neurodegenerative disease with poor prognosis. New options for drug discovery targets are needed. We developed an imaging based arrayed CRISPR method to interrogate the human genome for modulation of in vitro correlates of AD features, and used this to assess 1525 human genes related to tau aggregation, autophagy and mitochondria. This work revealed (I) a network of tau aggregation modulators including the NF-κB pathway and inflammatory signaling, (II) a correlation between mitochondrial morphology, respiratory function and transcriptomics, (III) machine learning predicted novel roles of genes and pathways in autophagic processes and (IV) individual gene function inferences and interactions among biological processes via multi-feature clustering. These studies provide a platform to interrogate underexplored aspects of AD biology and offer several specific hypotheses for future drug discovery efforts.


Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1802
Author(s):  
Enrique Armijo ◽  
George Edwards ◽  
Andrea Flores ◽  
Jorge Vera ◽  
Mohammad Shahnawaz ◽  
...  

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the elderly population. The disease is characterized by progressive memory loss, cerebral atrophy, extensive neuronal loss, synaptic alterations, brain inflammation, extracellular accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, and intracellular accumulation of hyper-phosphorylated tau (p-tau) protein. Many recent clinical trials have failed to show therapeutic benefit, likely because at the time in which patients exhibit clinical symptoms the brain is irreversibly damaged. In recent years, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have been suggested as a promising cell therapy to recover brain functionality in neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. To evaluate the potential benefits of iPSCs on AD progression, we stereotaxically injected mouse iPSC-derived neural precursors (iPSC-NPCs) into the hippocampus of aged triple transgenic (3xTg-AD) mice harboring extensive pathological abnormalities typical of AD. Interestingly, iPSC-NPCs transplanted mice showed improved memory, synaptic plasticity, and reduced AD brain pathology, including a reduction of amyloid and tangles deposits. Our findings suggest that iPSC-NPCs might be a useful therapy that could produce benefit at the advanced clinical and pathological stages of AD.


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