Early-life stress induces the development of Alzheimer's disease pathology via angiopathy
Early-life stress induces the development of Alzheimer's disease pathology via angiopathy
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早期生活压力通过血管病变诱发阿尔茨海默病病理学的发展
DOI:
10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113552
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Okado Haruo
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作者:
Tanaka Tomoko;Hirai Shinobu;Hosokawa Masato;Saito Takashi;Sakuma Hiroshi;Saido Takaomi;Hasegawa Masato;Okado Haruo
Alzheimer's disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is a major societal, scientific, and economic problem. Several early-life factors associated with an increased risk for the clinical diagnosis of AD have recently been identified. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of early-life stress in the pathogenesis of AD using heterozygous amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutant mice (AppNL-G-F/wt) and wild-type (Appwt/wt) mice. We found that maternal-separatedAppwt/wtmice showed narrowing of vessels and decreased pericyte coverage of capillaries in the prefrontal cortex, while maternal-separatedAppNL-G-F/wtmice additionally showed the impairment of cognitive function, earlier formation of Aβ plaques, increased vessel-associated microglia, and disruption of the blood–brain barrier. Substantial activation of microglia was detected in the maternal-separatedAppNL-G-F/wtmice and maternal-separatedAppwt/wtmice. At an early stage, morphological changes and inflammatory responses were observed in the microglia of the maternal-separatedAppNL-G-F/wtmice and maternal-separatedAppwt/wtmice, and morphological changes in the microglia were observed in the non-maternal-separatedAppNL-G-F/wtmice. Microglia activation induced by maternal separation in combination with the APP mutation may impair the vascular system, leading to AD progression. These findings therefore suggest that maternal separation results in the early induction of AD-related pathology via angiopathy.