Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
Thalamic Reticular Nucleus Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
批准号:
10058690
负责人:
Michael Beierlein
金额:
$75.8万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2020
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
未结题
起止时间:
2020-08-01 至 2025-04-30
关键词:
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中文摘要
项目摘要
睡眠障碍可预测阿尔茨海默病(AD)的风险。 睡眠-觉醒周期严格调节大脑
间质液(ISF)中Aβ和tau的水平,这两种蛋白质在AD中积累。 Aβ和tau都是
由神经元活动释放,清醒时比睡眠时高。 此外,睡眠是一个至关重要的
在此期间,ISF中的因子从大脑中清除。 因此,睡眠障碍影响日常
功能,并有助于疾病的进展。 然而,人们对大脑中哪些区域
在AD中受影响引起睡眠障碍,使得难以确定电路水平机制,
驱动功能障碍,或设计有针对性的治疗策略。 该项目测试了这样的假设:
丘脑网状核(TRN)是AD的关键脑区,其活动的损伤驱动睡眠
干扰并加剧疾病进展。 TRN是丘脑皮质-丘脑底核的主要组成部分
在AD患者中,肾上腺皮质激素是调节睡眠、注意力和记忆力的皮质丘脑网络的一部分,这些都受到影响。 然而,在这方面,
对AD患者或动物模型中TRN的状态知之甚少。 我们发现在转基因小鼠中
表达突变型人淀粉样前体蛋白(APP小鼠),TRN活性显著降低,
没有细胞损失。 TRN活动的这种减少导致睡眠片段化和慢波减少。
睡眠(SWS),并预测海马和皮质中Aβ沉积的幅度,这可能与
SWS是睡眠的一个阶段,在这个阶段,Aβ的活动依赖性产生减少,
从大脑中清除 此外,SWS和睡眠维持的缺陷在APP疾病的早期就表现出来。
小鼠,海马缺陷之前,这表明TRN损伤既可以预测,并有助于
疾病进展。 该提案的目标是确定损害TRN活性的细胞机制,
并测试选择性地操纵TRN中的神经元活动是否可以使睡眠正常化,减少Aβ积累,
提高记忆力 为了实现这些目标,在目标1中,我们将使用电生理学和药理学,
丘脑切片,以确定TRN的内在,突触和网络特性,这些特性导致TRN的活动减退,
APP小鼠。 在目标2中,我们将使用DREADD来急性激活APP小鼠中的TRN细胞,以测试TRN激活是否
影响间质Aβ的动力学和/或记忆巩固。 在目标3中,我们将使用DREADD-ESTA介导的
在APP小鼠中激活TRN,以测试TRN的慢性激活是否可以使睡眠参数正常化,减少Aβ
积累,提高记忆力。该项目的结果将产生重大影响,因为它们:1)突出
疾病早期的脆弱网络,可以预测和促进疾病进展,以及2)识别
一种新的治疗策略,有可能使睡眠正常化,改善记忆,延缓疾病进展
老年痴呆症 所获得的见解也将用于推导出关于
大脑中与AD相关的蛋白质如Aβ和tau蛋白,这将影响我们治疗这种复杂疾病的能力。
英文摘要
PROJECT SUMMARY
Sleep disturbances predict risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Sleep-wake cycles critically regulate brain
interstitial fluid (ISF) levels of Aβ and tau, two critical proteins that accumulate in AD. Both Aβ and tau are
released by neuronal activity, which is higher during wakefulness than in sleep. Moreover, sleep is a critical
phase during which factors in the ISF are cleared from the brain. Therefore, sleep disturbances affect daily
function and also contribute to disease progression. However, little is known about which brain regions are
affected in AD to give rise to sleep disturbances, making it difficult to identify the circuit level mechanisms that
drive dysfunction, or to design targeted therapeutic strategies. This project tests the hypothesis that the
thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN) is a critical brain region in AD, and that impairments in its activity drive sleep
disturbances and exacerbate disease progression. The TRN is a major component of the thalamocortical-
corticothalamic network that regulates sleep, attention, and memory, which are all affected in AD. However,
little is known about the state of TRN in AD patients or in animal models. We found that in transgenic mice
expressing mutant human amyloid precursor protein (APP mice), TRN activity is strikingly reduced, in the
absence of cell loss. Such reductions in TRN activity led to sleep fragmentation and reductions in slow wave
sleep (SWS), and predicted the magnitude of Aβ deposition in both hippocampus and cortex, which may relate
to the fact that SWS is the phase of sleep during which activity-dependent production of Aβ is reduced, and Aβ
is cleared from the brain. Moreover, deficits in SWS and sleep maintenance manifest early in disease in APP
mice, prior to hippocampal deficits, suggesting that TRN impairment may both predict and contribute to
disease progression. The goals of this proposal are to identify cellular mechanisms that impair TRN activity,
and test if selectively manipulating neuronal activity in the TRN can normalize sleep, reduce Aβ accumulation,
and improve memory. To achieve these goals, in Aim 1 we will use electrophysiology and pharmacology in
thalamic slices to identify the intrinsic, synaptic, and network properties of TRN that result in its hypoactivity in
APP mice. In Aim 2, we will use DREADDs to acutely activate TRN cells in APP mice to test if TRN activation
affects dynamics of interstitial Aβ, and/or memory consolidation. In Aim 3, we will use DREADD-mediated
activation of TRN in APP mice to test if chronic activation of TRN can normalize sleep parameters, reduce Aβ
accumulation, and improve memory. Results from this project will have major impact because they: 1) highlight
a vulnerable network early in disease that may predict and contribute to disease progression, and 2) identify a
novel therapeutic strategy with potential to normalize sleep, improve memory, and delay disease progression
in Alzheimer’s disease. Insights gained will also be used to derive general principles about the dynamics of
AD-related proteins like Aβ and tau in the brain, which will impact our ability to treat this complex disease.
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