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J Alzheimers Dis ; 33(4): 941-59, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23109558

RESUMO

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities, accumulation of the amyloid-ß peptide (Aß), increase of oxidative stress, and synaptic alterations. The scavenging of reactive oxygen species through their matrix enzyme catalase is one of the most recognized functions of peroxisomes. The induction of peroxisome proliferation is attained through different mechanisms by a set of structurally diverse molecules called peroxisome proliferators. In the present work, a double transgenic mouse model of AD that co-expresses a mutant human amyloid-ß protein precursor (AßPPswe) and presenilin 1 without exon 9 (PS1dE9) was utilized in order to assess the effect of peroxisomal proliferation on Aß neurotoxicity in vivo. Mice were tested for spatial memory and their brains analyzed by cytochemical, electrophysiological, and biochemical methods. We report here that peroxisomal proliferation significantly reduces (i) memory impairment, found in this model of AD; (ii) Aß burden and plaque-associated acetylcholinesterase activity; (iii) neuroinflammation, measured by the extent of astrogliosis and microgliosis; and (iv) the decrease in postsynaptic proteins, while promoting synaptic plasticity in the form of long-term potentiation. We concluded that peroxisomal proliferation reduces various AD neuropathological markers and peroxisome proliferators may be considered as potential therapeutic agents against the disease.


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Doença de Alzheimer/tratamento farmacológico , Química Encefálica/efeitos dos fármacos , Transtornos da Memória/tratamento farmacológico , Degeneração Neural/tratamento farmacológico , Proliferadores de Peroxissomos/administração & dosagem , Sinapses/efeitos dos fármacos , Doença de Alzheimer/genética , Doença de Alzheimer/patologia , Animais , Química Encefálica/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos da Memória/genética , Transtornos da Memória/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Transgênicos , Degeneração Neural/genética , Degeneração Neural/patologia , Sinapses/patologia
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