Research Paper Volume 11, Issue 22 pp 10242—10251
Studies on APP metabolism related to age-associated mitochondrial dysfunction in APP/PS1 transgenic mice
- 1 Department of Clinical Anatomy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- 2 Department of Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- 3 Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- 4 Department of Anatomy, School of Basic Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China
- 5 Department of Anatomy, Guangdong Jiangmen Chinese Traditional Medicine College, Jiangmen, China
Received: March 25, 2019 Accepted: November 7, 2019 Published: November 19, 2019
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.102451How to Cite
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Abstract
The aging brain with mitochondrial dysfunction and a reduced adenosine 5’-triphosphate (ATP) has been implicated in the onset and progression of β-Amyloid (Aβ)-induced neuronal toxicity in AD. To unravel the function of ATP and the underlying mechanisms on AD development, APP/PS1 double transgenic mice and wild-type (WT) C57 mice at 6 and 10 months of age were studied. We demonstrated a decreased ATP release in the hippocampus and platelet of APP/PS1 mice, comparing to C57 mice at a relatively early age. Levels of Aβ were raised in both hippocampus and platelet of APP/PS1 mice, accompanied by a decrease of α-secretase activity and an increase of β-secretase activity. Moreover, our results presented an age-dependent rise in mitochondrial vulnerability to oxidation in APP/PS1 mice. In addition, we found decreased pSer473-Akt levels, increased GSK3β activity by inhibiting phosphorylation at Ser9 in aged APP/PS1 mice and these dysfunctions probably due to down-regulation of Bcl-2 and up-regulation of cleaved caspase-3. Therefore, we demonstrate that PI3K/Akt/GSK3β signaling pathway could be involved in Aβ-associated mitochondrial dysfunction of APP/PS1 mice and APP abnormal metabolism in platelet might provide potential biomarkers for early diagnosis of AD.