Characterization of AD-like phenotype in aged APPSwe/PS1dE9 mice.

TitleCharacterization of AD-like phenotype in aged APPSwe/PS1dE9 mice.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsHuang H, Nie S, Cao M, Marshall C, Gao J, Xiao N, Hu G, Xiao M
JournalAge (Dordr)
Volume38
Issue4
Pagination303-322
Date Published2016 Aug
ISSN1574-4647
KeywordsAging, Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Animals, Anxiety, Astrocytes, Atrophy, Cognitive Dysfunction, Disease Models, Animal, Hippocampus, Humans, Insulysin, Male, Memory Disorders, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Plaque, Amyloid, Synaptophysin
Abstract

Transgenic APPSwe/PS1dE9 (APP/PS1) mice that overproduce amyloid beta (Aβ) are extensively used in the studies of pathogenesis and experimental therapeutics and new drug screening for Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, most of the current literature uses young or adult APP/PS1 mice. In order to provide a broader view of AD-like phenotype of this animal model, in this study, we systematically analyzed behavioral and pathological profiles of 24-month-old male APP/PS1 mice. Aged APP/PS1 mice had reference memory deficits as well as anxiety, hyperactivity, and social interaction impairment. Consistently, there was obvious deposition of amyloid plaques in the dorsal hippocampus with decreased expression of insulin-degrading enzyme, a proteolytic enzyme responsible for degradation of intracellular Aβ. Furthermore, decreases in hippocampal volume, neuronal number and synaptophysin expression, and astrocyte atrophy were also observed in aged APP/PS1 mice. This finding suggests that aged APP/PS1 mice can well replicate cognitive and noncognitive behavioral abnormalities, hippocampal atrophy, and neuronal and astrocyte degeneration in AD patients, to enable more objective and refined preclinical evaluation of therapeutic drugs and strategies for AD treatment.

DOI10.1007/s11357-016-9929-7
Alternate JournalAge (Dordr)
PubMed ID27439903
PubMed Central IDPMC5061676