Nptx2 reverses microglia-induced synaptic loss by inhibiting the complement system in Alzheimer's disease
10.13699/j.cnki.1001-6821.2024.16.007
- VernacularTitle:Nptx2在阿尔茨海默病中通过抑制补体系统逆转小胶质细胞诱发突触损失的研究
- Author:
Chen-Xi TAN
1
;
Yang LIU
;
Ci-Han DI
;
De-Chao XU
;
Hui-Yi ZHANG
Author Information
1. 齐齐哈尔医学院附属第二医院神经内科,黑龙江齐齐哈尔 161000
- Keywords:
recombinant neuronal pentraxin Ⅱ;
Alzheimer's disease;
complement system;
microglia;
synapses
- From:
The Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
2024;40(16):2334-2338
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of neuronal pentraxin 2(Nptx2)on complement system,microglia activation and synaptic density in mice with Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods Six-months-old APPswe/PS1dE9 double transgenic mice were divided into model group(intracerebroventricularly injected with AAV-Veh 1 × 1010 GC)and model+AAV-Nptx2 group(intracerebroventricularly injected with AAV-Nptx2 1 × 1010 GC),6-months-old wild-type mice were divided into control group(intracerebroventricularly injected with AAV-Veh 1 × 1010 GC)and control+AAV-Nptx2 group(intracerebroventricularly injected with AAV-Nptx2 1 x 1010 GC),with 12 mice in each group.One month later,the cognitive function of mice in each group was evaluated by Morris Water Maze test.The expression levels of Nptx2 and Iba1 proteins were measured by Western blot,the contents of complement related proteins were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay,and the synaptic plasticity was evaluated by Golgi staining.Results The resident time in the platform quadrant of control,control+AAV-Nptx2,model and model+AAV-Nptx2 groups were(44.72±10.92),(53.32±10.29),(21.92±3.80)and(36.47±6.41)s;the number of crossing the platform were 10.08±2.64,9.58±3.09,2.25±1.29 and 5.92±1.38;the relative expression levels of Nptx2 protein were 0.33±0.06,0.63±0.10,0.09±0.03 and 0.57±0.22;the relative expression levels of Iba1 protein were 0.17±0.06,0.23±0.08,0.97±0.16 and 0.40±0.14;the synaptic densities were 22.75±4.27,29.25±4.78,8.25±2.99 and 23.75±4.86.Compared with the model group,the differences of above indexes in the model+AAV-Nptx2 and control groups were statistically significant(all P＜0.05).Conclusion Overexpression of Nptx2 protein can inhibit the activation of complement system,reduce the activation of microglia,and increase the synaptic density to alleviate cognitive impairment in AD mice.
