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ArticleHuman molecular genetics2018

RAGE mediates Aβ accumulation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease via modulation of β- and γ-secretase activity.

Fang Fang, Qing Yu, Ottavio Arancio, Doris Chen, Smruti S Gore, Shirley ShiDu Yan, Shi Fang Yan

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Article in Human molecular genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fang FangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
Qing YuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
Ottavio ArancioDepartment of Pathology and Taub Institute for Research on Aging and Alzheimer's Disease, Physicians & Surgeons College of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Doris ChenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
Smruti S GoreDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
Shirley ShiDu YanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
Shi Fang YanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Higuchi Bioscience Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
University of Kansas · USColumbia University · US

Funding

Role of Cyclophilin D in Abeta-induced synaptic injuryR37AG037319 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2010 to 2019
$3.1M
TOMM40-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and Alzheimers diseaseR01AG053041 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2017 to 2021
$2.7M
Mitochondrial degrading enzyme, synaptic mitochondrial function in AD mouse modelR01AG044793 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
RAGE and mitochondrial degeneration in diabetesR01NS089116 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2015 to 2018
$1.5M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG044793NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053041NIA NIH HHS R37 AG037319NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS089116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products (RAGE) has been implicated in amyloid β-peptide (Aβ)-induced perturbation relevant to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether and how RAGE regulates Aβ metabolism remains largely unknown. Aβ formation arises from aberrant cleavage of amyloid pre-cursor protein (APP) by β- and γ-secretase. To investigate whether RAGE modulates β- and γ-secretase activity potentiating Aβ formation, we generated mAPP mice with genetic deletion of RAGE (mAPP/RO). These mice displayed reduced cerebral amyloid pathology, inhibited aberrant APP-Aβ metabolism by reducing β- and γ-secretases activity, and attenuated impairment of learning and memory compared with mAPP mice. Similarly, RAGE signal transduction deficient mAPP mice (mAPP/DN-RAGE) exhibited the reduction in Aβ40 and Aβ42 production and decreased β-and γ-secretase activity compared with mAPP mice. Furthermore, RAGE-deficient mAPP brain revealed suppression of activation of p38 MAP kinase and glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β). Finally, RAGE siRNA-mediated gene silencing or DN-RAGE-mediated signaling deficiency in the enriched human APP neuronal cells demonstrated suppression of activation of GSK3β, accompanied with reduction in Aβ levels and decrease in β- and γ-secretases activity. Our findings highlight that RAGE-dependent signaling pathway regulates β- and γ-secretase cleavage of APP to generate Aβ, at least in part through activation of GSK3β and p38 MAP kinase. RAGE is a potential therapeutic target to limit aberrant APP-Aβ metabolism in halting progression of AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansMemoryMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesReceptor for Advanced Glycation End ProductsSignal TransductionAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betap38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesReceptor for Advanced Glycation End Products

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PMID29329433
PMCPMC6075512
OpenAlexW2782715813

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