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ArticleDevelopmental neurobiology2019

Maternal Choline Supplementation Alters Basal Forebrain Cholinergic Neuron Gene Expression in the Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome.

Christy M Kelley, Stephen D Ginsberg, Melissa J Alldred, Barbara J Strupp, Elliott J Mufson

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Article in Developmental neurobiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christy M KelleyDepartment of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.ORCID 0000-0001-9144-8641
Stephen D GinsbergCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York.
Melissa J AlldredCenter for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York.
Barbara J StruppDivision of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
Elliott J MufsonDepartment of Neurobiology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
Barrow Neurological Institute · USNathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research · USCornell University · US

Funding

Uncovering Alzheimer's disease risk mechanisms through neuron-specific analysis of autophagy and endosomal-lysosomal functionP01AG017617 · NIA · NATHAN S. KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCH RES · PI NIXON, RALPH A. · 2000 to 2021
$40.0M
TAU, AB, SYNUCLEIN AND NITRATIVE/OXIDATIVE DAMAGE IN MCIP01AG014449 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · PI IKONOMOVIC, MILOS D · 1997 to 2024
$39.7M
Cellular and Molecular Medial Temporal Lobe Pathology in Elderly PreMCI subjectsR01AG043375 · NIA · ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER · PI GINSBERG, STEPHEN D, MUFSON, ELLIOTT JAY · 2013 to 2017
$3.6M
Perinatal choline therapy in a mouse model of Down Syndrome & Alzheimer's DiseaseR01HD057564 · NICHD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI STRUPP, BARBARA J · 2008 to 2012
$2.9M
NIA NIH HHS P01 AG014449NIA NIH HHS P01 AG017617NIA NIH HHS R01 AG043375NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061566NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD057564
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Down syndrome (DS), trisomy 21, is marked by intellectual disability and a premature aging profile including degeneration of the basal forebrain cholinergic neuron (BFCN) projection system, similar to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although data indicate that perinatal maternal choline supplementation (MCS) alters the structure and function of these neurons in the Ts65Dn mouse model of DS and AD (Ts), whether MCS affects the molecular profile of vulnerable BFCNs remains unknown. We investigated the genetic signature of BFCNs obtained from Ts and disomic (2N) offspring of Ts65Dn dams maintained on a MCS diet (Ts+, 2N+) or a choline normal diet (ND) from mating until weaning, then maintained on ND until 4.4-7.5 months of age. Brains were then collected and prepared for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunohistochemistry and laser capture microdissection followed by RNA extraction and custom-designed microarray analysis. Findings revealed upregulation of select transcripts in classes of genes related to the cytoskeleton (Tubb4b), AD (Cav1), cell death (Bcl2), presynaptic (Syngr1), immediate early (Fosb, Arc), G protein signaling (Gabarap, Rgs10), and cholinergic neurotransmission (Chrnb3) in Ts compared to 2N mice, which were normalized with MCS. Moreover, significant downregulation was seen in select transcripts associated with the cytoskeleton (Dync1h1), intracellular signaling (Itpka, Gng3, and Mlst8), and cell death (Ccng1) in Ts compared to 2N mice that was normalized with MCS. This study provides insight into genotype-dependent differences and the effects of MCS at the molecular level within a key vulnerable cell type in DS and AD.

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Dietary SupplementsAnimalsBasal ForebrainCholineCholinergic NeuronsDisease Models, AnimalDown SyndromeFemaleGene ExpressionMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPregnancyCholinebasal forebrain cholinergic neuronsDown syndromelaser capture microdissectionmaternal choline supplementationmicroarraysTs65Dn

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