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ArticleScientific reports2019

Dual dose-dependent effects of fingolimod in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Isabel Carreras, Nurgul Aytan, Ji-Kyung Choi, Christina M Tognoni, Neil W Kowall, Bruce G Jenkins, Alpaslan Dedeoglu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 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.

Isabel CarrerasDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Av, Boston, MA, 02130, USA. carreras@bu.edu.
Nurgul AytanDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Av, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Ji-Kyung ChoiDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 73 High St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Christina M TognoniDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Av, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-8693
Neil W KowallDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Av, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Bruce G JenkinsDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 73 High St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
Alpaslan DedeogluDepartment of Veterans Affairs, VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 S Huntington Av, Boston, MA, 02130, USA. dedeoglu@bu.edu.
Boston University · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Neuropathology CoreP30AG013846 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI KOWALL, NEIL W. · 1996 to 2020
$29.1M
Sphingosine-1-phosphate induced modulation of inflammation in aging and Alzheimer's diseaseRF1AG056032 · NIA · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI DEDEOGLU, ALPASLAN, JENKINS, BRUCE G · 2017 to 2017
$2.8M
BLRD VA I01 BX001875NIA NIH HHS P30 AG013846NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG056032
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipid metabolism is abnormal in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain leading to ceramide and sphingosine accumulation and reduced levels of brain sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). We hypothesize that changes in S1P signaling are central to the inflammatory and immune-pathogenesis of AD and the therapeutic benefits of fingolimod, a structural analog of sphingosine that is FDA approved for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. We recently reported that the neuroprotective effects of fingolimod in 5xFAD transgenic AD mice treated from 1-3 months of age were greater at 1 mg/kg/day than at 5 mg/kg/day. Here we performed a dose-response study using fingolimod from 0.03 to 1 mg/kg/day in 5xFAD mice treated from 1-8 months of age. At 1 mg/kg/day, fingolimod decreased both peripheral blood lymphocyte counts and brain Aβ levels, but at the lowest dose tested (0.03 mg/kg/day), we detected improved memory, decreased activation of brain microglia and astrocytes, and restored hippocampal levels of GABA and glycerophosphocholine with no effect on circulating lymphocyte counts. These findings suggests that, unlike the case in multiple sclerosis, fingolimod may potentially have therapeutic benefits in AD at low doses that do not affect peripheral lymphocyte function.

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Drug RepositioningAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAstrocytesBrainDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFingolimod Hydrochloridegamma-Aminobutyric AcidMiceMice, TransgenicMicrogliaNeuroprotective AgentsAmyloid beta-PeptidesFingolimod Hydrochloridegamma-Aminobutyric AcidNeuroprotective Agents

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PMID31358793
PMCPMC6662857
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