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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2020

High Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products Impair Mitochondrial and Cognitive Function.

Firoz Akhter, Doris Chen, Asma Akhter, Alexander A Sosunov, Allen Chen, Guy M McKhann, Shi Fang Yan, Shirley ShiDu Yan

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Firoz AkhterDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Doris ChenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Asma AkhterDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Alexander A SosunovDepartment of Neurological Surgery and Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Allen ChenDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Guy M McKhannDepartment of Neurological Surgery and Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Shi Fang YanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Shirley ShiDu YanDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
University of Kansas · USColumbia University · USNeurological Surgery · 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
RAGE, mitochondria, and tau pathology in ADR01AG061324 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHI FANG · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
Pink1, amyloid pathology, and mitochondrial quality control in Alzheimer's DiseaseRF1AG054320 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2018 to 2018
$2.8M
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
Glyoxalase-1, amyloid pathology, mitochondrial and synaptic injury in ADR56AG064934 · NIA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI YAN, SHIRLEY SHIDU · 2019 to 2019
$616k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG044793NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053041NIA NIH HHS R01 AG061324NIA NIH HHS R37 AG037319NIA NIH HHS R56 AG064934NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG054320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdvanced glycation end products (AGEs) are an important risk factor for the development of cognitive decline in aging and late-onset neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. However, whether and how dietary AGEs exacerbate cognitive impairment and brain mitochondrial dysfunction in the aging process remains largely unknown.

objectiveWe investigated the direct effects of dietary AGEs on AGE adducts accumulation, mitochondrial function, and cognitive performance in mice.

methodsMice were fed the AGE+ diet or AGE- diet. We examined levels of AGE adducts in serum and cerebral cortexes by immunodetection and immunohistochemistry, determined levels of reactive oxygen species by biochemical analysis, detected enzyme activity associated with mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I & IV and ATP levels, and assessed learning and memory ability by Morris Water Maze and nesting behavior.

resultsLevels of AGE adducts (MG-H1 and CEL) were robustly increased in the serum and brain of AGE+ diet fed mice compared to the AGE- group. Furthermore, greatly elevated levels of reactive oxygen species, decreased activities of mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes I & IV, reduced ATP levels, and impaired learning and memory were evident in AGE+ diet fed mice compared to the AGE- group.

conclusionThese results indicate that dietary AGEs are important sources of AGE accumulation in vivo, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction, impairment of energy metabolism, and subsequent cognitive impairment. Thus, reducing AGEs intake to lower accumulation of AGEs could hold therapeutic potential for the prevention and treatment of AGEs-induced mitochondrial dysfunction linked to cognitive decline.

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AnimalsCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDietEnergy MetabolismFemaleGlycation End Products, AdvancedMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesGlycation End Products, AdvancedReactive Oxygen SpeciesAdvanced glycation end productsmethylglyoxalmitochondrial and cognitive dysfunction

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PMID32444539
PMCPMC7581068
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