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ArticleScientific reports2020

Changes in neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in nucleus accumbens in a transgenic Alzheimer's disease mouse model.

E J Fernández-Pérez, S Gallegos, L Armijo-Weingart, A Araya, N O Riffo-Lepe, F Cayuman, L G Aguayo

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E J Fernández-PérezLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile. edfernandez@udec.cl.
S GallegosLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile. scarletgallegos@udec.cl.
L Armijo-WeingartLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
A ArayaLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
N O Riffo-LepeLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
F CayumanLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
L G AguayoLaboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Physiology, Universidad de Concepción, Barrio Universitario S/N, P. O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile. laguayo@udec.cl.
University of Concepción · CL

Funding

Mechanisms for potentiation of glycine receptors by ethanol.R01AA025718 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCION · PI AGUAYO, LUIS GERARDO · 2017 to 2021
$1.1M
NIAAA NIH HHS 3R01 AA025718-02NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA025718
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several previous studies showed that hippocampus and cortex are affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, other brain regions have also been found to be affected and could contribute with new critical information to the pathophysiological basis of AD. For example, volumetric studies in humans have shown a significant atrophy of the striatum, particularly in the nucleus Accumbens (nAc). The nAc is a key component of the limbic reward system and it is involved in cognition and emotional behaviors such as pleasure, fear, aggression and motivations, all of which are affected in neurodegenerative diseases such as AD. However, its role in AD has not been extensively studied. Therefore, using an AD mouse model, we investigated if the nAc was affected in 6 months old transgenic 2xTg (APP/PS1) mice. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis in 2xTg mice showed increased intraneuronal Aβ accumulation, as well as occasional extracellular amyloid deposits detected through Thioflavin-S staining. Interestingly, the intracellular Aβ pathology was associated to an increase in membrane excitability in dissociated medium spiny neurons (MSNs) of the nAc. IHC and western blot analyses showed a decrease in glycine receptors (GlyR) together with a reduction in the pre- and post-synaptic markers SV2 and gephyrin, respectively, which correlated with a decrease in glycinergic miniature synaptic currents in nAc brain slices. Additionally, voltage-clamp recordings in dissociated MSNs showed a decrease in AMPA- and Gly-evoked currents. Overall, these results showed intracellular Aβ accumulation together with an increase in excitability and synaptic alterations in this mouse model. These findings provide new information that might help to explain changes in motivation, anhedonia, and learning in the onset of AD pathogenesis.

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Alzheimer Diseasealpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidAnimalsBiomarkersDisease Models, Animalgamma-Aminobutyric AcidMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeuronsNucleus AccumbensPatch-Clamp TechniquesPlaque, AmyloidReceptors, GlycineSynaptic Transmissionalpha-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic AcidBiomarkersgamma-Aminobutyric AcidReceptors, Glycine

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PMID33177601
PMCPMC7659319
OpenAlexW3101425353

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