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ArticleCell stem cell2023

Activation of hypothalamic-enhanced adult-born neurons restores cognitive and affective function in Alzheimer's disease.

Ya-Dong Li, Yan-Jia Luo, Ling Xie, Dalton S Tart, Ryan N Sheehy, Libo Zhang, Leon G Coleman, Xian Chen, Juan Song

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Article in Cell stem cell, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ya-Dong LiDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Yan-Jia LuoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Ling XieDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Dalton S TartDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Ryan N SheehyDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Pharmacology Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Libo ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Leon G ColemanDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Xian ChenDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Juan SongDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Neuroscience Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: juansong@email.unc.edu.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

UNC Neuroscience Center Research Cores: MicroscopyP30NS045892 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ZYLKA, MARK J. · 2003 to 2022
$11.5M
Preclinical CoreU54HD079124 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BELGER, AYSENIL · 2013 to 2019
$8.0M
Sex-dependent role of 5HT1A receptors in adult neurogenesis and hippocampal functionR01MH122692 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
Role of Cholecystokinin in the Dentate GyrusR01NS121300 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Neural circuitry mechanisms regulating adult hippocampal neurogenesisR01MH111773 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Microglia Activation and TLR-induced Neurodegeneration by Alcohol Promotes Progression of Alzheimer PathologyR01AA028924 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COLEMAN, LEON GARLAND, CREWS, FULTON T · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Glutamatergic neural circuit modulation for treating Alzheimer’s diseaseRF1AG071000 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2021 to 2021
$1.9M
Molecular mechanisms of CIB1 signalingR01GM133107 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHEN, XIAN · 2019 to 2020
$617k
Role of TRIM9 in regulating neurogenesis-associated hippocampal functionsR21NS104530 · NINDS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2018 to 2019
$428k
Deciphering the non-canonical function of the histone methyltransferase G9a in the etiology of ADR21AG071229 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHEN, XIAN · 2021 to 2022
$428k
Targeting inhibitory neural network for treatment of Alzheimers diseaseR21AG058160 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SONG, JUAN · 2018 to 2019
$425k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA028924NIA NIH HHS R21 AG058160NIA NIH HHS R21 AG071229NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG071000NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD079124NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM133107NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH111773NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122692NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS045892NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS121300NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS104530
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) exhibit progressive memory loss, depression, and anxiety, accompanied by impaired adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN). Whether AHN can be enhanced in impaired AD brain to restore cognitive and affective function remains elusive. Here, we report that patterned optogenetic stimulation of the hypothalamic supramammillary nucleus (SuM) enhances AHN in two distinct AD mouse models, 5×FAD and 3×Tg-AD. Strikingly, the chemogenetic activation of SuM-enhanced adult-born neurons (ABNs) rescues memory and emotion deficits in these AD mice. By contrast, SuM stimulation alone or activation of ABNs without SuM modification fails to restore behavioral deficits. Furthermore, quantitative phosphoproteomics analyses reveal activation of the canonical pathways related to synaptic plasticity and microglia phagocytosis of plaques following acute chemogenetic activation of SuM-enhanced (vs. control) ABNs. Our study establishes the activity-dependent contribution of SuM-enhanced ABNs in modulating AD-related deficits and informs signaling mechanisms mediated by the activation of SuM-enhanced ABNs.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrainCognitionDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusMiceMice, TransgenicNeurogenesisNeuronsadult-born neuronsadult hippocampal neurogenesisaffective functionAlzheimer’s diseasecognitionmemorysupramammillary nucleus

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PMID37028406
PMCPMC10150940
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