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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2023

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Links to Impaired Hippocampal Serotonin Release in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Jing Tian, Chase Samuel Stucky, Tienju Wang, Nancy A Muma, Michael Johnson, Heng Du

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Sex differences in neuromodulatory subcortical systems and their implications for Alzheimer's disease.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  4. Serotonergic Regulation in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jing TianDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Chase Samuel StuckyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Tienju WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Nancy A MumaDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Michael JohnsonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Heng DuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
University of Kansas · USUniversity of Kansas Medical Center · US

Funding

University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (KU ADRC)P30AG072973 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI Jaime Perales Puchalt · 2021 to 2026
$25.3M
University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Core CentersP30AG035982 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · PI BROOKS, WILLIAM M. · 2011 to 2020
$16.6M
GOAT-mediated ghrelin deregulation and hippocampal pathology in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG059753 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Heng Du · 2018 to 2026
$3.4M
mtDNA leakage and STING-dependent microglial innate immune response in Alzheimer's diseaseR01AG075108 · NIA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Heng Du · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Mitochondrial ATP Synthase Dysfunction and Synaptic Stress in Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG053588 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI DU, HENG · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG035982NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072973NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053588NIA NIH HHS R01 AG059753NIA NIH HHS R01 AG075108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDeprivation of extracellular serotonin has been linked to cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric disturbances in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, despite degeneration of serotonin-producing neurons, whether serotonin release is affected in AD-sensitive brain regions is unknown.

objectiveThis study investigated the impact of mitochondrial dysfunction in decreased hippocampal serotonin release in AD amyloidosis mouse model 5xFAD mice.

methodsElectrochemical assays were applied to examine hippocampal serotonin release. We also employed multidisciplinary techniques to determine the role of oligomeric amyloid-β (Aβ) in hippocampal mitochondrial deficits and serotonin release deficiency.

results5xFAD mice exhibited serotonin release decrease and relatively moderate downregulation of serotonergic fiber density as well as serotonin content in the hippocampal region. Further experiments showed an inhibitory effect of oligomeric amyloid-β (Aβ) on hippocampal serotonin release without affecting the density of serotonergic fibers. Pharmaceutical uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) disrupted hippocampal serotonin release in an ex vivo setting. This echoes the mitochondrial defects in serotonergic fibers in 5xFAD mice and oligomeric Aβ-challenged primary serotonergic neuron cultures and implicates a link between mitochondrial dysfunction and serotonin transmission defects in AD-relevant pathological settings.

conclusionThe most parsimonious interpretation of our findings is that mitochondrial dysfunction is a phenotypic change of serotonergic neurons, which potentially plays a role in the development of serotonergic failure in AD-related conditions.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHippocampusMiceMice, TransgenicMitochondriaSerotoninAmyloid beta-PeptidesSerotoninAlzheimer’s diseaseamyloid-βhippocampusmitochondriaserotonin

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PMID37066917
PMCPMC10416312
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