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ArticleCells2024

Early Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B) Instills Cognitive Resilience in APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice.

Ben Rombaut, Melissa Schepers, Assia Tiane, Femke Mussen, Lisa Koole, Sofie Kessels, Chloë Trippaers, Ruben Jacobs, Kristiaan Wouters, Emily Willems and 9 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Ben RombautDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5756-0082
Melissa SchepersDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Assia TianeDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Femke MussenDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Lisa KooleDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-6512-4352
Sofie KesselsDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0070-7482
Chloë TrippaersDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7917-9311
Ruben JacobsDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Kristiaan WoutersDepartment of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center+ (MUMC+), 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-6950
Emily WillemsDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Lieve van VeggelDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-7725-8710
Philippos KoulousakisDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Dorien DeluykerUHasselt, Cardio & Organ Systems (COST), BIOMED, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Virginie BitoUHasselt, Cardio & Organ Systems (COST), BIOMED, Agoralaan, 3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-0986-7906
Jos PrickaertsDepartment Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Mental Health and Neuroscience Institute (MHeNs), Division Translational Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5548-731X
Inez WensDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.
Bert BrôneDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4851-9480
Daniel L A van den HoveDepartment Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Mental Health and Neuroscience Institute (MHeNs), Division Translational Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4047-3198
Tim VanmierloDepartment of Neuroscience, Biomedical Research Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0003-2912-0578

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders 11A2920NResearch Foundation - Flanders G042121N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microglia activity can drive excessive synaptic loss during the prodromal phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is associated with lowered cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) due to cAMP phosphodiesterase 4B (PDE4B). This study aimed to investigate whether long-term inhibition of PDE4B by A33 (3 mg/kg/day) can prevent synapse loss and its associated cognitive decline in APPswe/PS1dE9 mice. This model is characterized by a chimeric mouse/human APP with the Swedish mutation and human PSEN1 lacking exon 9 (dE9), both under the control of the mouse prion protein promoter. The effects on cognitive function of prolonged A33 treatment from 20 days to 4 months of age, was assessed at 7-8 months. PDE4B inhibition significantly improved both the working and spatial memory of APPswe/PSdE9 mice after treatment ended. At the cellular level, in vitro inhibition of PDE4B induced microglial filopodia formation, suggesting that regulation of PDE4B activity can counteract microglia activation. Further research is needed to investigate if this could prevent microglia from adopting their 'disease-associated microglia (DAM)' phenotype in vivo. These findings support the possibility that PDE4B is a potential target in combating AD pathology and that early intervention using A33 may be a promising treatment strategy for AD.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseCognitionCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4Disease Models, AnimalMice, TransgenicMicrogliaPhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsHumansMaleMicePresenilin-1Amyloid beta-Protein PrecursorCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4PDE4B protein, mousePhosphodiesterase 4 InhibitorsPresenilin-1Alzheimer’s diseasecognitioncyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases type 4Bmicrogliasynapse

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PMID38920631
PMCPMC11201979

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