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ReviewThe Journal of physiology2025

Regulation of presynaptic homeostatic plasticity by glial signalling in Alzheimer's disease.

Yimei Cai, Tingting Wang

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Review in The Journal of physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Temporal and Cell-Specific Regulation of Synaptic Homeostasis by the Chromatin Remodeler Chd1.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yimei CaiDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
Tingting WangDepartment of Pharmacology & Physiology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5114-6737

Funding

Stabilizing Brain Function via Glial Epigenetic SignalingR01NS117372 · NINDS · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, TINGTING · 2020 to 2024
$1.8M
Functional Mapping of Chd1-dependent Signaling Network in Synaptic HomeostasisR01MH134978 · NIMH · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI Tingting Wang · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
Retrograde Signaling for Homeostatic Control of Synaptic TransmissionR21NS121284 · NINDS · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, TINGTING · 2021 to 2021
$423k
Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Controls Trans-Synaptic Homeostatic Plasticity in DrosophilaF31NS139658 · NINDS · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI CAI, YIMEI · 2024 to 2025
$78k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH134978NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS139658NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS117372NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS121284
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia among the elderly, affects numerous individuals worldwide. Despite advances in understanding the molecular underpinnings of AD pathology, effective treatments to prevent or cure the disease remain elusive. AD is characterized not only by pathological hallmarks such as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles but also by impairments in synaptic physiology, circuit activity and cognitive function. Synaptic homeostatic plasticity plays a vital role in maintaining the stability of synaptic and neural functions amid genetic and environmental disturbances. A key component of this regulation is presynaptic homeostatic potentiation, where increased presynaptic neurotransmitter release compensates for reduced postsynaptic glutamate receptor functionality, thereby stabilizing neuronal excitability. The role of presynaptic homeostatic plasticity in synapse stabilization in AD, however, remains unclear. Moreover, recent advances in transcriptomics have illuminated the complex roles of glial cells in regulating synaptic function in ageing brains and in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases. Yet, the impact of AD-related abnormalities in glial signalling on synaptic homeostatic plasticity has not been fully delineated. This review discusses recent findings on how glial dysregulation in AD affects presynaptic homeostatic plasticity. There is increasing evidence that disrupted glial signalling, particularly through aberrant histone acetylation and transcriptomic changes in glia, compromises this plasticity in AD. Notably, the sphingosine signalling pathway has been identified as being protective in stabilizing synaptic physiology through epigenetic and homeostatic mechanisms, presenting potential therapeutic targets for treating neurodegenerative disorders.

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Alzheimer DiseaseNeurogliaNeuronal PlasticityAnimalsHomeostasisHumansSignal TransductionAlzheimer's diseaseDrosophilaepigeneticgliaH3K9achistone acetylationhomeostatic plasticitypresynaptic homeostatic potentiation

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PMID39705214
PMCPMC12208685

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