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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Neuron-targeted caveolin-1 overexpression attenuates cognitive loss and pathological transcriptome changes in symptomatic Alzheimer's disease models.

Dongsheng Wang, Andrei V Chernov, Ryan Lam, Hongxia Wang, Wenxi Li, Xiaojing Li, Tiffany Duong, Shanshan Wang, Brian P Head

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Dongsheng WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Andrei V ChernovDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Ryan LamDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Hongxia WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Wenxi LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Xiaojing LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Tiffany DuongDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Shanshan WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. shw049@health.ucsd.edu.
Brian P HeadDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA. bhead@health.ucsd.edu.

Funding

UC San Diego Clinical and Translational Research InstituteKL2TR001444 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI DEPP, COLIN A. · 2015 to 2024
$15.4M
BLRD VA I01 BX003671BLRD VA IK6 BX006318Craig H. Neilsen Foundation (Neilsen Foundation) 886964Department of Veterans Affairs | Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs (OAA, VA) BX003671Department of Veterans Affairs | Office of Academic Affiliations, Department of Veterans Affairs (OAA, VA) BX006318NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001444U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) 1KL2TR001444
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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive synaptic loss and cognitive decline. Gene therapy that augments intrinsic neuroprotective pathways offers a promising strategy to mitigate neurodegeneration and prevent further cognitive loss. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), a membrane lipid raft (MLR) scaffolding protein, regulates multiple pro-growth and pro-survival signaling pathways within plasmalemmal microdomains. Previously, we showed that AAV9-Synapsin-promoted Cav-1 (SynCav1) delivered to presymptomatic AD mice preserved cognitive functions and MLR-associated neurotrophic signaling. However, the therapeutic potential of SynCav1 delivered at the symptomatic stage of AD had not been tested. Therefore, the current study investigated the effect of hippocampal SynCav1 delivery at symptomatic age in two distinct preclinical AD models of amyloid pathology: PSAPP and APPKI mice. Our results demonstrated that SynCav1 delivery to PSAPP and APPKI mice at symptomatic age consistently preserved hippocampal-dependent memory. Transcriptome profiling revealed that PSAPP-SynCav1 mice exhibited a similar transcript profile to age-matched wild-type mice. Gene Ontology enrichment analysis indicated downregulation of neurodegeneration-specific pathways and upregulation of synaptic and cognitive-related pathways in PSAPP-SynCav1 mice. In vitro, SynCav1-transfected mouse primary cortical neurons exhibited increased p-CaMKII and p-CREB expression, suggesting that SynCav1 may protect the CNS by enhancing neuronal and synaptic activity. Furthermore, activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) was identified as a potential candidate mediating SynCav1's neuroprotective effects on cognition. Subcellular membrane fractionation revealed that SynCav1 preserved MLR-localized pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide type I receptor (PAC1R), a well-known regulator of ADNP expression. Together, these findings highlight SynCav1 as a unique and promising gene therapy candidate in the treatment of AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCaveolin 1Cognitive DysfunctionNeuronsTranscriptomeAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGenetic TherapyHippocampusHumansMiceMice, TransgenicCav1 protein, mouseCaveolin 1

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PMID40425572
PMCPMC12117040

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