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ArticleScientific reports2025

Development of cognitive, motor, metabolic, and mutant huntingtin aggregation in the zQ175 mouse model of Huntington's disease.

Fiona H McLean, Olivia Monteiro, Mariah J Lelos, Thanapon Ekkunagul, Rachel M Spicer, Jonas Rybnicek, Jeremy J Lambert, Rosamund F Langston

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Fiona H McLeanDiabetes, Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK. f.mclean@dundee.ac.uk.
Olivia MonteiroNeuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
Mariah J LelosBrain Repair Group, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Thanapon EkkunagulNeuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
Rachel M SpicerBrain Repair Group, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
Jonas RybnicekNeuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
Jeremy J LambertNeuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.
Rosamund F LangstonNeuroscience, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, DD1 9SY, UK.

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T033428/01Parkinson's UK F-1502Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 110377/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disease. In humans, the clinical diagnosis is often dependent on the emergence of motor symptoms. However, cognitive impairments and metabolic changes can be early indicators. HD mouse models are a useful tool to understand disease progression, however, relatively few studies have monitored the timeline for the emergence of cognitive indices with motor and metabolic phenotypes in parallel. In this study, cognitive, motor, and metabolic phenotypes were investigated at different ages in the zQ175 knock-in mouse alongside immunohistochemical and long-term potentiation (LTP) studies. We demonstrated that zQ175 mice developed impaired hippocampal LTP at 3-months and cognitive deficits in visuospatial attention were evident by 4-months. Long-term and spatial memory impairments emerged by 12-months, alongside motor impairments. Additionally, an anxiolytic-like phenotype emerged at 6-months. Differences in body weight were also detected from 6-months onwards, primarily driven by a reduction in fat mass. Additionally, reduced brain weight and the presence of huntingtin aggregates in the hippocampus, striatum and hypothalamus were observed at 12-months. These data support the zQ175 mouse as a model of HD, which recapitulates many aspects of the disease progression in humans and can be used to understand mechanisms underlying the disease.

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CognitionHuntingtin ProteinHuntington DiseaseAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionGene Knock-In TechniquesHippocampusHumansLong-Term PotentiationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMotor ActivityMutationHtt protein, mouseHuntingtin Protein

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PMID41044411
PMCPMC12494737

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