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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2025

SerpinA3N-APOE interaction in astrocytes exacerbates Alzheimer's disease progression through NFκB activation.

Chenming Liu, Sutong Xu, Hongkai Yao, Yali Wang, Qiulu Liu, Haiyue Zhou, Yuping Luo, Xuekun Li, Siguang Li, Chun Li

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Chenming LiuKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Sutong XuKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Hongkai YaoDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Rehabilitation, Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation Key Laboratory of Intelligent Rehabilitation Assistive Devices and Technologies, Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center), School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yali WangKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Qiulu LiuKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Haiyue ZhouKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yuping LuoKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xuekun LiChildren's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, 310052, China.
Siguang LiKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. lisiguang@tongji.edu.cn.
Chun LiKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. chunli186@tongji.edu.cn.

Funding

Key Research and Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission 2019-01-07-00-07-E00040National Key R&D Program of China 2017YFE9126600National Natural Science Foundation of China 31830111National Natural Science Foundation of China 32500630Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LD25H090001
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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders characterized by β-amyloid (Aβ) deposition, neurofibrillary tangles, neuronal loss, and neuroinflammation. It represents a growing global health crisis. Although astrocytes contribute to neuroinflammatory cascades, their molecular regulators in AD progression remains elusive. Here, through single-cell transcriptomic analysis, we identified SerpinA3N as a disease-progressive modulator upregulated in AD astrocytes, with expression levels correlating with pathological severity. Astrocytic SerpinA3N knockdown in AD mice rescued cognitive deficits across multiple behavioral tests, and concurrently attenuated neuroinflammatory responses, as evidenced by decreased astrocytic/microglial activation and reduced cytotoxic substance release. Moreover, histopathological analyses demonstrated decreased neuronal loss and Aβ deposition following SerpinA3N knockdown. Mechanistically, we elucidated that SerpinA3N cooperated with APOE to exacerbate AD pathology through NFκB signaling activation. Our study uncovers a novel astrocyte-mediated pathogenic cascade driving AD progression and establishes SerpinA3N as a promising therapeutic target for neuroinflammation modulation in AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseApolipoproteins EAstrocytesNF-kappa BSerpinsAcute-Phase ProteinsAnimalsDisease ProgressionHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicAcute-Phase ProteinsApolipoproteins ENF-kappa BSerpina3n protein, mouseSerpinsAlzheimer's diseaseAPOEAstrocytesNeuroinflammationNFκB signaling pathwaySerpinA3N

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PMCPMC12781447

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