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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2026

Behavior of neural networks in culture suggest that sporadic and genetic forms of Alzheimer's disease may not be equivalent.

Fulin Ma, Himanshu Akolkar, Ryad Benosman, Karl Herrup

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Article in Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fulin MaDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Himanshu AkolkarDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ryad BenosmanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Karl HerrupDepartment of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Funding

TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASEP50AG005133 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KAMBOH, M. ILYAS · 1985 to 2019
$43.0M
Genetic and molecular correlates of white matter pathology in Alzheimers diseaseR01AG069912 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KOFLER, JULIA K · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
DNA damage-induced inflammation and its brain-specific consequencesRF1NS120922 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HERRUP, KARL · 2022 to 2022
$1.4M
DNA damage-induced inflammation and its brain-specific consequencesR01NS120922 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI KARL HERRUP · 2025 to 2026
$931k
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) NS120922NIA NIH HHS AG005133NIA NIH HHS AG069912NIA NIH HHS P50 AG005133NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069912NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120922NINDS NIH HHS RF1 NS120922Pennsylvania Department of Health 4100087331University of Pittsburgh Momentum FundUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineUniversity of Pittsburgh Start Up Fund
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Abstract

introductionAlzheimer's disease (AD) research often assumes that familial and sporadic forms share a common pathogenesis. However, the cellular impacts of amyloid precursor protein (APP) mutations compared with age-related overexpression of APP or the deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) are likely different.

methodsUsing high-density multi-electrode arrays, we compared neural activity in cultured neurons subjected to Aβ exposure or APP overexpression (via lentiviral delivery or genetic models). Effects on neuronal firing, synaptogenesis, axonal branching, and network connectivity were assessed in both developing and mature cultures.

resultsAPP overexpression reduced individual neuron firing probability and impaired synaptogenesis and axonal branching during development. In contrast, Aβ disrupted synaptic connections in mature cultures and impaired network-level communication without blocking early structural development. DISCUSSION: These findings indicate that APP mis-regulation and Aβ toxicity contribute differently to neuronal behavior. These differences raise questions about the assumptions that familial and sporadic AD are similar if not identical conditions.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorNerve NetNeuronsAction PotentialsAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsCells, CulturedHumansSynapsesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAlzheimer's diseaseamyloid betaAPPfamilial Alzheimer'smulti‐electrode arrayssporadic Alzheimer'ssynaptic connectivity

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PMID42186792
PMCPMC13240566

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