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ArticleCNS neuroscience & therapeutics2026

5-Hydroxytryptamine Distribution Alteration in Both Neuron and Synapse of Tg(SOD1*G93A)1gur Mice: A Potential Intervention Candidate Strategy for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Lijun Zhou, Menghua Li, Qi Dai, Xiwang Liu, Cheng Li, Huifeng Jiao, Haili Pan, Renshi Xu

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Lijun ZhouJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Menghua LiDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Qi DaiJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Xiwang LiuJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Cheng LiDepartment of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, National Regional Medical Center for Nervous Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Huifeng JiaoBasic Medical School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Haili PanDepartment of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, National Regional Medical Center for Nervous Disease, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Renshi XuJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0313-3434

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Education Department of Jiangxi Province GJJ13198Education Department of Jiangxi Province GJJ170021Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province 20181019Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province 202110016Health and Family Planning Commission of Jiangxi Province 202310119Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Neurology 2024SSY06081Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 20142BBG70062Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 20171BAB215022Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 20192BAB205043Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 20212BAB216026Key Research and Development Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology 20243BBI91030National Natural Science Foundation of China 30560042National Natural Science Foundation of China 81160161National Natural Science Foundation of China 81360198National Natural Science Foundation of China 82160255Science and Technology Plan Project of Jiangxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024A0159
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Abstract

aimsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease; the precise pathogenesis of sporadic ALS (sALS) has not yet been elucidated up to now. Previous studies revealed that the abnormal alterations of some non-motor neurons (non-MN) were a potential pathogenesis of sALS. Therefore, this study aims to search the potential evidences of non-MN in the pathogenesis of ALS via exploring potential relationships between 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) neurons and the development of ALS.

methodsWe employed fluorescent immunohistochemistry to investigate the altered distribution patterns of 5-HT and tryptophan hydroxylase 2 in the spinal cord and brainstem of Tg(SOD1*G93A)1Gur (TG) and wild-type (WT) mice. Additionally, we used western blot to analyze the expression levels of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A (5-HTR1A) and 5-HTR2A.

resultsOur findings revealed that 5-HT synapses were primarily distributed in the funiculus lateralis, anterior horn, posterior horn, central lateral column, and the area around the central canal of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar segments, and raphe nucleus as well as lateral paragigantocellular nucleus, and gradually reduced following age increase in WT mice. However, 5-HT synapses in the spinal cord and 5-HT neurons in the brainstem gradually increased following the progression of disease and presented a significantly negative correlation between the increased distribution of 5-HT synapses and neurons and the reduction of neural cell number (positively correlated with the increase in neural cell death) at the onset and/or progression stage of TG mice. 5-HTR1A significantly increased, while 5-HTR2A significantly decreased at the onset stage of TG mice.

conclusionOur study speculated that the distribution changes of 5-HT synapses in the spinal cord and 5-HT neurons in the brainstem play a potential protective role in the pathogenesis of sALS through a compensatory 5-HT increase.

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Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisNeuronsSerotoninSpinal CordSynapsesAnimalsBrain StemDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1AReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2ASuperoxide DismutaseHtr1a protein, mouseHtr2a protein, mouseReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1AReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2ASerotoninSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1Tph2 protein, mouseTryptophan Hydroxylase5‐hydroxytryptamineamyotrophic lateral sclerosisbrainstempathogenesisspinal cord

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