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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2026

PYGL-driven glycogenolysis impairs microglial autophagic flux

Yi Ding, Shi-Yao Li, Wen-Feng Zhang, Mao-Mao Chu, Xue-Jie Wang, Yu-Ge Zhang, Hui-Wen Zhang, Yu-Tong Zhang, Lu Xu, Xue Liu and 6 more

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 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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Yi DingSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Shi-Yao LiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Wen-Feng ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Mao-Mao ChuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Xue-Jie WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Yu-Ge ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Hui-Wen ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Yu-Tong ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Lu XuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Xue LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Tsuyoshi MoritaOral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan.
Otto BabaOral and Maxillofacial Anatomy, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan.
Zi-Jian RenDepartment of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Yong-Jie ZhangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Zhi-Yuan ZhangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.
Lei LiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant metabolic alterations underlie microglial dysfunction, which plays an important role during neurodegenerative progression. However, the role of aberrant glycogen metabolism remains elusive. Here, we identified glycogen accumulation and upregulated glycogenolytic enzymes in brain microglia from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and transgenic animal models. Particularly, the principal microglial glycogenolytic enzyme PYGL exhibited the most notable spatiotemporal upregulation during disease progression. Specific knockdown of microglial PYGL ameliorated neuropathological changes and cognitive deficits in AD mice. Bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation confirmed that enhancing microglial autophagic flux-dependent A

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Autophagosome–lysosome fusionAutophagyGlycogen metabolismGlycogenolysisO-GlcNAcylationPYGLSNAP29SNARE complex

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PMCPMC13366299

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