sAPPß and sAPPα increase structural complexity and E/I input ratio in primary hippocampal neurons and alter Ca2+ homeostasis and CREB1-signaling.
Exp Neurol
; 304: 1-13, 2018 06.
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ABSTRACT
One major pathophysiological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is senile plaques composed of amyloid ß (Aß). In the amyloidogenic pathway, cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is shifted towards Aß production and soluble APPß (sAPPß) levels. Aß is known to impair synaptic function; however, much less is known about the physiological functions of sAPPß. The neurotrophic properties of sAPPα, derived from the non-amyloidogenic pathway of APP cleavage, are well-established, whereas only a few, conflicting studies on sAPPß exist. The intracellular pathways of sAPPß are largely unknown. Since sAPPß is generated alongside Aß by ß-secretase (BACE1) cleavage, we tested the hypothesis that sAPPß effects differ from sAPPα effects as a neurotrophic factor. We therefore performed a head-to-head comparison of both mammalian recombinant peptides in developing primary hippocampal neurons (PHN). We found that sAPPα significantly increases axon length (pâ¯=â¯0.0002) and that both sAPPα and sAPPß increase neurite number (pâ¯<â¯0.0001) of PHN at 7â¯days in culture (DIV7) but not at DIV4. Moreover, both sAPPα- and sAPPß-treated neurons showed a higher neuritic complexity in Sholl analysis. The number of glutamatergic synapses (pâ¯<â¯0.0001), as well as layer thickness of postsynaptic densities (PSDs), were significantly increased, and GABAergic synapses decreased upon sAPP overexpression in PHN. Furthermore, we showed that sAPPα enhances ERK and CREB1 phosphorylation upon glutamate stimulation at DIV7, but not DIV4 or DIV14. These neurotrophic effects are further associated with increased glutamate sensitivity and CREB1-signaling. Finally, we found that sAPPα levels are significantly reduced in brain homogenates of AD patients compared to control subjects. Taken together, our data indicate critical stage-dependent roles of sAPPs in the developing glutamatergic system in vitro, which might help to understand deleterious consequences of altered APP shedding in AD patients, beyond Aß pathophysiology.
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Calcio
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Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide
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Proteína de Unión a Elemento de Respuesta al AMP Cíclico
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Hipocampo
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Neuronas
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Humans
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Exp Neurol
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2018
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Article
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Alemania