Oral Treponema denticola Infection Induces Aß1-40 and Aß1-42 Accumulation in the Hippocampus of C57BL/6 Mice.
J Mol Neurosci
; 71(7): 1506-1514, 2021 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Accumulation of amyloid-ß (Aß) in the brain is a central component of pathology in Alzheimer's disease. A growing volume of evidence demonstrates close associations between periodontal pathogens including Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) and Treponema denticola (T. denticola) and AD. However, the effect and mechanisms of T. denticola on accumulation of Aß remain to be unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that T. denticola was able to enter the brain and act directly on nerve cells resulting in intra- and extracellular Aß1-40 and Aß1-42 accumulation in the hippocampus of C57BL/6 mice by selectively activating both ß-secretase and γ-secretase. Furthermore, both KMI1303, an inhibitor of ß-secretase, as well as DAPT, an inhibitor of γ- secretase, were found to be able to inhibit the effect of T. denticola on Aß accumulation in N2a neuronal cells. Overall, it is concluded that T. denticola increases the expression of Aß1-42 and Aß1-40 by its regulation on beta-site amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme-1 and presenilin 1.
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Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Infecções por Treponema
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Peptídeos beta-Amiloides
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Treponema denticola
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Hipocampo
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Boca
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2021
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