Microglial Piezo1 senses Aß fibril stiffness to restrict Alzheimer's disease.
Neuron
; 111(1): 15-29.e8, 2023 01 04.
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ABSTRACT
The pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is featured with extracellular amyloid-ß (Aß) plaques, whose impact on the mechanical properties of the surrounding brain tissues is unclear. Microglia sense and integrate biochemical cues of the microenvironment. However, whether the microglial mechanosensing pathways influence AD pathogenesis is unknown. Here, we surveyed the elevated stiffness of Aß-plaque-associated tissues and observed the selective upregulation of the mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 in Aß-plaque-associated microglia. Piezo1 sensed the stiffness stimuli of Aß fibrils and subsequently induced Ca2+ influx for microglial clustering, phagocytosis, and compacting of Aß plaques. Microglia lacking Piezo1 led to the exacerbation of Aß pathology and cognitive decline, whereas pharmacological activation of microglial Piezo1 ameliorated brain Aß burden and cognitive impairment in 5 × FAD mice. Together, our results reveal that Piezo1, a mechanosensor of Aß fibril stiffness in microglia, represents a potential therapeutic target for AD.
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Doença de Alzheimer
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Animals
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2023
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