Abstract:
:Obesity and consumption of diet rich in fat are known to contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which is a complex and multifactorial neurodegenerative disease and a leading cause of mortality with unmet medical needs. Hypercholesterolemia was discovered to increase neuropathological changes along with cognitive decline in AD mouse models but still the underlying mechanism is elusive. Furthermore, isoprenoids, the crucial products of Mevalonate-pathway produced by the action of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPPS) enzyme, are also demonstrated to play a key role in AD. Nevertheless, bisphosphonates target this enzyme in order to treat osteoporosis and also found to alleviate dementia in such patients. As per the cited inhibitory action of alendronate, against acetylcholinesterase and cholesterol level, we hypothesized to explore the potential of alendronate against high fat diet (HFD) induced neuropathologies and cognitive disabilities in AD mouse model. Here we noticed that in mice provided with HFD for 14 weeks, spatial memory was compromised as interpreted in different behavioral paradigms. Together with cognitive depletion, there was observed a provoking effect on amyloid precursor protein (APP)-processing via amyloidogenic pathway due to enhanced β-site APP cleaving enzyme-1 (BACE-1) level which in turn leads to augmented release of amyloid beta (Aβ) in hippocampus of HFD mice. Relevant to these, significant elevation in hippocampal level of neuroinflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress markers and isoprenoids and serum cholesterol were also found after HFD exposure. Marked reversal of cognitive impairment, enhanced APP-processing, neuroinflammation along with other neuropathological alterations in hippocampus was demonstrated following oral administration of alendronate (1.76 mg/kg) for 15 days despite of HFD treatment. These changes were noted to be due to modulation of isoprenoids and cholesterol level by alendronate. Supporting these, histopathological analysis done by congo red revealed the reduced Aβ deposition in hippocampus of drug treated HFD mice The current outcomes provide important implications for the contribution of Mevalonate-pathway and HFD for the onset of AD and also support alendronate as a prominent intervention for amelioration of AD-like pathologies.
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Brain Res Bulljournal_title
Brain research bulletinauthors
Zameer S,Alam M,Hussain S,Vohora D,Ali J,Najmi AK,Akhtar Mdoi
10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.04.010subject
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2020-08-01 00:00:00pages
197-212eissn
0361-9230issn
1873-2747pii
S0361-9230(20)30155-6journal_volume
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