Article ; Online: Sleep fragmentation affects glymphatic system through the different expression of AQP4 in wild type and 5xFAD mouse models.
Acta neuropathologica communications
2023 Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 16
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by genetic and multifactorial risk factors. Many studies correlate AD to sleep disorders. In this study, we performed and validated a mouse model of AD and sleep fragmentation, which properly mimics a real ... ...
| Abstract | Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by genetic and multifactorial risk factors. Many studies correlate AD to sleep disorders. In this study, we performed and validated a mouse model of AD and sleep fragmentation, which properly mimics a real condition of intermittent awakening. We noticed that sleep fragmentation induces a general acceleration of AD progression in 5xFAD mice, while in wild type mice it affects cognitive behaviors in particular learning and memory. Both these events may be correlated to aquaporin-4 (AQP4) modulation, a crucial player of the glymphatic system activity. In particular, sleep fragmentation differentially affects aquaporin-4 channel (AQP4) expression according to the stage of the disease, with an up-regulation in younger animals, while such change cannot be detected in older ones. Moreover, in wild type mice sleep fragmentation affects cognitive behaviors, in particular learning and memory, by compromising the glymphatic system through the decrease of AQP4. Nevertheless, an in-depth study is needed to better understand the mechanism by which AQP4 is modulated and whether it could be considered a risk factor for the disease development in wild type mice. If our hypotheses are going to be confirmed, AQP4 modulation may represent the convergence point between AD and sleep disorder pathogenic mechanisms. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Mice ; Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Aquaporin 4/genetics ; Aquaporin 4/metabolism ; Brain/pathology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Glymphatic System/pathology ; Mice, Transgenic ; Sleep Deprivation/metabolism ; Sleep Wake Disorders/genetics |
| Chemical Substances | Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Aquaporin 4 ; Aqp4 protein, mouse |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-01-18 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2715589-4 |
| ISSN | 2051-5960 ; 2051-5960 |
| ISSN (online) | 2051-5960 |
| ISSN | 2051-5960 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40478-022-01498-2 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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