The GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Liraglutide Improves Memory Function and Increases Hippocampal CA1 Neuronal Numbers in a Senescence-Accelerated Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

Recent studies indicate that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, currently used in the management of type 2 diabetes, exhibit neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects in amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated the potential pro-cognitive and neuroprotective effects of the once-daily GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide in senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) mice, a model of age-related sporadic AD not dominated by amyloid plaques. Six-month-old SAMP8 mice received liraglutide (100 or 500 μg/kg/day, s.c.) or vehicle once daily for 4 months. Vehicle-dosed age-matched 50% back-crossed as well as untreated young (4-month-old) SAMP8 mice were used as control groups for normal memory function. Vehicle-dosed 10-month-old SAMP8 mice showed significant learning and memory retention deficits in an active-avoidance T-maze, as compared to both control groups. Also, 10-month-old SAMP8 mice displayed no immunohistological signatures of amyloid-β plaques or hyperphosphorylated tau, indicating the onset of cognitive deficits prior to deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in this AD model. Liraglutide significantly increased memory retention and total hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neuron numbers in SAMP8 mice, as compared to age-matched vehicle-dosed SAMP8 mice. In conclusion, liraglutide delayed or partially halted the progressive decline in memory function associated with hippocampal neuronal loss in a mouse model of pathological aging with characteristics of neurobehavioral and neuropathological impairments observed in early-stage sporadic AD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD - 46(2015), 4 vom: 13., Seite 877-88

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hansen, Henrik H [VerfasserIn]
Fabricius, Katrine [VerfasserIn]
Barkholt, Pernille [VerfasserIn]
Niehoff, Michael L [VerfasserIn]
Morley, John E [VerfasserIn]
Jelsing, Jacob [VerfasserIn]
Pyke, Charles [VerfasserIn]
Knudsen, Lotte Bjerre [VerfasserIn]
Farr, Susan A [VerfasserIn]
Vrang, Niels [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

839I73S42A
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid beta-Peptides
GLP-1 receptor agonist
Hippocampus
Hypoglycemic Agents
Journal Article
Liraglutide
Memory function
Neuroprotection
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SAMP8 mouse
Stereology

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Date Completed 30.06.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3233/JAD-143090

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM24801160X