Vascular oxidative stress causes neutrophil arrest in brain capillaries, leading to decreased cerebral blood flow and contributing to memory impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

INTRODUCTION: In this study, we explore the role of oxidative stress produced by NOX2-containing NADPH oxidase as a molecular mechanism causing capillary stalling and cerebral blood flow deficits in the APP/PS1 mouse model of AD.

METHODS: We inhibited NOX2 in APP/PS1 mice by administering a 10 mg/kg dose of the peptide inhibitor gp91-ds-tat i.p., for two weeks. We used in vivo two-photon imaging to measure capillary stalling, penetrating arteriole flow, and vascular inflammation. We also characterized short-term memory function and gene expression changes in cerebral microvessels.

RESULTS: We found that after NOX2 inhibition capillary stalling, as well as parenchymal and vascular inflammation, were significantly reduced. In addition, we found a significant increase in penetrating arteriole flow, followed by an improvement in short-term memory, and downregulation of inflammatory gene expression pathways.

DISCUSSION: Oxidative stress is a major mechanism leading to microvascular dysfunction in AD, and represents an important therapeutic target.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2023) vom: 15. Feb.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ruiz-Uribe, Nancy E [VerfasserIn]
Bracko, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Swallow, Madisen [VerfasserIn]
Omurzakov, Argen [VerfasserIn]
Dash, Sabyasachi [VerfasserIn]
Uchida, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, David [VerfasserIn]
Haft-Javaherian, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Falkenhain, Kaja [VerfasserIn]
Lamont, Michael E [VerfasserIn]
Ali, Muhammad [VerfasserIn]
Njiru, Brendah N [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hsin-Yun [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Adrian Y [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Jenny Z [VerfasserIn]
Iadecola, Costantino [VerfasserIn]
Park, Laibaik [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Nishimura, Nozomi [VerfasserIn]
Schaffer, Chris B [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1101/2023.02.15.528710

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NLM353309990