Peripheral Nerve Impairment In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer'S Disease
BRAIN SCIENCES(2021)
摘要
Sarcopenia, a geriatric syndrome involving loss of muscle mass and strength, is often associated with the early phases of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Pathological hallmarks of AD including amyloid beta (A beta) aggregates which can be found in peripheral tissues such as skeletal muscle. However, not much is currently known about their possible involvement in sarcopenia. We investigated neuronal innervation in skeletal muscle of Tg2576 mice, a genetic model for A beta accumulation. We examined cholinergic innervation of skeletal muscle in adult Tg2576 and wild type mice by immunofluorescence labeling of tibialis anterior (TA) muscle sections using antibodies raised against neurofilament light chain (NFL) and acetylcholine (ACh) synthesizing enzyme choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). Combining this histological approach with real time quantification of mRNA levels of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, we demonstrated that in the TA of Tg2576 mice, neuronal innervation is significantly reduced and synaptic area is smaller and displays less ChAT content when compared to wild type mice. Our study provides the first evidence of reduced cholinergic innervation of skeletal muscle in a mouse model of A beta accumulation. This evidence sustains the possibility that sarcopenia in AD originates from A beta-mediated cholinergic loss.
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Alzheimer's disease, sarcopenia, skeletal muscle, neurofilament, cholinergic innervation, choline acetyltransferase
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