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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
Volume 78, Issue 6, Pages 911-919Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glac223
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Amyloid-beta; Cognitive decline; Dementia; Metabolism; Preadipocyte; adipocyte
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Metabolic dysfunction increases with age and is a contributing factor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) development. In a study on AD mice, it was found that insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis were impaired, but could be partially improved by exposure to mild hypothermic environmental temperature. However, glucose tolerance remained impaired and there were additional sexually dimorphic mechanisms that may contribute to the glucose dysregulation in AD mice.
Metabolic dysfunction increases with age and is a contributing factor to Alzheimer's disease (AD) development. We have previously observed impaired insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in the APP/PS1 model of AD. To improve these parameters, we chronically exposed male and female mice to mild hypothermic environmental temperature (eT), which positively modulates metabolism. Although a hypothermic eT normalized insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance was still impaired in both sexes of AD mice. We observed increased plasma glucagon and B-cell activating factor in both sexes, but additional sexually dimorphic mechanisms may explain the impaired glucose homeostasis in AD mice. Hepatic Glut2 was decreased in females while visceral adipose tissue TNF alpha was increased in male APP/PS1 mice. A mild hypothermic eT did not improve spatial learning and memory in either sex and increased amyloid plaque burden in male APP/PS1 mice. Overall, plasma markers of glucose homeostasis and AD pathology were worse in females compared to male APP/PS1 mice suggesting a faster disease progression. This could affect the therapeutic outcomes if interventional strategies are administered at the same chronological age to male and female APP/PS1 mice. Furthermore, this data suggests a dichotomy exists between mechanisms to improve metabolic function and cognitive health that may be further impaired in AD.
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