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ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY
Volume 4, Issue 8, Pages 564-574Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/acn3.431
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- Wanda Simone Endowment for Neuroscience
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ObjectiveConsumption of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), a major component of the Mediterranean diet, has been associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the mechanisms involved in this protective action remain to be fully elucidated. MethodsHerein, we investigated the effect of daily consumption of EVOO on the AD-like phenotype of a mouse mode of the disease with plaques and tangles. ResultsTriple transgenic mice (3xTg) received either regular chow or a chow diet supplemented with EVOO starting at 6months of age for 6months, then assessed for the effect of the diet on the AD-like neuropathology and behavioral changes. Compared with controls, mice receiving the EVOO-rich diet had an amelioration of their behavioral deficits, and a significant increase in the steady state levels of synaptophysin, a protein marker of synaptic integrity. In addition, they had a significant reduction in insoluble A peptide levels and deposition, lower amount of phosphorylated tau protein at specific epitopes, which were secondary to an activation of cell autophagy. InterpretationTaken together, our findings support a beneficial effect of EVOO consumption on all major features of the AD phenotype (behavioral deficits, synaptic pathology, A and tau neuropathology), and demonstrate that autophagy activation is the mechanism underlying these biological actions.
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