期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
卷 25, 期 12, 页码 3032-3040出版社
SOC NEUROSCIENCE
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4225-04.2005
关键词
DHA; polyunsaturated fatty acid; A beta; APP; secretase; Alzheimer
资金
- NCCIH NIH HHS [R01 AT003008] Funding Source: Medline
- NIA NIH HHS [P50 AG016570, AG13471, AG16793] Funding Source: Medline
Epidemiological studies suggest that increased intake of the omega-3 ( n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). DHA levels are lower in serum and brains of AD patients, which could result from low dietary intake and/or PUFA oxidation. Because effects of DHA on Alzheimer pathogenesis, particularly on amyloidosis, are unknown, we used the APPsw (Tg2576) transgenic mouse model to evaluate the impact of dietary DHA on amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing and amyloid burden. Aged animals (17-19 months old) were placed in one of three groups until 22.5 months of age: control (0.09% DHA), low-DHA (0%), or high-DHA (0.6%) chow. beta-Amyloid (A beta) ELISA of the detergent-insoluble extract of cortical homogenates showed that DHA-enriched diets significantly reduced total A beta by > 70% when compared with low-DHA or control chow diets. Dietary DHA also decreased A beta 42 levels below those seen with control chow. Image analysis of brain sections with an antibody against A beta (amino acids 1-13) revealed that overall plaque burden was significantly reduced by 40.3%, with the largest reductions (40-50%) in the hippocampus and parietal cortex. DHA modulated APP processing by decreasing both alpha- and beta-APP C-terminal fragment products and full-length APP. BACE1 (beta-secretase activity of the beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme), ApoE (apolipoprotein E), and transthyretin gene expression were unchanged with the high-DHA diet. Together, these results suggest that dietary DHA could be protective against beta-amyloid production, accumulation, and potential downstream toxicity.
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