Nasal administration of amyloid-beta peptide decreases cerebral amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
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Nasal administration of amyloid-beta peptide decreases cerebral amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. / Weiner, H L; Lemere, C A; Maron, R; Spooner, E T; Grenfell, T J; Mori, C; Issazadeh-Navikas, Shohreh; Hancock, W W; Selkoe, D J.
In: Annals of Neurology, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2000, p. 567-79.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Nasal administration of amyloid-beta peptide decreases cerebral amyloid burden in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
AU - Weiner, H L
AU - Lemere, C A
AU - Maron, R
AU - Spooner, E T
AU - Grenfell, T J
AU - Mori, C
AU - Issazadeh-Navikas, Shohreh
AU - Hancock, W W
AU - Selkoe, D J
N1 - Keywords: Administration, Intranasal; Alzheimer Disease; Amyloid; Amyloid beta-Protein; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Brain; Brain Chemistry; Disease Models, Animal; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Mice
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Progressive cerebral deposition of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide, an early and essential feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction marked by microgliosis, astrocytosis, and the release of proinflammatory cytokines. Mucosal administration of disease-implicated proteins can induce antigen-specific anti-inflammatory immune responses in mucosal lymphoid tissue which then act systemically. We hypothesized that chronic mucosal administration of Abeta peptide might induce an anti-inflammatory process in AD brain tissue that could beneficially affect the neuropathological findings. To test this hypothesis, we treated PDAPP mice, a transgenic line displaying numerous neuropathological features of AD, between the ages of approximately 5 and approximately 12 months with human Abeta synthetic peptide mucosally each week. We found significant decreases in the cerebral Abeta plaque burden and Abeta42 levels in mice treated intranasally with Abeta peptide versus controls treated with myelin basic protein or left untreated. This lower Abeta burden was associated with decreased local microglial and astrocytic activation, decreased neuritic dystrophy, serum anti-Abeta antibodies of the IgG1 and IgG2b classes, and mononuclear cells in the brain expressing the anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-4, interleukin-10, and tumor growth factor-beta. Our results demonstrate that chronic nasal administration of Abeta peptide can induce an immune response to Abeta that decreases cerebral Abeta deposition, suggesting a novel mucosal immunological approach for the treatment and prevention of AD.
AB - Progressive cerebral deposition of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptide, an early and essential feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), is accompanied by an inflammatory reaction marked by microgliosis, astrocytosis, and the release of proinflammatory cytokines. Mucosal administration of disease-implicated proteins can induce antigen-specific anti-inflammatory immune responses in mucosal lymphoid tissue which then act systemically. We hypothesized that chronic mucosal administration of Abeta peptide might induce an anti-inflammatory process in AD brain tissue that could beneficially affect the neuropathological findings. To test this hypothesis, we treated PDAPP mice, a transgenic line displaying numerous neuropathological features of AD, between the ages of approximately 5 and approximately 12 months with human Abeta synthetic peptide mucosally each week. We found significant decreases in the cerebral Abeta plaque burden and Abeta42 levels in mice treated intranasally with Abeta peptide versus controls treated with myelin basic protein or left untreated. This lower Abeta burden was associated with decreased local microglial and astrocytic activation, decreased neuritic dystrophy, serum anti-Abeta antibodies of the IgG1 and IgG2b classes, and mononuclear cells in the brain expressing the anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-4, interleukin-10, and tumor growth factor-beta. Our results demonstrate that chronic nasal administration of Abeta peptide can induce an immune response to Abeta that decreases cerebral Abeta deposition, suggesting a novel mucosal immunological approach for the treatment and prevention of AD.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 11026440
VL - 48
SP - 567
EP - 579
JO - Annals of Neurology
JF - Annals of Neurology
SN - 0364-5134
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 5122716