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Qingqing Sun1, Xiang Yin2, Yue Lang2
1Department of Neurology and Neuroscience Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China; Sleep Center, Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Abstract:
Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) currently lacks effective pharmacological interventions, underscoring the need to identify novel therapeutic targets. Increasing evidence suggests that amyloid-β (Aβ) contributes to VCI pathogenesis by promoting neurovascular dysfunction and cognitive decline. The cellular prion protein (PrPC) has been implicated in the regulation of β-secretase (BACE1), a key enzyme involved in Aβ generation. In this study, we examined the relationship between PrPC expression and BACE1-related Aβ pathology using transgenic mouse models with different PrPC levels, including PrPC gene (PRNP) knockout (KO), wild-type (WT), and overexpressing (Tga20) mice. Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH)-induced VCI was established using bilateral common carotid artery stenosis (BCAS). We found that altered PrPC expression was associated with changes in BACE1 expression, enzymatic activity, and subcellular distribution, accompanied by corresponding differences in Aβ burden and cognitive performance in BCAS mice. These observations suggest that PrPC may influence BACE1-related Aβ metabolism under CCH conditions. Collectively, our findings provide evidence for a potential link between PrPC and BACE1 regulation in VCI and highlight the PrPC-BACE1 axis as a pathway that may warrant further investigation in the context of VCI pathophysiology.
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