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Axel Legrand1,2, Benoit Delatour1,3, Morgane Linard4,5
1Paris Brain Institute (ICM), Inserm, CNRS, Sorbonne University, Paris, Ile de France, France.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 24, 2025
Resumen
Las infecciones por alfaherpesvirus, en particular el virus del herpes simple tipo 1 (VPH-1), pueden contribuir al desarrollo de la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) al desencadenar neuroinflamación y agregación de proteínas. Los estudios muestran un aumento de anticuerpos antivirales en pacientes con EA, lo que sugiere un vínculo entre la infección y la neuropatología de la EA.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Neurovirología
- Neuroinmunología
- Investigación de la enfermedad de Alzheimer
Sus antecedentes:
- Los alfaherpesvirus, incluidos el VPH-1 y el VVZ, son virus neurotrópicos humanos comunes.
- Investigaciones previas sugieren un vínculo entre los herpesvirus neurotrópicos y la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA).
- Este estudio postula que la neuroinvasión por VPH-1 puede iniciar o exacerbar lesiones tempranas de la EA.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar los efectos neuropatológicos de la infección por VPH-1.
- Explorar la asociación entre la infección por alfaherpesvirus y los biomarcadores de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
- Determinar si la infección por VPH-1 contribuye a la patogénesis de la EA.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron dos modelos animales (ratón de algodón y ratón) para estudios de infección por VPH-1.
- Se realizaron análisis histológicos y bioquímicos para detectar la presencia viral, la neuroinflamación y los biomarcadores de la EA (Aß, pTau).
- Se analizó la cohorte humana Shatau para obtener datos serológicos, integridad del Locus Coeruleus, marcadores de neuroimagen y biomarcadores del LCR.
Principales resultados:
- La neuroinvasión por VPH-1 se confirmó en modelos animales, mostrando presencia viral, neuroinflamación y deposición de Aß/pTau.
- El análisis de la cohorte Shatau reveló títulos elevados de anticuerpos antivirales en pacientes con EA en comparación con los controles.
- Los títulos del virus de la varicela-zóster (VVZ) se correlacionaron con una menor integridad del Locus Coeruleus y un aumento de los biomarcadores de EA en el LCR, mientras que las correlaciones con el VPH-1 fueron más débiles.
Conclusiones:
- Los hallazgos respaldan la hipótesis que vincula la infección por alfaherpesvirus y la neuroinvasión con la neuropatología de la EA.
- El estudio sugiere un papel causal potencial de las infecciones virales en el desarrollo de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.
- Se justifica una mayor investigación para dilucidar los mecanismos precisos de la contribución viral a la EA.
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