基礎科学と病態生理
Chetan Aware1, Maalavika Govindarajan1, Kira Ivanich1
1University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
|December 24, 2025
まとめ
脳卒中患者由来の糞便微生物移植は、マウスのアルツハイマー病(AD)病態と神経炎症を悪化させました。腸内細菌叢の変化を標的とすることは、脳卒中関連ADの潜在的な治療戦略となります。
科学分野:
- 神経科学
- 微生物学
- 消化器病学
背景:
- 脳卒中はアルツハイマー病(AD)の既知のリスクファクターですが、その根本的なメカニズムは完全には理解されていません。
- 腸内細菌叢の不均衡である腸内細菌叢の変化は、様々な神経疾患に関与していることがますます示唆されています。
研究 の 目的:
- 急性虚血性脳卒中によって誘発される腸内細菌叢の変化がAD病態を悪化させるかどうかを調査すること。
- 脳卒中とAD進行の関連における腸-脳相関の役割を探求すること。
主な方法:
- 脳卒中患者および健常対照群由来の糞便微生物移植(FMT)を3xTg-ADマウスに実施しました。
- 免疫組織化学(IHC)を用いた神経炎症およびADマーカー(総タウ、GFAP、IBA1)の評価。
- 単一細胞空間分子イメージング(CosMx SMI)による細胞種特異的な遺伝子発現と脳病態の解析。
主要な成果:
- 脳卒中-FMTマウスでは、総タウ、GFAP、IBA1レベルの上昇を含む神経炎症とAD病態が著しく増加しました。
- 脳卒中-FMTマウスでは、グリア細胞の活性化を示すアストロサイトとミクログリアの密度増加が観察されました。
- 様々な脳細胞における主要なAD関連遺伝子(ApoE、GFAP、APP、PSEN1、BIN1、SORL1)の発現異常は、神経炎症とシナプス障害の増悪を示唆しています。
結論:
- 脳卒中によって誘発される腸内細菌叢の変化はAD病態を悪化させ、腸-脳相関の役割を強調しています。
- 腸内細菌叢の変化を標的とすることは、脳卒中関連ADの管理のための新しい治療アプローチを表す可能性があります。
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