衰老的质细胞的清除可以防止tau依赖性病理和认知衰退
Tyler J Bussian1, Asef Aziz2, Charlton F Meyer2
1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Nature
|September 21, 2018
概括
细胞衰老导致神经退化和认知衰退. 在小鼠模型中清除老化细胞可以防止tau病变和神经元损失,这表明老化药物是潜在的治疗方法.
科学领域:
- 神经科学
- 细胞生物学
- 老年学
背景情况:
- 细胞衰老是一种不可逆转的细胞循环停止状态.
- 衰老的细胞会分泌促进组织衰老和疾病的因素.
- 在神经退行性疾病中发现衰老标志物,但其作用尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 研究衰老细胞与神经退行之间的因果关系.
- 确定针对老化的细胞是否可以预防或治疗介导的神经退行性病理.
主要方法:
- 使用MAPT (P301S) PS19对tau依赖神经退行性疾病的小鼠模型.
- 使用INK-ATTAC转基因小鼠对老化细胞进行向清除.
- 评估了结症,过,神经纤维结沉积,神经元损失和认知功能.
主要成果:
- 在疾病模型中观察到p16 (INK4A) 阳性衰老星球细胞和微质细胞的积累.
- 衰老细胞的清除可以防止结症,病变和神经元退化.
- 在老化细胞清除的小鼠中,认知功能得到保留.
- 老化治疗调节了tau的聚合.
结论:
- 衰老细胞有助于陶介导的神经退行性疾病的发病和进展.
- 针对衰老细胞是神经退行性疾病的潜在治疗策略.
- 防止衰老的积累可以在衰老和疾病中保持认知功能.
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