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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Stability of A?₄₂ Oligomers.

ABSTRACT: While Alzheimer's disease is correlated with the presence of A? fibrils in patient brains, the more likely agents are their precursors, soluble oligomers that may form pores or otherwise distort cell membranes. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation, we study how the presence of fatty acids such as lauric acid changes the stability of pore-forming oligomers built from three-stranded A?₄₂ chains. Such a change would alter the distribution of amyloids in the fatty acid-rich brain environment and therefore could explain the lower polymorphism observed in A? fibrils derived from brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. We find that lauric acid stabilizes both ring-like and barrel-shaped models, with the effect being stronger for barrel-like models than for ring-like oligomers.

SUBMITTER: Khatua P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931375 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Stability of Aβ<sub>42</sub> Oligomers.

Khatua Prabir P Jana Asis K AK Hansmann Ulrich H E UHE

ACS omega 20210217 8

While Alzheimer's disease is correlated with the presence of Aβ fibrils in patient brains, the more likely agents are their precursors, soluble oligomers that may form pores or otherwise distort cell membranes. Using all-atom molecular dynamics simulation, we study how the presence of fatty acids such as lauric acid changes the stability of pore-forming oligomers built from three-stranded Aβ<sub>42</sub> chains. Such a change would alter the distribution of amyloids in the fatty acid-rich brain ...[more]

PMID: 33681618

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Project description:BackgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) features progressive neurodegeneration and microglial activation that results in dementia and cognitive decline. The release of soluble amyloid (Aβ) oligomers into the extracellular space is an early feature of AD pathology. This can promote excitotoxicity and microglial activation. Microglia can adopt several activation states with various functional outcomes. Protective microglial activation states have been identified in response to Aβ plaque pathology in vivo. However, the role of microglia and immune mediators in neurotoxicity induced by soluble Aβ oligomers is unclear. Further, there remains a need to identify druggable molecular targets that promote protective microglial states to slow or prevent the progression of AD.MethodsHippocampal entorhinal brain slice culture (HEBSC) was employed to study mechanisms of Aβ1-42 oligomer-induced neurotoxicity as well as the role of microglia. The roles of glutamate hyperexcitation and immune signaling in Aβ-induced neurotoxicity were assessed using MK801 and neutralizing antibodies to the TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) respectively. Microglial activation state was manipulated using Gi-hM4di designer receptor exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs), microglial depletion with the colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) antagonist PLX3397, and microglial repopulation (PLX3397 withdrawal). Proteomic changes were assessed by LC-MS/MS in microglia isolated from control, repopulated, or Aβ-treated HEBSCs.ResultsNeurotoxicity induced by soluble Aβ1-42 oligomers involves glutamatergic hyperexcitation caused by the proinflammatory mediator and death receptor ligand TRAIL. Microglia were found to have the ability to both promote and restrain Aβ-induced toxicity. Induction of microglial Gi-signaling with hM4di to prevent pro-inflammatory activation blunted Aβ neurotoxicity, while microglial depletion with CSF1R antagonism worsened neurotoxicity caused by Aβ as well as TRAIL. HEBSCs with repopulated microglia, however, showed a near complete resistance to Aβ-induced neurotoxicity. Comparison of microglial proteomes revealed that repopulated microglia have a baseline anti-inflammatory and trophic phenotype with a predicted pathway activation that is nearly opposite that of Aβ-exposed microglia. mTORC2 and IRF7 were identified as potential targets for intervention.ConclusionMicroglia are key mediators of both protection and neurodegeneration in response to Aβ. Polarizing microglia toward a protective state could be used as a preventative strategy against Aβ-induced neurotoxicity.

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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Stability of A?₄₂ Oligomers.

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