Project description:To investigate the effects of diabetic conditions on the development of AD pathology, we fed wild-type and Alzheimer's disease model (App[NL-F/NL-F]) mice with control or high fat diet from 6 months after birth for 12 months, then examined behavior, brain pathology and gene expression profiles. Both groups of mice fed with high fat diet exhibited diabetic conditions, and App[NL-F/NL-F] mice exhibited aggravated cognitive impairment with enhanced Alzheimer's disease pathology.
Project description:We performed a broad-spectrum microarray analysis using mRNA from 3 NL and 5 DS astrocyte cultures. The microarray output was validated for several genes To explore the relation between gene expression and potential oxidative stress in DS samples, we also evaluated the transcription profile in NL astrocytes subjected to mild oxidative stress (50µM H2O2 for 24 hr).
