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Microglia contribute to cognitive decline in hypercholesterolemic LDLr-/- mice
Univ Fed Rio Grande Sul UFRGS, Brazil.
Univ Fed Rio Grande Sul UFRGS, Brazil.
Univ Fed Rio Grande Sul UFRGS, Brazil; Univ Extremo Catarinense, Brazil.
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2024 (English)In: Journal of Neurochemistry, ISSN 0022-3042, E-ISSN 1471-4159, Vol. 168, no 8, p. 1565-1586Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is caused by mutations in the gene that encodes the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, which leads to an excessive increase in plasma LDL cholesterol levels. Previous studies have shown that FH is associated with gliosis, blood-brain barrier dysfunction, and memory impairment, but the mechanisms associated with these events are still not fully understood. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the role of microgliosis in the neurochemical and behavioral changes associated with FH using LDL receptor knockout (LDLr-/-) mice. We noticed that microgliosis was more severe in the hippocampus of middle-aged LDLr-/- mice, which was accompanied by microglial morphological changes and alterations in the immunocontent of synaptic protein markers. At three months of age, the LDLr(-/- )mice already showed increased microgliosis and decreased immunocontent of claudin-5 in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Subsequently, 6-month-old male C57BL/6 wild-type and LDLr-/- mice were treated once daily for 30 days with minocycline (a pharmacological inhibitor of microglial cell reactivity) or vehicle (saline). Adult LDLr(-/- )mice displayed significant hippocampal memory impairment, which was ameliorated by minocycline treatment. Non-treated LDLr-/- mice showed increased microglial density in all hippocampal regions analyzed, a process that was not altered by minocycline treatment. Region-specific microglial morphological analysis revealed different effects of genotype or minocycline treatment on microglial morphology, depending on the hippocampal subregion analyzed. Moreover, 6-month-old LDLr-/- mice exhibited a slight but not significant increase in IBA-1 immunoreactivity in the PFC, which was reduced by minocycline treatment without altering microglial morphology. Minocycline treatment also reduced the presence of microglia within the perivascular area in both the PFC and hippocampus of LDLr-/- mice. However, no significant effects of either genotype or minocycline treatment were observed regarding the phagocytic activity of microglia in the PFC and hippocampus. Our results demonstrate that hippocampal microgliosis, microglial morphological changes, and the presence of these glial cells in the perivascular area, but not increased microglial phagocytic activity, are associated with cognitive deficits in a mouse model of FH.

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WILEY , 2024. Vol. 168, no 8, p. 1565-1586
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familial hypercholesterolemia; LDLr-/- mice; memory; microglial cell morphology; perivascular microglia
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-198379DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15952ISI: 001065344500001PubMedID: 37694813OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-198379DiVA, id: diva2:1803734
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Funding Agencies|Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico [407006/2021-4]; Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul [21/2551-0000740-0-]

Available from: 2023-10-10 Created: 2023-10-10 Last updated: 2024-10-01Bibliographically approved

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