Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons

Hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)-induced neuronal apoptosis is critical to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as other neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroprotective effects of apolipoprotein (ApoE) isoforms against apoptosis and the underlying m...

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Autores principales: Huiling Gao, Wei Zheng, Cheng Li, He Xu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:38aa761eb4964c3a902c1977c308c2fe2021-11-11T17:03:59ZIsoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons10.3390/ijms2221115821422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/38aa761eb4964c3a902c1977c308c2fe2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11582https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067Hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)-induced neuronal apoptosis is critical to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as other neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroprotective effects of apolipoprotein (ApoE) isoforms against apoptosis and the underlying mechanism remains controversial. Here, we have generated human cortical neurons from iPSCs and induced apoptosis with H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. We show that ApoE2 and ApoE3 pretreatments significantly attenuate neuronal apoptosis, whereas ApoE4 has no neuroprotective effect and higher concentrations of ApoE4 even display toxic effect. We further identify that ApoE2 and ApoE3 regulate Akt/FoxO3a/Bim signaling pathway in the presence of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. We propose that ApoE alleviates H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced apoptosis in human iPSC-derived neuronal culture in an isoform specific manner. Our results provide an alternative mechanistic explanation on how ApoE isoforms influence the risk of AD onset as well as a promising therapeutic target for diseases involving neuronal apoptosis in the central nervous system.Huiling GaoWei ZhengCheng LiHe XuMDPI AGarticleapolipoprotein EapoptosisiPSC-derived cortical neuronsAlzheimer’s diseaseneurodegenerationBiology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11582, p 11582 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic apolipoprotein E
apoptosis
iPSC-derived cortical neurons
Alzheimer’s disease
neurodegeneration
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle apolipoprotein E
apoptosis
iPSC-derived cortical neurons
Alzheimer’s disease
neurodegeneration
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
Huiling Gao
Wei Zheng
Cheng Li
He Xu
Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
description Hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)-induced neuronal apoptosis is critical to the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as well as other neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroprotective effects of apolipoprotein (ApoE) isoforms against apoptosis and the underlying mechanism remains controversial. Here, we have generated human cortical neurons from iPSCs and induced apoptosis with H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. We show that ApoE2 and ApoE3 pretreatments significantly attenuate neuronal apoptosis, whereas ApoE4 has no neuroprotective effect and higher concentrations of ApoE4 even display toxic effect. We further identify that ApoE2 and ApoE3 regulate Akt/FoxO3a/Bim signaling pathway in the presence of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>. We propose that ApoE alleviates H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced apoptosis in human iPSC-derived neuronal culture in an isoform specific manner. Our results provide an alternative mechanistic explanation on how ApoE isoforms influence the risk of AD onset as well as a promising therapeutic target for diseases involving neuronal apoptosis in the central nervous system.
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author Huiling Gao
Wei Zheng
Cheng Li
He Xu
author_facet Huiling Gao
Wei Zheng
Cheng Li
He Xu
author_sort Huiling Gao
title Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
title_short Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
title_full Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
title_fullStr Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
title_full_unstemmed Isoform-Specific Effects of Apolipoprotein E on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Apoptosis in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-Derived Cortical Neurons
title_sort isoform-specific effects of apolipoprotein e on hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in human induced pluripotent stem cell (ipsc)-derived cortical neurons
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/38aa761eb4964c3a902c1977c308c2fe
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