Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes substantial medical and societal burden with no therapies ameliorating cognitive deficits. Centralized pathologies involving amyloids, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammatory pathways are being investigated to identify disease-modifying targ...

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Autores principales: Avijit Banik, Radhika Amaradhi, Daniel Lee, Michael Sau, Wenyi Wang, Raymond Dingledine, Thota Ganesh
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5c1524c61ee446028a162ba57509e1d92021-11-21T12:39:53ZProstaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease10.1186/s12974-021-02297-71742-2094https://doaj.org/article/5c1524c61ee446028a162ba57509e1d92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-021-02297-7https://doaj.org/toc/1742-2094Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes substantial medical and societal burden with no therapies ameliorating cognitive deficits. Centralized pathologies involving amyloids, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammatory pathways are being investigated to identify disease-modifying targets for AD. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is one of the potential neuroinflammatory agents involved in AD progression. However, chronic use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients produced adverse cardiovascular effects. We asked whether inhibition of EP2 receptors, downstream of the COX-2 signaling pathway, can ameliorate neuroinflammation in AD brains in presence or absence of a secondary inflammatory stimuli. Methods We treated 5xFAD mice and their non-transgenic (nTg) littermates in presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with an EP2 antagonist (TG11-77.HCl). In cohort 1, nTg (no-hit) or 5xFAD (single-hit—genetic) mice were treated with vehicle or TG11-77.HCl for 12 weeks. In cohort 2, nTg (single-hit—environmental) and 5xFAD mice (two-hit) were administered LPS (0.5 mg/kg/week) and treated with vehicle or TG11-77.HCl for 8 weeks. Results Complete blood count analysis showed that LPS induced anemia of inflammation in both groups in cohort 2. There was no adverse effect of LPS or EP2 antagonist on body weight throughout the treatment. In the neocortex isolated from the two-hit cohort of females, but not males, the elevated mRNA levels of proinflammatory mediators (IL-1β, TNF, IL-6, CCL2, EP2), glial markers (IBA1, GFAP, CD11b, S110B), and glial proteins were significantly reduced by EP2 antagonist treatment. Intriguingly, the EP2 antagonist had no effect on either of the single-hit cohorts. There was a modest increase in amyloid–plaque deposition upon EP2 antagonist treatment in the two-hit female brains, but not in the single-hit genetic female cohort. Conclusion These results reveal a potential neuroinflammatory role for EP2 in the two-hit 5xFAD mouse model. A selective EP2 antagonist reduces inflammation only in female AD mice subjected to a second inflammatory insult.Avijit BanikRadhika AmaradhiDaniel LeeMichael SauWenyi WangRaymond DingledineThota GaneshBMCarticleTwo-hit 5xFADEP2LipopolysaccharideTG11-77.HClNeuroinflammationMicrogliosisNeurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENJournal of Neuroinflammation, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Two-hit 5xFAD
EP2
Lipopolysaccharide
TG11-77.HCl
Neuroinflammation
Microgliosis
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle Two-hit 5xFAD
EP2
Lipopolysaccharide
TG11-77.HCl
Neuroinflammation
Microgliosis
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Avijit Banik
Radhika Amaradhi
Daniel Lee
Michael Sau
Wenyi Wang
Raymond Dingledine
Thota Ganesh
Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
description Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes substantial medical and societal burden with no therapies ameliorating cognitive deficits. Centralized pathologies involving amyloids, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuroinflammatory pathways are being investigated to identify disease-modifying targets for AD. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is one of the potential neuroinflammatory agents involved in AD progression. However, chronic use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients produced adverse cardiovascular effects. We asked whether inhibition of EP2 receptors, downstream of the COX-2 signaling pathway, can ameliorate neuroinflammation in AD brains in presence or absence of a secondary inflammatory stimuli. Methods We treated 5xFAD mice and their non-transgenic (nTg) littermates in presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with an EP2 antagonist (TG11-77.HCl). In cohort 1, nTg (no-hit) or 5xFAD (single-hit—genetic) mice were treated with vehicle or TG11-77.HCl for 12 weeks. In cohort 2, nTg (single-hit—environmental) and 5xFAD mice (two-hit) were administered LPS (0.5 mg/kg/week) and treated with vehicle or TG11-77.HCl for 8 weeks. Results Complete blood count analysis showed that LPS induced anemia of inflammation in both groups in cohort 2. There was no adverse effect of LPS or EP2 antagonist on body weight throughout the treatment. In the neocortex isolated from the two-hit cohort of females, but not males, the elevated mRNA levels of proinflammatory mediators (IL-1β, TNF, IL-6, CCL2, EP2), glial markers (IBA1, GFAP, CD11b, S110B), and glial proteins were significantly reduced by EP2 antagonist treatment. Intriguingly, the EP2 antagonist had no effect on either of the single-hit cohorts. There was a modest increase in amyloid–plaque deposition upon EP2 antagonist treatment in the two-hit female brains, but not in the single-hit genetic female cohort. Conclusion These results reveal a potential neuroinflammatory role for EP2 in the two-hit 5xFAD mouse model. A selective EP2 antagonist reduces inflammation only in female AD mice subjected to a second inflammatory insult.
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author Avijit Banik
Radhika Amaradhi
Daniel Lee
Michael Sau
Wenyi Wang
Raymond Dingledine
Thota Ganesh
author_facet Avijit Banik
Radhika Amaradhi
Daniel Lee
Michael Sau
Wenyi Wang
Raymond Dingledine
Thota Ganesh
author_sort Avijit Banik
title Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_short Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_full Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_fullStr Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_full_unstemmed Prostaglandin EP2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
title_sort prostaglandin ep2 receptor antagonist ameliorates neuroinflammation in a two-hit mouse model of alzheimer’s disease
publisher BMC
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url https://doaj.org/article/5c1524c61ee446028a162ba57509e1d9
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