Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice

Introduction: Nav1.6 is closely related to the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and astrocytes have recently been identified as a significant source of β-amyloid (Aβ). However, little is known about the connection between Nav1.6 and astrocyte-derived Aβ. Objective: This study explored the cruc...

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Main Authors: Xin Wang, Wei Wu, Guang Yang, Xue-Wei Yang, Xu Ma, Dan-Dan Zhu, Kabir Ahmad, Khizar Khan, Ying-Zi Wang, Ao-Ran Sui, Song-Yu Guo, Yue Kong, Bo Yuan, Tian-Yuan Luo, Cheng-Kang Liu, Peng Zhang, Yue Zhang, Qi-Fa Li, Bin Wang, Qiong Wu, Xue-Fei Wu, Zhi-Cheng Xiao, Quan-Hong Ma, Shao Li
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author Xin Wang
Wei Wu
Guang Yang
Xue-Wei Yang
Xu Ma
Dan-Dan Zhu
Kabir Ahmad
Khizar Khan
Ying-Zi Wang
Ao-Ran Sui
Song-Yu Guo
Yue Kong
Bo Yuan
Tian-Yuan Luo
Cheng-Kang Liu
Peng Zhang
Yue Zhang
Qi-Fa Li
Bin Wang
Qiong Wu
Xue-Fei Wu
Zhi-Cheng Xiao
Quan-Hong Ma
Shao Li
author_facet Xin Wang
Wei Wu
Guang Yang
Xue-Wei Yang
Xu Ma
Dan-Dan Zhu
Kabir Ahmad
Khizar Khan
Ying-Zi Wang
Ao-Ran Sui
Song-Yu Guo
Yue Kong
Bo Yuan
Tian-Yuan Luo
Cheng-Kang Liu
Peng Zhang
Yue Zhang
Qi-Fa Li
Bin Wang
Qiong Wu
Xue-Fei Wu
Zhi-Cheng Xiao
Quan-Hong Ma
Shao Li
author_sort Xin Wang
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description Introduction: Nav1.6 is closely related to the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and astrocytes have recently been identified as a significant source of β-amyloid (Aβ). However, little is known about the connection between Nav1.6 and astrocyte-derived Aβ. Objective: This study explored the crucial role of Nav1.6 in mediated astrocyte-derived Aβ in AD and knockdown astrocytic Nav1.6 alleviates AD progression by promoting autophagy and lysosome-APP fusion. Methods: A mouse model for astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown was constructed to study the effects of astrocytic Nav1.6 on amyloidosis. The role of astrocytic Nav1.6 on autophagy and lysosome-APP(amyloid precursor protein) fusion was used by transmission electron microscope, immunostaining, western blot and patch clamp. Glial cell activation was detected using immunostaining. Neuroplasticity and neural network were assessed using patch-clamp, Golgi stain and EEG recording. Behavioral experiments were performed to evaluate cognitive defects. Results: Astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown reduces amyloidosis, alleviates glial cell activation and morphological complexity, improves neuroplasticity and abnormal neural networks, as well as promotes learning and memory abilities in APP/PS1 mice. Astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown reduces itself-derived Aβ by promoting lysosome- APP fusion, which is related to attenuating reverse Na+-Ca2+ exchange current thus reducing intracellular Ca2+ to facilitate autophagic through AKT/mTOR/ULK pathway. Conclusion: Our findings unveil the crucial role of astrocyte-specific Nav1.6 in reducing astrocyte-derived Aβ, highlighting its potential as a cell-specific target for modulating AD progression.
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spelling doaj-art-bc3d4ce4b7984d3fad2243340d07c3e52025-08-20T03:47:41ZengElsevierJournal of Advanced Research2090-12322025-06-017245146610.1016/j.jare.2024.07.024Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like miceXin Wang0Wei Wu1Guang Yang2Xue-Wei Yang3Xu Ma4Dan-Dan Zhu5Kabir Ahmad6Khizar Khan7Ying-Zi Wang8Ao-Ran Sui9Song-Yu Guo10Yue Kong11Bo Yuan12Tian-Yuan Luo13Cheng-Kang Liu14Peng Zhang15Yue Zhang16Qi-Fa Li17Bin Wang18Qiong Wu19Xue-Fei Wu20Zhi-Cheng Xiao21Quan-Hong Ma22Shao Li23Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDepartment of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, ChinaDevelopment and Stem Cells Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute and Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3800, AustraliaInstitute of Neuroscience & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China; Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, the second affilitated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215021, China; Corresponding authors.Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Cerebral Diseases, National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Drug-Research and Development (R&D) of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116044, China; Corresponding authors.Introduction: Nav1.6 is closely related to the pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), and astrocytes have recently been identified as a significant source of β-amyloid (Aβ). However, little is known about the connection between Nav1.6 and astrocyte-derived Aβ. Objective: This study explored the crucial role of Nav1.6 in mediated astrocyte-derived Aβ in AD and knockdown astrocytic Nav1.6 alleviates AD progression by promoting autophagy and lysosome-APP fusion. Methods: A mouse model for astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown was constructed to study the effects of astrocytic Nav1.6 on amyloidosis. The role of astrocytic Nav1.6 on autophagy and lysosome-APP(amyloid precursor protein) fusion was used by transmission electron microscope, immunostaining, western blot and patch clamp. Glial cell activation was detected using immunostaining. Neuroplasticity and neural network were assessed using patch-clamp, Golgi stain and EEG recording. Behavioral experiments were performed to evaluate cognitive defects. Results: Astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown reduces amyloidosis, alleviates glial cell activation and morphological complexity, improves neuroplasticity and abnormal neural networks, as well as promotes learning and memory abilities in APP/PS1 mice. Astrocytic Nav1.6 knockdown reduces itself-derived Aβ by promoting lysosome- APP fusion, which is related to attenuating reverse Na+-Ca2+ exchange current thus reducing intracellular Ca2+ to facilitate autophagic through AKT/mTOR/ULK pathway. Conclusion: Our findings unveil the crucial role of astrocyte-specific Nav1.6 in reducing astrocyte-derived Aβ, highlighting its potential as a cell-specific target for modulating AD progression.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123224003096Alzheimer’s diseaseSodium channels Nav1.6Astrocytesβ-amyloidAmyloid precursor proteinAutophagy-lysosome pathway
spellingShingle Xin Wang
Wei Wu
Guang Yang
Xue-Wei Yang
Xu Ma
Dan-Dan Zhu
Kabir Ahmad
Khizar Khan
Ying-Zi Wang
Ao-Ran Sui
Song-Yu Guo
Yue Kong
Bo Yuan
Tian-Yuan Luo
Cheng-Kang Liu
Peng Zhang
Yue Zhang
Qi-Fa Li
Bin Wang
Qiong Wu
Xue-Fei Wu
Zhi-Cheng Xiao
Quan-Hong Ma
Shao Li
Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
Journal of Advanced Research
Alzheimer’s disease
Sodium channels Nav1.6
Astrocytes
β-amyloid
Amyloid precursor protein
Autophagy-lysosome pathway
title Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
title_full Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
title_fullStr Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
title_full_unstemmed Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
title_short Cell-specific Nav1.6 knockdown reduced astrocyte-derived Aβ by reverse Na+-Ca2+ transporter-mediated autophagy in alzheimer-like mice
title_sort cell specific nav1 6 knockdown reduced astrocyte derived aβ by reverse na ca2 transporter mediated autophagy in alzheimer like mice
topic Alzheimer’s disease
Sodium channels Nav1.6
Astrocytes
β-amyloid
Amyloid precursor protein
Autophagy-lysosome pathway
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123224003096
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