ACTA NEUROPHARMACOLOGICA ›› 2022, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (5): 1-.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-1396.2022.05.001

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Evaluation of APP/PS-1/Tau Female Mice to Simulate the Pathological Model of Female AD

DU Jia-rui,LIU Fu-wang,SHEN Xu-ri,et al   

  1. Institution of Pharmacological,Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Tai’an,271016,China
  • Online:2022-10-26 Published:2023-02-28

Abstract:

Objective:To screen an animal model that is compatible with female AD syndrome and to provide a basis for the study of compound therapeutic targets for AD. Methods: 3×Tg-AD female mice as the research object and C57BL/6J (wild type,WT) female mice as the control,the estrogen level in vivo was detected by Elisa. Differences in femoral bone mass and ovarian aging were observed by HE staining. The spatial learning and memory of mice were measured by Morris water maze. Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the expression of APP/PS-1/Tau protein in the hippocampus. Nissl staining was used to observe the neuronal Nissl bodies in the brain. Results:The estrogen,bone mass of femur and ovary of female mice at the age of 3,6 and 10 months were significantly down-regulated in an age-dependent manner.Morris water maze data showed that the escape latency of 3×Tg-AD mice at the age of 6 and 10 months was significantly higher than WT mice. Immunofluorescence staining showed that the co-expression of Aβ/PS-1/Tau protein increased in the hippocampus of 3×Tg-AD mice at 10 months of age. Compared with the control group,the neurons in the hippocampus of 3×Tg-AD mice aged 3-month-old were neatly arranged,with clear cell layers and larger cell bodies,with no significant difference. While neurons in 6-month-old 3×Tg-AD mice were loosely arranged, Nissl body dissolved and disappeared,with the number decreased,and the arrangement and apoptosis of neurons in 10-month-old mice were more obvious. Conclusion:The 10-month-old 3×Tg-AD mice had learning and memory impairment,increased Aβ accumulation and Tau in the brain,significantly decreased estrogen levels in vivo,significant differences in femoral bone mass and significant signs of ovarian apoptosis.it coincides with the clinicopathological symptoms of postmenopausal women with AD,which is an ideal female dementia model.

Key words: triple transgenic mice, estrogen, presenilin, amyloid precursor protein, tau protein

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