The novel DA–CH3 dual incretin restores endoplasmic reticulum stress and autophagy impairments to attenuate Alzheimer-like pathology and cognitive decrements in the APPSWE/PS1ΔE9 mouse model


BIBLIOGRAPHIC THERAPEUTIC AGENT ANIMAL MODEL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OUTCOMES

Bibliographic

Year of Publication:
2018
Contact PI Name:
Christian Hӧlscher
Contact PI Affiliation:
Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Co-Authors:
Theodora Panagaki, Simon Gengler
Primary Reference (PubMED ID):
Funding Source:
Alzheimer’s Society UK
Rosetrees Trust UK
Study Goal and Principal Findings:

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) afflicts more than 46.8 million people worldwide, with a newly diagnosed case every 3 seconds and no remission in the disease progression. The discovery of disease-modifying drugs is now on the summit of the neuropharmacological research priorities. The long-lasting derivatives of the insulinotropic incretin hormones—glucagonlike peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)—have repeatedly been shown to cross the blood-brain barrier and counteract an array of deleterious effects across a range of experimental models of neuronal degeneration. Clinical trials for the efficacy of GLP-1 agonists in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases have revealed beneficial effects of these anti-diabetic agents in halting neuronal degeneration progression. Herein, we examine whether the chronic treatment with the novel dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist DA-CH3 can restore the cognitive decline and AD-like cerebral pathology of the APPSWE/PS1ΔE9 mouse model at the age of 10 months old. We report that once-a-daily, eight-week intraperitoneal administration of 25 nmol/kg of the novel DA-CH3 dual-incretin analog rescues the spatial acquisition and memory impairments of this murine model that corresponds to the attenuation of the excessive plaque deposition, gliosis and synaptic damage in the APPSWE/PS1ΔE9 brain. The amelioration of the AD-related pathology reflects the resolution of the endoplasmic-reticulum stress and derailed autophagy that both lay downstream of the rectified Akt signaling. Collectively, our findings endorse the beneficial effects of the incretin-based therapeutic approaches for the neurotrophic support of the AD brain and for the first time associate the incretin-induced neuroprotection with the proteostasis machinery in vivo.

Therapeutic Agent

Therapeutic Information:
Therapy Type:
Biologic - Peptide
Therapeutic Agent:
DA-CH3 Dual Incretin Analog
Therapeutic Target:
Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor (GLP-1R)
Therapeutic Target:
Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) Receptor

Animal Model

Model Information:
Species:
Mouse
Model Type:
APPxPS1
Strain/Genetic Background:
C57BL/6

Experimental Design

Is the following information reported in the study?:
Power/Sample Size Calculation
Randomized into Groups
Blinded for Treatment
Blinded for Outcome Measures
Pharmacokinetic Measures
Pharmacodynamic Measures
Toxicology Measures
ADME Measures
Biomarkers
Dose
Formulation
Route of Delivery
Duration of Treatment
Frequency of Administration
Age of Animal at the Beginning of Treatment
Age of Animal at the End of Treatment
Sex as a Biological Variable
Study Balanced for Sex as a Biological Variable
Number of Premature Deaths
Number of Excluded Animals
Statistical Plan
Genetic Background
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Included
Conflict of Interest
Experiment Notes

Number of Premature Deaths: Hemizygous APPSWE/PS1ΔE9 mice on the congenic C57BL/6 background exhibit a high incidence of epileptic seizures that results in the premature death, with a mortality rate of 38% or higher (References 36-38 in this paper). The authors observed a mean mortality rate of 24% in the transgenic animal groups.

Outcomes

Outcome Measured
Outcome Parameters
Behavioral
Exploratory Activity
Grooming Performance
Morris Water Maze
Open Field Test
Visible Platform
Motor Function
Path Length
Swimming Speed
Thigmotaxis
Locomotor Activity
Histopathology
Activated Astrocytes
Activated Microglia
beta Amyloid Deposits
beta Amyloid Load
Biochemical
Autophagy-Related Protein 3 (Atg3)
Autophagy-Related Protein 7 (Atg7)
Autophagosomal Marker LC3-II
Beclin 1
Binding Immunoglobulin Protein/Glucose Regulated Protein 78 (BiP/GRP78)
Caspase 12
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein/GADD153 (CHOP)
phospho-Protein Kinase B (phospho-Akt/PKB)
phospho-Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 (phospho-ERK1/2)
phospho-Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta (phospho-GSK3 beta)
Postsynaptic Density Protein 95 (PSD95)
Synaptophysin
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC)
Immunochemistry
Brain-beta Amyloid Deposits
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)
Ionized Calcium Binding Adaptor Molecule 1 (Iba1)
Microscopy
Astrocyte Morphology
Microglia Morphology
Spectroscopy
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) Mass Spectrometry
Toxicology
Body Weight
General Health

Source URL: http://alzped.nia.nih.gov/novel-da–ch3-dual-incretin