Contribution of amyloid deposition from oligodendrocytes in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptides into insoluble plaques is an early pathological feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). BACE1 is the sole β-secretase for Aβ generation, making it an attractive therapeutic target for AD therapy. While BACE1 inhibitors have been shown to reduce Aβ levels in people with AD, clinical trials targeting BACE1 have failed due to unwanted synaptic deficits. Understanding the physiological role of BACE1 in individual cell types is essential for developing effective BACE inhibitors for the treatment of AD. Recent single-cell RNA transcriptomic assays revealed that oligodendrocytes are enriched with genes required for generating Aβ. However, the contribution of oligodendrocytes to amyloid plaque burden in AD and the side effects of oligoden

SUBMITTER: Ishii A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568619 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature