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Prefrontal parvalbumin interneurons deficits mediate early emotional dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

ABSTRACT: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and has an insidious onset. Exploring the characteristics and mechanism of the early symptoms of AD plays a critical role in the early diagnosis and intervention of AD. Here we found that depressive-like behavior and short-term spatial memory dysfunction appeared in APPswe/PS1dE9 mice (AD mice) as early as 9-11 weeks of age. Electrophysiological analysis revealed excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). This E/I imbalance was induced by significant reduction in the number and activity of parvalbumin interneurons (PV⁺ INs) in this region. Furthermore, optogenetic and chemogenetic activation of residual PV⁺ INs effectively ameliorated depressive-like behavior and rescued short-term spatial memory in AD mice. These results suggest the PFC is selectively vulnerable in the early stage of AD and prefrontal PV⁺ INs deficits play a key role in the occurrence and development of early symptoms of AD.

SUBMITTER: Shu S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9750960 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prefrontal parvalbumin interneurons deficits mediate early emotional dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

Shu Shu S Xu Si-Yi SY Ye Lei L Liu Yi Y Cao Xiang X Jia Jun-Qiu JQ Bian Hui-Jie HJ Liu Ying Y Zhu Xiao-Lei XL Xu Yun Y

Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 20221013 2

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and has an insidious onset. Exploring the characteristics and mechanism of the early symptoms of AD plays a critical role in the early diagnosis and intervention of AD. Here we found that depressive-like behavior and short-term spatial memory dysfunction appeared in APPswe/PS1dE9 mice (AD mice) as early as 9-11 weeks of age. Electrophysiological analysis revealed excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance in the prefrontal cortex ( ...[more]

PMID: 36229597

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Project description:Inhibitory interneurons expressing parvalbumin (PV) are central to cortical network dynamics, generation of γ oscillations, and cognition. Dysfunction of PV interneurons disrupts cortical information processing and cognitive behavior. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/tyrosine receptor kinase B (trkB) signaling regulates the maturation of cortical PV interneurons but is also implicated in their adult multidimensional functions. Using a novel viral strategy for cell-type-specific and spatially restricted expression of a dominant-negative trkB (trkB.DN), we show that BDNF/trkB signaling is essential to the integrity and maintenance of prefrontal PV interneurons in adult male and female mice. Reduced BDNF/trkB signaling in PV interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) resulted in deficient PV inhibition and increased baseline local field potential (LFP) activity in a broad frequency band. The altered network activity was particularly pronounced during increased activation of the prefrontal network and was associated with changed dynamics of local excitatory neurons, as well as decreased modulation of the LFP, abnormalities that appeared to generalize across stimuli and brain states. In addition, our findings link reduced BDNF/trkB signaling in prefrontal PV interneurons to increased aggression. Together our investigations demonstrate that BDNF/trkB signaling in PV interneurons in the adult mPFC is essential to local network dynamics and cognitive behavior. Our data provide direct support for the suggested association between decreased trkB signaling, deficient PV inhibition, and altered prefrontal circuitry.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/tyrosine receptor kinase B (trkB) signaling promotes the maturation of inhibitory parvalbumin (PV) interneurons, neurons central to local cortical dynamics, γ rhythms, and cognition. Here, we used a novel viral approach for reduced BDNF/trkB signaling in PV interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) to establish the role of BDNF/trkB signaling in adult prefrontal network activities. Reduced BDNF/trkB signaling caused pronounced morphologic alterations, reduced PV inhibition, and deficient prefrontal network dynamics. The altered network activity appeared to manifest across stimuli and brain states and was associated with aberrant local field potential (LFP) activities and increased aggression. The results demonstrate that adult BDNF/trkB signaling is essential to PV inhibition and prefrontal circuit function and directly links BDNF/trkB signaling to network integrity in the adult brain.

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Prefrontal parvalbumin interneurons deficits mediate early emotional dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

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Prefrontal parvalbumin interneurons deficits mediate early emotional dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease.

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