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Combination treatment with leptin and pioglitazone in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
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Fernandez-Martos, CM and Atkinson, RAK and Chuah, MI and King, AE and Vickers, JC, Combination treatment with leptin and pioglitazone in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 3, (1) pp. 92-106. ISSN 2352-8737 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.trci.2016.11.002
Abstract
Introduction: Combination therapy approaches may be necessary to address the many facets of pathologic change in the brain in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The drugs leptin and pioglitazone have previously been shown individually to have neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory actions, respectively, in animal models.
Methods: We studied the impact of combined leptin and pioglitazone treatment in 6-month-old APP/PS1 (APPswe/PSEN1dE9) transgenic AD mouse model.
Results: We report that an acute 2-week treatment with combined leptin and pioglitazone resulted in a reduction of spatial memory deficits (Y maze) and brain β-amyloid levels (soluble β-amyloid and amyloid plaque burden) relative to vehicle-treated animals. Combination treatment was also associated with amelioration in plaque-associated neuritic pathology and synapse loss, and also a significantly reduced neocortical glial response.
Discussion: Combination therapy with leptin and pioglitazone ameliorates pathologic changes in APP/PS1 mice and may represent a potential treatment approach for AD.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Alzheimer's disease (AD), treatment, leptin, pioglitazone, combination therapy |
Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Neurosciences |
Research Field: | Cellular nervous system |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Fernandez-Martos, CM (Dr Carmen Fernandez-Martos) |
UTAS Author: | Atkinson, RAK (Dr Rachel Atkinson) |
UTAS Author: | Chuah, MI (Associate Professor Inn Chuah) |
UTAS Author: | King, AE (Professor Anna King) |
UTAS Author: | Vickers, JC (Professor James Vickers) |
ID Code: | 114254 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Deposited By: | Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2017-02-09 |
Last Modified: | 2022-08-23 |
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