Author:
Williams Declan,Yan Bei Qi,Wang Hansen,Negm Logine,Sackmann Christopher,Verkuyl Claire,Rezai-Stevens Vanessa,Eid Shehab,Vediya Nimit,Sato Christine,Watts Joel C.,Wille Holger,Schmitt-Ulms Gerold
Abstract
AbstractThe neuroendocrine peptide somatostatin (SST) has long been thought of as influencing the deposition of the amyloid β peptide (Aβ) in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Missing have been in vivo data in a relevant Aβ amyloidosis model. Here we crossed AppNL-F/NL-F mice with Sst-deficient mice to assess if and how the presence of Sst influences pathological hallmarks of Aβ amyloidosis. We found that Sst had no influence on whole brain neprilysin transcript, protein or activity levels, an observation that cannot be accounted for by a compensatory upregulation of the Sst paralog, cortistatin (Cort), that we observed in 15-month-old Sst-deficient mice. Sst-deficiency led to a subtle but significant increase in the density of cortical Aβ amyloid plaques. Follow-on western blot analyses of whole brain extracts indicated that Sst interferes with early steps of Aβ assembly that manifest in the appearance of SDS-stable smears of 55–150 kDa in Sst null brain samples. As expected, no effect of Sst on tau steady-state levels or its phosphorylation were observed. Results from this study are easier reconciled with an emerging body of data that point toward Sst affecting Aβ amyloid plaque formation through direct interference with Aβ aggregation rather than through its effects on neprilysin expression.
Funder
Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions
Ontario Centres for Excellence / MaRS Innovation
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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