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TitleHippocampal Lipid Homeostasis in APP/PS1 Mice is Modulated by a Complex Interplay Between Dietary DHA and Estrogens: Relevance for Alzheimer's Disease.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsDíaz, M, Fabelo, N, Casañas-Sánchez, V, Marin, R, Gómez, T, Quinto-Alemany, D, Pérez, JA
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume49
Issue2
Pagination459-81
Date Published2016
ISSN1875-8908
KeywordsAcyl Coenzyme A, Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Docosahexaenoic Acids, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Estrogens, Gene Expression Regulation, Hippocampus, Homeostasis, Humans, Lipid Metabolism, Mice, Mice, Transgenic, Mutation, Presenilin-1, RNA, Messenger
Abstract

Current evidence suggests that lipid homeostasis in the hippocampus is affected by different genetic, dietary, and hormonal factors, and that its deregulation may be associated with the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the precise levels of influence of each of these factors and their potential interactions remain largely unknown, particularly during neurodegenerative processes. In the present study, we have performed multifactorial analyses of the combined effects of diets containing different doses of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), estrogen status (ovariectomized animals receiving vehicle or 17β-estradiol), and genotype (wild-type or transgenic APP/PS1 mice) in hippocampal lipid profiles. We have observed that the three factors affect lipid classes and fatty acid composition to different extents, and that strong interactions between these factors exist. The most aberrant lipid profiles were observed in APP/PS1 animals receiving DHA-poor diets and deprived of estrogens. Conversely, wild-type animals under a high-DHA diet and receiving estradiol exhibited a lipid profile that closely resembled that of the hippocampus of control animals. Interestingly, though the lipid signatures of APP/PS1 hippocampi markedly differed from wild-type, administration of a high-DHA diet in the presence of estrogens gave rise to a lipid profile that approached that of control animals. Paralleling changes in lipid composition, patterns of gene expression of enzymes involved in lipid biosynthesis were also altered and affected by combination of experimental factors. Overall, these results indicate that hippocampal lipid homeostasis is strongly affected by hormonal and dietary conditions, and that manipulation of these factors might be incorporated in AD therapeutics.

DOI10.3233/JAD-150470
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID26519437
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