title: Presymptomatic alterations in energy metabolism and oxidative stress in the APP23 mouse model of Alzheimer disease.
abstract: Glucose hypometabolism is the earliest symptom observed in the brains of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. In a former study, we analyzed the cortical proteome of the APP23 mouse model of AD at presymptomatic age (1 month) using a 2-D electrophoresis-based approach. Interestingly, long before amyloidosis can be observed in APP23 mice, proteins associated with energy metabolism were predominantly altered in transgenic as compared to wild-type mice indicating presymptomatic changes in energy metabolism. In the study presented here, we analyzed whether the observed changes were associated with oxidative stress and confirmed our previous findings in primary cortical neurons, which exhibited altered ADP/ATP levels if transgenic APP was expressed. Reactive oxygen species produced during energy metabolism have important roles in cell signaling and homeostasis as they modify proteins. We observed an overall up-regulation of protein oxidation status as shown by increased protein carbonylation in the cortex of presymptomatic APP23 mice. Interestingly, many carbonylated proteins, such as Vilip1 and Syntaxin were associated to synaptic plasticity. This demonstrates an important link between energy metabolism and synaptic function, which is altered in AD. In summary, we demonstrate that changes in cortical energy metabolism and increased protein oxidation precede the amyloidogenic phenotype in a mouse model for AD. These changes might contribute to synaptic failure observed in later disease stages, as synaptic transmission is particularly dependent on energy metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Genetics and Human Genetics, Charité-University Medicine , Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartl
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schuldt
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Forler
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zabel
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klose
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rohe
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009154:Mutation; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D050050:Protein Carbonylation; D020543:Proteome / Q000378:metabolism; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D020543:Proteome