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Nogo receptor impairs the clearance of fibril amyloid-β by m
AAV-NgR was used for gene over-expression. (From BrainVTA)
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Custom-Made AAV  rAAV-CMV-DIO-NgR-GFP
Control  PT-0310 rAAV-CMV-DIO-GFP
Jianing Wang, Xiaoying Qin, Hao Sun, Meijun He, Qunyu Lv, Congcong Gao, Xinran He, Hong Liao
Pub Date: 2021-11-24, DOI: 10.1111/acel.13515, Email: [email protected]
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the progressive accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ)-containing amyloid plaques, and microglia play a critical role in mediating Aβ clearance. Mounting evidence has confirmed that the ability of microglia in clearing Aβ decreased with aging and AD progress, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Previously, we have demonstrated that Nogo receptor (NgR), a receptor for three axon growth inhibitors associated with myelin, can decrease adhesion and migration of microglia to fibrils Aβ with aging. However, whether NgR expressed on microglia affect microglia phagocytosis of fibrils Aβ with aging remains unclear. Here, we found that aged but not young microglia showed increased NgR expression and decreased Aβ phagocytosis in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. NgR knockdown APP/PS1 mice showed simultaneous reduced amyloid burden and improved spatial learning and memory, which were associated with increased Aβ clearance. Importantly, Nogo-P4, an agonist of NgR, enhanced the protein level of p-Smad2/3, leading to a significant transcriptional inhibition of CD36 gene expression, which in turn decreased the microglial phagocytosis of Aβ. Moreover, ROCK accounted for Nogo-P4-induced activation of Smad2/3 signaling. Finally, the decreasing effect of NgR on microglial Aβ uptake was confirmed in a mouse model of intra-hippocampal fAβ injection. Our findings suggest that NgR may play an important role in the regulation of Aβ homeostasis, and has potential as a therapeutic target for AD.
In this study, the authors examined the role of NgR in microglial phagocytosis that occurs in AD using microglia of different ages. Their findings reveal that NgR signaling mediates an age-dependent decrease microglial Aβ phagocytosis in the development of AD-like pathology, suggesting that NgR is a potential therapeutic target for AD.

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