期刊
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
卷 33, 期 4, 页码 1147-1156出版社
IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-120904
关键词
Adrenergic receptor blocker; Alzheimer's disease; brain bioavailability; inflammatory response; plaque
资金
- Forest Research Institute
Nebivolol is a selective beta 1 adrenergic receptor antagonist with nitric oxide-mediated vasodilatory properties utilized in the treatment of hypertension. Previously, nebivolol was shown to modulate amyloid-beta protein precursor processing in vitro. In this study, we investigated the in vivo effects of nebivolol on the modulation of amyloid neuropathology in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease (AD). We found that nebivolol is brain bioavailable and can be readily detected in the brain following three weeks of treatment at a dose of 1 mg/kg/day. Moreover, this treatment regime resulted in a significant reduction of amyloid-beta neuropathology in the brain, and this reduction was inversely correlated with plasma levels of amyloid-beta. Chronic nebivolol treatment of Tg2576 mice with established amyloid neuropathology and cognitive impairments significantly reduced brain amyloid content but failed to improve cognitive function. Our study demonstrates that nebivolol is highly tolerable and safe and can significantly reduce amyloid neuropathology in the brain, which could be one of the most important parameters for primary prevention of AD. Our studies support the continued investigation of nebivolol for the treatment of AD at very early stages of the disease.
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