期刊
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
卷 8, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.915
关键词
A30P mutation; alpha-synuclein; behavioral outcome; challenging beam test; dementia with Lewy bodies; Helicobacter pylori; multivariate concentric square field test; Parkinson' s disease; transgenic mice; tyrosine hydroxylase
资金
- Swedish Physician's Society
- Vetenskapsradet
- Hjarnfonden
- Konung Gustaf V:s och Drottning Victorias Frimurarestiftelse
- Ahlen-stiftelsen
- Swedish Alzheimer Foundation
- Swedish Dementia Association
- Swedish Parkinson Foundation
- Lennart and Christina Kalen
- Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation
- Magnus Bergwall Foundation
Introduction: Intraneuronal inclusions of alpha-synuclein are commonly found in the brain of patients with Parkinson's disease and other a-synucleinopathies. The correlation between alpha-synuclein pathology and symptoms has been studied in various animal models. In (Thy-1)-h[A30P] alpha-synuclein transgenic mice, behavioral and motor abnormalities were reported from 12 and 15 months, respectively. The aim of this study was to investigate whether these mice also display symptoms at earlier time points. Methods: We analyzed gait deficits, locomotion, and behavioral profiles in (Thy-1)-h[A30P] alpha-synuclein and control mice at 2, 8, and 11 months of age. In addition, inflammatory markers, levels of alpha-synuclein oligomers, and tyrosine hydroxylase reactivity were studied. Results: Already at 2 months of age, transgenic mice displayed fine motor impairments in the challenging beam test that progressively increased up to 11 months of age. At 8 months, transgenic mice showed a decreased general activity with increased risk-taking behavior in the multivariate concentric square field test. Neuropathological analyses of 8- and 11-month-old mice revealed accumulation of oligomeric alpha-synuclein in neuronal cell bodies. In addition, a decreased presence of tyrosine hydroxylase suggests a dysregulation of the dopaminergic system in the transgenic mice, which in turn may explain some of the motor impairments observed in this mouse model. Conclusions: Taken together, our results show that the (Thy-1)-h[A30P] alpha-synuclein transgenic mouse model displays early Parkinson's disease-related symptoms with a concomitant downregulation of the dopaminergic system. Thus, this should be an -appropriate model to study early phenotypes of alpha-synucleinopathies.
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