PMID- 23948935 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140627 LR - 20220408 IS - 1875-8908 (Electronic) IS - 1387-2877 (Linking) VI - 38 IP - 2 DP - 2014 TI - RNA interference-mediated knockdown of long-form phosphodiesterase-4D (PDE4D) enzyme reverses amyloid-beta42-induced memory deficits in mice. PG - 269-80 LID - 10.3233/JAD-122236 [doi] AB - Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitors enhance memory, increase hippocampal neurogenesis, and reverse amyloid-beta (Abeta)-induced memory deficits. Here, we examined whether long-form PDE4D knockdown by lentiviral RNA construct containing a specific microRNA/miRNA-mir hairpin structure (4DmiRNA) reversed memory impairment caused by amyloid-beta1-42 (Abeta42) in mice using the Morris water maze (MWM) and novelty object recognition tests. Western blotting analysis was used to assess protein levels of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB, unphosphorylated and phosphorylated [pCREB]), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) to explore the neurochemical mechanisms. Aggregated Abeta42 (0.5 mug/side) bilaterally infused in dentate gyrus decreased cAMP levels (p < 0.01) and produced memory deficits in the MWM (p < 0.01) and object recognition tests (p < 0.01). Microinfusions of lentiviruses resulted in downregulated expression of PDE4D4 and 4D5 proteins and reversed Abeta42-induced cAMP decline (p < 0.05) and memory deficits. Treatment also concomitantly increased pCREB (p < 0.05) and BDNF (p < 0.01) and reduced IL-1beta (p < 0.05), TNF-alpha (p < 0.01), and NF-kappaB (p65) (p < 0.05) in the hippocampus of Abeta42-challenged mice. These results suggest that long-form PDE4D knockdown may offer a promising treatment for memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease. FAU - Zhang, Cong AU - Zhang C AD - Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China Departments of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry and Physiology & Pharmacology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, USA. FAU - Cheng, Yufang AU - Cheng Y FAU - Wang, Haitao AU - Wang H FAU - Wang, Chuang AU - Wang C FAU - Wilson, Steven P AU - Wilson SP FAU - Xu, Jiangping AU - Xu J FAU - Zhang, Han-Ting AU - Zhang HT LA - eng GR - AG031687/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - J Alzheimers Dis JT - Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD JID - 9814863 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (amyloid beta-protein (1-42)) RN - E0399OZS9N (Cyclic AMP) RN - EC 3.1.4.17 (Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4) RN - EC 3.1.4.17 (PDE4D protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/*pharmacology MH - Animals MH - Cyclic AMP/metabolism MH - Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4/*deficiency/genetics MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Exploratory Behavior/drug effects/physiology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/genetics/*physiology MH - Hippocampus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Male MH - Maze Learning/drug effects/physiology MH - *Memory Disorders/chemically induced/enzymology/therapy MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred ICR MH - Peptide Fragments/*pharmacology MH - RNA Interference/*physiology MH - Reaction Time/drug effects/genetics MH - Recognition, Psychology/drug effects/physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - PDE4 OT - anti-inflammation OT - long-form PDE4D OT - memory EDAT- 2013/08/21 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/28 06:00 CRDT- 2013/08/17 06:00 PHST- 2013/08/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/08/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/28 06:00 [medline] AID - E2K120L7840414NM [pii] AID - 10.3233/JAD-122236 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Alzheimers Dis. 2014;38(2):269-80. doi: 10.3233/JAD-122236.