PMID- 30522932 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190610 LR - 20231006 IS - 2352-3964 (Electronic) IS - 2352-3964 (Linking) VI - 39 DP - 2019 Jan TI - A novel mechanism of synaptic and cognitive impairments mediated via microRNA-30b in Alzheimer's disease. PG - 409-421 LID - S2352-3964(18)30563-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.059 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that cognitive and memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease (AD) primarily result from synaptic failure. However, the mechanisms that underlie synaptic and cognitive dysfunction remain unclear. METHODS: We utilized molecular biology techniques, electrophysiological recordings, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), immuno- and Golgi-staining, chromatin immunoprecipitation (CHIP); lentivirus (LV)-based microRNA overexpression and 'sponging', and behavioral tests to assess upregulated miR-30b causing synaptic and cognitive declines in APP transgenic (TG) mice. FINDINGS: We provide evidence that expression of miR-30b, which targets molecules important for maintaining synaptic integrity, including ephrin type-B receptor 2 (ephB2), sirtuin1 (sirt1), and glutamate ionotropic receptor AMPA type subunit 2 (GluA2), is robustly upregulated in the brains of both AD patients and APP transgenic (TG) mice, an animal model of AD, while expression of its targets is significantly downregulated. Overexpression of miR-30b in the hippocampus of normal wild-type (WT) mice impairs synaptic and cognitive functions, mimicking those seen in TG mice. Conversely, knockdown of endogenous miR-30b in TG mice prevents synaptic and cognitive decline. We further observed that expression of miR-30b is upregulated by proinflammatory cytokines and Abeta42 through NF-kappaB signaling. INTERPRETATION: Our results provide a previously undefined mechanism by which unregulated miR-30b causes synaptic and cognitive dysfunction in AD, suggesting that reversal of dysregulated miR-30b in the brain may prevent or slow cognitive declines in AD. FUND: This work was supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01NS076815, R01MH113535, R01AG058621, P30GM103340 Pilot Project, and by the LSUHSC School of Medicine Research Enhancement Program grant (to C.C.). CI - Copyright (c) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Song, Yunping AU - Song Y AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Hu, Mei AU - Hu M AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Zhang, Jian AU - Zhang J AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Teng, Zhao-Qian AU - Teng ZQ AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. FAU - Chen, Chu AU - Chen C AD - Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. Electronic address: cchen@lsuhsc.edu. LA - eng GR - P30 GM103340/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG058621/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 MH113535/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 NS076815/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181203 PL - Netherlands TA - EBioMedicine JT - EBioMedicine JID - 101647039 RN - 0 (APP protein, human) RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor) RN - 0 (MIRN30b microRNA, human) RN - 0 (MicroRNAs) SB - IM MH - Alzheimer Disease/*genetics/psychology MH - Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/*genetics MH - Animals MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/*genetics MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Maze Learning MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - MicroRNAs/*genetics MH - Signal Transduction MH - Synaptic Potentials PMC - PMC6354659 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alzheimer's disease OT - Dementia OT - Neuroinflammation OT - Nuclear factor kappa B OT - Small noncoding RNA OT - Synaptic failure OT - miRNA sponge EDAT- 2018/12/14 06:00 MHDA- 2019/06/14 06:00 PMCR- 2018/12/03 CRDT- 2018/12/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/10/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/11/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/11/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/06/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/12/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2352-3964(18)30563-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.059 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EBioMedicine. 2019 Jan;39:409-421. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.059. Epub 2018 Dec 3.