PMID- 31812977 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200521 LR - 20200521 IS - 1643-3750 (Electronic) IS - 1234-1010 (Print) IS - 1234-1010 (Linking) VI - 25 DP - 2019 Dec 8 TI - Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) Aggravates Amyloid-beta-Triggered Apoptosis by Modulating the cAMP-Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB)/Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Pathway In Vitro. PG - 9335-9345 LID - 10.12659/MSM.920065 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD), which results in cognitive deficits, usually occurs in older people and is mainly caused by amyloid beta (Ass) deposits and neurofibrillary tangles. The bile acid receptor, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), has been extensively studied in cardiovascular diseases and digestive diseases. However, the role of FXR in AD is not yet understood. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of FXR function in AD. MATERIAL AND METHODS Lentivirus infection, flow cytometry, real-time PCR, and western blotting were used to detect the gain or loss of FXR in cell apoptosis induced by Ass. Co-immunoprecipitation was used to analyze the molecular partners involved in Ass-induced apoptosis. RESULTS We found that the mRNA and protein expression of FXR was enhanced in Ab-triggered neuronal apoptosis in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells and in mouse hippocampal neurons. Overexpression of FXR aggravated Ass-triggered neuronal apoptosis in differentiated SH-SY5Y cells, and this effect was further increased by treatment with the FXR agonist 6ECDCA. Molecular mechanism analysis by co-immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting revealed that FXR interacted with the cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB), leading to decreased CREB and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein levels. Low expression of FXR mostly reversed the Ass-triggered neuronal apoptosis effect and prevented the reduction in CREB and BDNF. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that FXR regulates Ass-induced neuronal apoptosis, which may be dependent on the CREB/BDNF signaling pathway in vitro. FAU - Chen, Qingfa AU - Chen Q AD - Institute for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Liaocheng University/Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China (mainland). FAU - Ma, Hongling AU - Ma H AD - Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China (mainland). FAU - Guo, Xuewen AU - Guo X AD - Department of Neurology, Dongchangfu People's Hospital/Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, China (mainland). FAU - Liu, Jia AU - Liu J AD - Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China (mainland). FAU - Gui, Ting AU - Gui T AD - Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Classical Theory, Ministry of Education, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland). FAU - Gai, Zhibo AU - Gai Z AD - Joint Pharmacology Center, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, China (mainland). AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191208 PL - United States TA - Med Sci Monit JT - Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research JID - 9609063 RN - 0 (Amyloid beta-Peptides) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (CREB1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - 0462Z4S4OZ (obeticholic acid) RN - 0C5V0MRU6P (farnesoid X-activated receptor) RN - 0GEI24LG0J (Chenodeoxycholic Acid) RN - 7171WSG8A2 (BDNF protein, human) SB - IM MH - Alzheimer Disease/*metabolism MH - Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism/physiology MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/physiology MH - Brain/metabolism MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Chenodeoxycholic Acid/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Hippocampus/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Mice MH - Neurons/metabolism MH - Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*metabolism/physiology MH - Signal Transduction/physiology PMC - PMC6918812 COIS- Conflict of interest None. EDAT- 2019/12/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/22 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/08 CRDT- 2019/12/09 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 920065 [pii] AID - 10.12659/MSM.920065 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Med Sci Monit. 2019 Dec 8;25:9335-9345. doi: 10.12659/MSM.920065.