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- Title
Auditory or Audiovisual Stimulation Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment and Neuropathology in ApoE4 Knock-In Mice.
- Authors
Jung, Harry; Lee, Yeonkyeong; Lee, Sang-Hwa; Sohn, Jong-Hee
- Abstract
We hypothesized that auditory stimulation could reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and that audiovisual stimulation could have additional effects through multisensory integration. We exposed 12 month old Apoetm1.1(APOE*4)Adiuj mice (a mouse model of sporadic AD) to auditory (A) or audiovisual stimulation (AV) at 40 Hz for 14 days in a soundproof chamber system (no stimulation, N). Behavioral tests were performed before and after each session, and their brain tissues were assessed for amyloid-beta expression and apoptotic cell death, after 14 days. Furthermore, brain levels of acetylcholine and apoptosis-related proteins were analyzed. In the Y-maze test, the percentage relative alternation was significantly higher in group A than in group N mice. Amyloid-beta and TUNEL positivity in the hippocampal CA3 region was significantly lower in group A and group AV mice than in group N mice (p < 0.05). Acetylcholine levels were significantly higher in group A and group AV mice than in group N mice (p < 0.05). Compared to group N mice, expression of the proapoptotic proteins Bax and caspase-3 was lower in group A, and expression of the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 was higher in group AV. In a mouse model of early-stage sporadic AD, auditory or audiovisual stimulation improved cognitive performance and neuropathology.
- Subjects
ACOUSTIC stimulation; MICE; COGNITION disorders; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ALZHEIMER'S disease; AUDITORY neurons; CELL death
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p938
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms24020938