Systemic Injection of Aged Blood Plasma in Adult C57BL/6 Mice Induces Neurophysiological Impairments in the Hippocampal CA1

Christiaan F M Huffels, Roland E van Dijk, Henk Karst, Frank J Meye, Elly M Hol, Jinte Middeldorp*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Aging is characterized by systemic alterations and forms an important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, it has been indicated that blood-borne factors present in the systemic milieu contribute to the aging process. Exposing young mice to aged blood plasma results in impaired neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity in the dentate gyrus, as well as impaired cognition. Vice versa, treating aged mice with young blood plasma rescues impairments associated with aging.

OBJECTIVE: Whether blood-borne factors are sufficient to drive impairments outside the dentate gyrus, how they impact neurophysiology, and how the functional outcome compares to impairments found in mouse models for AD is still unclear.

METHODS: Here, we treated adult mice with blood plasma from aged mice and assessed neurophysiological parameters in the hippocampal CA1.

RESULTS: Mice treated with aged blood plasma show significantly impaired levels of long-term potentiation (LTP), similar to those present in APP/PS1 mice. These impaired levels of LTP in plasma-treated mice are associated with alterations in basic properties of glutamatergic transmission and the enhanced activity of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.

CONCLUSION: Together, the data presented in this study show that blood-borne factors are sufficient to drive neurophysiological impairments in the hippocampal CA1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)283-297
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's Disease
Volume89
Issue number1
Early online date16 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2022

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • calcium
  • calcium channels
  • hippocampus
  • neuronal plasticity
  • plasma

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