TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetically augmenting Aβ42 levels in skeletal muscle exacerbates inclusion body myositis-like pathology and motor deficits in transgenic mice
AU - Kitazawa, Masashi
AU - Green, Kim N.
AU - Caccamo, Antonella
AU - LaFerla, Frank M.
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - The pathogenic basis of inclusion body myositis (IBM), the leading muscle degenerative disease afflicting the elderly, is unknown, although the histopathological features are remarkably similar to those observed in Alzheimer's disease. One leading hypothesis is that the buildup of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide within selective skeletal muscle fibers contributes to the degenerative phenotype. Aβ is a small peptide derived via endoproteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). To determine the pathogenic effect of augmenting Aβ42 levels in skeletal muscle, we used a genetic approach to replace the endogenous wild-type presenilin-1 (PS1) allele with the PS1M146V allele in MCK-APP mice. Although APP transgene expression was unaltered, Aβ levels, particularly Aβ42, were elevated in skeletal muscle of the double transgenic (MCK-APP/PS1) mice compared to the parental MCK-APP line. Elevated phosplio-tau accumulation was found in the MCK-APP/PS1 mice, and the greater activation of GSK-3β and cdk5 were observed. Other IBM-like pathological features, such as inclusion bodies and inflammatory infiltrates, were more severe and prominent to die MCK-APP/PS1 mice. Motor coordination and balance were more adversely affected and manifested at an earlier age in the MCK-APP/PS1 mice. The data presented here provide experimental evidence that Aβ42 plays a proximal and critical role in the muscle degenerative process.
AB - The pathogenic basis of inclusion body myositis (IBM), the leading muscle degenerative disease afflicting the elderly, is unknown, although the histopathological features are remarkably similar to those observed in Alzheimer's disease. One leading hypothesis is that the buildup of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide within selective skeletal muscle fibers contributes to the degenerative phenotype. Aβ is a small peptide derived via endoproteolysis of the amyloid precursor protein (APP). To determine the pathogenic effect of augmenting Aβ42 levels in skeletal muscle, we used a genetic approach to replace the endogenous wild-type presenilin-1 (PS1) allele with the PS1M146V allele in MCK-APP mice. Although APP transgene expression was unaltered, Aβ levels, particularly Aβ42, were elevated in skeletal muscle of the double transgenic (MCK-APP/PS1) mice compared to the parental MCK-APP line. Elevated phosplio-tau accumulation was found in the MCK-APP/PS1 mice, and the greater activation of GSK-3β and cdk5 were observed. Other IBM-like pathological features, such as inclusion bodies and inflammatory infiltrates, were more severe and prominent to die MCK-APP/PS1 mice. Motor coordination and balance were more adversely affected and manifested at an earlier age in the MCK-APP/PS1 mice. The data presented here provide experimental evidence that Aβ42 plays a proximal and critical role in the muscle degenerative process.
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U2 - 10.2353/ajpath.2006.051232
DO - 10.2353/ajpath.2006.051232
M3 - Article
C2 - 16723713
AN - SCOPUS:33744739867
SN - 0002-9440
VL - 168
SP - 1986
EP - 1997
JO - American Journal of Pathology
JF - American Journal of Pathology
IS - 6
ER -