中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2024, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (10): 2281-2289.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.391310

• 原著:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

L-苏氨酸镁干预肠道菌群-肠-脑轴治疗阿尔茨海默病

  

  • 出版日期:2024-10-15 发布日期:2024-01-29
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(82101271,82171178);广东省基础与应用基础研究基金项目(2020A1515110317,2021A1515010705);广州市科协青年人才支持项目;深圳市科技重点项目(JCYJ20200109114612308)

Magnesium-L-threonate treats Alzheimer’s disease by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis

Wang Liao1, #, Jiana Wei1, 2, #, Chongxu Liu1, #, Haoyu Luo1, Yuting Ruan3, Yingren Mai1, Qun Yu4, Zhiyu Cao4, Jiaxin Xu4, Dong Zheng5, Zonghai Sheng6, Xianju Zhou2, *, Jun Liu1, *   

  1. 1Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; 2Special Medical Service Center, Neuroscience Center, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China; 3Department of Rehabilitation, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; 4Department of Neurology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; 5Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China; 6Institute of Biomedical and Health Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
  • Online:2024-10-15 Published:2024-01-29
  • Contact: Xianju Zhou, PhD, xianjuzhou2022@163.com; Jun Liu, PhD, liujun@gzhmu.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 82101271 (to WL), 82171178 (to JL); Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, Nos. 2020A1515110317 (to WL), 2021A1515010705 (to WL); Young Talent Support Project of Guangzhou Association for Science and Technology (to WL) and Technology Key Project of Shenzhen, No. JCYJ20200109114612308 (to ZS).

摘要:

微生物群-肠道-大脑轴的紊乱可能是阿尔茨海默病发病原因之一。最近发现,膳食补充剂L-苏氨酸镁对老年和阿尔茨海默病小鼠的学习和记忆有保护作用,但其是否也对阿尔茨海默病肠道微生物群产生影响尚不明朗。实验首先发现,L-苏氨酸镁治疗可改善APP/PS1小鼠的认知能力,减轻氧化应激和炎症反应。而后利用16S rRNA测序和非靶向代谢组学检测了L-苏氨酸镁对APP/PS1小鼠肠道菌群和血清代谢物的变化,发现L-苏氨酸镁还可调节APP/PS1小鼠的肠道微生物群,减少异杆菌,增加双歧杆菌和Turicibacter,且L-苏氨酸镁调节血清中的差异代谢产物在与神经退行性疾病相关的各种途径中富集。进一步研究可见,L-苏氨酸镁会修复APP/PS1小鼠的肠道屏障功能。由此提示,L-苏氨酸镁可通过调节肠道菌群-肠-脑轴来减轻小鼠的阿尔茨海默病表现,这将为其临床应用治疗阿尔茨海默病提供实验基础。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-3523 (Jun Liu); https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-556X (Xianju Zhou)

关键词: 阿尔茨海默病, APP/PS1双转基因, L-苏氨酸镁, 微生物组, 血清代谢物, 炎症, 氧化应激, 肠屏障功能障碍, 微生物组-肠-脑轴

Abstract: Disturbances in the microbiota-gut-brain axis may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. Magnesium-L-threonate has recently been found to have protective effects on learning and memory in aged and Alzheimer’s disease model mice. However, the effects of magnesium-L-threonate on the gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease remain unknown. Previously, we reported that magnesium-L-threonate treatment improved cognition and reduced oxidative stress and inflammation in a double-transgenic line of Alzheimer’s disease model mice expressing the amyloid-β precursor protein and mutant human presenilin 1 (APP/PS1). Here, we performed 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze changes in the microbiome and serum metabolome following magnesium-L-threonate exposure in a similar mouse model. Magnesium-L-threonate modulated the abundance of three genera in the gut microbiota, decreasing Allobaculum and increasing Bifidobacterium and Turicibacter. We also found that differential metabolites in the magnesium-L-threonate-regulated serum were enriched in various pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases. The western blotting detection on intestinal tight junction proteins (zona occludens 1, occludin, and claudin-5) showed that magnesium-L-threonate repaired the intestinal barrier dysfunction of APP/PS1 mice. These findings suggest that magnesium-L-threonate may reduce the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer’s disease through the microbiota-gut-brain axis in model mice, providing an experimental basis for the clinical treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Key words: Alzheimer’s disease, APP/PS1 double-transgenic Alzheimer’s disease mouse model, inflammation, intestinal barrier dysfunction, magnesium-L-threonate, microbiome, microbiota-gut-brain axis, oxidative stress, serum metabolites