中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2025, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (10): 2982-2997.doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01979

• 原著:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

阿尔茨海默病APP/PS1转基因模型小鼠外周器官代谢和肠道微生物群的纵向评估

  

  • 出版日期:2025-10-15 发布日期:2025-02-09

Longitudinal assessment of peripheral organ metabolism and the gut microbiota in an APP/PS1 transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Hongli Li1, 2, Jianhua Huang3 , Di Zhao3 , Lemei Zhu4 , Zheyu Zhang1 , Min Yi1, *, Weijun Peng1, 2, *   

  1. 1 Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese & Western Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;  2 National Clinical Research Center for Metabolic Diseases, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;  3 Hunan Academy of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan Province, China;  4 Academician Workstation, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
  • Online:2025-10-15 Published:2025-02-09
  • Contact: Weijun Peng, PhD, pengweijun87@csu.edu.cn; Min Yi, PhD, yimin66@csu.edu.cn.
  • Supported by:
    This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82374552 (to WP); the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province, No. 2022RC1220 (to WP); the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China, Nos. 2020JJ4803 (to WP), 2022JJ40723 (to MY); and the Scientific Research Launch Project for New Employees of the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (to MY).

摘要:

阿尔茨海默病是一种多器官疾病,除影响大脑外,还伴有外周器官代谢障碍和肠道微生物群变化。为研究阿尔茨海默病发展过程中的系统性变化,特别是外周器官代谢变化、肠道微生物群组成变化与阿尔茨海默病发展之间的关联,实验对3,6,9和12月龄APP/PS1转基因小鼠和对照小鼠的外周器官代谢和肠道微生物群进行分析发现,12个月大的APP/PS1小鼠存在认知障碍和阿尔茨海默病相关的大脑变化,其外周器官和粪便样本存在明显的代谢紊乱,且肠道微生物组成的变化受年龄影响最为显著。值得注意的是,APP/PS1小鼠的肠道微生物群与肾脏代谢存在显著的相关性。这些结果表明,外周器官和肠道微生物群代谢改变与阿尔茨海默病的发展密切相关,这为阿尔茨海默病的治疗策略的制定指明了潜在的方向。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4506-0942 (Weijun Peng); https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8752-0054 (Min Yi)

关键词: 阿尔茨海默病,  APP/PS1小鼠,  外周器官代谢,  肠道微生物群,  脑-肾轴,  肝-脑轴,  脾-脑轴,  心-脑轴,  肺-脑轴,  微生物群-肠-脑轴

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease not only affects the brain, but also induces metabolic dysfunction in peripheral organs and alters the gut microbiota. The aim of this study was to investigate systemic changes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease, in particular the association between changes in peripheral organ metabolism, changes in gut microbial composition, and Alzheimer’s disease development. To do this, we analyzed peripheral organ metabolism and the gut microbiota in amyloid precursor protein-presenilin 1 (APP/PS1) transgenic and control mice at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months of age. Twelve-month-old APP/PS1 mice exhibited cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease–related brain changes, distinctive metabolic disturbances in peripheral organs and fecal samples (as detected by untargeted metabolomics sequencing), and substantial changes in gut microbial composition compared with younger APP/PS1 mice. Notably, a strong correlation emerged between the gut microbiota and kidney metabolism in APP/PS1 mice. These findings suggest that alterations in peripheral organ metabolism and the gut microbiota are closely related to Alzheimer’s disease development, indicating potential new directions for therapeutic strategies.

Key words: Alzheimer’s disease,  APP/PS1 mice,  brain–kidney axis,  gut microbiota,  heart–brain axis,  liver–brain axis,  lung–brain axis,  microbiota–gut–brain axis,  peripheral organ metabolism,  spleen–brain axis