Amanda M Leisgang Osse, Ravi S Pandey, Ryan A Wirt, Andrew A Ortiz, Arnold Salazar, Michael Kimmich, Erin N Toledano Strom, Adrian Oblak, Bruce Lamb, James M Hyman, Gregory W Carter, Jefferson Kinney
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by beta-amyloid plaques (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles (NFT), and neuroinflammation. Data have demonstrated that neuroinflammation contributes to Aβ and NFT onset and progression, indicating inflammation and glial signaling is vital to understanding AD. A previous investigation demonstrated a significant decrease of the GABAB receptor (GABAB R) in APP/PS1 mice (Salazar et al., 2021). To determine if changes in GABAB R restricted to glia serve a role in AD, we developed a mouse model with a reduction of GABAB R restricted to macrophages, GAB/CX3ert...
May 2023: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity