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Astrocyte calcium dysfunction causes early network hyperactivity in Alzheimer’s disease
Dysfunctions of network activity and functional connectivity (FC) represent early events in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Astrocytes regulate local neuronal activity in the healthy brain, but their involvement in early network hyperactivity in AD is unknown....
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Published in: | Cell reports (Cambridge) 2022-08, Vol.40 (8), p.111280-111280, Article 111280 |
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Summary: | Dysfunctions of network activity and functional connectivity (FC) represent early events in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Astrocytes regulate local neuronal activity in the healthy brain, but their involvement in early network hyperactivity in AD is unknown. We show increased FC in the human cingulate cortex several years before amyloid deposition. We find the same early cingulate FC disruption and neuronal hyperactivity in AppNL-F mice. Crucially, these network disruptions are accompanied by decreased astrocyte calcium signaling. Recovery of astrocytic calcium activity normalizes neuronal hyperactivity and FC, as well as seizure susceptibility and day/night behavioral disruptions. In conclusion, we show that astrocytes mediate initial features of AD and drive clinically relevant phenotypes.
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•The cingulate cortex of humans and mice shows early functional deficits in AD•Astrocyte calcium signaling is decreased before the presence of amyloid plaques•Recovery of astrocyte calcium signals mitigates neuronal hyperactivity•Recovery of astrocytes normalizes cingulate connectivity and behavior disruptions
Shah et al. show disrupted cingulate functional connectivity in mice and humans before amyloid deposition. Cingulate astrocytes demonstrate decreased calcium signaling, while neurons are hyperactive. Restoring the regulatory activity of astrocytes recovers neuronal hyperactivity, cingulate connectivity, and behavior deficits, suggesting that astrocytes represent a major player in early Alzheimer’s disease. |
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ISSN: | 2211-1247 2211-1247 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111280 |