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IOS Press, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2(41), p. 535-549

DOI: 10.3233/jad-132789

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Improvement of Memory Deficits and Amyloid-β Clearance in Aged APP23 Mice Treated with a Combination of Anti-Amyloid-β Antibody and LXR Agonist

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Abstract

Passive Aβ vaccination has shown significant effects on amyloid pathology in pre-depositing APP mice but the results in older mice are inconsistent. A therapeutic effect of LXR and RXR agonists consisting of improved memory deficits and Aβ pathology has been demonstrated in different AD mouse models. Here, we report the effect of a combination of N-terminal Aβ antibody and synthetic LXR agonist T0901317 (T0) on AD-like phenotype of APP23 mice. To examine the therapeutic potential of this combination the treatment of mice started at 11 months of age, when amyloid phenotype in this model is fully developed, and continued for 50 days. We show that Aβ immunization with or without LXR agonist restored the performance of APP23 transgenic mice in two behavior paradigms without affecting the existing amyloid plaques. Importantly, we did not observe an increase of brain microhemorrhage which is considered a significant side effect of Aβ vaccination. Target engagement was confirmed by increased ABCA1 and APOE protein level as well as increased APOE lipidation in soluble brain extract. In interstitial fluid (ISF) obtained by microdialysis we demonstrate that immunization and T0 significantly reduced Aβ levels, indicating an increased Aβ clearance. We found no interaction between the immunotherapy and T0, suggesting no synergism, at least with these doses. The results of our study demonstrate that anti-Aβ treatments can ameliorate cognitive deficits in APP mice with advanced AD-like phenotype in conjunction with a decrease of Aβ in brain interstitium and increase of APOE lipidation without affecting the existing amyloid plaques.