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Abstract Title:

Metabolic alterations induced by sucrose intake and Alzheimer's disease promote similar brain mitochondrial abnormalities.

Abstract Source:

Diabetes. 2012 May ;61(5):1234-42. Epub 2012 Mar 16. PMID: 22427376

Abstract Author(s):

Cristina Carvalho, Susana Cardoso, Sónia C Correia, Renato X Santos, Maria S Santos, Inês Baldeiras, Catarina R Oliveira, Paula I Moreira

Article Affiliation:

Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Abstract:

Evidence shows that diabetes increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). Many efforts have been done to elucidate the mechanisms linking diabetes and AD. To demonstrate that mitochondria may represent a functional link between both pathologies, we compared the effects of AD and sucrose-induced metabolic alterations on mouse brain mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative status. For this purpose, brain mitochondria were isolated from wild-type (WT), triple transgenic AD (3xTg-AD), and WT mice fed 20% sucrose-sweetened water for 7 months. Polarography, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, high-performance liquid chromatography, and electron microscopy were used to evaluate mitochondrial function, oxidative status, and ultrastructure. Western blotting was performed to determine the AD pathogenic protein levels. Sucrose intake caused metabolic alterations like those found in type 2 diabetes. Mitochondria from 3xTg-AD and sucrose-treated WT mice presented a similar impairment of the respiratory chain and phosphorylation system, decreased capacity to accumulate calcium, ultrastructural abnormalities, and oxidative imbalance. Interestingly, sucrose-treated WT mice presented a significant increase in amyloidβ protein levels, a hallmark of AD. These results show that in mice, the metabolic alterations associated to diabetes contribute to the development of AD-like pathologic features.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants : CK(21528) : AC(13231)
Problem Substances : Sucrose : CK(48) : AC(25)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Neurotoxic : CK(2715) : AC(657)

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