Abstract
Deficiencies in the clearance of peripheral amy-loid β(Aβ)play a crucial role in the progression of Alzhei-mer's disease(AD).Previous studies have shown that the ability of blood monocytes to phagocytose Aβ is decreased in AD.However,the exact mechanism of Aβ clearance dys-function in AD monocytes remains unclear.In the present study,we found that blood monocytes in AD mice exhibited decreases in energy metabolism,which was accompanied by cellular senescence,a senescence-associated secretory phenotype,and dysfunctional phagocytosis of Aβ.Improv-ing energy metabolism rejuvenated monocytes and enhanced their ability to phagocytose Aβ in vivo and in vitro.Moreo-ver,enhancing blood monocyte Aβ phagocytosis by improv-ing energy metabolism alleviated brain Aβ deposition and neuroinflammation and eventually improved cognitive func-tion in AD mice.This study reveals a new mechanism of impaired Aβ phagocytosis in monocytes and provides evi-dence that restoring their energy metabolism may be a novel therapeutic strategy for AD.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(82122023)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A20294)