The impact of alcohol abuse on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is poorly understood. Here, we show that the onset of neurocognitive impairment in a mouse model of AD is hastened by repeated alcohol intoxication through exposure to alcohol vapor, and we provide a comprehensive gene expression dataset of the prefrontal cortex by the single-nucleus RNA sequencing of 113,242 cells. We observed a broad dysregulation of gene expression that involves neuronal excitability, neurodegeneration, and inflammation, including interferon genes. Several genes previously associated with AD in humans by genome-wide association studies were differentially regulated in specific neuronal populations. The gene expression signatures of AD mice with a history of alcohol intoxication showed greater similarity to the signatures of older AD mice with advanced disease and cognitive impairment than did the gene expression signatures of AD mice not exposed to alcohol, suggesting that alcohol promotes transcriptional changes consistent with AD progression. Our gene expression dataset at the single-cell level provides a unique re-source for investigations of the molecular bases of the detrimental role of excessive alcohol intake in AD.

Sanna P.P., Cabrelle C., Kawamura T., Mercatelli D., O'connor N., Roberts A.J., et al. (2023). A History of Repeated Alcohol Intoxication Promotes Cognitive Impairment and Gene Expression Signatures of Disease Progression in the 3xTg Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. ENEURO, 10(7), 456-471 [10.1523/ENEURO.0456-22.2023].

A History of Repeated Alcohol Intoxication Promotes Cognitive Impairment and Gene Expression Signatures of Disease Progression in the 3xTg Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Cabrelle C.
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Mercatelli D.;Giorgi F. M.
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2023

Abstract

The impact of alcohol abuse on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is poorly understood. Here, we show that the onset of neurocognitive impairment in a mouse model of AD is hastened by repeated alcohol intoxication through exposure to alcohol vapor, and we provide a comprehensive gene expression dataset of the prefrontal cortex by the single-nucleus RNA sequencing of 113,242 cells. We observed a broad dysregulation of gene expression that involves neuronal excitability, neurodegeneration, and inflammation, including interferon genes. Several genes previously associated with AD in humans by genome-wide association studies were differentially regulated in specific neuronal populations. The gene expression signatures of AD mice with a history of alcohol intoxication showed greater similarity to the signatures of older AD mice with advanced disease and cognitive impairment than did the gene expression signatures of AD mice not exposed to alcohol, suggesting that alcohol promotes transcriptional changes consistent with AD progression. Our gene expression dataset at the single-cell level provides a unique re-source for investigations of the molecular bases of the detrimental role of excessive alcohol intake in AD.
2023
Sanna P.P., Cabrelle C., Kawamura T., Mercatelli D., O'connor N., Roberts A.J., et al. (2023). A History of Repeated Alcohol Intoxication Promotes Cognitive Impairment and Gene Expression Signatures of Disease Progression in the 3xTg Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. ENEURO, 10(7), 456-471 [10.1523/ENEURO.0456-22.2023].
Sanna P.P.; Cabrelle C.; Kawamura T.; Mercatelli D.; O'connor N.; Roberts A.J.; Repunte-Canonigo V.; Giorgi F.M.
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