Abstract
Transient increases in intracellular Ca2+ activate endothelium-dependent vasodilatory pathways. This process is impaired in cerebral amyloid angiopathy, where amyloid-β(1-40) accumulates around blood vessels. In neurons, amyloid-β impairs the Ca2+-permeable N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), a mediator of endothelium-dependent dilation in arteries. We hypothesized that amyloid-β(1-40) reduces NMDAR-elicited Ca2+ signals in mouse cerebral artery endothelial cells, blunting dilation. Cerebral arteries isolated from 4-5 months-old, male and female cdh5:Gcamp8 mice were used for imaging of unitary Ca2+ influx through NMDAR (NMDAR sparklets) and intracellular Ca2+ transients. The NMDAR agonist NMDA (10 µmol/L) increased frequency of NMDAR sparklets and intracellular Ca2+ transients in endothelial cells; these effects were prevented by NMDAR antagonists D-AP5 and MK-801. Next, we tested if amyloid-β(1-40) impairs NMDAR-elicited Ca2+ transients. Cerebral arteries incubated with amyloid-β(1-40) (5 µmol/L) exhibited reduced NMDAR sparklets and intracellular Ca2+ transients. Lastly, we observed that NMDA-induced dilation of pial arteries is reduced by acute intraluminal amyloid-β(1-40), as well as in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, the 5x-FAD, linked to downregulation of Grin1 mRNA compared to wild-type littermates. These data suggest that endothelial NMDAR mediate dilation via Ca2+-dependent pathways, a process disrupted by amyloid-β(1-40) and impaired in 5x-FAD mice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-161 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
- amyloid-β
- cerebral amyloid angiopathy
- endothelium Ca signaling
- endothelium-dependent dilation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Amyloid-β disrupts unitary calcium entry through endothelial NMDA receptors in mouse cerebral arteries
Peters, E. C. (Creator), Gee, M. T. (Creator), Pawlowski, L. N. (Creator), Kath, A. M. (Creator), Polk, F. D. (Creator), Vance, C. J. (Creator), Sacoman, J. L. (Creator) & Pires, P. W. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5599514.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Amyloid-_i_i_disrupts_unitary_calcium_entry_through_endothelial_NMDA_receptors_in_mouse_cerebral_arteries/5599514/1
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Amyloid-β disrupts unitary calcium entry through endothelial NMDA receptors in mouse cerebral arteries
Peters, E. C. (Creator), Gee, M. T. (Creator), Pawlowski, L. N. (Creator), Kath, A. M. (Creator), Polk, F. D. (Creator), Vance, C. J. (Creator), Sacoman, J. L. (Creator) & Pires, P. W. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5599514.v1, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Amyloid-_i_i_disrupts_unitary_calcium_entry_through_endothelial_NMDA_receptors_in_mouse_cerebral_arteries/5599514/1
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Amyloid-β disrupts unitary calcium entry through endothelial NMDA receptors in mouse cerebral arteries
Peters, E. C. (Creator), Gee, M. T. (Creator), Pawlowski, L. N. (Creator), Kath, A. M. (Creator), Polk, F. D. (Creator), Vance, C. J. (Creator), Sacoman, J. L. (Creator) & Pires, P. W. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2021
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.5599514, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Amyloid-_i_i_disrupts_unitary_calcium_entry_through_endothelial_NMDA_receptors_in_mouse_cerebral_arteries/5599514
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