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Elevated amyloid beta disrupts the nanoscale organization and function of synaptic vesicle pools in hippocampal neurons

Elevated amyloid beta disrupts the nanoscale organization and function of synaptic vesicle pools in hippocampal neurons
Elevated amyloid beta disrupts the nanoscale organization and function of synaptic vesicle pools in hippocampal neurons
Alzheimer's disease is linked to increased levels of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain, but the mechanisms underlying neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration remain enigmatic. Here, we investigate whether organizational characteristics of functional presynaptic vesicle pools, key determinants of information transmission in the central nervous system, are targets for elevated Aβ. Using an optical readout method in cultured hippocampal neurons, we show that acute Aβ42 treatment significantly enlarges the fraction of functional vesicles at individual terminals. We observe the same effect in a chronically elevated Aβ transgenic model (APPSw,Ind) using an ultrastructure-function approach that provides detailed information on nanoscale vesicle pool positioning. Strikingly, elevated Aβ is correlated with excessive accumulation of recycled vesicles near putative endocytic sites, which is consistent with deficits in vesicle retrieval pathways. Using the glutamate reporter, iGluSnFR, we show that there are parallel functional consequences, where ongoing information signaling capacity is constrained. Treatment with levetiracetam, an antiepileptic that dampens synaptic hyperactivity, partially rescues these transmission defects. Our findings implicate organizational and dynamic features of functional vesicle pools as targets in Aβ-driven synaptic impairment, suggesting that interventions to relieve the overloading of vesicle retrieval pathways might have promising therapeutic value.
amyloid beta, transmission, vesicle, hippocampus, synapse
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Biasetti, Luca, Rey, Stephanie, Fowler, Milena, Ratnayaka, J. Arjuna, Fennell, Kate, Smith, Catherine, Marshall, Karen, Hall, Catherine, Vargas-Caballero, Mariana, Serpell, Louise and Staras, Kevin (2022) Elevated amyloid beta disrupts the nanoscale organization and function of synaptic vesicle pools in hippocampal neurons. Cerebral Cortex, 1-14, [bhac134]. (doi:10.1093/cercor/bhac134).

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Alzheimer's disease is linked to increased levels of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain, but the mechanisms underlying neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration remain enigmatic. Here, we investigate whether organizational characteristics of functional presynaptic vesicle pools, key determinants of information transmission in the central nervous system, are targets for elevated Aβ. Using an optical readout method in cultured hippocampal neurons, we show that acute Aβ42 treatment significantly enlarges the fraction of functional vesicles at individual terminals. We observe the same effect in a chronically elevated Aβ transgenic model (APPSw,Ind) using an ultrastructure-function approach that provides detailed information on nanoscale vesicle pool positioning. Strikingly, elevated Aβ is correlated with excessive accumulation of recycled vesicles near putative endocytic sites, which is consistent with deficits in vesicle retrieval pathways. Using the glutamate reporter, iGluSnFR, we show that there are parallel functional consequences, where ongoing information signaling capacity is constrained. Treatment with levetiracetam, an antiepileptic that dampens synaptic hyperactivity, partially rescues these transmission defects. Our findings implicate organizational and dynamic features of functional vesicle pools as targets in Aβ-driven synaptic impairment, suggesting that interventions to relieve the overloading of vesicle retrieval pathways might have promising therapeutic value.

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Submitted date: 21 October 2021
Accepted/In Press date: 7 March 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 April 2022
Published date: 3 April 2022
Keywords: amyloid beta, transmission, vesicle, hippocampus, synapse

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Local EPrints ID: 457169
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/457169
ISSN: 1047-3211
PURE UUID: 8b9daed5-f9b1-43c4-b7a8-f8ed2c92684f
ORCID for J. Arjuna Ratnayaka: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1027-6938

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Date deposited: 25 May 2022 16:55
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Author: Luca Biasetti
Author: Stephanie Rey
Author: Milena Fowler
Author: Kate Fennell
Author: Catherine Smith
Author: Karen Marshall
Author: Catherine Hall
Author: Mariana Vargas-Caballero
Author: Louise Serpell
Author: Kevin Staras

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