Llambrich, Sergi, Tielemans, Birger, Saliën, Ellen, Atzori, Marta, Wouters, Kaat, Van Bulck, Vicky, Platt, Mark, Vanherp, Laure, Gallego Fernandez, Nuria, Grau de la Fuente, Laura et al (show 9 more authors)
(2024)
Pleiotropic effects of trisomy and pharmacologic modulation on structural, functional, molecular, and genetic systems in a Down syndrome mouse model.
eLife, 12.
RP89763-RP89763.
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Abstract
Down syndrome (DS) is characterized by skeletal and brain structural malformations, cognitive impairment, altered hippocampal metabolite concentration and gene expression imbalance. These alterations were usually investigated separately, and the potential rescuing effects of green tea extracts enriched in epigallocatechin-3-gallate (GTE-EGCG) provided disparate results due to different experimental conditions. We overcame these limitations by conducting the first longitudinal controlled experiment evaluating genotype and GTE-EGCG prenatal chronic treatment effects before and after treatment discontinuation. Our findings revealed that the Ts65Dn mouse model reflected the pleiotropic nature of DS, exhibiting brachycephalic skull, ventriculomegaly, neurodevelopmental delay, hyperactivity, and impaired memory robustness with altered hippocampal metabolite concentration and gene expression. GTE-EGCG treatment modulated most systems simultaneously but did not rescue DS phenotypes. On the contrary, the treatment exacerbated trisomic phenotypes including body weight, tibia microarchitecture, neurodevelopment, adult cognition, and metabolite concentration, not supporting the therapeutic use of GTE-EGCG as a prenatal chronic treatment. Our results highlight the importance of longitudinal experiments assessing the co-modulation of multiple systems throughout development when characterizing preclinical models in complex disorders and evaluating the pleiotropic effects and general safety of pharmacological treatments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Head, Genitalia, Animals, Mice, Down Syndrome, Disease Models, Animal, Trisomy, Antioxidants, Pregnancy, Female |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Mar 2024 09:08 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2024 09:26 |
| DOI: | 10.7554/elife.89763 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3179768 |
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