Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: Fluoxetine Repurposing Mitigates Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology via the GSK3β–CREB–ADAM10 Axis
doi: 10.3390/ijms27062676
Figure Lengend Snippet: Fluoxetine is associated with reduced amyloid pathology in 5xFAD transgenic mice. ( A ) Representative images of Aβ immunostaining (6E10 antibody) in the hippocampus and whole brain hemisphere of wild-type and 5xFAD mice treated with fluoxetine (Fluo) or vehicle (Veh). ( B ) Quantification of Aβ-positive area as a percentage of total analyzed region in the hippocampus and whole brain hemisphere. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Sample sizes for immunohistochemistry were as follows: WT + vehicle ( n = 5), WT + fluoxetine ( n = 5), AD Tg + vehicle ( n = 5), and AD Tg + fluoxetine ( n = 5). Individual data points represent biological replicates. ( C ) Representative Western blot analysis using 6E10 antibody to detect full-length APP (~110 kDa), C99 (~18 kDa), and Aβ (~4 kDa). ( D ) Quantitation of APP, C99 and Aβ protein levels normalized to β-actin. WT groups showed minimal background-level 6E10 immunoreactivity; therefore, statistical analysis was restricted to comparisons between AD Tg + vehicle and AD Tg + fluoxetine groups using an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t -test for ( B , D ). # p < 0.05, #### p < 0.0001 vs. AD Tg vehicle. ( E ) Representative Western blot analysis of ADAM10 and ADAM17 protein expression in hippocampal lysates. ( F ) Quantification of ADAM10 and ADAM17 levels normalized to β-actin. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Sample sizes for Western blot analysis were as follows: WT + vehicle ( n = 4), WT + fluoxetine ( n = 4), AD Tg + vehicle ( n = 5), and AD Tg + fluoxetine ( n = 5). Individual data points represent biological replicates. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. ### p < 0.001, vs. AD Tg + vehicle; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: After 24 h, 10 μM fluoxetine was added to the culture dishes for 12 h. 1-Naphthyl PP1 (1-NA-PP1, HY-13941), a CAMKII inhibitor, and GSK3 inhibitor IX (HY-10580), a GSK3β inhibitor, were purchased from MedChem Express (Princeton, NJ, USA).
Techniques: Transgenic Assay, Immunostaining, Immunohistochemistry, Western Blot, Quantitation Assay, Two Tailed Test, Expressing