The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions
Previous studies on changes in the distribution of GABAergic interneurons and excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and aging were mainly conducted in the neocortex and hippocampus. However, the limbic system is the primary and crucial location for AD progression. Therefore...
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| description | Previous studies on changes in the distribution of GABAergic interneurons and excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and aging were mainly conducted in the neocortex and hippocampus. However, the limbic system is the primary and crucial location for AD progression. Therefore, in this study, we utilized AD and aging mouse models to investigate the E/I balance and the distribution of parvalbumin (PV)- and somatostatin (SST)-expressing cells in S1BF (barrel field of primary somatosensory cortex, barrel cortex), CA1 hippocampal area and brain regions beyond the neocortex and hippocampus, including retrosplenial cortex (RSC, which is composed of RSG and RSA), piriform cortex (Pir), amygdala (BMA), and hypothalamus (DM). We discovered that amyloidosis may disrupt the alignment of excitatory pre- and postsynaptic quantities. Amyloidosis reduces the quantity of synapses and SST cells, but does not impact the counts of PV cells. By contrast, aging is linked to a decline in synapses, I/E ratios, SST and PV cells. Amyloidosis affects the S1BF and BMA, while aging may harm all studied regions, including the S1BF, RSC, hippocampus, Pir, BMA, and DM. Aging mostly affects synapses and I/E ratios in Pir, BMA, and DM, and PV and SST interneurons in the hippocampus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-49c063f511d845febc5ffa41b8f99e822025-08-20T02:12:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroanatomy1662-51292025-02-011910.3389/fnana.2025.15269621526962The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regionsTao Qu0Tao Qu1Molecular Neuroplasticity, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Magdeburg, GermanyMedical Faculty, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, GermanyPrevious studies on changes in the distribution of GABAergic interneurons and excitation/inhibition (E/I) balance in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and aging were mainly conducted in the neocortex and hippocampus. However, the limbic system is the primary and crucial location for AD progression. Therefore, in this study, we utilized AD and aging mouse models to investigate the E/I balance and the distribution of parvalbumin (PV)- and somatostatin (SST)-expressing cells in S1BF (barrel field of primary somatosensory cortex, barrel cortex), CA1 hippocampal area and brain regions beyond the neocortex and hippocampus, including retrosplenial cortex (RSC, which is composed of RSG and RSA), piriform cortex (Pir), amygdala (BMA), and hypothalamus (DM). We discovered that amyloidosis may disrupt the alignment of excitatory pre- and postsynaptic quantities. Amyloidosis reduces the quantity of synapses and SST cells, but does not impact the counts of PV cells. By contrast, aging is linked to a decline in synapses, I/E ratios, SST and PV cells. Amyloidosis affects the S1BF and BMA, while aging may harm all studied regions, including the S1BF, RSC, hippocampus, Pir, BMA, and DM. Aging mostly affects synapses and I/E ratios in Pir, BMA, and DM, and PV and SST interneurons in the hippocampus.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnana.2025.1526962/fullADagingPVSSTbarrel cortexnon-neocortical brain regions |
| spellingShingle | Tao Qu Tao Qu The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions Frontiers in Neuroanatomy AD aging PV SST barrel cortex non-neocortical brain regions |
| title | The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions |
| title_full | The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions |
| title_fullStr | The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions |
| title_short | The effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and GABAergic synapses, and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non-neocortical brain regions |
| title_sort | effects of amyloidosis and aging on glutamatergic and gabaergic synapses and interneurons in the barrel cortex and non neocortical brain regions |
| topic | AD aging PV SST barrel cortex non-neocortical brain regions |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnana.2025.1526962/full |
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