Oral administration of Pantoea agglomerans-derived lipopolysaccharide prevents metabolic dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease-related memory loss in senescence-accelerated prone 8 (SAMP8) mice fed a high-fat diet

PLoS One. 2018 Jun 1;13(6):e0198493. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198493. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

The pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear, but an imbalance between the production and clearance of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides is known to play a critical role in AD progression. A promising preventative approach is to enhance the normal Aβ clearance activity of brain phagocytes such as microglia. In mice, the intraperitoneal injection of Toll-like receptor 4 agonist was shown to enhance Aβ clearance and exhibit a preventative effect on AD-related pathology. Our previous clinical study demonstrated that orally administered Pantoea agglomerans-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPSp) exhibited an LDL (low-density lipoprotein)-lowering effect in human volunteers with hyperlipidemia, a known risk factor for AD. In vitro studies have shown that LPSp treatment increases Aβ phagocytosis by microglial cells; however it is still unclear whether orally administered LPSp exhibits a preventive effect on AD progression. We show here that in senescence-accelerated prone 8 (SAMP8) mice fed a high-fat diet, oral administration of LPSp at 0.3 or 1 mg/kg body weight·day for 18 weeks significantly improved glucose metabolism and lipid profiles. The LPSp treatment also reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and oxidative-burst activity in the peripheral blood. Moreover, LPSp significantly reduced brain Aβ burden and memory impairment as seen in the water maze test, although we could not confirm a significant enhancement of Aβ phagocytosis in microglia isolated from the brains after treatment. Taken together, our results show that LPSp holds promise as a preventative therapy for AD or AD-related diseases induced by impairment of metabolic functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Alzheimer Disease / complications
  • Alzheimer Disease / pathology*
  • Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism
  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Diet, High-Fat*
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
  • Lipid Metabolism / drug effects
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Maze Learning
  • Memory Disorders / etiology
  • Memory Disorders / prevention & control*
  • Metabolic Diseases / pathology
  • Metabolic Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Mice
  • Microglia / cytology
  • Microglia / metabolism
  • Pantoea / metabolism*
  • Phagocytosis

Substances

  • Amyloid beta-Peptides
  • Cytokines
  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Glucose