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ArticleMolecular neurobiology2025

Long-Term High-Fat Diet Impairs AQP4-Mediated Glymphatic Clearance of Amyloid Beta.

Wei Peng, Ye Yuan, Jingna Lei, Yi Zhao, Yan Li, Qiumin Qu, Jin Wang

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Article in Molecular neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Wei Peng *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Ye Yuan *Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Jingna LeiDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Yi ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China.
Yan LiCenter for Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Qiumin QuDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China. quqiumin@xjtufh.edu.cn.
Jin WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 277 West Yanta Rd, Xi'an, 710061, China. drwangjin@163.com.

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Abstract

As a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), studies have demonstrated that long-term high-fat diet (HFD) could accelerate the deposition of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain. The glymphatic system plays a critical role in Aβ clearance from the brain. However, studies investigating the effects of long-term HFD on glymphatic function have reported paradoxical outcomes, and whether glymphatic dysfunction is involved in the disturbance of Aβ clearance in long-term HFD-fed mice has not been determined. In the present study, we injected fluorescently labeled Aβ into the hippocampus and found that Aβ clearance was decreased in HFD-fed mice. We found that long-term HFD-fed mice had decreased glymphatic function by injecting fluorescent tracers into the cisterna magna and corpus striatum. In long-term HFD-fed mice, aquaporin-4 (AQP4) polarization in the cortex was disrupted, and glymphatic clearance activity was positively correlated with the AQP4 polarization index. In HFD-fed mice, the disturbance of Aβ clearance from the hippocampus was exacerbated by TGN-020, a specific inhibitor of AQP4, whereas TGN-073, an enhancer of AQP4, ameliorated it. These findings suggest that long-term HFD disrupts Aβ clearance by inhibiting AQP4-mediated glymphatic function. The underlying mechanism may involve the disruption of AQP4 polarization.

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Amyloid beta-PeptidesAquaporin 4Diet, High-FatGlymphatic SystemHippocampusMice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsMaleMiceNiacinamideThiadiazoles2-(nicotinamide)-1,3,4-thiadiazoleAmyloid beta-PeptidesAqp4 protein, mouseAquaporin 4NiacinamideThiadiazolesAlzheimer’s diseaseAmyloid-β clearanceAquaporin-4 polarizationGlymphatic systemHigh-fat diet

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