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ArticleAlzheimer's research & therapy2025

The ABC transporter A7 modulates neuroinflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome in Alzheimer's disease mice.

Irene Santos-García, Pablo Bascuñana, Mirjam Brackhan, María Villa, Ivan Eiriz, Thomas Brüning, Jens Pahnke

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Article in Alzheimer's research & therapy, 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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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Irene Santos-GarcíaTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
Pablo BascuñanaTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
Mirjam BrackhanTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
María VillaTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
Ivan EirizTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
Thomas BrüningTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway.
Jens PahnkeTranslational Neurodegeneration Research and Neuropathology Lab, Department of Clinical Medicine (KlinMed), Medical Faculty, University of Oslo (UiO) and Section of Neuropathology Research, Department of Pathology (PAT), Clinics for Laboratory Medicine (KLM), Oslo University Hospital (OUS), Sognsvannsveien 20, Oslo, NO-0372, Norway. jens.pahnke@gmail.com.

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 263024513European Commission 101185769Helse Sør-Øst RHF 2019055, 2022046Norges Forskningsråd 295910, 327571Technology Agency of the Czech Republic TO01000078
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSpecific genetic variants in the ATP-binding cassette transporter A7 locus (ABCA7) are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). ABCA7 transports lipids from/across cell membranes, regulates Aβ peptide processing and clearance, and modulates microglial and T-cell functions to maintain immune homeostasis in the brain. During AD pathogenesis, neuroinflammation is one of the key mechanisms involved. Therefore, we wanted to investigate the specific role of ABCA7 in microglial activation via the NLRP3 inflammasome.

methodsWe developed the first humanized, Cre-inducible ABCA7

resultsConstitutive knockout of the Abca7 gene in APPPS1 mice increased the levels of Aβ42 and the number of IBA1+ (microglia) and GFAP+ (astrocytes) cells. Changes in the levels of astrocytes and microglia are associated with the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL1β and TNFα. Interestingly, microglia-specific ABCA7

conclusionsOur data suggest that ABCA7 transporters regulate the communication between microglia and astrocytes through the NLRP3 inflammasome and the release of proinflammatory cytokines. This regulation implicates ABCA7 as a key driver ultimately involved in the persistence of the inflammatory response observed in AD.

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Alzheimer DiseaseATP-Binding Cassette TransportersInflammasomesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsAstrocytesBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicrogliaAbca7 protein, mouseAmyloid beta-PeptidesATP-Binding Cassette TransportersInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseABCA7ABC transporterAlzheimer’s diseaseAPPPS1-21AstrocytesCx3cr1InflammasomeMicrogliaNLRP3

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PMID39871385
PMCPMC11773842

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