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ArticlePloS one2025

Quantitative 3D histochemistry reveals region-specific amyloid-β reduction by the antidiabetic drug netoglitazone.

Francesca Catto, Ehsan Dadgar-Kiani, Daniel Kirschenbaum, Athena E Economides, Anna Maria Reuss, Chiara Trevisan, Davide Caredio, Delic Mirzet, Lukas Frick, Ulrike Weber-Stadlbauer and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Francesca CattoInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0429-2552
Ehsan Dadgar-KianiDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States of America.
Daniel KirschenbaumInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Athena E EconomidesInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2340-6364
Anna Maria ReussInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1096-3030
Chiara TrevisanInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3997-094X
Davide CaredioInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3723-894X
Delic MirzetInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lukas FrickInstitute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ulrike Weber-StadlbauerInstitute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Sergey LitvinovComputational Science and Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States of America.
Petros KoumoutsakosComputational Science and Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States of America.
Jin Hyung LeeDepartment of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University, California, United States of America.
Adriano AguzziInstitute for the Science of the Aging Brain, St Gallen, SwitzerlandORCID 0000-0002-0344-6708

Funding

From Optogenetic Functional MRI to Mechanogenetic Functional UltrasoundDP1NS116783 · NINDS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, JIN HYUNG · 2019 to 2024
$5.5M
Innovating high-resolution novel imaging approaches to elucidate mechanisms of prion-like spreadingof neurodegenerative diseaseR01AG064051 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GITLER, AARON D., LEE, JIN HYUNG · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
CRCNS: US-France-Israel Research Proposal: A personalized approach to brain stimulationR01EB030884 · NIBIB · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LEE, JIN HYUNG · 2020 to 2024
$1.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064051NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB030884NINDS NIH HHS DP1 NS116783
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the extracellular aggregation of toxic amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptides in form of plaques. Here, we identify netoglitazone, an antidiabetic compound previously tested in humans, as an Aβ aggregation antagonist. Netoglitazone improved cognition and reduced microglia activity in a mouse model of AD. Using quantitative whole-brain three-dimensional histology (Q3D), we precisely identified brain regions where netoglitazone reduced the number and size of Aβ plaques. We demonstrate the utility of Q3D in preclinical drug evaluation for AD by providing a high-resolution brain-wide view of drug efficacy. Applying Q3D has the potential to improve pre-clinical drug evaluation by providing information that can help identify mechanisms leading to brain region-specific drug efficacy.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsThiazolidinedionesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMicrogliaPlaque, AmyloidAmyloid beta-PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsThiazolidinediones

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PMID40327707
PMCPMC12054868

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