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ArticleMedComm2025

Targeting the miR-96-5p/Cathepsin B Pathway to Alleviate Neuron-Derived Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.

Kai Zheng, He-Zhou Huang, Dan Liu, Nadezda Brazhe, Jiajie Chen, Ling-Qiang Zhu

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Article in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kai ZhengDepartment of Geriatrics Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
He-Zhou HuangDepartment of Pathophysiology School of Basic Medicine Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Dan LiuDepartment of Pathophysiology School of Basic Medicine Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Nadezda BrazheDepartment of Biophysics Faculty of Biology Moscow State University Moscow Russia.
Jiajie ChenDepartment of Geriatrics Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.
Ling-Qiang ZhuDepartment of Pathophysiology School of Basic Medicine Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9964-9229

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Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the leading causes of dementia in the elderly, and no effective treatment is currently available. Cathepsin B (CTSB) is involved in key pathological processes of AD, but the underlying mechanisms and its relevance to AD diagnosis and treatment remain unclear. In the present study, we found that CTSB expression was abnormally elevated in the hippocampus of 3×Tg mice and was regulated by miR-96-5p. Abnormalities in the miR-96-5p/CTSB signaling pathway were detected in the serum of both mild cognitive impairment and AD patients, and the combination of serum miR-96-5p and CTSB demonstrated strong diagnostic efficacy for cognitive impairment (AUC = 0.7536). Abnormalities in the miR-96-5p/CTSB signaling pathway in AD may be associated with Aβ pathology, and neuronal CTSB can be released extracellularly to reactivate adjacent astrocytes. Ultimately, the reconstitution of the miR-96-5p/CTSB signaling pathway effectively rescued astrocyte reactivity and memory impairment in AD. Our findings suggest that the neuron-derived inflammatory mediator CTSB reactivates adjacent astrocytes and mediates memory impairment in early AD. The combination of serum miR-96-5p and CTSB represents potential serum biomarkers for cognitive impairment, and targeting the neuronal miR-96-5p/CTSB pathway may serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for AD.

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Alzheimer's diseasecathepsin BmiR‐96neuroinflammationpotential serum biomarker

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