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Adolescent intermittent ethanol exacerbates Aβ with age in the dorsal hippocampus of female TgF344-AD rats.
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Background: Alcohol misuse increases Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk, however the mechanisms linking these conditions are unknown. In rodents, chronic and acute ethanol increases amyloid-β (Aβ), however those studies have been limited to a single sex or brain region. Objective: This study explored how adolescent intermittent ethanol (AIE), alters Aβ in multiple regions of the brain in female and male TgF344-AD rats as they age. Methods: From P28-P58, female and male TgF344-AD rats were administered either water (CON) or 5.0 g/kg ethanol (AIE; 20% ethanol w/v) via intragastric gavage on a 2-day on/off cycle. In Experiment 1, Aβ was measured in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), piriform cortex (PC), entorhinal cortex (EC), ventral hippocampus (vHPC), and dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) in 6- and 10-month-old rats. In Experiment 2, in vivo microdialysis was used in 3-month-old female rats to measure how ethanol directly modulates Aβ levels in the dHPC. Results: In the OFC, PC, EC, vHPC, and dHPC, Aβ40 and Aβ42 was higher in 6-month-old female TgF344-AD rats compared to males. However, at 10 months Aβ40 and Aβ42 levels were only elevated in the dHPC of AIE-treated females, compared to all other groups. An acute ethanol challenge at 3 months selectively evoked a sustained increase in ISF Aβ40 levels in AIE-treated females. Conclusions: In aged females, the dHPC is a region sensitive to ethanol-associated Aβ pathology. This may be due to disruptions in Aβ clearance in early life, which may have an additive effect on Aβ aggregation over the lifespan.
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