Therapeutic targeting of immunometabolism reveals a critical reliance on hexokinase 2 dosage for microglial activation and Alzheimer’s progression

Autor: Juan F. Codocedo, Claudia Mera-Reina, Peter Bor-Chian Lin, Paul B. Fallen, Shweta S. Puntambekar, Brad T. Casali, Nur Jury-Garfe, Pablo Martinez, Cristian A. Lasagna-Reeves, Gary E. Landreth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 43, Iss 7, Pp 114488- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114488
Popis: Summary: Neuroinflammation is a prominent feature of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Activated microglia undergo a reprogramming of cellular metabolism necessary to power their cellular activities during disease. Thus, selective targeting of microglial immunometabolism might be of therapeutic benefit for treating AD. In the AD brain, the levels of microglial hexokinase 2 (HK2), an enzyme that supports inflammatory responses by promoting glycolysis, are significantly increased. In addition, HK2 displays non-metabolic activities that extend its inflammatory role beyond glycolysis. The antagonism of HK2 affects microglial phenotypes and disease progression in a gene-dose-dependent manner. HK2 complete loss fails to improve pathology by exacerbating inflammation, while its haploinsufficiency reduces pathology in 5xFAD mice. We propose that the partial antagonism of HK2 is effective in slowing disease progression by modulating NF-κB signaling through its cytosolic target, IKBα. The complete loss of HK2 affects additional inflammatory mechanisms related to mitochondrial dysfunction.
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