Rehana Z Hussain1, William A Miller-Little1, Doris Lambracht-Washington1, Tom C Jaramillo1, Masaya Takahashi2, Shanrong Zhang3, Min Fu1, Gary R Cutter4, Liat Hayardeny5, Craig M Powell1, Roger N Rosenberg1, Olaf Stüve6. 1. Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA. 2. Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA; Advanced Imaging Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA. 3. Advanced Imaging Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA. 4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. 5. Teva Pharmaceuticals, Petah Tikva, Israel. 6. Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA; Department of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Germany; Neurology Section, VA North Texas Health Care System, Medical Service Dallas, VA Medical Center, USA. Electronic address: olaf.stuve@utsouthwestern.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Laquinimod is an anti-inflammatory agent with good central nervous system (CNS) bioavailability, and neuroprotective and myelorestorative properties. A clinical trial in patients with multiple sclerosis demonstrated that laquinimod significantly reduced loss of brain volume. The cellular substrate or molecular events underlying that treatment effect are unknown. In this study, we aimed to explore laquinimod's potential effects on brain volume, animal behavior, cellular numbers and composition of CNS-intrinsic cells and mononuclear cells within the CNS, amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and tau phosphorylation in the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. METHODS: Utilizing a dose response study design, four months old F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mice were treated for 10months between ages 4 and 14months with laquinimod (5, 10, or 25mg/kg), or PBS administered by oral gavage. Brain volumes were measured in a 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imager (MRI) at ages 4 and 14months. Behavioral testing included locomotor and rearing activity and the Morris water maze task. Cell numbers and immunophenotypes were assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry. Aβ deposition and tau phosphorylation were determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: In the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H animal model of AD, there was no detectable reduction of brain volume over a period of 10months of treatment, as there was not brain atrophy in any of the placebo or treatment groups. Laquinimod had no detectable effects on most neurobehavioral outcomes. The number or composition of CNS intrinsic cells and mononuclear subsets isolated from the CNS were not altered by laquinimod. CONCLUSION: This is the first demonstration that there are no age-associated brain volume changes in the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Consequently, laquinimod had no effect on that outcome of this study. Most secondary outcomes on the effects of laquinimod on behavior and the number and composition of CNS-intrinsic cells and mononuclear cells within the CNS were also negative.
BACKGROUND:Laquinimod is an anti-inflammatory agent with good central nervous system (CNS) bioavailability, and neuroprotective and myelorestorative properties. A clinical trial in patients with multiple sclerosis demonstrated that laquinimod significantly reduced loss of brain volume. The cellular substrate or molecular events underlying that treatment effect are unknown. In this study, we aimed to explore laquinimod's potential effects on brain volume, animal behavior, cellular numbers and composition of CNS-intrinsic cells and mononuclear cells within the CNS, amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and tau phosphorylation in the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. METHODS: Utilizing a dose response study design, four months old F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mice were treated for 10months between ages 4 and 14months with laquinimod (5, 10, or 25mg/kg), or PBS administered by oral gavage. Brain volumes were measured in a 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imager (MRI) at ages 4 and 14months. Behavioral testing included locomotor and rearing activity and the Morris water maze task. Cell numbers and immunophenotypes were assessed by multiparameter flow cytometry. Aβ deposition and tau phosphorylation were determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: In the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H animal model of AD, there was no detectable reduction of brain volume over a period of 10months of treatment, as there was not brain atrophy in any of the placebo or treatment groups. Laquinimod had no detectable effects on most neurobehavioral outcomes. The number or composition of CNS intrinsic cells and mononuclear subsets isolated from the CNS were not altered by laquinimod. CONCLUSION: This is the first demonstration that there are no age-associated brain volume changes in the F1 3xTg-AD/C3H mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Consequently, laquinimod had no effect on that outcome of this study. Most secondary outcomes on the effects of laquinimod on behavior and the number and composition of CNS-intrinsic cells and mononuclear cells within the CNS were also negative.
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