Objective To analyze the changes of neurotransmitter metabolites in the hippocampus and cortex of six-month-old APP/PS1 transgenic mice and wild-type mice of the same age. Methods A total of 8 healthy female 6-month-old wild-type mice and 8 APP/PS1 transgenic mice were selected. Congo red test was conducted in 3 mice, and ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was used to analyze the content of neurotransmitter metabolites in hippocampus and cortex in 5 mice. The difference metabolites between groups were screened by independent sample t test P< 0.05 or the fold change (FC) ≥ 1.2 or FC ≤ 0.8, on the basis of variable influence on projection (VIP) ≥ 1 of the principal component of orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) model. Results Amyloid-β protein deposition appears in hippocampus and cortex of 6-month-old APP/PS1 transgenic mice. The metabolic profiles of hippocampus and cortex of the two groups of mice showed a trend of separation. A total of 17 different metabolites were identified in the hippocampus of mice, including epinephrine, norepinephrine, levodopa, dopamine, 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetate (DOPAC), 3,4-dihydroxyphenyldiol, 3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid, methoxy norepinephrine (NMN), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylene glycol (MHPG), 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-mandelic acid/homovanillic acid (HVA), glutamine, glutamate γ-aminobutyric acid, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), ornithine and tyramine. A total of 12 different metabolites were identified in the cortex of mice, including dopamine, DOPAC, NMN, 3-methoxy tyramine, MHPG, HVA, 5-HT, 5-HIAA, ethanolamine, L-tyrosine, L-phenylalanine and threonine. Conclusions The trend of neurotransmitter metabolism in hippocampus and cortex of APP/PS1 transgenic mice is different, which can be used as the target of early pathological changes in cognitive dysfunction of APP/PS1 transgenic mice.
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康美美,吕彩珍,王蓉.6月龄野生型和APP/PS1转基因小鼠海马和皮层神经递质代谢组学研究[J].神经疾病与精神卫生,2022,22(11): DOI :10.3969/j. issn.1009-6574.2022.11.004.