Saxena Richa, Tang Yaoliang
Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431, USA.
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, GA, 30912, USA.
Med Hypotheses. 2024 Feb;183. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111266. Epub 2024 Jan 9.
Cardiogenic dementia (CD), recognized since the late 1970s, manifests as altered consciousness and cognition due to heart conditions. Its elusive molecular mechanisms present diagnostic and management challenges. Emerging research implicates ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) mediated intracellular Ca2+ leaks in myocardial infarction (MI)-linked cognitive impairment. We hypotheses that intravenous delivery of neuron-targeted exosomes loaded with RyR2-targeting siRNA (si-RyR2) to cerebral regions could rectify Ca2+ imbalance, curbing neurotoxic protein generation tied to CD. To investigate, si-RyR2 exosomes will be administered to MI-induced mice, with hippocampal samples analyzed for Ca2+ levels, β-amyloid, and p-tau. Results hold promise for advancing CD treatment insights.
心源性痴呆(CD)自20世纪70年代末被发现以来,表现为因心脏疾病导致的意识和认知改变。其难以捉摸的分子机制给诊断和治疗带来了挑战。新兴研究表明,2型兰尼碱受体(RyR2)介导的细胞内Ca2+泄漏与心肌梗死(MI)相关的认知障碍有关。我们假设,将负载有靶向RyR2的小干扰RNA(si-RyR2)的神经元靶向外泌体静脉注射到脑区,可以纠正Ca2+失衡,抑制与CD相关的神经毒性蛋白生成。为了进行研究,将向MI诱导的小鼠施用si-RyR2外泌体,并分析海马样本中的Ca2+水平、β-淀粉样蛋白和磷酸化tau蛋白。研究结果有望推动对CD治疗的认识。