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. 2021 Feb 25;69(8):1852–1881. doi: 10.1002/glia.23981

TABLE 2.

Interventions in APPswePS1dE9 mice indirectly affecting reactive astrocytes

Intervention Target Age Sex Background Amyloid‐beta Astrocytes Microglia Synaptic density Memory Reference
Amyloid‐beta
Monthly immunization targeting Aβ42 from 3 mo 42 15‐16 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx and Hip: 42 area (IHC)

42 (ELISA)

Cx and Hip: GFAP↓ (IHC) Qu et al. (2007)
Daily oral administration of Tannic acid from 6 mo β‐secretase 12 mo F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

CC, ECx, and Hip: number and size (IHC, 4G8)

Wb: 40, 42 (ELISA)

CC, ECx, and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) CC, ECx, and Hip: Iba1 area (IHC)

NOR↑

MWM↑

Mori et al. (2012)
c‐fms‐ACE 10/10 ‐APPswePS1dE9 c 42 5 mo1, 7 mo2, 8.5 mo3, 11–12 mo4 or 13 mo5 F/M C57BL/6

Cx and Hip: Aβ↓ 3 (IHC, 6E10 and ThS)

Soluble 40 2

Soluble 42 1,2,5 (ELISA)

GFAP area and number 2,5 (IHC) BM↑ 4 Bernstein et al. (2014)
Weekly injection with low (L) or high (H) doses of IVIG 1, Oli‐Nabs 2 or Blue‐Nabs 3 42 oligomers 8–9 mo M C57BL/6J

Aβ↓ 2H,3H (IHC, 6E10)

Insoluble 40 3H, 1,2,3L,

42 3H, 1,2,3L

Soluble 40 , 42 H,2L, 1L,3L (ELISA)

Cx: GFAP↓ 2,3H, 1,3L

Hip: GFAP area 2, 1,3 (IHC)

Cx and Hip: Iba1↓ 2,3H, 1,3L (IHC) Syn↑ 2H,3H, 1,2L,3L (WB)

MWM↑ 2L,3H, 1,2H,3L

NOR↑

Wang et al. (2016)
Bone marrow transplantation of WT1 or c‐fms‐ACE 10/10 2 mice at 2 mo 42 9 mo F/M C57BL/6J

Cx: area 2 (IHC, 6E10)

Cx: Soluble 42 2 (ELISA)

Cx: GFAP area 2, number (IHC) Koronyo‐Hamaoui et al. (2020)
Oral administration of BPN‐15606 from 3 mo1 or 6 mo2 γ‐secretase 6 mo1 or 9 mo2 F C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx: number and size 1 (IHC, 82E1)

Hip: size 1

Cx and Hip: Aβ↔ 2 (IHC)

Insoluble 38, 40 and 42

Soluble 38, 40 and 42 1, 2 (ELISA)

Cx and Hip: GFAP area and size

Cx and Hip: Iba1 area and number 1,

2 (IHC)

MWM↑ 1, 2 Prikhodko et al. (2020)
Injection of IDOL ASO at 3 mo and 6 mo 8–9 mo M C57BL/6J

area (IHC, 82E1 and X‐34)

(In)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

GFAP area (IHC)

Iba1 intensity

Iba1 soma size (IHC)

MWM↑

Contextual and cued FC↔

Gao et al. (2020)
Ad libitum access to Gemfibrozil 1 or Wy14643 2 via drinking water 8–10 mo F/M

Aβ↓ (IHC, 4G8)

Cx and Hip: (in)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

Cx and Hip: GFAP↑ (IHC and WB) Cx and Hip: Iba1↑ (IHC and WB) Cx and Hip: Syn and PSD95↑ (WB)

MWM↑

Open Field test↑

Luo et al. (2020)
Gal‐3 +/− ‐APPswePS1dE9 c 7 mo F/M C57BL/6J × 129/Sv × SJL

Hip: Aβ↓ (IHC)

Aβ oligomers↓ (WB)

Hip: GFAP↓ (IHC) Hip: Iba1↓ (IHC) MWM↑ Tao et al. (2020)
Daily oral intake of Gallic Acid from 12 mo α/β‐secretase 18 mo M C57BL/6J Cx, ECx, and Hip: area and number (IHC, 4G8) Cx, ECx, and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) Cx, ECx, and Hip: Iba1 area (IHC)

NOR↑

RAWM↑

YM↑

Mori et al. (2020)
Inflammation
Daily oral intake of PDTC from 9 mo NF‐κB 16 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx: area (IHC, pan‐Aβ, and ThS)

Hip: (in)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

Cx: GFAP intensity (IHC)

Cx: GLT‐1↑ (WB)

Cx: CD11b↔

Cx: CD45 intensity (IHC)

MWM↑ Malm et al. (2007)
LPS d/d ‐APPswePS1dE9 Innate immune response 13–15 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx: GFAP area (IHC)

GFAP↑ (WB)

Cx: CD11b area (IHC)

CD11b↔ (WB)

CD45↔ (IHC and WB)

Jin, Kim, Maxwell, Li, and Fukuchi (2008)
Daily injection of PDTC NF‐κB 7–12 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ Cx and Hip: 40 ↔, Aβ 42 (ELISA) Cx and Hip: GFAP↓ (IHC and WB) Zhang et al. (2009)
Daily injection of Valproic acid from 7 mo Inflammation/neuroprotection 8 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx and Hip: area and number (IHC, 4G8)

Soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

Hip: GFAP number (IHC) Hip: Iba1 number (IHC) MWM↑ Xuan et al. (2015)
Immunization with GA 1, Mo BM 2 or GA and Mo BM 3 from 10 mo Myelin‐derived antigens/inflammation 12 mo M C57BL/6J

Cx and Hip: area (IHC, 4G8, and ThS)

40, 42 (ELISA)

Cx: GFAP area and number (IHC) Hip: VGluT1↑ (IHC) BM↑ Koronyo et al. (2015)
TRPA1 −/− ‐APPswePS1dE9 c Inflammation/Calcium signaling 8 mo C57BL/6J Aβ oligomers, monomers↓ (WB) GFAP↑ (WB)

MWM↑

YM↑

Lee et al. (2016)
NFATc2 −/− ‐APPswePS1dE9 c Cytokines 8 mo M C57BL/6J × 129X1/SvJ Cx: intensity (IHC, 4G8 and Campbell‐Switzer staining) Cx: GFAP intensity (IHC) Cx: Iba1↔ and CD68 intensity (IHC) Hip: PSD95↓ and Syn↔ (WB) Manocha et al. (2017)
Early postnatal antibiotic treatment for 1 wk from P14 Inflammation 6.5 mo M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

area (IHC, 3D6)

(In)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

GFAP number (IHC) Iba1 number (IHC) Minter et al. (2017)
Daily administration of Humulus Japonicus from 5 mo Oxidative stress/inflammation 7.5 mo F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ Cx: area (IHC, BAM10) Cx: GFAP area (IHC) Cx: Iba1 number (IHC)

NOR↑

YM↑

Park et al. (2017)
CCR3 −/− APPswePS1dE9 b CCR3 12 mo M C57BL/6J × – Cx and Hip: number (IHC, 6E10) Cx and Hip: GFAP number (IHC)

Cx and Hip: Iba1 number

(IHC)

Hip: Drebrin and PSD95↑ (WB)

Hip: Synapse number (EM)

MWM↑ Zhu et al. (2017)
Weekly immunization with anti‐CD49d 1 or IgG control2 from 9 mo Proinflammatory microglia 10 mo F C57BL/6J

Cx: (In)soluble 40, 42 (WB)

Wb: Aβ↔ (IHC, 4G8)

Cx: GFAP↓ 1, 2 (WB)

Wb: GFAP↓ 1, 2 (IHC)

Wb: CD68 and Iba1↓ (IHC) Cx: Syn↔ and PSD95↓ (WB) Manocha, Ghatak, Puig, and Combs (2018)

ApoA‐I −/− ‐APPswePS1dE9 c

KO was compared to hemizygous group

ApoA‐I 12 mo F/M C57BL/6J

Cx: Aβ↑ (IHC)

Hip: Aβ↔ (IHC)

Hemisphere: (In)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

Cx and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) Contextual and cued FC↔ Button et al. (2019)
Daily oral administration of UA for 13 d from 7 mo Inflammation 7.5 mo F C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ Cx and Hip: 40, 42 number and area (IHC) Cx and Hip: GFAP number (IHC) Cx and Hip: Iba1 number (IHC) MWM↑ Gong et al. (2019)
Two daily injections of YM344031 from 10 mo CCR3 12 mo M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ Hip and NCx: number (IHC) Cx: GFAP number (IHC) Cx: Iba1 number (IHC) Hip: Syn, drebrin and PSD95↑(WB) MWM↑ Sui et al. (2019 )
pdMCAO 1 or sham‐operated 2 daily injection of ONO‐8713 for 14 d from 4.5 mo EP1 receptor 5 mo M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ Cx: 40, 42 (ELISA)

Cx: GFAP↔

Hip: GFAP↓ 2, 1 (IHC)

Cx: Iba1↓ 1, 2

Hip: Iba1↔ (IHC)

PAT↑ 1, 2 Mendes et al. (2020)
Weekly injection of GA from 20 mo Myelin‐derived antigens/Inflammation 22 mo F/M C57BL/6J Cx, ECx, and Hip: area (IHC, 6E10) Cx, ECx, and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) Cx, ECx, and Hip: Iba1 area (IHC)

ECx: PSD95↑

Hip and Wb: PSD95↔ (IHC)

Syn↑ (MS)

BM↑ Doustar et al. (2020)
Transmitter release
Daily oral intake of selegiline for 3 d1, 1 wk2 or 3 wk3 from 10 mo MAO‐B 10–12 mo F/M C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ Aβ↔ 2 (WB) GABA within GFAP positive area↓ 1 (IHC)

MWM↔ 3

PAT↑ 2

Jo et al. (2014)
Boldine in drinking water from 6 mo Hemichannel 9 mo F/M C57BL/6J Cx and Hip: area (IHC)

GFAP↔ (WB)

d‐serine and GABA release

ATP and glutamate release (CE‐LIF)

Iba1↔ (WB) Hip: RTN‐3 dystrophic neurites↓ (IHC) Yi et al. (2017)
Daily oral intake of selegiline for 3 d1, 4 wk2 or KDS2010 from 8 mo3 MAO‐B 8 mo1, 9 mo2, or 13 mo3 F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

GABA within GFAP positive are↓ 1,3, 2

GFAP↓ 3 (IHC)

PAT↑ 1,3 , ↔ 2

MWM↑ 3

Park et al. (2019)
Neuroprotection

Daily injection of Tetrahydrohyperforin (IDN5706)

from 12 mo

Inflammation, oxidative activity, and monoamines/neurotransmitter uptake 13 mo M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Hip: area (IHC, Aβ1‐17)

area (IHC, ThS)

Hip: GFAP number

Hip: GFAP intensity soma and soma size (IHC)

MWM↑ Cerpa et al. (2010)
Daily administration of peroxisome proliferator WY 1 or 4‐PB 2 via drinking water from 7 mo Peroxisomes 9 mo F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ area (IHC, 4G8 and ThS)

Cx: GFAP area 1, 2

Hip: GFAP area (IHC)

Cx: CD11b area 1, 2

Hip: CD11b area (IHC)

Hip: Syn, VAMP1/2 and VGlut1 ↔

GluR2, PSD95 and NR2B↑ (WB)

MWM↑

NOR↔

Inestrosa et al. (2013)
Biweekly injection of recombinant NOIs vaccine from 2 to 3 mo Neurite outgrowth 5 mo F/M C57BL/6J Cx and Hip: area and number (IHC, 6E10) Hemisphere: Aβ↓ (WB, 6E10) Cx and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) MWM↑ Zhang et al. (2013)

Endo‐B1 −/

APPswePS1dE9 c

Apoptosis, autophagy, and mitochondrial function 6 mo1 or 12 mo2 M C57BL/6J

Cx and DG: area and number 1 (IHC, 6E10)

Soluble 40, 42 1 (Luminex assay)

Cx and Hip: GFAP area↑ 1 (IHC)

CA3: Syn↓ (IHC) MWM↓ Wang et al. (2015)
Cofilin +/‐ ‐APPswePS1dE9 a Filamentous actin 7 mo F/M – × 129 5/SvEvBrd × C57BL/6J Hip: GFAP intensity (IHC) Hip: PSD95 and Syn intensity (IHC)

Contextual FC↑

Cued FC↔

Woo et al. (2015)
Perinatal choline‐supplemented diet Choline 6 mo1, 9 mo2 or 12 mo3 F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Hip: Aβ40, Aβ42 area2,3

Hip: 40, 42 number 2,3 (IHC)

Soluble Aβ↓ 2F,3M, 3F,2M (WB, 6E10)

Soluble 40, 42 1,2M,3F, 2F,3M (ELISA)

GFAP↓ 2F , ↔ 3F,2M,3M (WB) Mellott et al. (2017)
Daily injection of ASS234 from 10 wk AChE/MAO 4.5 mo M

Cx: Aβ↓

Hip: Aβ↔ (IHC, ThS)

Cx: GFAP number (IHC) Cx: Iba1 number (IHC) Serrano et al. (2017)
Daily injection of liraglutide 1 or palm 11 ‐PrRP31 2 from 7 to 8 mo GLP‐1 9–10 mo M C57BL/6J

CX: area

Hip: area 1, 2 (IHC)

Cx: GFAP area

Hip: GFAP area 1, 2 (IHC)

Cx: Iba1 area

Hip: Iba1 area 1, 2 (IHC)

Hip: Syn↑ 2 (WB) Holubová et al. (2019)
Pyk2 −/− ‐APPswePS1dE9 c Pyk2 12 mo F/M C57BL/6J Hip: area (IHC) Hip: GFAP area (IHC) Hip: Iba1 area (IHC) DG: PSD95 and SV2A area (IHC)

MWM↑ NOR↑

PAT↑

Salazar et al. (2019)
Oral administration of WBQ5187 from 6 mo Multiple targets 9 mo M C57BL/6J

area (IHC)

Soluble 40, 42 (ELISA)

GFAP↓ (IHC) Iba1↓ (IHC) MWM↑ Wang et al. (2019)
Daily injections of liraglutide 1 or DA‐JC1 2 from 10 to 12 mo GLP‐1 11–13 mo F C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ CA1, Cx, and DG: area (IHC) Hip: GFAP area 2, 1 (IHC) Hip: Iba1 area (IHC) Salles et al. (2020)
Daily leptin injection for 1 wk from 3 mo1 or 12 mo2 Neurogenesis 3 mo or 12 mo M C57BL/6J Hip: number (IHC, 6E10)

Hip: Gfap 1, 2 (qPCR)

SGZ: BrdU+GFAP+1, ↓2

SVZ: BrdU+GFAP+ (IHC)

Hip: Iba1 number (IHC) Calió et al. (2021)
Environmental risk factors
Restraint stress for 21 d, 6 hrs a day from 4 mo Stress 5 mo M C57BL/6J (In)soluble 40, 42 (ELISA) Cx and Hip: GFAP area (IHC) Perez‐Nievas et al. (2011)
Five days a week: Low1 or high2 dose cigarette smoke exposure from 3 mo Smoking 7 mo F/M C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx: Aβ↔ 1, 2

Hip: area

Cx and Hip: number 1, 2 (IHC, 4G8)

Cx and Hip: area 1, 2

Subiculum: area (IHC, ThS)

Cx and Hip: GFAP area 1, 2 (IHC) Cx and Hip: Iba1 area 1, 2 (IHC) Moreno‐Gonzalez et al. (2013)
Voluntary wheel running from 5 mo Exercise 7.5 mo C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ

Cx: area (IHC, 4G8, and ThS)

Cx: number (IHC, ThS) Hip: area (IHC, A11, 4G8 and ThS)

Hip: number (IHC, ThS)

Cx and Hip: GFAP intensity (IHC) MWM↑ Tapia‐Rojas, Aranguiz, Varela‐Nallar, and Inestrosa (2016)

Social housing: Social isolation1

Social contact with one2 or social contact with five3 from 6 mo

Social interaction 12 mo M C57BL/6J

Hip: area and number (IHC, ThS and 6E10)

40, 42 (ELISA)

Hip: GFAP number 3 (IHC)

Syn, SNAP‐25, PSD95 and GluN2B↑ 3

GluA2 and GluN2A↔ (WB)

Hip: Dendritic spine density↔ 1,2, 3 (IHC)

MWM↔1,2, ↑ 3 Liang, Yang, Zhang, and Hao (2019)
Early life stress by limited nesting and bedding from P2‐9 Early life stress 4 mo1 or 10 mo2 M C57BL/6J

ECx and Hip: GFAP area (IHC)

Hip: Aldh1l1, Aqp4, GFAP, GLAST, GLT1, GluS, Vim, Fasn 1 (qPCR)

Abbink et al. (2020)

Abbreviations: General—Specified interventions or ages indicated with 1–5. When not indicated: the same effect for all interventions or ages. When a specific group is not indicated: read‐out was not determined for that group; ↑, increased or improved (Memory) compared to the control group of the same age; ↓, decreased or impaired (Memory); ↔, no (significant) difference; –, not studied; d, day(s); mo, month(s); wk, week(s). Intervention and target—Different APPswePS1dE9 strains indicated witha–c. aAPPswePS1dE9 mice, specific strain not indicated; bMMRRC Stock No: 34829‐JAX–C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ; cMMRRC Stock No: 34832‐JAX—C57BL/6J. 4‐PB, 4‐phenylbutyrate: activates peroxisome proliferation; AChE, acetylcholinesterase; ApoA‐I, apolipoprotein A1: primary component of high‐density lipoproteins; ASS234, multipotent acetyl and butyrylcholinesterase/monoamine oxidase A–B inhibitor; Blue‐Nabs, naturally occurring autoantibodies against Aβ oligomers purified by Cibacron Blue; Boldine, inhibitor of hemichannel activity; BPN‐15606, γ‐secretase modulator; CCR3, C‐C chemokine receptor 3; CD49d, antibody against α4‐integrin; c‐fms‐ACE10/10, mouse line overexpressing angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) under the control of the c‐fms promoter: resulting in ACE expression in myelomonocytic lineage cells; Cofilin, filamentous‐actin‐severing protein; DA‐JC1, Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1)/glucagon‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide dual agonist; Endo‐B1, endophilin‐B1 (Bif‐1: Bax‐interacting factor 1); GA, Glatiramer acetate: weak agonist of myelin‐derived antigens. Gal‐3, Galactin‐3: Aβ oligomerization and Aβ toxicity; Gemfibrozil, peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor agonist; GLP‐1, glucagon‐like peptide‐1; IDOL ASO, inducible degrader of low‐density lipoprotein receptor (IDOL) antisense oligonucleotide (ASO); IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; KDS2020, reversible monoamine oxidase‐B inhibitor; Liraglutide, glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor analogue; LPSd/d, mouse line expressing a spontaneous mutation in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) locus: resulting in a defective LPS response; MAO‐A‐B, monoamine oxidase‐A and B; MoBM, bone marrow‐derived CD115+ monocytes; NFATc2, nuclear factor of activated T cells, isoform c2; NOI, neurite outgrowth inhibitor; Oli‐Nabs, naturally occurring autoantibodies against Aβ oligomers purified by Aβ42 oligomers; ONO‐8713, Selective prostaglandin receptor 1 (EP1) antagonist; Palm‐PrRP, prolactin‐release peptide (PrRP) palmitoylated at the N‐terminus; pdMCAO, permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion; PDTC, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate; NF‐κB, nuclear factor‐κB inhibitor; Pyk2, (PTK2B) Protein tyrosine kinase 2β; Selegiline, monoamine oxidase‐B inhibitor; Tannic acid, anti‐amyloidogenic polyphenol (flavonoid); TRPA1, transient receptor potential ankyrin 1: cation channel; UA, urolithin A; gut‐microbial metabolite of ellagic acid; WBQ5187, Quinolone‐benzofuran derivative; WT, wild‐type; WY, Wy‐14643 peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor agonist: activators of peroxisome proliferators receptors agonist; YM344031, C–C chemokine receptor 3 antagonist. Age —at read‐out. Sex—female (F), male (M), or both (F/M). –, not indicated. Background: Genetic background of mice used in the study. x, Crossed with. MMRRC Stock No: 34829‐JAX–C57BL/6J × C3H/HeJ crossed with C57BL/6J. Brain regions—CA, cornu ammonis; CC, cingulate cortex; Cx, cortex; DG, dentate gyrus; ECx, entorhinal cortex; Hip, Hippocampus; NCx, neocortex; SGZ, subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus; SVZ, subventricular zone; Wb, Whole brain. Techniques—BM, Barnes Maze; BrdU, 5‐bromo‐2′‐deoxyuridine; CE‐LIF, capillary electrophoresis with laser‐induced fluorescence; ELISA, enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay; EM, electron microscopy; FC, fear conditioning; IHC, immunohistochemistry; MS, mass spectrometry; MWM, Morris water maze; NOR, novel object recognition; PAT, passive avoidance test; RAWM, radial arm water maze; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; WB, western blot; YM, Y‐Maze test. Genes, proteins, and transmitters—3D6, Aβ1–5 antibody. 4G8, Aβ17–24 antibody; 6E10, Aβ1–16 antibody; 82E1, Soluble and fibrillar Aβ; A11, oligomer antibody; Aβ, amyloid‐beta; Aldh1I1, 10‐formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase; Aqp4, aquaporin‐4; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; BAM10, Aβ1‐40 antibody; CD, cluster of differentiation molecule; Fasn, fatty acid synthase; GABA, gamma‐aminobutyric acid; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; GLAST, glutamate–aspartate transporter; GLT‐1, glutamate transporter 1; GluA2, glutamate receptor, ionotropic, AMPA2 (alpha 2); GluN2A, glutamate receptor, ionotropic, NMDA2A (epsilon 1); GluN2B, glutamate receptor, ionotropic, NMDA2B (epsilon 2); GluR2, glutamate receptor 2; GluS, glutamate synthetase; Iba1, ionized calcium‐binding adapter molecule 1; NR2B, N‐methyl d‐aspartate receptor subtype 2B; PSD95, postsynaptic density protein 95; RTN‐3, reticulon‐3, marker of neuritic dystrophy; SNAP‐25, synaptosomal nerve‐associated protein 25; SV2A, synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A; Syn, synaptophysin; ThS, thioflavin‐S; VAMP1, vesicle‐associated membrane protein 1; VGlut, vesicular glutamate transporter; Vim, Vimentin; X‐34 dye, fluorescent amyloid‐specific dye.