The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, affecting the elderly population. It is characterized by the hallmark pathology of amyloid-β deposition, neurofibrillary tangle formation, and extensive neuronal degeneration in the brain. Wealth of data related to Alzheimer�...
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| author | Laura Caberlotto Mario Lauria Thanh-Phuong Nguyen Marco Scotti |
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| description | Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, affecting the elderly population. It is characterized by the hallmark pathology of amyloid-β deposition, neurofibrillary tangle formation, and extensive neuronal degeneration in the brain. Wealth of data related to Alzheimer's disease has been generated to date, nevertheless, the molecular mechanism underlying the etiology and pathophysiology of the disease is still unknown. Here we described a method for the combined analysis of multiple types of genome-wide data aimed at revealing convergent evidence interest that would not be captured by a standard molecular approach. Lists of Alzheimer-related genes (seed genes) were obtained from different sets of data on gene expression, SNPs, and molecular targets of drugs. Network analysis was applied for identifying the regions of the human protein-protein interaction network showing a significant enrichment in seed genes, and ultimately, in genes associated to Alzheimer's disease, due to the cumulative effect of different combinations of the starting data sets. The functional properties of these enriched modules were characterized, effectively considering the role of both Alzheimer-related seed genes and genes that closely interact with them. This approach allowed us to present evidence in favor of one of the competing theories about AD underlying processes, specifically evidence supporting a predominant role of metabolism-associated biological process terms, including autophagy, insulin and fatty acid metabolic processes in Alzheimer, with a focus on AMP-activated protein kinase. This central regulator of cellular energy homeostasis regulates a series of brain functions altered in Alzheimer's disease and could link genetic perturbation with neuronal transmission and energy regulation, representing a potential candidate to be targeted by therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7de5acdd95b4b69b2ef299f6f5749ee2022-12-21T19:03:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-01811e7891910.1371/journal.pone.0078919The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis.Laura CaberlottoMario LauriaThanh-Phuong NguyenMarco ScottiAlzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, affecting the elderly population. It is characterized by the hallmark pathology of amyloid-β deposition, neurofibrillary tangle formation, and extensive neuronal degeneration in the brain. Wealth of data related to Alzheimer's disease has been generated to date, nevertheless, the molecular mechanism underlying the etiology and pathophysiology of the disease is still unknown. Here we described a method for the combined analysis of multiple types of genome-wide data aimed at revealing convergent evidence interest that would not be captured by a standard molecular approach. Lists of Alzheimer-related genes (seed genes) were obtained from different sets of data on gene expression, SNPs, and molecular targets of drugs. Network analysis was applied for identifying the regions of the human protein-protein interaction network showing a significant enrichment in seed genes, and ultimately, in genes associated to Alzheimer's disease, due to the cumulative effect of different combinations of the starting data sets. The functional properties of these enriched modules were characterized, effectively considering the role of both Alzheimer-related seed genes and genes that closely interact with them. This approach allowed us to present evidence in favor of one of the competing theories about AD underlying processes, specifically evidence supporting a predominant role of metabolism-associated biological process terms, including autophagy, insulin and fatty acid metabolic processes in Alzheimer, with a focus on AMP-activated protein kinase. This central regulator of cellular energy homeostasis regulates a series of brain functions altered in Alzheimer's disease and could link genetic perturbation with neuronal transmission and energy regulation, representing a potential candidate to be targeted by therapy.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827084?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Laura Caberlotto Mario Lauria Thanh-Phuong Nguyen Marco Scotti The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. |
| title_full | The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. |
| title_fullStr | The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. |
| title_short | The central role of AMP-kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in Alzheimer's disease: a multifactor network analysis. |
| title_sort | central role of amp kinase and energy homeostasis impairment in alzheimer s disease a multifactor network analysis |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3827084?pdf=render |
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