Rapamycin’s Anti-Alzheimer’s Promise: An Autophagy Story

Physionic

Nov 18, 2024

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0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Rapamycin's Proposed Anti-Alzheimer's Effects
3:05 - Does Rapamycin work on Alzheimer's Disease?
5:31 - How does Rapamycin achieve these effects?
8:01 - Take-aways
9:05 - Why is autophagy also increased in Alzheimer's Disease?
10:22 - A Twist to the Story...

References
[Study 355] Kaeberlein M, Galvan V. Rapamycin and Alzheimer's disease: Time for a clinical trial?. Sci Transl Med. 2019;11(476):eaar4289. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aar4289

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [University of Washington, National Institute of Health] // Potential Conflicts of Interest [Scientific Advising for Resterobio Inc.]

[Study 356] Hou SJ, Zhang SX, Li Y, Xu SY. Rapamycin Responds to Alzheimer's Disease: A Potential Translational Therapy. Clin Interv Aging. 2023;18:1629-1639. Published 2023 Oct 2. doi:10.2147/CIA.S429440

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [Shanxi Provincial Health Commission, Doctoral Fund] // No Potential Conflicts of Interest

[Study 357] Wang H, Fu J, Xu X, Yang Z, Zhang T. Rapamycin Activates Mitophagy and Alleviates Cognitive and Synaptic Plasticity Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021;76(10):1707-1713. doi:10.1093/gerona/glab142

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [National Natural Science Foundation of China] // No Conflicts of Interest

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0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Rapamycin's Proposed Anti-Alzheimer's Effects
3:05 - Does Rapamycin work on Alzheimer's Disease?
5:31 - How does Rapamycin achieve these effects?
8:01 - Take-aways
9:05 - Why is autophagy also increased in Alzheimer's Disease?
10:22 - A Twist to the Story...

References
[Study 355] Kaeberlein M, Galvan V. Rapamycin and Alzheimer's disease: Time for a clinical trial?. Sci Transl Med. 2019;11(476):eaar4289. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aar4289

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [University of Washington, National Institute of Health] // Potential Conflicts of Interest [Scientific Advising for Resterobio Inc.]

[Study 356] Hou SJ, Zhang SX, Li Y, Xu SY. Rapamycin Responds to Alzheimer's Disease: A Potential Translational Therapy. Clin Interv Aging. 2023;18:1629-1639. Published 2023 Oct 2. doi:10.2147/CIA.S429440

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [Shanxi Provincial Health Commission, Doctoral Fund] // No Potential Conflicts of Interest

[Study 357] Wang H, Fu J, Xu X, Yang Z, Zhang T. Rapamycin Activates Mitophagy and Alleviates Cognitive and Synaptic Plasticity Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021;76(10):1707-1713. doi:10.1093/gerona/glab142

Funding/Conflicts: Public Funding [National Natural Science Foundation of China] // No Conflicts of Interest

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Address stuck autophagy to understand Alzheimer's progression

A unique perspective is that Alzheimer's can manifest by stimulating an incomplete form of autophagy where cleanup vesicles get 'stuck' and cannot mature.

Utilize rapamycin to enhance autophagy and cellular cleanup

Rapamycin's benefit may come from helping these 'stuck' autophagosomes mature into their fully functional versions, thus restoring proper cellular cleanup.

Inhibit mTOR with rapamycin to enhance cellular cleanup

Rapamycin works by inhibiting mTOR, which in turn allows the cellular cleanup process known as autophagy to function and clear out toxic proteins.

Utilize rapamycin to enhance cognition in Alzheimer's models

In mouse models of Alzheimer's, treatment with rapamycin improved cognitive function in maze and recognition tests to levels similar to healthy mice.

Target mTOR to combat Alzheimer's protein overproduction

The protein mTOR is responsible for the overproduction of beta amyloid and tau, two key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

Utilize rapamycin to potentially reverse early Alzheimer's signs

Initial research suggests rapamycin could not only protect against Alzheimer's but might even be able to reverse its early signs.

Advocate for human trials of rapamycin in Alzheimer's research

Some researchers are frustrated by the lack of human trials for rapamycin in Alzheimer's, given its compelling preclinical data and effectiveness in other areas.

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