Journal: Experimental & Molecular Medicine
Article Title: HMGCS2-dependent β-OHB/H3K9bhb ameliorates synaptic plasticity and cognition in Alzheimer’s disease
doi: 10.1038/s12276-026-01664-9
Figure Lengend Snippet: a , b , A western blot analysis ( a ) of hippocampal lysates shows that HMGCS2 upregulation increases the protein levels ( b ) of H3K9bhb, Glun1, Glun2A, Glun2B, Syn1 and PSD95, n = 3 per group. c , The ChIP–qPCR analysis of H3K9bhb enrichment at the promoters of Glun2A , Glun2B , Syn1 and PSD95 in the four groups, n = 5 per group. d , The mRNA levels of Glun1, Glun2A, Glun2B, Syn1 and PSD95 in the hippocampus, as determined by RT–qPCR, n = 5 per group. e , f , Golgi staining reveals increased dendritic spine density in 3xTg-AD mice following overexpression of HMGCS2; representative images ( e ) and quantification ( f ) are shown, n = 5 per group, three fields per mice. Scale bar, 5 μm. g – j , A behavioral assessment of spatial learning and memory using the MWM, NOR and contextual fear conditioning tests: area under the curve (AUC) of escape latency during MWM training of day 1–6 ( g ), escape latency on day 7 of the MWM test ( h ), NOR discrimination index ( i ), freezing time on day 7 in the contextual fear conditioning test ( j ), n = 8 per group. Data are shown as mean ± s.e.m. One-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s post hoc test for b – d , f and g – j . * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01 , *** P < 0.001, **** P < 0.0001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: SYN1 , Synapsin-1 , Poly- , 1:1000 , Proteintech , 20258-1-AP.
Techniques: Western Blot, ChIP-qPCR, Quantitative RT-PCR, Staining, Over Expression