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Magnesium-L-threonate treats Alzheimer's disease by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis.

Neural regeneration research
October 1, 2024
Wang Liao et al. (13 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman StudyAnimal Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine the effects of magnesium-L-threonate on the gut microbiota and serum metabolome in Alzheimer's disease model mice, as well as its potential to repair intestinal barrier dysfunction.

Results Summary

Magnesium-L-threonate modulated gut microbiota composition (increasing Bifidobacterium and Turicibacter, decreasing Allobaculum), enriched serum metabolites linked to neurodegenerative disease pathways, and repaired intestinal barrier dysfunction in APP/PS1 mice.

Population

Double-transgenic Alzheimer's disease model mice (APP/PS1).

Effective Dosage

Not specified in the abstract.

Duration

Not specified in the abstract.

Interactions

None mentioned.

Extracted Claims (10)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
Magnesium-L-threonate
increase
learning and memory
aged and Alzheimer's disease model mice
-
has protective effects on
#1
Magnesium-L-threonate treatment
increase
cognition
a double-transgenic line of Alzheimer's disease model mice expressing the amyloid-β precursor protein and mutant human presenilin 1 (APP/PS1)
-
improved
#2
Magnesium-L-threonate treatment
decrease
oxidative stress
a double-transgenic line of Alzheimer's disease model mice expressing the amyloid-β precursor protein and mutant human presenilin 1 (APP/PS1)
-
reduced
#3
Magnesium-L-threonate treatment
decrease
inflammation
a double-transgenic line of Alzheimer's disease model mice expressing the amyloid-β precursor protein and mutant human presenilin 1 (APP/PS1)
-
reduced
#4
Magnesium-L-threonate
neutral
three genera in the gut microbiota
a similar mouse model
-
modulated the abundance of
#5
Magnesium-L-threonate
decrease
Allobaculum
a similar mouse model
-
decreasing
#6
Magnesium-L-threonate
increase
Bifidobacterium
a similar mouse model
-
increasing
#7
Magnesium-L-threonate
increase
Turicibacter
a similar mouse model
-
increasing
#8
Magnesium-L-threonate
increase
intestinal barrier dysfunction
APP/PS1 mice
-
repaired
#9
Magnesium-L-threonate
decrease
the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease
model mice
-
may reduce
#10
Abstract

JOURNAL/nrgr/04.03/01300535-202410000-00029/figure1/v/2024-02-06T055622Z/r/image-tiff Disturbances in the microbiota-gut-brain axis may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Magnesium-L-threonate has recently been found to have protective effects on learning and memory in aged and Alzheimer's disease model mice. However, the effects of magnesium-L-threonate on the gut microbiota in Alzheimer's disease remain unknown. Previously, we reported that magnesium-L-threonate treatment improved cognition and reduced oxidative stress and inflammation in a double-transgenic line of Alzheimer's disease model mice expressing the amyloid-β precursor protein and mutant human presenilin 1 (APP/PS1). Here, we performed 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze changes in the microbiome and serum metabolome following magnesium-L-threonate exposure in a similar mouse model. Magnesium-L-threonate modulated the abundance of three genera in the gut microbiota, decreasing Allobaculum and increasing Bifidobacterium and Turicibacter. We also found that differential metabolites in the magnesium-L-threonate-regulated serum were enriched in various pathways associated with neurodegenerative diseases. The western blotting detection on intestinal tight junction proteins (zona occludens 1, occludin, and claudin-5) showed that magnesium-L-threonate repaired the intestinal barrier dysfunction of APP/PS1 mice. These findings suggest that magnesium-L-threonate may reduce the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease through the microbiota-gut-brain axis in model mice, providing an experimental basis for the clinical treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality78/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations9
Citations/Year9.0
Relative Citation Ratio3.76
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score1.47
Normalized Score0.70
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