Magnesium-L-threonate treats Alzheimer's disease by modulating the microbiota-gut-brain axis.
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.
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.