Chronic oral administration of ibrutinib prevents long-term memory deficits and reduces AD pathology and neuroinflammatory responses in a mouse model of AD

Abstract We previously demonstrated that ibrutinib has therapeutic efficacy against AD pathologies when injected intraperitoneally at a lower dosage (10 mg/kg, daily for 2 weeks) or orally at a higher dosage (30 mg/kg, daily for 1 month) in AD mice models. However, the effect of chronic lower dose o...

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Main Authors: Hyun-ju Lee, Sora Kang, Yoo Joo Jeong, Jin-Hee Park, Jeong-Woo Hwang, Chan-Hu Gu, Tae-Mi Jung, Seokjun Oh, Ji-Yeong Jang, Hyang-Sook Hoe
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Molecular Brain
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13041-025-01225-7
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Summary:Abstract We previously demonstrated that ibrutinib has therapeutic efficacy against AD pathologies when injected intraperitoneally at a lower dosage (10 mg/kg, daily for 2 weeks) or orally at a higher dosage (30 mg/kg, daily for 1 month) in AD mice models. However, the effect of chronic lower dose of ibrutinib by oral administration on AD pathologies has not been investigated yet. Therefore, we investigated whether long-term oral administration of ibrutinib at a lower dose (1 or 10 mg/kg, daily for 5 months) on AD pathology and in vivo toxicity in 5xFAD mice. We found ibrutinib enhanced cognitive function and alleviated Aβ pathology in 5xFAD mice without hepatotoxicity. Furthermore, ibrutinib-treated 5xFAD mice decrease tau hyperphosphorylation, p-GSK3α/β levels, and markers of neuroinflammation such as Iba-1, GFAP, and NLRP3. Collectively, these translational studies indicate chronic oral administration of ibrutinib at low doses improves cognitive function and suppresses AD pathology/neuroinflammation in an AD mice model thereby having potential as an effective multitarget AD therapeutic in clinical application.
ISSN:1756-6606