2025/12/11 by Murphy DeMeglio, Eloah dos Santos De Biasi, Peter Breunig +17 · 1 voice
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology #Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases #Enzyme function and inhibition
paper · doi:10.64898/2025.12.09.692941
openalex created_date 2025/12/11 · openalex publication_date 2025/12/11 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/21
Abstract Recent advances in anti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer’s disease have been promising, but they have also highlighted critical challenges, including increased vascular complications, such as amyloid-related imaging abnormalities. Emerging evidence suggests that the soluble epoxide hydrolase may be a promising therapeutic target due to the involvement of sEH-derived diols in inflammation, oxidative stress, and vascular destabilization. APPPS1 mice were crossed with an inducible soluble epoxide hydrolase knock-out mouse line. The knock-out was induced before onset of amyloid deposition, and then the mice were analyzed using histological, molecular, and RNA sequencing techniques. Here, we identify astrocytic soluble epoxide hydrolase as a key mediator of vascular instability in Alzheimer’s disease. Targeted astrocyte-specific deletion of soluble epoxide hydrolase in APPPS1 mice dramatically mitigated vascular changes, reducing the vascular amyloid burden by 67.95% and preserving VE-cadherin architecture. Importantly, vasomotion was markedly impaired in the Alzheimer’s disease model and was preserved in soluble epoxide hydrolase-deficient animals. Transcriptomic profiling of vasculature in APPPS1xsEHΔ AC mice revealed upregulated expression of genes critical for neurovascular protection. These findings identify soluble epoxide hydrolase as a central regulator of neurovascular dysfunction and underscore its therapeutic potential in increasing vascular stability in Alzheimer’s disease.