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Filadi R, Greotti E. The yin and yang of mitochondrial Ca 2+ signaling in cell physiology and pathology. Cell Calcium 2020; 93:102321. [PMID: 33310302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2020.102321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mitochondria are autonomous and dynamic cellular organelles orchestrating a diverse range of cellular activities. Numerous cell-signaling pathways target these organelles and Ca2+ is one of the most significant. Mitochondria are able to rapidly and transiently take up Ca2+, thanks to the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter complex, as well as to extrude it through the Na+/Ca2+ and H+/Ca2+ exchangers. The transient accumulation of Ca2+ in the mitochondrial matrix impacts on mitochondrial functions and cell pathophysiology. Here we summarize the role of mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in both physiological (yang) and pathological (yin) processes and the methods that can be used to investigate mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis. As an example of the pivotal role of mitochondria in pathology, we described the state of the art of mitochondrial Ca2+ alterations in different pathological conditions, with a special focus on Alzheimer's disease.
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- Riccardo Filadi
- Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council (CNR), 35131 Padua, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Padua, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council (CNR), 35131 Padua, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35131, Padua, Italy.
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Therapeutic Strategies to Target Calcium Dysregulation in Alzheimer's Disease. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112513. [PMID: 33233678 PMCID: PMC7699688 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, affecting millions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, none of the current treatments are effective at improving cognitive function in AD patients and, therefore, there is an urgent need for the development of new therapies that target the early cause(s) of AD. Intracellular calcium (Ca2+) regulation is critical for proper cellular and neuronal function. It has been suggested that Ca2+ dyshomeostasis is an upstream factor of many neurodegenerative diseases, including AD. For this reason, chemical agents or small molecules aimed at targeting or correcting this Ca2+ dysregulation might serve as therapeutic strategies to prevent the development of AD. Moreover, neurons are not alone in exhibiting Ca2+ dyshomeostasis, since Ca2+ disruption is observed in other cell types in the brain in AD. In this review, we examine the distinct Ca2+ channels and compartments involved in the disease mechanisms that could be potential targets in AD.
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Zaretsky DV, Zaretskaia MV. Flow cytometry method to quantify the formation of beta-amyloid membrane ion channels. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2020; 1863:183506. [PMID: 33171157 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2020.183506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It is accepted that the cytotoxicity of beta-amyloid is mediated by its oligomers. Amyloid peptides can form ion channels in cell membranes and allow calcium and other ions to enter cells. In this project, we developed a technique to quantify the appearance of calcium in liposomes and applied this technique to study the effect of amyloid peptides on the permeability of membranes. Calcium influx was monitored in liposomes made of phosphatidylcholine (PC) or phosphatidylserine (PS) with an addition of a lipid-soluble dye DiD and containing fluorescent calcium-sensitive probe Fluo-3. The intensity of fluorescence of individual liposomes was measured using a flow cytometer. Calcium ionophore ionomycin served as a positive control. The addition of micromolar concentrations of short fragments of amyloid-beta (Aβ25-35) permeabilized a significant number of PS liposomes. This effect was not observed in PC liposomes. Our data supports the hypothesis that the ion channel formation by amyloid peptide is dependent on electrostatic interactions. High concentrations of Aβ25-35 (above 20 μM) increased signal intensity in a recording channel corresponding to the calcium-sensing probe. However, this phenomenon was also observed in Ca2+-free conditions and even in liposomes without Fluo-3, so we interpreted it as an artifact. Using the described technique, we were not able to detect the formation of calcium channels by several other amyloid peptides. Considering that liposomes appeared resistant to reasonable concentrations of solvents, we expect that described flowmetric technique can be used in high-throughput screening applications.
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Calvo-Rodriguez M, Bacskai BJ. Mitochondria and Calcium in Alzheimer's Disease: From Cell Signaling to Neuronal Cell Death. Trends Neurosci 2020; 44:136-151. [PMID: 33160650 DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction has been implicated in the pathogenesis of almost all neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Historically, a primary focus in this context has been the link between mitochondrial dynamics and amyloid β toxicity. Recent evidence suggests that dysregulation of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis is also related to tau and other risk factors in AD, although an ongoing challenge in the field is that data collected from different models or experimental settings have not always been consistent. We examine recent literature on mitochondrial dysregulation in AD, with special emphasis on mitochondrial calcium. We include data from in vitro systems, genetic animal models, and AD-derived human tissue, and discuss whether mitochondrial calcium transporters should be proposed as therapeutic candidates for the development of neuroprotective drugs against AD.
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- Maria Calvo-Rodriguez
- Alzheimer Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA
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- Alzheimer Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114 16th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
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Nerlich A, von Wunsch Teruel I, Mieth M, Hönzke K, Rückert JC, Mitchell TJ, Suttorp N, Hippenstiel S, Hocke AC. Reversion of Pneumolysin-Induced Executioner Caspase Activation Redirects Cells to Survival. J Infect Dis 2020; 223:1973-1983. [PMID: 33045080 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Apoptosis is an indispensable mechanism for eliminating infected cells and activation of executioner caspases is considered to be a point of no return. Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common bacterial pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia, induces apoptosis via its pore-forming toxin pneumolysin, leading to rapid influxes of mitochondrial calcium [Ca2+]m as well as fragmentation, and loss of motility and membrane potential, which is accompanied by caspase-3/7 activation. Using machine-learning and quantitative live-cell microscopy, we identified a significant number of alveolar epithelial cells surviving such executioner caspase activation after pneumolysin attack. Precise single-cell analysis revealed the [Ca2+]m amplitude and efflux rate as decisive parameters for survival and death, which was verified by pharmacological inhibition of [Ca2+]m efflux shifting the surviving cells towards the dying fraction. Taken together, we identified the regulation of [Ca2+]m as critical for controlling the cellular fate under pneumolysin attack, which might be useful for therapeutic intervention during pneumococcal infection.
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- Andreas Nerlich
- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Infectious Diseases and Respiratory Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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Mitochondrial Calcium Deregulation in the Mechanism of Beta-Amyloid and Tau Pathology. Cells 2020; 9:cells9092135. [PMID: 32967303 PMCID: PMC7564294 DOI: 10.3390/cells9092135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aggregation and deposition of β-amyloid and/or tau protein are the key neuropathological features in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other tauopathies including frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The interaction between oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and the impairment of calcium ions (Ca2+) homeostasis induced by misfolded tau and β-amyloid plays an important role in the progressive neuronal loss occurring in specific areas of the brain. In addition to the control of bioenergetics and ROS production, mitochondria are fine regulators of the cytosolic Ca2+ homeostasis that induce vital signalling mechanisms in excitable cells such as neurons. Impairment in the mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake through the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) or release through the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger may lead to mitochondrial Ca2+ overload and opening of the permeability transition pore inducing neuronal death. Recent evidence suggests an important role for these mechanisms as the underlying causes for neuronal death in β-amyloid and tau pathology. The present review will focus on the mechanisms that lead to cytosolic and especially mitochondrial Ca2+ disturbances occurring in AD and tau-induced FTD, and propose possible therapeutic interventions for these disorders.
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Calvo-Rodriguez M, García-Rodríguez C, Villalobos C, Núñez L. Role of Toll Like Receptor 4 in Alzheimer's Disease. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1588. [PMID: 32983082 PMCID: PMC7479089 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Long-term evidence has confirmed the involvement of an inflammatory component in neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This view is supported, in part, by data suggesting that selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) provide protection. Additionally, molecular players of the innate immune system have recently been proposed to contribute to these diseases. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are transmembrane pattern-recognition receptors of the innate immune system that recognize different pathogen-derived and tissue damage-related ligands. TLR4 mediated signaling has been reported to contribute to the pathogenesis of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, including AD. Although the pathophysiology of AD is not clear, soluble aggregates (oligomers) of the amyloid β peptide (Aβo) have been proven to be key players in the pathology of AD. Among others, Aβo promote Ca2+ entry and mitochondrial Ca2+ overload leading to cell death in neurons. TLR4 has recently been found to be involved in AD but the mechanisms are unclear. Our group recently reported that lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a TLR4 receptor agonist, increases cytosolic Ca2+ concentration leading to apoptosis. Strikingly, this effect was only observed in long-term cultured primary neurons considered a model of aging neurons, but not in short-term cultured neurons resembling young neurons. These effects were significantly prevented by pharmacological blockade of TLR4 receptor signaling. Moreover, TLR4 expression in rat hippocampal neurons increased significantly in aged neurons in vitro. Therefore, molecular patterns associated with infection and/or brain cell damage may activate TLR4 and Ca2+ signaling, an effect exacerbated during neuronal aging. Here, we briefly review the data regarding the involvement of TLR4 in AD.
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- Maria Calvo-Rodriguez
- Alzheimer Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Yang L, Youngblood H, Wu C, Zhang Q. Mitochondria as a target for neuroprotection: role of methylene blue and photobiomodulation. Transl Neurodegener 2020; 9:19. [PMID: 32475349 PMCID: PMC7262767 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-020-00197-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role in the formation of neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, which are important factors contributing to the development of brain disease. Ample evidence suggests mitochondria are a promising target for neuroprotection. Recently, methods targeting mitochondria have been considered as potential approaches for treatment of brain disease through the inhibition of inflammation and oxidative injury. This review will discuss two widely studied approaches for the improvement of brain mitochondrial respiration, methylene blue (MB) and photobiomodulation (PBM). MB is a widely studied drug with potential beneficial effects in animal models of brain disease, as well as limited human studies. Similarly, PBM is a non-invasive treatment that promotes energy production and reduces both oxidative stress and inflammation, and has garnered increasing attention in recent years. MB and PBM have similar beneficial effects on mitochondrial function, oxidative damage, inflammation, and subsequent behavioral symptoms. However, the mechanisms underlying the energy enhancing, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects of MB and PBM differ. This review will focus on mitochondrial dysfunction in several different brain diseases and the pathological improvements following MB and PBM treatment.
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- Luodan Yang
- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
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Walton CC, Begelman D, Nguyen W, Andersen JK. Senescence as an Amyloid Cascade: The Amyloid Senescence Hypothesis. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:129. [PMID: 32508595 PMCID: PMC7248249 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Due to their postmitotic status, the potential for neurons to undergo senescence has historically received little attention. This lack of attention has extended to some non-postmitotic cells as well. Recently, the study of senescence within the central nervous system (CNS) has begun to emerge as a new etiological framework for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). The presence of senescent cells is known to be deleterious to non-senescent neighboring cells via development of a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) which includes the release of inflammatory, oxidative, mitogenic, and matrix-degrading factors. Senescence and the SASP have recently been hailed as an alternative to the amyloid cascade hypothesis and the selective killing of senescence cells by senolytic drugs as a substitute for amyloid beta (Aß) targeting antibodies. Here we call for caution in rejecting the amyloid cascade hypothesis and to the dismissal of Aß antibody intervention at least in early disease stages, as Aß oligomers (AßO), and cellular senescence may be inextricably linked. We will review literature that portrays AßO as a stressor capable of inducing senescence. We will discuss research on the potential role of secondary senescence, a process by which senescent cells induce senescence in neighboring cells, in disease progression. Once this seed of senescent cells is present, the elimination of senescence-inducing stressors like Aß would likely be ineffective in abrogating the spread of senescence. This has potential implications for when and why AßO clearance may or may not be effective as a therapeutic for AD. The selective killing of senescent cells by the immune system via immune surveillance naturally curtails the SASP and secondary senescence outside the CNS. Immune privilege restricts the access of peripheral immune cells to the brain parenchyma, making the brain a safe harbor for the spread of senescence and the SASP. However, an increasingly leaky blood brain barrier (BBB) compromises immune privilege in aging AD patients, potentially enabling immune infiltration that could have detrimental consequences in later AD stages. Rather than an alternative etiology, senescence itself may constitute an essential component of the cascade in the amyloid cascade hypothesis.
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Calvo-Rodriguez M, Hou SS, Snyder AC, Kharitonova EK, Russ AN, Das S, Fan Z, Muzikansky A, Garcia-Alloza M, Serrano-Pozo A, Hudry E, Bacskai BJ. Increased mitochondrial calcium levels associated with neuronal death in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Nat Commun 2020; 11:2146. [PMID: 32358564 PMCID: PMC7195480 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16074-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Mitochondria contribute to shape intraneuronal Ca2+ signals. Excessive Ca2+ taken up by mitochondria could lead to cell death. Amyloid beta (Aβ) causes cytosolic Ca2+ overload, but the effects of Aβ on mitochondrial Ca2+ levels in Alzheimer's disease (AD) remain unclear. Using a ratiometric Ca2+ indicator targeted to neuronal mitochondria and intravital multiphoton microscopy, we find increased mitochondrial Ca2+ levels associated with plaque deposition and neuronal death in a transgenic mouse model of cerebral β-amyloidosis. Naturally secreted soluble Aβ applied onto the healthy brain increases Ca2+ concentration in mitochondria, which is prevented by blockage of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter. RNA-sequencing from post-mortem AD human brains shows downregulation in the expression of mitochondrial influx Ca2+ transporter genes, but upregulation in the genes related to mitochondrial Ca2+ efflux pathways, suggesting a counteracting effect to avoid Ca2+ overload. We propose lowering neuronal mitochondrial Ca2+ by inhibiting the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter as a novel potential therapeutic target against AD.
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- Maria Calvo-Rodriguez
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Physiology, School of Medicine, Instituto de Investigacion Biomedica de Cadiz (INIBICA), Universidad de Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 114, 16th St, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA.
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Lourdes A. Vega Rasgado, Urbieta AT, Medina Jiménez JM. Influence of Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels on Toxic Effect of Amyloid-β 25–35. NEUROCHEM J+ 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s181971242001016x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Remodeling of Intracellular Ca 2+ Homeostasis in Rat Hippocampal Neurons Aged In Vitro. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041549. [PMID: 32102482 PMCID: PMC7073228 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Aging is often associated with a cognitive decline and a susceptibility to neuronal damage. It is also the most important risk factor for neurodegenerative disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease (AD). AD is related to an excess of neurotoxic oligomers of amyloid β peptide (Aβo); however, the molecular mechanisms are still highly controversial. Intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis plays an important role in the control of neuronal activity, including neurotransmitter release, synaptic plasticity, and memory storage, as well as neuron cell death. Recent evidence indicates that long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons, resembling aged neurons, undergo cell death after treatment with Aβo, whereas short-term cultures, resembling young neurons, do not. These in vitro changes are associated with the remodeling of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis with aging, thus providing a simplistic model for investigating Ca2+ remodeling in aging. In vitro aged neurons show increased resting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, enhanced Ca2+ store content, and Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Ca2+ transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to mitochondria is also enhanced. Aged neurons also show decreased store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), a Ca2+ entry pathway related to memory storage. At the molecular level, in vitro remodeling is associated with changes in the expression of Ca2+ channels resembling in vivo aging, including changes in N-methyl-D-aspartate NMDA receptor and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor isoforms, increased expression of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU), and decreased expression of Orai1/Stim1, the molecular players involved in SOCE. Additionally, Aβo treatment exacerbates most of the changes observed in aged neurons and enhances susceptibility to cell death. Conversely, the solely effect of Aβo in young neurons is to increase ER-mitochondria colocalization and enhance Ca2+ transfer from ER to mitochondria without inducing neuronal damage. We propose that cultured rat hippocampal neurons may be a useful model to investigate Ca2+ remodeling in aging and in age-related neurodegenerative disorders.
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Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Herbal Small-Molecule Drugs for Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21041327. [PMID: 32079110 PMCID: PMC7072986 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by extracellular amyloid plaques composed of the β-amyloid peptides and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles and associates with progressive declines in memory and cognition. Several genes play important roles and regulate enzymes that produce a pathological accumulation of β-amyloid in the brain, such as gamma secretase (γ-secretase). Induced pluripotent stem cells from patients with Alzheimer’s disease with different underlying genetic mechanisms may help model different phenotypes of Alzheimer’s disease and facilitate personalized drug screening platforms for the identification of small molecules. We also discuss recent developments by γ-secretase inhibitors and modulators in the treatment of AD. In addition, small-molecule drugs isolated from Chinese herbal medicines have been shown effective in treating Alzheimer’s disease. We propose a mechanism of small-molecule drugs in treating Alzheimer’s disease. Combining therapy with different small-molecule drugs may increase the chance of symptomatic treatment. A customized strategy tailored to individuals and in combination with therapy may be a more suitable treatment option for Alzheimer’s disease in the future.
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Afghah Z, Chen X, Geiger JD. Role of endolysosomes and inter-organellar signaling in brain disease. Neurobiol Dis 2020; 134:104670. [PMID: 31707116 PMCID: PMC7184921 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Endosomes and lysosomes (endolysosomes) are membrane bounded organelles that play a key role in cell survival and cell death. These acidic intracellular organelles are the principal sites for intracellular hydrolytic activity required for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Endolysosomes are involved in the degradation of plasma membrane components, extracellular macromolecules as well as intracellular macromolecules and cellular fragments. Understanding the physiological significance and pathological relevance of endolysosomes is now complicated by relatively recent findings of physical and functional interactions between endolysosomes with other intracellular organelles including endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plasma membranes, and peroxisomes. Indeed, evidence clearly indicates that endolysosome dysfunction and inter-organellar signaling occurs in different neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD), HIV-1 associated neurocognitive disease (HAND), Parkinson's disease (PD) as well as various forms of brain cancer such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). These findings open new areas of cell biology research focusing on understanding the physiological actions and pathophysiological consequences of inter-organellar communication. Here, we will review findings of others and us that endolysosome de-acidification and dysfunction coupled with impaired inter-organellar signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of AD, HAND, PD, and GBM. A more comprehensive appreciation of cell biology and inter-organellar signaling could lead to the development of new drugs to prevent or cure these diseases.
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- Zahra Afghah
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58201, United States of America.
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Delprat B, Crouzier L, Su TP, Maurice T. At the Crossing of ER Stress and MAMs: A Key Role of Sigma-1 Receptor? ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1131:699-718. [PMID: 31646531 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12457-1_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Calcium exchanges and homeostasis are finely regulated between cellular organelles and in response to physiological signals. Besides ionophores, including voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, ionotropic neurotransmitter receptors, or Store-operated Ca2+ entry, activity of regulatory intracellular proteins finely tune Calcium homeostasis. One of the most intriguing, by its unique nature but also most promising by the therapeutic opportunities it bears, is the sigma-1 receptor (Sig-1R). The Sig-1R is a chaperone protein residing at mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes (MAMs), where it interacts with several partners involved in ER stress response, or in Ca2+ exchange between the ER and mitochondria. Small molecules have been identified that specifically and selectively activate Sig-1R (Sig-1R agonists or positive modulators) at the cellular level and that also allow effective pharmacological actions in several pre-clinical models of pathologies. The present review will summarize the recent data on the mechanism of action of Sig-1R in regulating Ca2+ exchanges and protein interactions at MAMs and the ER. As MAMs alterations and ER stress now appear as a common track in most neurodegenerative diseases, the intracellular action of Sig-1R will be discussed in the context of the recently reported efficacy of Sig-1R drugs in pathologies like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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- Benjamin Delprat
- MMDN, University of Montpellier, EPHE, INSERM, U1198, Montpellier, France.
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- MMDN, University of Montpellier, EPHE, INSERM, U1198, Montpellier, France
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- Cellular Pathobiology Section, Integrative Neuroscience Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, IRP, NIDA/NIH, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- MMDN, University of Montpellier, EPHE, INSERM, U1198, Montpellier, France
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Chakravorty A, Jetto CT, Manjithaya R. Dysfunctional Mitochondria and Mitophagy as Drivers of Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis. Front Aging Neurosci 2019; 11:311. [PMID: 31824296 PMCID: PMC6880761 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Neurons are highly specialized post-mitotic cells that are inherently dependent on mitochondria owing to their high bioenergetic demand. Mitochondrial dysfunction is therefore associated with various age-related neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), wherein accumulation of damaged and dysfunctional mitochondria has been reported as an early symptom further contributing to disease progression. In AD, impairment of mitochondrial function causes bioenergetic deficiency, intracellular calcium imbalance and oxidative stress, thereby aggravating the effect of Aβ and tau pathologies, leading to synaptic dysfunction, cognitive impairment and memory loss. Although there are reports suggesting intricate parallelism between mitochondrial dysfunction and AD pathologies such as Aβ aggregation and hyperphosphorylated tau accumulation, the factors that drive the pathogenesis of either are unclear. In addition, emerging evidence suggest that mitochondrial quality control (QC) mechanisms such as mitophagy are impaired in AD. As an important mitochondrial QC mechanism, mitophagy plays a critical role in maintaining neuronal health and function. Studies show that various proteins involved in mitophagy, mitochondrial dynamics, and mitochondrial biogenesis are affected in AD. Compromised mitophagy may also be attributed to impairment in autophagosome-lysosome fusion and defects in lysosomal acidification. Therapeutic interventions aiming to restore mitophagy functions can be used as a strategy for ameliorating AD pathogenesis. Recent evidence implicates the role of microglial activation via mitophagy induction in reducing amyloid plaque load. This review summarizes the current developments in the field of mitophagy and mitochondrial dysfunction in AD.
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- Anushka Chakravorty
- Autophagy Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Autophagy Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
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- Autophagy Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
- Neuroscience Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, India
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ABAD/17β-HSD10 reduction contributes to the protective mechanism of huperzine a on the cerebral mitochondrial function in APP/PS1 mice. Neurobiol Aging 2019; 81:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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TRPC1 and ORAI1 channels in colon cancer. Cell Calcium 2019; 81:59-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Calvo-Rodriguez M, Hernando-Perez E, Nuñez L, Villalobos C. Amyloid β Oligomers Increase ER-Mitochondria Ca 2+ Cross Talk in Young Hippocampal Neurons and Exacerbate Aging-Induced Intracellular Ca 2+ Remodeling. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 13:22. [PMID: 30800057 PMCID: PMC6376150 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and strongly associated to aging. AD has been related to excess of neurotoxic oligomers of amyloid β peptide (Aβo), loss of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial damage. However, the intimate mechanisms underlying the pathology remain obscure. We have reported recently that long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons resembling aging neurons are prone to damage induced by Aβ oligomers (Aβo) while short-term cultured cells resembling young neurons are not. In addition, we have also shown that aging neurons display critical changes in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis including increased Ca2+ store content and Ca2+ transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to mitochondria. Aging also promotes the partial loss of store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), a Ca2+ entry pathway involved in memory storage. Here, we have addressed whether Aβo treatment influences differentially intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in young and aged neurons. We found that Aβo exacerbate the remodeling of intracellular Ca2+ induced by aging. Specifically, Aβo exacerbate the loss of SOCE observed in aged neurons. Aβo also exacerbate the increased resting cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, Ca2+ store content and Ca2+ release as well as increased expression of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) observed in aging neurons. In contrast, Aβo elicit none of these effects in young neurons. Surprisingly, we found that Aβo increased the Ca2+ transfer from ER to mitochondria in young neurons without having detrimental effects. Consistently, Aβo increased also colocalization of ER and mitochondria in both young and aged neurons. However, in aged neurons, Aβo suppressed Ca2+ transfer from ER to mitochondria, decreased mitochondrial potential, enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and promoted apoptosis. These results suggest that modulation of ER—mitochondria coupling in hippocampal neurons may be a novel physiological role of Aβo. However, excess of Aβo in the face of the remodeling of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis associated to aging may lead to loss of ER—mitochondrial coupling and AD.
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- Maria Calvo-Rodriguez
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Mitochondrial calcium signalling and neurodegenerative diseases. Neuronal Signal 2018; 2:NS20180061. [PMID: 32714593 PMCID: PMC7373239 DOI: 10.1042/ns20180061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Calcium is utilised by cells in signalling and in regulating ATP production; it also contributes to cell survival and, when concentrations are unbalanced, triggers pathways for cell death. Mitochondria contribute to calcium buffering, meaning that mitochondrial calcium uptake and release is intimately related to cytosolic calcium concentrations. This review focuses on the proteins contributing to mitochondrial calcium homoeostasis, the roles of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP) and mitochondrial calcium-activated proteins, and their relevance in neurodegenerative pathologies. It also covers alterations to calcium homoeostasis in Friedreich ataxia (FA).
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Panchal K, Tiwari AK. Mitochondrial dynamics, a key executioner in neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondrion 2018; 47:151-173. [PMID: 30408594 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are the group of disorder that includes brain, peripheral nerves, spinal cord and results in sensory and motor neuron dysfunction. Several studies have shown that mitochondrial dynamics and their axonal transport play a central role in most common NDs such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) etc. In normal physiological condition, there is a balance between mitochondrial fission and fusion process while any alteration to these processes cause defect in ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) biogenesis that lead to the onset of several NDs. Also, mitochondria mediated ROS may induce lipid and protein peroxidation, energy deficiency environment in the neurons and results in cell death and defective neurotransmission. Though, mitochondria is a well-studied cell organelle regulating the cellular energy demands but still, its detail role or association in NDs is under observation. In this review, we have summarized an updated mitochondria and their possible role in different NDs with the therapeutic strategy to improve the mitochondrial functions.
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- Komal Panchal
- Genetics & Developmental Biology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), Koba, Institutional Area, Gandhinagar 382426, India
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- Genetics & Developmental Biology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology, Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), Koba, Institutional Area, Gandhinagar 382426, India.
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Audano M, Schneider A, Mitro N. Mitochondria, lysosomes, and dysfunction: their meaning in neurodegeneration. J Neurochem 2018; 147:291-309. [DOI: 10.1111/jnc.14471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Matteo Audano
- DiSFeB; Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari; Università degli Studi di Milano; Milano Italy
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases; DZNE; Bonn Germany
- Department for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry; University Clinic; Bonn Germany
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- DiSFeB; Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari; Università degli Studi di Milano; Milano Italy
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Zhang D, Han J, Li Y, Yuan B, Zhou J, Cheong L, Li Y, Lu C, Su X. Tuna Oil Alleviates d-Galactose Induced Aging in Mice Accompanied by Modulating Gut Microbiota and Brain Protein Expression. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:5510-5520. [PMID: 29656644 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b00446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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To discern whether tuna oil modulates the expression of brain proteins and the gut microbiota structure during aging induced by d-galactose, we generated an aging mouse model with d-galactose treatment, and the mice showed aging and memory deterioration symptoms according to physiological and biochemical indices. Treatment with different doses of tuna oil alleviated the symptoms; the high dose showed a better effect. Subsequently, brain proteomic analysis showed the differentially expressed proteins were involved in damaged synaptic system repairment and signal transduction system enhancement. In addition, tuna oil treatment restored the diversity of gut microbiota, 27 key operational taxonomic units, which were identified using a redundancy analysis and were significantly correlated with at least one physiological index and three proteins or genes. These findings suggest that the combination of proteomics and gut microbiota is an effective strategy to gain novel insights regarding the effect of tuna oil treatment on the microbiota-gut-brain axis.
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- Dijun Zhang
- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- Department of Food Science , Cornell University , Ithaca , New York 14853 , United States
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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- School of Marine Science , Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211 , China
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Impact of membrane curvature on amyloid aggregation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2018; 1860:1741-1764. [PMID: 29709613 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The misfolding, amyloid aggregation, and fibril formation of intrinsically disordered proteins/peptides (or amyloid proteins) have been shown to cause a number of disorders. The underlying mechanisms of amyloid fibrillation and structural properties of amyloidogenic precursors, intermediates, and amyloid fibrils have been elucidated in detail; however, in-depth examinations on physiologically relevant contributing factors that induce amyloidogenesis and lead to cell death remain challenging. A large number of studies have attempted to characterize the roles of biomembranes on protein aggregation and membrane-mediated cell death by designing various membrane components, such as gangliosides, cholesterol, and other lipid compositions, and by using various membrane mimetics, including liposomes, bicelles, and different types of lipid-nanodiscs. We herein review the dynamic effects of membrane curvature on amyloid generation and the inhibition of amyloidogenic proteins and peptides, and also discuss how amyloid formation affects membrane curvature and integrity, which are key for understanding relationships with cell death. Small unilamellar vesicles with high curvature and large unilamellar vesicles with low curvature have been demonstrated to exhibit different capabilities to induce the nucleation, amyloid formation, and inhibition of amyloid-β peptides and α-synuclein. Polymorphic amyloidogenesis in small unilamellar vesicles was revealed and may be viewed as one of the generic properties of interprotein interaction-dominated amyloid formation. Several mechanical models and phase diagrams are comprehensively shown to better explain experimental findings. The negative membrane curvature-mediated mechanisms responsible for the toxicity of pancreatic β cells by the amyloid aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) and binding of the precursors of the semen-derived enhancer of viral infection (SEVI) are also described. The curvature-dependent binding modes of several types of islet amyloid polypeptides with high-resolution NMR structures are also discussed.
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Lee JH, Amarsanaa K, Wu J, Jeon SC, Cui Y, Jung SC, Park DB, Kim SJ, Han SH, Kim HW, Rhyu IJ, Eun SY. Nobiletin attenuates neurotoxic mitochondrial calcium overload through K + influx and ΔΨ m across mitochondrial inner membrane. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2018; 22:311-319. [PMID: 29719453 PMCID: PMC5928344 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2018.22.3.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mitochondrial calcium overload is a crucial event in determining the fate of neuronal cell survival and death, implicated in pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. One of the driving forces of calcium influx into mitochondria is mitochondria membrane potential (ΔΨm). Therefore, pharmacological manipulation of ΔΨm can be a promising strategy to prevent neuronal cell death against brain insults. Based on these issues, we investigated here whether nobiletin, a Citrus polymethoxylated flavone, prevents neurotoxic neuronal calcium overload and cell death via regulating basal ΔΨm against neuronal insult in primary cortical neurons and pure brain mitochondria isolated from rat cortices. Results demonstrated that nobiletin treatment significantly increased cell viability against glutamate toxicity (100 µM, 20 min) in primary cortical neurons. Real-time imaging-based fluorometry data reveal that nobiletin evokes partial mitochondrial depolarization in these neurons. Nobiletin markedly attenuated mitochondrial calcium overload and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in glutamate (100 µM)-stimulated cortical neurons and isolated pure mitochondria exposed to high concentration of Ca2+ (5 µM). Nobiletin-induced partial mitochondrial depolarization in intact neurons was confirmed in isolated brain mitochondria using a fluorescence microplate reader. Nobiletin effects on basal ΔΨm were completely abolished in K+-free medium on pure isolated mitochondria. Taken together, results demonstrate that K+ influx into mitochondria is critically involved in partial mitochondrial depolarization-related neuroprotective effect of nobiletin. Nobiletin-induced mitochondrial K+ influx is probably mediated, at least in part, by activation of mitochondrial K+ channels. However, further detailed studies should be conducted to determine exact molecular targets of nobiletin in mitochondria.
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- Ji Hyung Lee
- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.,Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Histology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.,Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- College of Applied Life Science SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea.,Institute of Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea
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Guo L, Tian J, Du H. Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Synaptic Transmission Failure in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 57:1071-1086. [PMID: 27662318 DOI: 10.3233/jad-160702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder, in which multiple risk factors converge. Despite the complexity of the etiology of the disease, synaptic failure is the pathological basis of cognitive impairment, the cardinal sign of AD. Decreased synaptic density, compromised synaptic transmission, and defected synaptic plasticity are hallmark synaptic pathologies accompanying AD. However, the mechanisms by which synapses are injured in AD-related conditions have not been fully elucidated. Mitochondria are a critical organelle in neurons. The pivotal role of mitochondria in supporting synaptic function and the concomitant occurrence of mitochondrial dysfunction with synaptic stress in postmortem AD brains as well as AD animal models seem to lend the credibility to the hypothesis that mitochondrial defects underlie synaptic failure in AD. This concept is further strengthened by the protective effect of mitochondrial medicine on synaptic function against the toxicity of amyloid-β, a key player in the pathogenesis of AD. In this review, we focus on the association between mitochondrial dysfunction and synaptic transmission deficits in AD. Impaired mitochondrial energy production, deregulated mitochondrial calcium handling, excess mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and release play a crucial role in mediating synaptic transmission deregulation in AD. The understanding of the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in synaptic stress may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of AD through the protection of synaptic transmission by targeting to mitochondrial deficits.
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- Lan Guo
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA.,Department of Neurology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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Calvo-Rodríguez M, García-Durillo M, Villalobos C, Núñez L. Aging Enables Ca2+ Overload and Apoptosis Induced by Amyloid-β Oligomers in Rat Hippocampal Neurons: Neuroprotection by Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and R-Flurbiprofen in Aging Neurons. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 54:207-21. [PMID: 27447424 DOI: 10.3233/jad-151189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is aging. Neurotoxicity in AD has been linked to dyshomeostasis of intracellular Ca2+ induced by small aggregates of the amyloid-β peptide 1-42 (Aβ42 oligomers). However, how aging influences susceptibility to neurotoxicity induced by Aβ42 oligomers is unknown. In this study, we used long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons, a model of neuronal in vitro aging, to investigate the contribution of aging to Ca2+ dishomeostasis and neuron cell death induced by Aβ42 oligomers. In addition, we tested whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and R-flurbiprofen prevent apoptosis acting on subcellular Ca2+ in aged neurons. We found that Aβ42 oligomers have no effect on young hippocampal neurons cultured for 2 days in vitro (2 DIV). However, they promoted apoptosis modestly in mature neurons (8 DIV) and these effects increased dramatically after 13 DIV, when neurons display many hallmarks of in vivo aging. Consistently, cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca2+ responses induced by Aβ42 oligomers increased dramatically with culture age. At low concentrations, NSAIDs and the enantiomer R-flurbiprofen lacking anti-inflammatory activity prevent Ca2+ overload and neuron cell death induced by Aβ42 oligomers in aged neurons. However, at high concentrations R-flurbiprofen induces apoptosis. Thus, Aβ42 oligomers promote Ca2+ overload and neuron cell death only in aged rat hippocampal neurons. These effects are prevented by low concentrations of NSAIDs and R-flurbiprofen acting on mitochondrial Ca2+ overload.
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- María Calvo-Rodríguez
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Mastroeni D, Nolz J, Khdour OM, Sekar S, Delvaux E, Cuyugan L, Liang WS, Hecht SM, Coleman PD. Oligomeric amyloid β preferentially targets neuronal and not glial mitochondrial-encoded mRNAs. Alzheimers Dement 2018; 14:775-786. [PMID: 29396107 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Our laboratories have demonstrated that accumulation of oligomeric amyloid β (OAβ) in neurons is an essential step leading to OAβ-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction. METHODS Alzheimer's disease (AD) and matching control hippocampal neurons, astrocytes, and microglia were isolated by laser-captured microdissection from the same subjects, followed by whole-transcriptome sequencing. Complementary in vitro work was performed in OAβ-treated differentiated SH-SY5Y, followed by the use of a novel CoQ10 analogue for protection. This compound is believed to be effective both in suppressing reactive oxygen species and also functioning in mitochondrial electron transport. RESULTS We report decreases in the same mitochondrial-encoded mRNAs in Alzheimer's disease laser-captured CA1 neurons and in OAβ-treated SH-SY5Y cells, but not in laser-captured microglia and astrocytes. Pretreatment with a novel CoQ10 analogue, protects neuronal mitochondria from OAβ-induced mitochondrial changes. DISCUSSION Similarity of expression changes in neurons from Alzheimer's disease brain and neuronal cells treated with OAβ, and the effect of a CoQ10 analogue on the latter, suggests a pretreatment option to prevent OAβ toxicity, long before the damage is apparent.
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- Diego Mastroeni
- ASU-Banner Biodesign Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Biodesign Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
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- ASU-Banner Biodesign Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Biodesign Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
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- Biodesign Center for BioEnergetics, and School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
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- ASU-Banner Biodesign Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Biodesign Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
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- Biodesign Center for BioEnergetics, and School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
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- ASU-Banner Biodesign Neurodegenerative Disease Research Center, Biodesign Institute, and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
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Su L, Yang JF, Fu X, Dong L, Zhou DY, Sun LM, Gong Z. Ultraviolet-Ray-Induced Sea Cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) Melting Is Mediated by the Caspase-Dependent Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:45-52. [PMID: 29232945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sea cucumber body-wall melting occurs under certain circumstances. We have shown that apoptosis but not autolysis plays a critical role in the initial stage. However, it is still unclear how apoptosis is triggered in this process. In this study, we examined the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), the levels of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) and Bcl-2-associated X (Bax) proteins, the depolarization of mitochondrial transmembrane potentials, and cytochrome c (Cyt c) release during sea cucumber melting induced by ultraviolet (UV) exposure. We also investigated the contribution of caspase in this process by injecting a pan-caspase inhibitor. Our data showed that UV exposure stimulates ROS production, dysfunction of mitochondria, and the release of Cyt c in sea cucumber coelomic fluid cells and body walls. We found a decrease of Bcl-2 and increase of Bax in the mitochondria after UV exposure. We also demonstrated that these changes are associated with elevated caspase-9 and -3 activity. Finally, our data showed that the inhibition of caspases-9 and -3 using an inhibitor suppresses UV-induced sea cucumber melting. These results suggest that apoptosis during sea cucumber melting is mediated by mitochondrial dysfunction and follows the activation of the caspase-signaling pathway. This study presents a novel insight into the mechanism of sea cucumber melting.
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- Li Su
- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood , Number 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, United States
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Núñez L, Calvo-Rodríguez M, Caballero E, García-Durillo M, Villalobos C. Neurotoxic Ca 2+ Signaling Induced by Amyloid-β Oligomers in Aged Hippocampal Neurons In Vitro. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1779:341-354. [PMID: 29886542 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7816-8_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most prevalent dementia linked to aging, involves neurotoxic effects of amyloid β species and dishomeostasis of intracellular Ca2+. To investigate mechanisms of AD, the effects of soluble species of amyloid β oligomers (Aβo) prepared in medium devoid of glutamate receptor agonists can be tested on intracellular Ca2+ in long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons that reflect aging neurons. Furthermore, changes in expression of proteins involved in oligomer responses and AD can be tested in the same neurons using quantitative immunofluorescence. Detailed procedures for the preparation of Aβ species in defined medium, long-term culture of rat hippocampal neurons mimicking aged neurons, calcium imaging and quantitative immunofluorescence in these cultures are described in this chapter.
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- Lucía Núñez
- Departmento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.
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Kawamata H, Manfredi G. Proteinopathies and OXPHOS dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases. J Cell Biol 2017; 216:3917-3929. [PMID: 29167179 PMCID: PMC5716291 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201709172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Revised: 11/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mitochondria participate in essential processes in the nervous system such as energy and intermediate metabolism, calcium homeostasis, and apoptosis. Major neurodegenerative diseases are characterized pathologically by accumulation of misfolded proteins as a result of gene mutations or abnormal protein homeostasis. Misfolded proteins associate with mitochondria, forming oligomeric and fibrillary aggregates. As mitochondrial dysfunction, particularly of the oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS), occurs in neurodegeneration, it is postulated that such defects are caused by the accumulation of misfolded proteins. However, this hypothesis and the pathological role of proteinopathies in mitochondria remain elusive. In this study, we critically review the proposed mechanisms whereby exemplary misfolded proteins associate with mitochondria and their consequences on OXPHOS.
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- Hibiki Kawamata
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
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Wong LR, Ho PC. Role of serum albumin as a nanoparticulate carrier for nose-to-brain delivery of R-flurbiprofen: implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 70:59-69. [PMID: 29034965 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES R-flurbiprofen (R-FP) was found to offer neuroprotective effects by inhibiting mitochondrial calcium overload induced by β-amyloid peptide toxicity in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, poor brain penetration after oral administration posed a challenge to its further development for AD treatment. In this study, we investigated the potential of serum albumin as nanoparticulate carriers for nose-to-brain delivery of R-FP to improve its brain accumulation. METHODS Mice were subjected to three treatment groups: (1) intranasal R-FP solution, (2) oral R-FP solution and (3) intranasal R-FP albumin nanoparticles. We also investigated whether the in-vivo R-FP level achieved in the brain afforded by intranasal administration of R-FP nanoparticles had any effect on mitochondrial respiratory activity in an in-vitro AD model. KEY FINDINGS Our in-vivo experiments demonstrate that the intranasal administration of serum albumin-based R-FP nanoparticles achieved higher brain-to-plasma ratio profile as compared to intranasal and oral administration of a simple R-FP solution. We observed significantly improved basal and maximal mitochondrial respiration in cells treated with R-FP albumin nanoparticles at in-vivo brain concentration. CONCLUSIONS Serum albumin-based nanoparticles administered via the nasal route may be a viable approach in delivering therapeutic agents to the brain to alleviate mitochondrial dysfunction in AD.
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- Ling Rong Wong
- Faculty of Science, Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Saffari A, Kölker S, Hoffmann GF, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D. Linking mitochondrial dysfunction to neurodegeneration in lysosomal storage diseases. J Inherit Metab Dis 2017; 40:631-640. [PMID: 28477283 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-017-0048-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lysosomal storage diseases (LSD) are inborn errors of metabolism resulting in multisystem disease. Central nervous system involvement, often with progressive neurodegeneration, accounts for a large portion of the morbidity and mortality seen in many LSD. Available treatments fail to prevent or correct neurologic symptoms and decline. Emerging evidence points to an important role for mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis and progression of LSD-associated neurodegeneration. Mitochondrial dysfunction in LSD is characterized by alterations in mitochondrial mass, morphology and function. Disturbed mitochondrial metabolism in the CNS may lead to excessive production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and dysregulated calcium homeostasis. These metabolic disturbances ultimately result in mitochondria-induced apoptosis and neuronal degeneration. Here, we review the current evidence for mitochondrial dysfunction in neuronal models of seven LSD, including GM1-gangliosidosis, mucopolysaccharidosis IIIC, multiple sulfatase deficiency, Krabbe disease, Gaucher disease, Niemann Pick disease type C and the neural ceroid lipofuscinoses and outline current experimental therapies aimed at restoring mitochondrial function and neuroprotection in LSD.
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- Afshin Saffari
- Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology and Metabolic Medicine, Center for Child and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, 3 Blackfan Circle, CLS 14060, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Krabbendam IE, Honrath B, Culmsee C, Dolga AM. Mitochondrial Ca 2+-activated K + channels and their role in cell life and death pathways. Cell Calcium 2017; 69:101-111. [PMID: 28818302 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2017.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Ca2+-activated K+ channels (KCa) are expressed at the plasma membrane and in cellular organelles. Expression of all KCa channel subtypes (BK, IK and SK) has been detected at the inner mitochondrial membrane of several cell types. Primary functions of these mitochondrial KCa channels include the regulation of mitochondrial ROS production, maintenance of the mitochondrial membrane potential and preservation of mitochondrial calcium homeostasis. These channels are therefore thought to contribute to cellular protection against oxidative stress through mitochondrial mechanisms of preconditioning. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on mitochondrial KCa channels, and their role in mitochondrial function in relation to cell death and survival pathways. More specifically, we systematically discuss studies on the role of these mitochondrial KCa channels in pharmacological preconditioning, and according protective effects on ischemic insults to the brain and the heart.
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- Inge E Krabbendam
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands; Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, University of Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Hernández-Morales M, Sobradillo D, Valero RA, Muñoz E, Ubierna D, Moyer MP, Núñez L, Villalobos C. Mitochondria sustain store-operated currents in colon cancer cells but not in normal colonic cells: reversal by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Oncotarget 2017; 8:55332-55352. [PMID: 28903423 PMCID: PMC5589662 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Tumor cells undergo a critical remodeling of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis that contribute to important cancer hallmarks. Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE), a Ca2+ entry pathway modulated by mitochondria, is dramatically enhanced in colon cancer cells. In addition, most cancer cells display the Warburg effect, a metabolic switch from mitochondrial metabolism to glycolysis that provides survival advantages. Accordingly, we investigated mitochondria control of store-operated currents (SOCs) in two cell lines previously selected for representing human normal colonic cells and colon cancer cells. We found that, in normal cells, mitochondria are important for SOCs activity but they are unable to prevent current inactivation. In contrast, in colon cancer cells, mitochondria are dispensable for SOCs activation but are able to prevent the slow, Ca2+-dependent inactivation of SOCs. This effect is associated to increased ability of tumor cell mitochondria to take up Ca2+ due to increased mitochondrial potential (ΔΨ) linked to the Warburg effect. Consistently with this view, selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) depolarize mitochondria, inhibit mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and promote SOC inactivation, leading to inhibition of both SOCE and cancer cell proliferation. Thus, mitochondria sustain store-operated currents in colon cancer cells but not in normal colonic cells and this effect is counteracted by selected NSAIDs providing a mechanism for cancer chemoprevention.
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- Miriam Hernández-Morales
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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Wei YP, Ye JW, Wang X, Zhu LP, Hu QH, Wang Q, Ke D, Tian Q, Wang JZ. Tau-Induced Ca 2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase-IV Activation Aggravates Nuclear Tau Hyperphosphorylation. Neurosci Bull 2017. [PMID: 28646348 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-017-0148-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hyperphosphorylated tau is the major protein component of neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the mechanism underlying tau hyperphosphorylation is not fully understood. Here, we demonstrated that exogenously expressed wild-type human tau40 was detectable in the phosphorylated form at multiple AD-associated sites in cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions from HEK293 cells. Among these sites, tau phosphorylated at Thr205 and Ser214 was almost exclusively found in the nuclear fraction at the conditions used in the present study. With the intracellular tau accumulation, the Ca2+ concentration was significantly increased in both cytoplasmic and nuclear fractions. Further studies using site-specific mutagenesis and pharmacological treatment demonstrated that phosphorylation of tau at Thr205 increased nuclear Ca2+ concentration with a simultaneous increase in the phosphorylation of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) at Ser196. On the other hand, phosphorylation of tau at Ser214 did not significantly change the nuclear Ca2+/CaMKIV signaling. Finally, expressing calmodulin-binding protein-4 that disrupts formation of the Ca2+/calmodulin complex abolished the okadaic acid-induced tau hyperphosphorylation in the nuclear fraction. We conclude that the intracellular accumulation of phosphorylated tau, as detected in the brains of AD patients, can trigger nuclear Ca2+/CaMKIV signaling, which in turn aggravates tau hyperphosphorylation. Our findings provide new insights for tauopathies: hyperphosphorylation of intracellular tau and an increased Ca2+ concentration may induce a self-perpetuating harmful loop to promote neurodegeneration.
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- Yu-Ping Wei
- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. .,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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- Pathophysiology Department, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. .,Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Neurological Disorders and Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory for Neurological Disorders, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Wang P, Wang ZY. Metal ions influx is a double edged sword for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Ageing Res Rev 2017; 35:265-290. [PMID: 27829171 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common form of dementia in aged people, which is defined by two pathological characteristics: β-amyloid protein (Aβ) deposition and tau hyperphosphorylation. Although the mechanisms of AD development are still being debated, a series of evidence supports the idea that metals, such as copper, iron, zinc, magnesium and aluminium, are involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. In particular, the processes of Aβ deposition in senile plaques (SP) and the inclusion of phosphorylated tau in neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are markedly influenced by alterations in the homeostasis of the aforementioned metal ions. Moreover, the mechanisms of oxidative stress, synaptic plasticity, neurotoxicity, autophagy and apoptosis mediate the effects of metal ions-induced the aggregation state of Aβ and phosphorylated tau on AD development. More importantly, imbalance of these mechanisms finally caused cognitive decline in different experiment models. Collectively, reconstructing the signaling network that regulates AD progression by metal ions may provide novel insights for developing chelators specific for metal ions to combat AD.
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- Pu Wang
- College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, No. 3-11, Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110819, PR China.
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- College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, No. 3-11, Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110819, PR China.
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SanMartín CD, Veloso P, Adasme T, Lobos P, Bruna B, Galaz J, García A, Hartel S, Hidalgo C, Paula-Lima AC. RyR2-Mediated Ca 2+ Release and Mitochondrial ROS Generation Partake in the Synaptic Dysfunction Caused by Amyloid β Peptide Oligomers. Front Mol Neurosci 2017; 10:115. [PMID: 28487634 PMCID: PMC5403897 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Amyloid β peptide oligomers (AβOs), toxic aggregates with pivotal roles in Alzheimer's disease, trigger persistent and low magnitude Ca2+ signals in neurons. We reported previously that these Ca2+ signals, which arise from Ca2+ entry and subsequent amplification by Ca2+ release through ryanodine receptor (RyR) channels, promote mitochondrial network fragmentation and reduce RyR2 expression. Here, we examined if AβOs, by inducing redox sensitive RyR-mediated Ca2+ release, stimulate mitochondrial Ca2+-uptake, ROS generation and mitochondrial fragmentation, and also investigated the effects of the antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and the mitochondrial antioxidant EUK-134 on AβOs-induced mitochondrial dysfunction. In addition, we studied the contribution of the RyR2 isoform to AβOs-induced Ca2+ release, mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and fragmentation. We show here that inhibition of NADPH oxidase type-2 prevented the emergence of RyR-mediated cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals induced by AβOs in primary hippocampal neurons. Treatment with AβOs promoted mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and increased mitochondrial superoxide and hydrogen peroxide levels; ryanodine, at concentrations that suppress RyR activity, prevented these responses. The antioxidants NAC and EUK-134 impeded the mitochondrial ROS increase induced by AβOs. Additionally, EUK-134 prevented the mitochondrial fragmentation induced by AβOs, as previously reported for NAC and ryanodine. These findings show that both antioxidants, NAC and EUK-134, prevented the Ca2+-mediated noxious effects of AβOs on mitochondrial function. Our results also indicate that Ca2+ release mediated by the RyR2 isoform causes the deleterious effects of AβOs on mitochondrial function. Knockdown of RyR2 with antisense oligonucleotides reduced by about 50% RyR2 mRNA and protein levels in primary hippocampal neurons, decreased by 40% Ca2+ release induced by the RyR agonist 4-chloro-m-cresol, and significantly reduced the cytoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca2+ signals and the mitochondrial fragmentation induced by AβOs. Based on our results, we propose that AβOs-induced Ca2+ entry and ROS generation jointly stimulate RyR2 activity, causing mitochondrial Ca2+ overload and fragmentation in a feed forward injurious cycle. The present novel findings highlight the specific participation of RyR2-mediated Ca2+ release on AβOs-induced mitochondrial malfunction.
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- Carol D SanMartín
- Department of de Neurology and Neurosurgery, Clinical Hospital Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Institute for Research in Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Centro Integrativo de Biología y Química Aplicada, Universidad Bernardo O HigginsSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Center of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine and National Center for Health Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Anatomy and Developmental Biology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Center of Medical Informatics and Telemedicine and National Center for Health Information Systems, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Physiology and Biophysics Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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- Biomedical Neuroscience Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile.,Institute for Research in Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de ChileSantiago, Chile
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Wen F, Nie D, Hu K, Tang G, Yao S, Tang C. Semi-automatic synthesis and biodistribution of N-(2- 18F-fluoropropionyl)-bis(zinc (II)-dipicolylamine) ( 18F-FP-DPAZn2) for AD model imaging. BMC Med Imaging 2017; 17:27. [PMID: 28431519 PMCID: PMC5399867 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-017-0200-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background Phosphatidylserine (PS)-targeting positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with labeled small-molecule tracer is a crucial non-invasive molecule imaging method of apoptosis. In this study, semi-automatic radiosynthesis and biodistribution of N-(2-18F-fluoropropionyl)-bis(zinc(II)-dipicolylamine) (18F-FP-DPAZn2), as a potential small-molecule tracer for PET imaging of cell death in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) model, were performed. Methods 18F-FP-DPAZn2 was synthesized on the modified PET-MF-2V-IT-I synthesizer. Biodistribution was determined in normal mice and PET images of AD model were obtained on a micro PET-CT scanner. Results With the modified synthesizer, the total decay-corrected radiochemical yield of 18F-FP-DPAZn2 was 35 ± 6% (n = 5) from 18F− within 105 ± 10 min. Biodistribution results showed that kidney has the highest uptake of 18F-FP-DPAZn2. The uptake of radioactivity in brain kept at a relatively low level during the whole observed time. In vivo 18F-FP-DPAZn2 PET images demonstrated more accumulation of radioactivity in the brain of AD model mice than that in the brain of normal mice. Conclusions The semi-automatic synthetic method provides a slightly higher radiochemical yield and shorter whole synthesis time of 18F-FP-DPAZn2 than the manual operation method. This improved method can give enough radioactivity and high radiochemical purity of 18F-FP-DPAZn2 for in vivo PET imaging. The results show that 18F-FP-DPAZn2 seems to be a potential cell death tracer for AD imaging.
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- Fuhua Wen
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Calvo-Rodríguez M, de la Fuente C, García-Durillo M, García-Rodríguez C, Villalobos C, Núñez L. Aging and amyloid β oligomers enhance TLR4 expression, LPS-induced Ca 2+ responses, and neuron cell death in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:24. [PMID: 28143556 PMCID: PMC5282876 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0802-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are transmembrane pattern-recognition receptors of the innate immune system recognizing diverse pathogen-derived and tissue damage-related ligands. It has been suggested that TLR signaling contributes to the pathogenesis of age-related, neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). AD is associated to oligomers of the amyloid β peptide (Aβo) that cause intracellular Ca2+ dishomeostasis and neuron cell death in rat hippocampal neurons. Here we assessed the interplay between inflammation and Aβo in long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons, an in vitro model of neuron aging and/or senescence. Methods Ca2+ imaging and immunofluorescence against annexin V and TLR4 were applied in short- and long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons to test the effects of TLR4-agonist LPS and Aβo on cytosolic [Ca2+] and on apoptosis as well as on expression of TLR4. Results LPS increases cytosolic [Ca2+] and promotes apoptosis in rat hippocampal neurons in long-term culture considered aged and/or senescent neurons, but not in short-term cultured neurons considered young neurons. TLR4 antagonist CAY10614 prevents both effects. TLR4 expression in rat hippocampal neurons is significantly larger in aged hippocampal cultures. Treatment of aged hippocampal cultures with Aβo increases TLR4 expression and enhances LPS-induced Ca2+ responses and neuron cell death. Conclusions Aging and amyloid β oligomers, the neurotoxin involved in Alzheimer’s disease, enhance TLR4 expression as well as LPS-induced Ca2+ responses and neuron cell death in rat hippocampal neurons aged in vitro. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12974-017-0802-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- María Calvo-Rodríguez
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Universidad de Valladolid y Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.,Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Gupta A, Goyal R. Amyloid beta plaque: a culprit for neurodegeneration. Acta Neurol Belg 2016; 116:445-450. [PMID: 27118573 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-016-0639-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Increasing life expectancy has resulted in an increase in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease. None of the hypothesis proposed till date explains the exact pathobiology of the disease. It is therefore imperative to understand the underlying mechanisms. Amyloid beta (Aβ) is regarded as the main culprit and maximum therapeutic efforts are centered towards Aβ. This review will discuss about the biosynthesis, the physiological role of Aβ including the pathogenic aggregation of Aβ resulting neurodegenerative cognitive disabilities. Most studies of Alzheimer's disease have focused on the biochemical mechanisms involved in the neurodegenerative processes triggered by Aβ aggregates. Aβ is generated from mature amyloid precursor protein being metabolized by two competing pathways, α-secretase pathway (non-amyloidogenic pathway) and β-secretase (amyloidogenic pathway). The physiological roles of Aβ reported in neurotrophic properties, neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, metal ion sequestration and specificity of blood brain barrier. The neuronal injury is the result of Aβ oligomerization and it is reported that oligomerization of Aβ contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. The physiological role of Aβ must be considered in the development of medications that intended to decrease its oligomerization forming plaques in a disease like Alzheimer's disease. The biosynthetic pathways for transport and accumulation of Aβ need to be ascertained as an attempt to develop future strategies for prevention of neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Ankita Gupta
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173212, India
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173212, India.
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Nuclear but not mitochondrial-encoded oxidative phosphorylation genes are altered in aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement 2016; 13:510-519. [PMID: 27793643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We have comprehensively described the expression profiles of mitochondrial DNA and nuclear DNA genes that encode subunits of the respiratory oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) complexes (I-V) in the hippocampus from young controls, age matched, mild cognitively impaired (MCI), and Alzheimer's disease (AD) subjects. METHODS Hippocampal tissues from 44 non-AD controls (NC), 10 amnestic MCI, and 18 AD cases were analyzed on Affymetrix Hg-U133 plus 2.0 arrays. RESULTS The microarray data revealed significant down regulation in OXPHOS genes in AD, particularly those encoded in the nucleus. In contrast, there was up regulation of the same gene(s) in MCI subjects compared to AD and ND cases. No significant differences were observed in mtDNA genes identified in the array between AD, ND, and MCI subjects except one mt-ND6. DISCUSSION Our findings suggest that restoration of the expression of nuclear-encoded OXPHOS genes in aging could be a viable strategy for blunting AD progression.
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Calvo-Rodríguez M, García-Durillo M, Villalobos C, Núñez L. In vitro aging promotes endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria Ca 2+ cross talk and loss of store-operated Ca 2+ entry (SOCE) in rat hippocampal neurons. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:2637-2649. [PMID: 27503411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Aging is associated to cognitive decline and susceptibility to neuron death, two processes related recently to subcellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Memory storage relies on mushroom spines stability that depends on store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE). In addition, Ca2+ transfer from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to mitochondria sustains energy production but mitochondrial Ca2+ overload promotes apoptosis. We have addressed whether SOCE and ER-mitochondria Ca2+ transfer are influenced by culture time in long-term cultures of rat hippocampal neurons, a model of neuronal aging. We found that short-term cultured neurons show large SOCE, low Ca2+ store content and no functional coupling between ER and mitochondria. In contrast, in long-term cultures reflecting aging neurons, SOCE is essentially lost, Stim1 and Orai1 are downregulated, Ca2+ stores become overloaded, Ca2+ release is enhanced, expression of the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter (MCU) increases and most Ca2+ released from the ER is transferred to mitochondria. These results suggest that neuronal aging is associated to increased ER-mitochondrial cross talking and loss of SOCE. This subcellular Ca2+ remodeling might contribute to cognitive decline and susceptibility to neuron cell death in the elderly.
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- María Calvo-Rodríguez
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain; Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Fisiología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Díaz-Soto G, Rocher A, García-Rodríguez C, Núñez L, Villalobos C. The Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Health and Disease. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 327:321-369. [PMID: 27692178 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a unique G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activated by extracellular Ca2+ and by other physiological cations including Mg2+, amino acids, and polyamines. CaSR is the most important master controller of the extracellular Ca2+ homeostatic system being expressed at high levels in the parathyroid gland, kidney, gut and bone, where it regulates parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, vitamin D synthesis, and Ca2+ absorption and resorption, respectively. Gain and loss of function mutations in the CaSR are responsible for severe disturbances in extracellular Ca2+ metabolism. CaSR agonists (calcimimetics) and antagonists (calcilytics) are in use or under intense research for treatment of hyperparathyroidism secondary to kidney failure and hypocalcemia with hypercalciuria, respectively. Expression of the CaSR extends to other tissues and systems beyond the extracellular Ca2+ homeostatic system including the cardiovascular system, the airways, and the nervous system where it may play physiological functions yet to be fully understood. As a consequence, CaSR has been recently involved in different pathologies including uncontrolled blood pressure, vascular calcification, asthma, and Alzheimer's disease. Finally, the CaSR has been shown to play a critical role in cancer either contributing to bone metastasis and/or acting as a tumor suppressor in some forms of cancer (parathyroid cancer, colon cancer, and neuroblastoma) and as oncogene in others (breast and prostate cancers). Here we review the role of CaSR in health and disease in calciotropic tissues and others beyond the extracellular calcium homeostatic system.
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- G Díaz-Soto
- Endocrinology and Nutrition, Valladolid University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), University of Valladolid and National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), University of Valladolid and National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), University of Valladolid and National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), University of Valladolid and National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain.
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Tajeddine N. How do reactive oxygen species and calcium trigger mitochondrial membrane permeabilisation? Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:1079-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pahrudin Arrozi A, Wan Ngah WZ, Mohd Yusof YA, Ahmad Damanhuri MH, Makpol S. Antioxidant modulation in restoring mitochondrial function in neurodegeneration. Int J Neurosci 2016; 127:218-235. [PMID: 27074540 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2016.1178261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are the leading causes of disability associated with neurodegeneration worldwide. These diseases are influenced by multiple genetic and environmental factors and share similar mechanisms as both are characterized by accumulation and aggregation of misfolded proteins - amyloid-beta (Aβ) in AD and α-synuclein in PD. Over the past decade, increasing evidence has shown that mitochondrial dysfunction and the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the pathology of these diseases, and the contributions of these defects to the cellular and molecular changes that eventually cause neuronal death have been explored. Using mitochondrial protective agents, such as antioxidants, to combat ROS provides a new strategy for neurodegenerative treatment. In this review, we highlight the potential of multiple types of antioxidants, including vitamins, phytochemicals, fatty acids and minerals, as well as synthetic antioxidants specifically targeting the mitochondria, which can restore mitochondrial function, in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders at both the pre-clinical and clinical stages by focusing on AD and PD.
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- Aslina Pahrudin Arrozi
- a Department of Biochemistry , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- a Department of Biochemistry , Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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Sulforaphane Prevents Methylmercury-Induced Oxidative Damage and Excitotoxicity Through Activation of the Nrf2-ARE Pathway. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:375-391. [PMID: 26742517 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9643-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Methylmercury (MeHg) is a prominent environmental neurotoxicant, which induces oxidative damage and an indirect excitotoxicity caused by altered glutamate (Glu) metabolism. However, the interaction between oxidative damage and excitotoxicity in MeHg-exposed rats has not been fully recognized. Here, we explored the interaction between oxidative damage and excitotoxicity and evaluated the preventive effects of sulforaphane (SFN) on MeHg-induced neurotoxicity in rat cerebral cortex. Seventy-two rats were randomly assigned to four groups: control group, MeHg-treated groups (4 and 12 μmol/kg), and SFN pretreatment group. After treatment (28 days), the rats were killed and the cerebral cortex was analyzed. Then, Hg, glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), protein sulfhydryl, protein carbonyl, 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis were examined. Glu and glutamine (Gln) levels, glutamine synthetase (GS), phosphate-activated glutaminase (PAG), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2+-ATPase activities, intracellular Ca2+ levels, and the mRNA and protein expressions of Nrf2, Nrf2-regulated gene products, and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) were investigated in rat cerebral cortex. In our study, MeHg exposure not only induced Hg accumulation, apoptosis, ROS formation, GSH depletion, inhibition of antioxidant enzyme activities, and activation of Nrf2-ARE pathway signaling but also caused lipid, protein, and DNA peroxidative damage in a dose-dependent manner in rat cerebral cortex. Moreover, MeHg treatment significantly altered Gln/Glu cycling and NMDAR expression and resulted in calcium overloading. Furthermore, the present study also indicated that SFN pretreatment significantly reinforced the activation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway, which could prevent the toxic effects of MeHg exposure. Collectively, MeHg initiates multiple additive or synergistic disruptive mechanisms that lead to oxidative damage and excitotoxicity in rat cerebral cortex; pretreatment with SFN might prevent the MeHg-induced neurotoxicity by reinforcing the activation of the Nrf2-ARE pathway and then downregulating the interaction between oxidative damage and excitotoxicity pathways.
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Caballero E, Calvo-Rodríguez M, Gonzalo-Ruiz A, Villalobos C, Núñez L. A new procedure for amyloid β oligomers preparation enables the unambiguous testing of their effects on cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) entry and cell death in primary neurons. Neurosci Lett 2015; 612:66-73. [PMID: 26655463 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oligomers of the amyloid β peptide (Aβo) are becoming the most likely neurotoxin in Alzheimer's disease. Controversy remains on the mechanisms involved in neurotoxicity induced by Aβo and the targets involved. We have reported that Aβo promote Ca(2+) entry, mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload and apoptosis in cultured cerebellar neurons. However, recent evidence suggests that some of these effects could be induced by glutamate receptor agonists solved in F12, the media in which Aβo are prepared. Here we have tested the effects of different media on Aβo formation and on cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]cyt) in rat cerebellar and hippocampal cell cultures. We found that Aβo prepared according to previous protocols but solved in alternative media including saline, MEM and DMEM do not allow oligomer formation and fail to increase [Ca(2+)]cyt. Changes in the oligomerization protocol and supplementation of media with selected salts reported to favor oligomer formation enable Aβo formation. Aβo prepared by the new procedure and containing small molecular weight oligomers increased [Ca(2+)]cyt, promoted mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload and cell death in cerebellar granule cells and hippocampal neurons. These results foster a role for Ca(2+) entry in neurotoxicity induced by Aβo and provide a reliable procedure for investigating the Ca(2+) entry pathway promoted by Aβo.
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- Erica Caballero
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy, Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla y León, University of Valladolid (Soria Campus), Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics (IBGM), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Valladolid, Spain; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Spain.
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Calvo-Rodríguez M, Núñez L, Villalobos C. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and neuroprotection in the elderly: a view from the mitochondria. Neural Regen Res 2015; 10:1371-2. [PMID: 26604882 PMCID: PMC4625487 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.165219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- María Calvo-Rodríguez
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, c/ Sanz y Fores 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, c/ Sanz y Fores 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular (IBGM), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and Universidad de Valladolid, c/ Sanz y Fores 3, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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Schmitz K, de Bruin N, Bishay P, Männich J, Häussler A, Altmann C, Ferreirós N, Lötsch J, Ultsch A, Parnham MJ, Geisslinger G, Tegeder I. R-flurbiprofen attenuates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice. EMBO Mol Med 2015; 6:1398-422. [PMID: 25269445 PMCID: PMC4237468 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201404168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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R-flurbiprofen is the non-cyclooxygenase inhibiting R-enantiomer of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug flurbiprofen, which was assessed as a remedy for Alzheimer's disease. Because of its anti-inflammatory, endocannabinoid-modulating and antioxidative properties, combined with low toxicity, the present study assessed R-flurbiprofen in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) models of multiple sclerosis in mice. Oral R-flurbiprofen prevented and attenuated primary progressive EAE in C57BL6/J mice and relapsing-remitting EAE in SJL mice, even if the treatment was initiated on or after the first flare of the disease. R-flurbiprofen reduced immune cell infiltration and microglia activation and inflammation in the spinal cord, brain and optic nerve and attenuated myelin destruction and EAE-evoked hyperalgesia. R-flurbiprofen treatment increased CD4(+)CD25(+)FoxP3(+) regulatory T cells, CTLA4(+) inhibitory T cells and interleukin-10, whereas the EAE-evoked upregulation of pro-inflammatory genes in the spinal cord was strongly reduced. The effects were associated with an increase of plasma and cortical endocannabinoids but decreased spinal prostaglandins, the latter likely due to R to S inversion. The promising results suggest potential efficacy of R-flurbiprofen in human MS, and its low toxicity may justify a clinical trial.
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- Katja Schmitz
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (IME-TMP), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (IME-TMP), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- DataBionics Research Group, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (IME-TMP), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (IME-TMP), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology Goethe-University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Fraunhofer Institute of Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology Project Group Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (IME-TMP), Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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