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Nieraad H, Pannwitz N, de Bruin N, Geisslinger G, Till U. Hyperhomocysteinemia: Metabolic Role and Animal Studies with a Focus on Cognitive Performance and Decline-A Review. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1546. [PMID: 34680179 PMCID: PMC8533891 DOI: 10.3390/biom11101546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Disturbances in the one-carbon metabolism are often indicated by altered levels of the endogenous amino acid homocysteine (HCys), which is additionally discussed to causally contribute to diverse pathologies. In the first part of the present review, we profoundly and critically discuss the metabolic role and pathomechanisms of HCys, as well as its potential impact on different human disorders. The use of adequate animal models can aid in unravelling the complex pathological processes underlying the role of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCys). Therefore, in the second part, we systematically searched PubMed/Medline for animal studies regarding HHCys and focused on the potential impact on cognitive performance and decline. The majority of reviewed studies reported a significant effect of HHCys on the investigated behavioral outcomes. Despite of persistent controversial discussions about equivocal findings, especially in clinical studies, the present evaluation of preclinical evidence indicates a causal link between HHCys and cognition-related- especially dementia-like disorders, and points out the further urge for large-scale, well-designed clinical studies in order to elucidate the normalization of HCys levels as a potential preventative or therapeutic approach in human pathologies.
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- Hendrik Nieraad
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (N.P.); (N.d.B.); (G.G.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (N.P.); (N.d.B.); (G.G.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (N.P.); (N.d.B.); (G.G.)
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; (N.P.); (N.d.B.); (G.G.)
- Pharmazentrum Frankfurt/ZAFES, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Former Institute of Pathobiochemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Nonnenplan 2, 07743 Jena, Germany;
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Volpina OM, Koroev DO, Serebryakova MV, Volkova TD, Kamynina AV, Bobkova NV. Proteolytic degradation patterns of the receptor for advanced glycation end products peptide fragments correlate with their neuroprotective activity in Alzheimer's disease models. Drug Dev Res 2021; 82:1217-1226. [PMID: 34060112 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) plays an essential role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We previously demonstrated that a fragment (60-76) of RAGE improved the memory of olfactory bulbectomized (OBX) and Tg 5 × FAD mice - animal models of AD. The peptide analog (60-76) with protected N- and C-terminal groups was more active than the free peptide in Tg 5 × FAD mice. This study investigated proteolytic cleavage of the RAGE fragment (60-76) and its C- and N-terminally modified analog by blood serum using HPLC and mass spectrometry. The modified peptide was proteolyzed slower than the free peptide. Degrading the protected analog resulted in shortened fragments with memory-enhancing effects, whereas the free peptide yielded inactive fragments. After administering the different peptides to OBX mice, their performance in a spatial memory task revealed that the effective dose of the modified peptide was five times lower than that of the free peptide. HPLC and mass spectrometry analysis of the proteolytic products allowed us to clarify the differences in the neuroprotective activity conferred by administering these two peptides to AD animal models. The current study suggests that the modified RAGE fragment is more promising for the development of anti-AD therapy than its free analog.
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- Olga M Volpina
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Synthetic Vaccines, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (RAS), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Synthetic Vaccines, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (RAS), Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Synthetic Vaccines, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (RAS), Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Laboratory of Synthetic Vaccines, Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (RAS), Moscow, Russia.,Research Center for Molecular Mechanisms of Aging and Age Related Diseases, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Laboratory of Cellular Mechanisms of Memory Pathology, Institute of Cell Biophysics (RAS), Pushchino, Russia
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Avetisyan A, Balasanyants S, Simonyan R, Koroev D, Kamynina A, Zinovkin R, Bobkova N, Volpina O. Synthetic fragment (60-76) of RAGE improves brain mitochondria function in olfactory bulbectomized mice. Neurochem Int 2020; 140:104799. [PMID: 32783973 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2020.104799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is considered to contribute to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD), mediating amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation, mitochondrial damage, and neuroinflammation. Previously, we have synthesized small peptides corresponding to the fragments (60-76) (P1) and (60-62) (P2) of the RAGE extracellular domain, and have shown that administration of P1 fragment but not P2 results in restoration of the spatial memory and decreases the brain Aβ (1-40) level in olfactory bulbectomized (OBX) mice demonstrating main features of Alzheimer's type neurodegeneration. In the present study, we have investigated the supposed mechanism of the therapeutic efficacy of P1 RAGE fragment and compared it to P2 short fragment. We have found that P1 restored activities of the respiratory chain in the Complexes I and IV in both cortical and hippocampal mitochondria of the OBX mice while P2 had no effect. Besides, fluorescein-labeled analog Flu-P1 bound to Aβ (1-40) and Aβ (1-42) with high affinity (Kd in the nanomolar range) whereas Flu-P2 revealed low affinity with tenfold higher Kd value for Aβ (1-40) and did not bind to Aβ (1-42). However, neither of the peptides had a notable impact on inflammation, estimated as mRNA expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the brain tissues of OBX mice. Taken together, our results suggest that direct Aβ-P1 interaction is one of the molecular events mediating the protection of the mitochondria in OBX animals from Aβ toxic effect. The RAGE fragment P1 would be the soluble decoy for Aβs and serve as a promising therapeutic agent against neurodegeneration accompanied by mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Armine Avetisyan
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; Institute of Molecular Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Cell Biophysics RAS, Moscow Region, Pushchino, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the RAS, Moscow, Russia
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Mohammadi Shahrokhi V, Ravari A, Mirzaei T, Zare-Bidaki M, Asadikaram G, Arababadi MK. IL-17A and IL-23: plausible risk factors to induce age-associated inflammation in Alzheimer's disease. Immunol Invest 2018; 47:812-822. [PMID: 30081688 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2018.1504300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background: Aging and its complications such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation entitled age-associated inflammation. However, the main mechanisms whichinduce age-associated inflammation in aging and AD are yet to beclarified. L-23/IL-17A axis plays important roles in the induction of inflammation and consequently autoimmune disease. This review evaluates the main roles played by IL-17A, IL-23, and IL-17A/IL-23 axis in the pathogenesis of age-associated inflammation in AD patients. Result: IL-23/IL-17A axis, is an important factor participate in the pathogenesis of age-associated inflammation. The genetic variations and microbial infection can be considered as the most important candidates to induce AD via upregulation of IL-17A. IL-17A also deteriorates AD via induction by amyloid-β. IL-17A participates in the induction of AD by increasing neutrophils infiltration to brain, induction of neuroinflammation, increase in FASL, and amyloid-βdeposition as well as activation of microglia. Conclusions: Due to the important roles played by IL-23/IL-17A axis in AD pathogenesis, it can be considered as a target for immunotherapy against AD. Abbreviations: Aβ: β-Amyloid; AD: Alzheimer's disease; CD: cluster of differentiation; DAMPs: Damage-associated molecular patterns; DCs: dendritic cells; HLA: human leukocyte antigen; NF-κB: nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; RAR: retinoic-acid receptor; RORγt: RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t; SAMP8: senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 strain; TGF-β: tumor growth factor-β; TLRs: toll-like receptors.
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- Vahid Mohammadi Shahrokhi
- a Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran.,b Dept. of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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- c Geriatric Care Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran.,d Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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- c Geriatric Care Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran.,d Dept. of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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- a Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran.,e Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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- f Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology , Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Kerman , Iran.,g Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine , Kerman University of Medical Sciences , Kerman , Iran
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- a Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran.,b Dept. of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine , Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences , Rafsanjan , Iran
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing Alzheimer's disease. Behav Brain Res 2017; 334:163-177. [PMID: 28743599 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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This review provides the rationale for implementing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). There are known risk factors associated with the development of AD, some of which may be ameliorated with CBT. We posit that treating the risk factors of inactivity, poor diet, hyposmia and anosmia, sleep disorders and lack of regularly engaged challenging cognitive activity will modify the physiology of the brain sufficiently to avoid the accumulation of excess proteins, including amyloid beta, causal events in the development of AD. Further, the successful treatment of the listed risk factors is well within our technology to do so and, even further, it is cost effective. Also, there is considerable scientific literature to support the proposition that, if implemented by well-established practices, CBT will be effective and will be engaged by those of retirement age. That is, we present a biologically informed CBT for the prevention of the development of AD, i.e., an aspect of applied behavioral neuroscience.
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Yurttas C, Schmitz C, Turgut M, Strekalova T, Steinbusch HW. The olfactory bulbectomized rat model is not an appropriate model for studying depression based on morphological/stereological studies of the hippocampus. Brain Res Bull 2017; 134:128-135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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