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Singh S, Bensalem J, Hein LK, Casey A, Mäkinen VP, Sargeant TJ. epHero - a tandem-fluorescent probe to track the fate of apoptotic cells during efferocytosis. Cell Death Discov 2024; 10:179. [PMID: 38632247 PMCID: PMC11024195 DOI: 10.1038/s41420-024-01952-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The efficient removal of apoptotic cells via efferocytosis is critical for maintaining optimal tissue function. This involves the binding and engulfment of apoptotic cells by phagocytes and the subsequent maturation of the phagosome, culminating in lysosomal fusion and cargo destruction. However, current approaches to measure efferocytosis rely on labelling apoptotic targets with fluorescent dyes, which do not sufficiently distinguish between changes to the engulfment and acidification of apoptotic material. To address this limitation, we have developed a genetically coded ratiometric probe epHero which when expressed in the cytoplasm of target cells, bypasses the need for additional labelling steps. We demonstrate that epHero is a pH-sensitive reporter for efferocytosis and can be used to simultaneously track changes to apoptotic cell uptake and acidification, both in vitro and in mice. As proof-of-principle, we modify extracellular nutrition to show how epHero can distinguish between changes to cargo engulfment and acidification. Thus, tracking efferocytosis with epHero is a simple, cost-effective improvement on conventional techniques.
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- Sanjna Singh
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Research Unit of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
- University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Carosi JM, Hein LK, Sandow JJ, Dang LVP, Hattersley K, Denton D, Kumar S, Sargeant TJ. Autophagy captures the retromer-TBC1D5 complex to inhibit receptor recycling. Autophagy 2024; 20:863-882. [PMID: 37938196 PMCID: PMC11062367 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2023.2281126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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Retromer prevents the destruction of numerous receptors by recycling them from endosomes to the trans-Golgi network or plasma membrane. This enables retromer to fine-tune the activity of many signaling pathways in parallel. However, the mechanism(s) by which retromer function adapts to environmental fluctuations such as nutrient withdrawal and how this affects the fate of its cargoes remains incompletely understood. Here, we reveal that macroautophagy/autophagy inhibition by MTORC1 controls the abundance of retromer+ endosomes under nutrient-replete conditions. Autophagy activation by chemical inhibition of MTOR or nutrient withdrawal does not affect retromer assembly or its interaction with the RAB7 GAP protein TBC1D5, but rather targets these endosomes for bulk destruction following their capture by phagophores. This process appears to be distinct from amphisome formation. TBC1D5 and its ability to bind to retromer, but not its C-terminal LC3-interacting region (LIR) or nutrient-regulated dephosphorylation, is critical for retromer to be captured by autophagosomes following MTOR inhibition. Consequently, endosomal recycling of its cargoes to the plasma membrane and trans-Golgi network is impaired, leading to their lysosomal turnover. These findings demonstrate a mechanistic link connecting nutrient abundance to receptor homeostasis.Abbreviations: AMPK, 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase; APP, amyloid beta precursor protein; ATG, autophagy related; BafA, bafilomycin A1; CQ, chloroquine; DMEM, Dulbecco's minimum essential medium; DPBS, Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline; EBSS, Earle's balanced salt solution; FBS, fetal bovine serum; GAP, GTPase-activating protein; MAP1LC3/LC3, microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; LIR, LC3-interacting region; LANDO, LC3-associated endocytosis; LP, leupeptin and pepstatin; MTOR, mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MTORC1, MTOR complex 1; nutrient stress, withdrawal of amino acids and serum; PDZ, DLG4/PSD95, DLG1, and TJP1/zo-1; RPS6, ribosomal protein S6; RPS6KB1/S6K1, ribosomal protein S6 kinase B1; SLC2A1/GLUT1, solute carrier family 2 member 1; SORL1, sortillin related receptor 1; SORT1, sortillin 1; SNX, sorting nexin; TBC1D5, TBC1 domain family member 5; ULK1, unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1; WASH, WASH complex subunit.
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- Julian M. Carosi
- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, SA, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Current Address: IonOpticks, Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mayer J, Boeck D, Werner M, Frankenhauser D, Geley S, Farhan H, Shimozawa M, Nilsson P. Inhibition of Autophagy Alters Intracellular Transport of APP Resulting in Increased APP Processing. Traffic 2024; 25:e12934. [PMID: 38613404 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology is characterized by amyloid beta (Aβ) plaques and dysfunctional autophagy. Aβ is generated by sequential proteolytic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP), and the site of intracellular APP processing is highly debated, which may include autophagosomes. Here, we investigated the involvement of autophagy, including the role of ATG9 in APP intracellular trafficking and processing by applying the RUSH system, which allows studying the transport of fluorescently labeled mCherry-APP-EGFP in a systematic way, starting from the endoplasmic reticulum. HeLa cells, expressing the RUSH mCherry-APP-EGFP system, were investigated by live cell imaging, immunofluorescence, and Western blot. We found that mCherry-APP-EGFP passed through the Golgi faster in ATG9 knockout cells. Furthermore, ATG9 deletion shifted mCherry-APP-EGFP from early endosomes and lysosomes toward the plasma membrane concomitant with reduced endocytosis. Importantly, this alteration in mCherry-APP-EGFP transport resulted in increased secreted mCherry-soluble APP and C-terminal fragment-EGFP. These effects were also phenocopied by pharmacological inhibition of ULK1, indicating that autophagy is regulating the intracellular trafficking and processing of APP. These findings contribute to the understanding of the role of autophagy in APP metabolism and could potentially have implications for new therapeutic approaches for AD.
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- Johanna Mayer
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- Institute of Molecular Neurogenetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Neurogeriatrics, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
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Bensalem J, Heilbronn LK, Gore JR, Hutchison AT, Sargeant TJ, Fourrier C. The Break-Fast study protocol: a single arm pre-post study to measure the effect of a protein-rich breakfast on autophagic flux in fasting healthy individuals. BMC Nutr 2022; 8:120. [PMID: 36316728 PMCID: PMC9623954 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-022-00617-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autophagy is a cellular process that cleanses cells and is particularly important during ageing. Autophagy has been extensively studied in vitro and in animal models and is known to be sensitive to nutrition. However, human data are limited because autophagic flux (autophagic degradative activity) has been challenging to measure in humans. This protocol paper describes the Break-Fast study, in which autophagic flux will be measured using a recently developed blood test, before and after ingestion of whey protein. This aims to determine whether an acute nutritional intervention can change autophagy in humans. METHODS A minimum of forty healthy participants (both male and female) aged 20-50 years, BMI 18.5-29.9 kg/m2 will be recruited into this single arm pre-post study. Participants will visit the clinic after an overnight fast for a first blood collection after which they will consume a whey protein-rich drink. A second blood collection will be performed 60 minutes after consumption of the drink. The primary outcome is the change in autophagic flux at 60 minutes post drink. Secondary outcomes include changes in blood glucose, autophagy-related proteins and mRNA, plasma hormones (e.g. insulin, C-peptide, adiponectin, GLP-1, GIP, ghrelin), cytokines, amino acids and lipids, protein synthesis, and correlation between molecular cell damage and autophagic flux. DISCUSSION This study will provide information about whether autophagy responds to nutrients in humans, and if nutritional strategies could be used to treat or prevent autophagy-related diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), anzctr.org.au ACTRN12621001029886. Registered on 5 August 2021.
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- Julien Bensalem
- grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia ,grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia Australia ,grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Obesity and Metabolism, Nutrition, Diabetes & Gut Health, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia Australia ,grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Obesity and Metabolism, Nutrition, Diabetes & Gut Health, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia ,grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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- grid.430453.50000 0004 0565 2606Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia Australia ,grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
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Natural Products in Therapeutic Management of Multineurodegenerative Disorders by Targeting Autophagy. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2021; 2021:6347792. [PMID: 34557265 PMCID: PMC8455192 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6347792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Autophagy is an essential cellular process that involves the transport of cytoplasmic content in double-membraned vesicles to lysosomes for degradation. Neurons do not undergo cytokinesis, and thus, the cell division process cannot reduce levels of unnecessary proteins. The primary cause of neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) is the abnormal deposition of proteins inside neuronal cells, and this could be averted by autophagic degradation. Thus, autophagy is an important consideration when considering means of developing treatments for NDs. Various pharmacological studies have reported that the active components in herbal medicines exhibit therapeutic benefits in NDs, for example, by inhibiting cholinesterase activity and modulating amyloid beta levels, and α-synuclein metabolism. A variety of bioactive constituents from medicinal plants are viewed as promising autophagy controllers and are revealed to recover the NDs by targeting the autophagic pathway. In the present review, we discuss the role of autophagy in the therapeutic management of several NDs. The molecular process responsible for autophagy and its importance in various NDs and the beneficial effects of medicinal plants in NDs by targeting autophagy are also discussed.
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Xie J, De Poi SP, Humphrey SJ, Hein LK, Bruning JB, Pan W, Selth LA, Sargeant TJ, Proud CG. TSC-insensitive Rheb mutations induce oncogenic transformation through a combination of constitutively active mTORC1 signalling and proteome remodelling. Cell Mol Life Sci 2021; 78:4035-4052. [PMID: 33834258 PMCID: PMC11072378 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-03825-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is an important regulator of cellular metabolism that is commonly hyperactivated in cancer. Recent cancer genome screens have identified multiple mutations in Ras-homolog enriched in brain (Rheb), the primary activator of mTORC1 that might act as driver oncogenes by causing hyperactivation of mTORC1. Here, we show that a number of recurrently occurring Rheb mutants drive hyperactive mTORC1 signalling through differing levels of insensitivity to the primary inactivator of Rheb, tuberous sclerosis complex. We show that two activated mutants, Rheb-T23M and E40K, strongly drive increased cell growth, proliferation and anchorage-independent growth resulting in enhanced tumour growth in vivo. Proteomic analysis of cells expressing the mutations revealed, surprisingly, that these two mutants promote distinct oncogenic pathways with Rheb-T23M driving an increased rate of anaerobic glycolysis, while Rheb-E40K regulates the translation factor eEF2 and autophagy, likely through differential interactions with 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) which modulate its activity. Our findings suggest that unique, personalized, combination therapies may be utilised to treat cancers according to which Rheb mutant they harbour.
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- Jianling Xie
- Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
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- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, 5042, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
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- Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
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Bensalem J, Fourrier C, Hein LK, Hassiotis S, Proud CG, Sargeant TJ. Inhibiting mTOR activity using AZD2014 increases autophagy in the mouse cerebral cortex. Neuropharmacology 2021; 190:108541. [PMID: 33794244 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Autophagy is a catabolic process that collects and degrades damaged or unwanted cellular materials such as protein aggregates. Defective brain autophagy has been linked to diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. Autophagy is regulated by the protein kinase mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin). Although already demonstrated in vitro, it remains contentious whether inhibiting mTOR can enhance autophagy in the brain. To address this, mice were intraperitoneally injected with the mTOR inhibitor AZD2014 for seven days. mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) activity was decreased in liver and brain. Autophagic activity was increased by AZD2014 in both organs, as measured by immunoblotting for LC3 (microtubule-associated proteins-1A/1B light chain 3B) and measurement of autophagic flux in the cerebral cortex of transgenic mice expressing the EGFP-mRFP-LC3B transgene. mTOR activity was shown to correlate with changes in LC3. Thus, we show it is possible to promote autophagy in the brain using AZD2014, which will be valuable in tackling conditions associated with defective autophagy, especially neurodegeneration.
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- Julien Bensalem
- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
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- Nutrition, Diabetes and Gut Health, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia.
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Fourrier C, Bryksin V, Hattersley K, Hein LK, Bensalem J, Sargeant TJ. Comparison of chloroquine-like molecules for lysosomal inhibition and measurement of autophagic flux in the brain. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 534:107-113. [PMID: 33316543 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Measurement of autophagic flux in vivo is critical to understand how autophagy can be used to combat disease. Neurodegenerative diseases have a special relationship with autophagy, which makes measurement of autophagy in the brain a significant research priority. Currently, measurement of autophagic flux is possible through use of transgenic constructs, or application of a lysosomal inhibitor such as chloroquine. Unfortunately, chloroquine is not useful for measuring autophagic flux in the brain and the use of transgenic animals necessitates cross-breeding of transgenic strains and maintenance of lines, which is costly. To find a drug that could block lysosomal function in the brain for the measurement of autophagic flux, we selected compounds from the literature that appeared to have similar properties to chloroquine and tested their ability to inhibit autophagic flux in cell culture and in mice. These chemicals included chloroquine, quinacrine, mefloquine, promazine and trifluoperazine. As expected, chloroquine blocked lysosomal degradation of the autophagic protein LC3B-II in cell culture. Quinacrine also inhibited autophagic flux in cell culture. Other compounds tested were not effective. When injected into mice, chloroquine caused accumulation of LC3B-II in heart tissue, and quinacrine was effective at blocking LC3B-II degradation in male, but not female skeletal muscle. None of the compounds tested were useful for measuring autophagic flux in the brain. During this study we also noted that the vehicle DMSO powerfully up-regulated LC3B-II abundance in tissues. This study shows that chloroquine and quinacrine can both be used to measure autophagic flux in cells, and in some peripheral tissues. However, measurement of flux in the brain using lysosomal inhibitors remains an unresolved research challenge.
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- Célia Fourrier
- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, PO Box 11060, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia.
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Ayton S, Bush AI. β-amyloid: The known unknowns. Ageing Res Rev 2021; 65:101212. [PMID: 33188924 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2020.101212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) stands out as a major disease without any form of preventative or disease modifying therapy. This is not for lack of trying. 33 phase 3 clinical trials of drugs targeting amyloid beta (Aβ) have failed to slow cognitive decline in AD. The field is at a cross-roads about whether to continue anti-Aβ therapy or more actively pursue alternative targets. With the burden of this disease to patients, families, and healthcare budgets growing yearly, the need for disease modifying AD therapies has become one of the highest priorities in all of medicine. While pathology, genetic and biochemical data offer a popular narrative for the causative role of Aβ, there are alternative explanations, and dissenting findings that, now more than ever, warrant thorough reanalysis. This review questions the major assumptions about Aβ on which therapies for AD were premised, and invites renewed interrogation into AD pathogenesis.
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- Scott Ayton
- Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
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- Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia.
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Bensalem J, Hattersley KJ, Hein LK, Teong XT, Carosi JM, Hassiotis S, Grose RH, Fourrier C, Heilbronn LK, Sargeant TJ. Measurement of autophagic flux in humans: an optimized method for blood samples. Autophagy 2020; 17:3238-3255. [DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1846302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Julien Bensalem
- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- ACRF Innovative Cancer Imaging Facility, Cancer Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, Lifelong Health Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
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Carosi JM, Hein LK, van den Hurk M, Adams R, Milky B, Singh S, Bardy C, Denton D, Kumar S, Sargeant TJ. Retromer regulates the lysosomal clearance of MAPT/tau. Autophagy 2020; 17:2217-2237. [PMID: 32960680 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1821545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The macroautophagy/autophagy-lysosome axis enables the clearance and degradation of cytoplasmic components including protein aggregates, damaged organelles and invading pathogens. Protein aggregation and lysosomal system dysfunction in the brain are common features of several late-onset neurological disorders including Alzheimer disease. Spatial overlap between depletion of the endosomal-sorting complex retromer and MAPT/tau aggregation in the brain have been previously reported. However, whether retromer dysfunction plays a direct role in mediating MAPT aggregation remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that the autophagy-lysosome axis is the primary mode for the clearance of aggregated species of MAPT using both chemical and genetic approaches in cell models of amyloid MAPT aggregation. We show that depletion of the central retromer component VPS35 causes a block in the resolution of autophagy. We establish that this defect underlies marked accumulation of cytoplasmic MAPT aggregates upon VPS35 depletion, and that VPS35 overexpression has the opposite effect. This work illustrates how retromer complex integrity regulates the autophagy-lysosome axis to suppress MAPT aggregation and spread.
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- Julian M Carosi
- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,School of Pharmacy & Medical Science, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory for Human Neurophysiology and Genetics, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory for Human Neurophysiology and Genetics, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory for Human Neurophysiology and Genetics, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory for Human Neurophysiology and Genetics, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Biology, University of South Australia and SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lysosomal Health in Ageing, Hopwood Centre for Neurobiology, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Taguchi YH, Turki T. Neurological Disorder Drug Discovery from Gene Expression with Tensor Decomposition. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:4589-4599. [PMID: 31820695 DOI: 10.2174/1381612825666191210160906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Background:
Identifying effective candidate drug compounds in patients with neurological disorders
based on gene expression data is of great importance to the neurology field. By identifying effective candidate
drugs to a given neurological disorder, neurologists would (1) reduce the time searching for effective treatments;
and (2) gain additional useful information that leads to a better treatment outcome. Although there are many
strategies to screen drug candidate in pre-clinical stage, it is not easy to check if candidate drug compounds can
also be effective to human.
Objective:
We tried to propose a strategy to screen genes whose expression is altered in model animal
experiments to be compared with gene expressed differentially with drug treatment to human cell lines.
Methods:
Recently proposed tensor decomposition (TD) based unsupervised feature extraction (FE) is applied to
single cell (sc) RNA-seq experiments of Alzheimer’s disease model animal mouse brain.
Results:
Four hundreds and one genes are screened as those differentially expressed during A946 accumulation as
age progresses. These genes are significantly overlapped with those expressed differentially with the known drug
treatments for three independent data sets: LINCS, DrugMatrix, and GEO.
Conclusion:
Our strategy, application of TD based unsupervised FE, is useful one to screen drug candidate
compounds using scRNA-seq data set.
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- Y-h. Taguchi
- Department of Physics, Chuo University, Tokyo 112-8551, Japan
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- Department of Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Chen S, Zhou C, Yu H, Tao L, An Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Xiao R. 27-Hydroxycholesterol Contributes to Lysosomal Membrane Permeabilization-Mediated Pyroptosis in Co-cultured SH-SY5Y Cells and C6 Cells. Front Mol Neurosci 2019; 12:14. [PMID: 30881285 PMCID: PMC6405519 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Purpose: Emerging evidence suggests that 27-Hydroxycholesterol (27-OHC) causes neurodegenerative diseases through the induction of cytotoxicity and cholesterol metabolism disorder. The objective of this study is to determine the impacts of 27-OHC on lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and pyroptosis in neurons in the development of neural degenerative diseases. Methods: In this study, SH-SY5Y cells and C6 cells were co-cultured in vitro to investigate the influence of 27-OHC on the function of lysosome, LMP and pyroptosis related factors in neuron. Lyso Tracker Red (LTR) was used to detect the changes of lysosome pH, volume and number. Acridine orange (AO) staining was also used to detect the LMP in neurons. Then the morphological changes of cells were observed by a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The content of lysosome function associated proteins [including Cathepsin B (CTSB), Cathepsin D (CTSD), lysosomal-associated membraneprotein-1 (LAMP-1), LAMP-2] and the pyroptosis associated proteins [including nod-like recepto P3 (NLRP3), gasdermin D (GSDMD), caspase-1 and interleukin (IL)-1β] were detected through Western blot. Results: Results showed higher levels of lysosome function associated proteins, such as CTSB (p < 0.05), CTSD (p < 0.05), LAMP-1 (p < 0.01), LAMP-2; p < 0.01) in 27-OHC treated group than that in the control group. AO staining and LTR staining showed that 27-OHC induced lysosome dysfunction with LMP. Content of pyroptosis related factor proteins, such as GSDMD (p < 0.01), NLRP3 (p < 0.001), caspase-1 (p < 0.01) and IL-1β (p < 0.01) were increased in 27-OHC treated neurons. Additionally, CTSB was leaked through LMP into the cytosol and induced pyroptosis. Results from the present study also suggested that the CTSB is involved in activation of pyroptosis. Conclusion: Our data indicate that 27-OHC contributes to the pathogenesis of cell death by inducing LMP and pyroptosis in neurons.
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- Si Chen
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Zeng Q, Siu W, Li L, Jin Y, Liang S, Cao M, Ma M, Wu Z. Autophagy in Alzheimer's disease and promising modulatory effects of herbal medicine. Exp Gerontol 2019; 119:100-110. [PMID: 30710681 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2019.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and unremitting neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairment. It affects the quality of life of victims severely. The prevalence of AD has been increasing in recent years. Therefore, it is of great importance to elucidate the pathogenesis of AD and find out effective therapeutic approaches. Autophagy, a primary intracellular way of degrading aggregated proteins and damaged organelles, has been discovered to be involved in the pathological changes of AD. In the last few years, much progress has been made in finding autophagy regulators from natural products, providing new insights to develop treatment strategy for AD by targeting autophagy. In the present review, we provided an overview of the recent research progress regarding the function role of autophagy in AD, the regulation mechanisms of autophagy-lysosomal pathway as well as therapeutic potential of herbal medicine on AD by targeting autophagy.
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- Qiang Zeng
- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine postdoctoral research station, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Shenzhen Institute of Geriatrics, Shenzhen 518020, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- Shenzhen Institute of Geriatrics, Shenzhen 518020, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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- Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine postdoctoral research station, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Shenzhen Institute of Geriatrics, Shenzhen 518020, China; The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518035, China.
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Possible Clues for Brain Energy Translation via Endolysosomal Trafficking of APP-CTFs in Alzheimer's Disease. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2018; 2018:2764831. [PMID: 30420907 PMCID: PMC6215552 DOI: 10.1155/2018/2764831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 07/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Vascular dysfunctions, hypometabolism, and insulin resistance are high and early risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD), a leading neurological disease associated with memory decline and cognitive dysfunctions. Early defects in glucose transporters and glycolysis occur during the course of AD progression. Hypometabolism begins well before the onset of early AD symptoms; this timing implicates the vulnerability of hypometabolic brain regions to beta-secretase 1 (BACE-1) upregulation, oxidative stress, inflammation, synaptic failure, and cell death. Despite the fact that ketone bodies, astrocyte-neuron lactate shuttle, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), and glycogenolysis compensate to provide energy to the starving AD brain, a considerable energy crisis still persists and increases during disease progression. Studies that track brain energy metabolism in humans, animal models of AD, and in vitro studies reveal striking upregulation of beta-amyloid precursor protein (β-APP) and carboxy-terminal fragments (CTFs). Currently, the precise role of CTFs is unclear, but evidence supports increased endosomal-lysosomal trafficking of β-APP and CTFs through autophagy through a vague mechanism. While intracellular accumulation of Aβ is attributed as both the cause and consequence of a defective endolysosomal-autophagic system, much remains to be explored about the other β-APP cleavage products. Many recent works report altered amino acid catabolism and expression of several urea cycle enzymes in AD brains, but the precise cause for this dysregulation is not fully explained. In this paper, we try to connect the role of CTFs in the energy translation process in AD brain based on recent findings.
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