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Markov DD, Dolotov OV, Grivennikov IA. The Melanocortin System: A Promising Target for the Development of New Antidepressant Drugs. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076664. [PMID: 37047638 PMCID: PMC10094937 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Major depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders, causing significant human suffering and socioeconomic loss. Since conventional antidepressants are not sufficiently effective, there is an urgent need to develop new antidepressant medications. Despite marked advances in the neurobiology of depression, the etiology and pathophysiology of this disease remain poorly understood. Classical and newer hypotheses of depression suggest that an imbalance of brain monoamines, dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPAA) and immune system, or impaired hippocampal neurogenesis and neurotrophic factors pathways are cause of depression. It is assumed that conventional antidepressants improve these closely related disturbances. The purpose of this review was to discuss the possibility of affecting these disturbances by targeting the melanocortin system, which includes adrenocorticotropic hormone-activated receptors and their peptide ligands (melanocortins). The melanocortin system is involved in the regulation of various processes in the brain and periphery. Melanocortins, including peripherally administered non-corticotropic agonists, regulate HPAA activity, exhibit anti-inflammatory effects, stimulate the levels of neurotrophic factors, and enhance hippocampal neurogenesis and neurotransmission. Therefore, endogenous melanocortins and their analogs are able to complexly affect the functioning of those body’s systems that are closely related to depression and the effects of antidepressants, thereby demonstrating a promising antidepressant potential.
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- Dmitrii D. Markov
- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia
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- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute”, Kurchatov Sq. 2, 123182 Moscow, Russia
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Glazova NY, Manchenko DM, Volodina MA, Merchieva SA, Andreeva LA, Kudrin VS, Myasoedov NF, Levitskaya NG. Semax, synthetic ACTH(4-10) analogue, attenuates behavioural and neurochemical alterations following early-life fluvoxamine exposure in white rats. Neuropeptides 2021; 86:102114. [PMID: 33418449 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2020.102114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are commonly used to treat depression during pregnancy. SSRIs cross the placenta and may influence the maturation of the foetal brain. Clinical and preclinical findings suggest long-term consequences of SSRI perinatal exposure for the offspring. The mechanisms of SSRI effects on developing brain remain largely unknown and there are no directional approaches for prevention of the consequences of maternal SSRI treatment during pregnancy. The heptapeptide Semax (MEHFPGP) is a synthetic analogue of ACTH(4-10) which exerts marked nootropic and neuroprotective activities. The aim of the present study was to investigate the long-term effects of neonatal exposure to the SSRI fluvoxamine (FA) in white rats. Additionally, the study examined the potential for Semax to prevent the negative consequences of neonatal FA exposure. Rat pups received FA or vehicle injections on postnatal days 1-14, a time period equivalent to 27-40 weeks of human foetal age. After FA treatment, rats were administered with Semax or vehicle on postnatal days 15-28. During the 2nd month of life, the rats underwent behavioural testing, and monoamine levels in brain structures were measured. It was shown that neonatal FA exposure leads to the impaired emotional response to stress and novelty and delayed acquisition of food-motivated maze task in adolescent and young adult rats. Furthermore, FA exposure induced alterations in the monoamine levels in brains of 1- and 2- month-old rats. Semax administration reduced the anxiety-like behaviour, improved learning abilities and normalized the levels of brain biogenic amines impaired by the FA exposure. The results demonstrate that early-life FA exposure in rat pups produces long-term disturbances in their anxiety-related behaviour, learning abilities, and brain monoamines content. Semax exerts a favourable effect on behaviour and biogenic amine system of rats exposed to the antidepressant. Thus, peptide Semax can prevent behavioural deficits caused by altered 5-HT levels during development.
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- Nataliya Yu Glazova
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, RAS, 2 Akademika Kurchatova square, Moscow 123182, Russia.
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, 1-12 Leninskie gori, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, 1-12 Leninskie gori, Moscow 119234, Russia; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Centre for Bioelectric Interfaces, NRU HSE, 13-4 Myasnitskaya, Moscow 109028, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, 1-12 Leninskie gori, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, RAS, 2 Akademika Kurchatova square, Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Zakusov Research Institute of Pharmacology RAMS, 8 Baltiyskaya, Moscow 125315, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, RAS, 2 Akademika Kurchatova square, Moscow 123182, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Biological Faculty, 1-12 Leninskie gori, Moscow 119234, Russia; Institute of Molecular Genetics, RAS, 2 Akademika Kurchatova square, Moscow 123182, Russia
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Dergunova LV, Filippenkov IB, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF. Pharmacotranscriptomics of peptide drugs with neuroprotective properties. Med Res Rev 2020; 41:754-769. [PMID: 32638434 DOI: 10.1002/med.21704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Here we present a review of studies on the effects of peptides with neuroprotective properties on gene transcription in nerve cells. The few published works in this area clearly demonstrate massive changes in cell transcriptomes induced by peptides under normal conditions and under conditions of experimental brain ischemia. These changes significantly affect signaling and metabolic pathways, affecting various body systems and confirming the multiple target actions of peptides. The importance of noncoding RNAs in the regulation of these processes is shown, and we discuss the prospects of research for determining the main mechanisms of peptide regulation, which is necessary for the further development of drugs with targeted neuroprotective effects.
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- Lyudmila V Dergunova
- Department of Molecular Bases of Human Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Bases of Human Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Molecular Bases of Human Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Dolotov OV, Eremin KO, Andreeva LA, Novosadova EV, Raevskii KS, Myasoedov NF, Grivennikov IA. Semax prevents the death of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons in a mixed neuroglial cell culture derived from the embryonic rat mesencephalon in a model of 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neurotoxicity. NEUROCHEM J+ 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s1819712415040066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Medvedeva EV, Dmitrieva VG, Stavchansky VV, Povarova OV, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF, Dergunova LV. Semax-Induced Changes in Growth Factor mRNA Levels in the Rat Brain on the Third Day After Ischemia. Int J Pept Res Ther 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-015-9498-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Caruso C, Carniglia L, Durand D, Scimonelli TN, Lasaga M. Astrocytes: new targets of melanocortin 4 receptor actions. J Mol Endocrinol 2013; 51:R33-50. [PMID: 23881919 DOI: 10.1530/jme-13-0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Astrocytes exert a wide variety of functions with paramount importance in brain physiology. After injury or infection, astrocytes become reactive and they respond by producing a variety of inflammatory mediators that help maintain brain homeostasis. Loss of astrocyte functions as well as their excessive activation can contribute to disease processes; thus, it is important to modulate reactive astrocyte response. Melanocortins are peptides with well-recognized anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective activity. Although melanocortin efficacy was shown in systemic models of inflammatory disease, mechanisms involved in their effects have not yet been fully elucidated. Central anti-inflammatory effects of melanocortins and their mechanisms are even less well known, and, in particular, the effects of melanocortins in glial cells are poorly understood. Of the five known melanocortin receptors (MCRs), only subtype 4 is present in astrocytes. MC4R has been shown to mediate melanocortin effects on energy homeostasis, reproduction, inflammation, and neuroprotection and, recently, to modulate astrocyte functions. In this review, we will describe MC4R involvement in anti-inflammatory, anorexigenic, and anti-apoptotic effects of melanocortins in the brain. We will highlight MC4R action in astrocytes and discuss their possible mechanisms of action. Melanocortin effects on astrocytes provide a new means of treating inflammation, obesity, and neurodegeneration, making them attractive targets for therapeutic interventions in the CNS.
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- Carla Caruso
- School of Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute (UBA-CONICET), University of Buenos Aires, Paraguay 2155 piso 10, 1121ABG Buenos Aires, Argentina IFEC (CONICET) Department of Pharmacology, School of Chemistry, National University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Kolomin T, Shadrina M, Slominsky P, Limborska S, Myasoedov N. A New Generation of Drugs: Synthetic Peptides Based on Natural Regulatory Peptides. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.4236/nm.2013.44035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Bertolini A. Drug-induced activation of the nervous control of inflammation: a novel possibility for the treatment of hypoxic damage. Eur J Pharmacol 2012; 679:1-8. [PMID: 22293371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2011] [Revised: 01/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Together with undernutrition and, on the opposite, overeating and obesity, sudden tissue hypoperfusion is the most important cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Tissue hypoperfusion/hypoxia rapidly triggers an unrestrained inflammatory cascade that is the main responsible for the severity of the eventual outcome. The brain plays a key role in inflammation, either through activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal humoral response or through activation of the vagal "cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway". Both humoral and nervous brain responses to inflammation are under the regulatory control of melanocortins, which have moreover a direct anti-inflammatory effect on inflammatory cells. Abundant experimental and clinical evidence indicates that MC(3)/MC(4) melanocortin receptor agonists and cholinergic receptor agonists (mainly at the α7-nicotinic subtype) should by now be considered as completely innovative, effective drugs for the treatment of hypoxic conditions; melanocortin agonists being practically devoid of harmful side effects.
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- Alfio Bertolini
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Diagnostic Services, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Largo del Pozzo 71, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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Caruso C, Carniglia L, Durand D, Gonzalez PV, Scimonelli TN, Lasaga M. Melanocortin 4 receptor activation induces brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in rat astrocytes through cyclic AMP-protein kinase A pathway. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 348:47-54. [PMID: 21803120 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 07/12/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Melanocortin 4 receptors (MC4R) are mainly expressed in the brain. We previously showed that the anti-inflammatory action of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) in rat hypothalamus and in cultured astrocytes involved MC4R activation. However, MC4R mechanisms of action remain undetermined. Since brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may be mediating MC4R hypothalamic anorexigenic actions, we determined melanocortin effects on BDNF expression in rat cultured astrocytes and certain mechanisms involved in MC4R signaling. α-MSH and its analogue NDP-MSH, induced production of cAMP in astrocytes. This effect was completely blocked by the MC4R antagonist, HS024. We found that NDP-MSH increased BDNF mRNA and protein levels in astrocytes. The effect of NDP-MSH on BDNF expression was abolished by the adenylate cyclase inhibitor SQ22536, and decreased by the PKA inhibitor Rp-cAMP. Since melanocortins are immunomodulators, we investigated their actions with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) stimulus. Although both α-MSH and LPS+IFN-γ increased cAMP responding element binding protein (CREB) activation, LPS+IFN-γ did not modify BDNF expression. On the other hand, α-MSH did not modify basal or LPS+IFN-γ-induced nuclear factor-κB activation. Our results show for the first time that MC4R activation in astrocytes induces BDNF expression through cAMP-PKA-CREB pathway without involving NF-κB.
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- Carla Caruso
- Research Institute for Reproduction, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Stavchansky VV, Tvorogova TV, Botsina AY, Skvortsova VI, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF, Dergunova LV. Effect of semax and its C-terminal peptide PGP on expression of neurotrophins and their receptors in rat brain during incomplete global ischemia. Mol Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893311050128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Stavchansky VV, Yuzhakov VV, Botsina AY, Skvortsova VI, Bondurko LN, Tsyganova MG, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF, Dergunova LV. The effect of Semax and its C-end peptide PGP on the morphology and proliferative activity of rat brain cells during experimental ischemia: a pilot study. J Mol Neurosci 2010; 45:177-85. [PMID: 20617398 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-010-9421-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The neuropeptide preparation Semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) has been employed successfully in clinical practice for treating patients with severe brain blood circulation disorders. In spite of numerous studies, many aspects of the therapeutic effects of this preparation remain unknown. In this context, the effects of Semax and its C-end tripeptide PGP on the functional morphology of nervous tissue cells were studied in the normal rat brain and in a model of incomplete global rat brain ischemia. In control animals, both peptides activated the capillary network and caused similar morphological changes to neurons and the neuropil regions. We show here for the first time at the histological level that Semax and PGP increased proliferation of the neuroglia, blood vessel endothelium, and progenitor cells in the subventricular zone. In these experimental conditions, only Semax abated the manifestation of ischemic damage to the nervous tissue. This was probably attributable to a decrease in vascular stasis symptoms as well as the trophic effect of the peptide.
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- Vasily V Stavchansky
- Human Molecular Genetics Department, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 123182 Kurchatov sq., 2, Moscow, Russia.
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Roux JC, Villard L. Biogenic amines in Rett syndrome: the usual suspects. Behav Genet 2009; 40:59-75. [PMID: 19851857 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-009-9303-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rett syndrome (RTT) is a severe postnatal neurological disorder caused by mutations in the methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene. In affected children, most biological parameters, including brain structure, are normal (although acquired microcephaly is usually present). However, in recent years, a deficit in bioaminergic metabolism has been identified at the cellular and molecular levels, in more than 200 patients. Recently available transgenic mouse strains with a defective Mecp2 gene also show abnormalities, strongly suggesting that there is a direct link between the function of the MECP2 protein and the metabolism of biogenic amines. Biogenic amines appear to have an important role in the pathophysiology of Rett syndrome, for several reasons. Firstly, biogenic amines modulate a large number of autonomic and cognitive functions. Secondly, many of these functions are affected in RTT patients. Thirdly, biogenic amines are the only neurotransmitters that have repeatedly been found to be altered in RTT patients. Importantly, pharmacological interventions can be envisaged to try to counteract the deficits observed. Here, we review the available human and mouse data and present how they have been and could be used in the development of pharmacological treatments for children affected by the syndrome. Given our current knowledge and the tools available, modulating biogenic amine metabolism may prove to be the most promising strategy for improving the life quality of Rett syndrome patients in the short term.
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Silachev DN, Shram SI, Shakova FM, Romanova GA, Myasoedov NF. Formation of spatial memory in rats with ischemic lesions to the prefrontal cortex; effects of a synthetic analog of ACTH(4-7). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 39:749-56. [PMID: 19779827 DOI: 10.1007/s11055-009-9197-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 02/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Photochemically induced thrombosis of blood vessels in the prefrontal cortex in rats was shown to lead to ischemic infarcts in the lesion zone. Bilateral ischemic lesioning of the prefrontal cortex degraded measures of spatial memory when animals were tested in a Morris water maze with an invisible platform 20-24 days after surgery. Chronic intranasal administration of the peptide Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro (Semax), a synthetic analog of ACTH(4-7), at a dose of 250 microg/kg/day during the first six days after photothrombosis, led to recovery of the animals' learning ability. The long-term antiamnestic action of the peptide observed here may result from its neuroprotective activity and its ability to stimulate the synthesis of neurotrophic factors.
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- D N Silachev
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Shadrina M, Kolomin T, Agapova T, Agniullin Y, Shram S, Slominsky P, Lymborska S, Myasoedov N. Comparison of the Temporary Dynamics of NGF and BDNF Gene Expression in Rat Hippocampus, Frontal Cortex, and Retina Under Semax Action. J Mol Neurosci 2009; 41:30-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9270-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2009] [Accepted: 07/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dmitrieva VG, Povarova OV, Skvortsova VI, Limborska SA, Myasoedov NF, Dergunova LV. Semax and Pro-Gly-Pro activate the transcription of neurotrophins and their receptor genes after cerebral ischemia. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2009; 30:71-9. [PMID: 19633950 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-009-9432-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Consisting of a fragment of ACTH(4-7) and C-terminal PGP tripeptide, the polypeptide Semax is successfully used for acute stroke therapy. Previous experiments showed rapid induction of Bdnf, Ngf, and TrkB expression in intact rat hippocampus following Semax treatment. To investigate the mRNA expression of neurotrophins and their receptors after treatment with either Semax or PGP, the rat brains were analyzed at three time points following a permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO). We have shown for the first time that both Semax and PGP activate the transcription of neurotrophins and their receptors in the cortex of rats subjected to pMCAO. The profiles of transcription alteration under PGP and Semax treatment were partially overlapped. Semax enhanced the transcription of Bdnf, TrkC, and TrkA 3 h after occlusion, Nt-3 and Ngf 24 h after occlusion, and Ngf 72 h after occlusion. PGP enhanced the transcription of Bdnf and TrkC 3 h after pMCAO and Ngf, TrkB, TrkC, and TrkA 24 h after pMCAO. The analysis of the transcription alterations under PGP and Semax treatment in the cortex of rats without surgery, sham-operated rats and rats subjected to pMCAO revealed that Semax selectively affected the transcription of neurotrophins and their receptors in the ischemic rat cortex, whereas the influence of PGP was mainly unspecific.
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- Veronika G Dmitrieva
- Human Molecular Genetics Department, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, The Russian Federation.
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Timoshenko TV, Poletaeva II, Pavlova GV, Revishchin AV. Effect of neonatal injections of the neuropeptide Semax on cell proliferation in hippocampal dentate area in rats of two genotypes. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2009; 424:78-80. [PMID: 19341092 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496609010232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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- T V Timoshenko
- Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Dmitrieva VG, Dergunova LV, Povarova OV, Skvortsova VI, Limborskaya SA, Myasoedov NF. The effect of semax and the C-terminal peptide PGP on expression of growth factor genes and receptors in rats under conditions of experimental cerebral ischemia. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2008; 422:261-4. [DOI: 10.1134/s1607672908050037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Storozhevykh TP, Tukhbatova GR, Senilova YE, Pinelis VG, Andreeva LA, Myasoyedov NF. Effects of semax and its Pro-Gly-Pro fragment on calcium homeostasis of neurons and their survival under conditions of glutamate toxicity. Bull Exp Biol Med 2008; 143:601-4. [PMID: 18239779 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-007-0192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Semax (100 microM) and its Pro-Gly-Pro fragment (20 and 100 microM) delayed the development of calcium dysregulation and reduction of the mitochondrial potential in cultured cerebellar granule cells under conditions of glutamate neurotoxicity. Incubation with these peptides improved neuronal survival by on average 30%. The neuroprotective effect of semax in cerebral ischemia/hypoxia can be due to improvement of mitochondrial resistance to "calcium" stress.
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- T P Storozhevykh
- Laboratory of Membranology, Center of Children's Health, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Agapova TY, Agniullin YV, Silachev DN, Shadrina MI, Slominsky PA, Shram SI, Limborskaya SA, Myasoedov NF. Expression changes caused by the peptide semax in the intracellular signal pathway genes in rat hippocamp. DOKL BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2007; 417:334-6. [DOI: 10.1134/s1607672907060129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Agapova TY, Agniullin YV, Shadrina MI, Shram SI, Slominsky PA, Lymborska SA, Myasoedov NF. Neurotrophin gene expression in rat brain under the action of Semax, an analogue of ACTH4–10. Neurosci Lett 2007; 417:201-5. [PMID: 17353092 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2006] [Revised: 02/01/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
The heptapeptide Semax, an analogue of the N-terminal adrenocorticotropic hormone fragment (4-10) (ACTH(4-10)), has been shown to exert a number of neuroprotective effects. There are some investigations that connected these effects with the increase of neurotrophin gene expression under the peptide drug application in neuron cell cultures [M.I. Shadrina, O.V. Dolotov, I.A. Grivennikov, P.A. Slominsky, L.A. Andreeva, L.S. Inozemtseva, S.A. Limborska, N.F. Myasoedov, Rapid induction of neurotrophin mRNAs in rat glial cell cultures by Semax, an adrenocorticotropic hormone analogue, Neurosci. Lett. 308 (2001) (2) 115-118]. In this work, we examined the action of Semax on rapid changes of nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene expression in vivo. Male Wistar rats were treated for 1h with Semax (50 microg/kg, single intranasal application) and neurotrophin gene expression in rat brain was analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It was revealed that an intranasal application of Semax increased the expression of both neurotrophin genes in rat hippocampus. Bdnf gene expression also increased in the brainstem and cerebellum. Ngf gene expression decreased in rat frontal cortex. Thus, Semax induces rapid, gene- and region-specific changes in neurotrophin gene expression in normal rat brain.
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- T Y Agapova
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Hereditary Diseases, Department of Molecular Basis of Human Genetics, Institute of Molecular Genetics RAS, 2 Kurchatov Sq., Moscow 123182, Russia.
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Tsai SJ. Semax, an analogue of adrenocorticotropin (4–10), is a potential agent for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and Rett syndrome. Med Hypotheses 2007; 68:1144-6. [PMID: 16996699 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2006] [Accepted: 07/07/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Psychostimulants, such as methylphenidate, are currently the most common used drug therapy for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, a number of patients with ADHD either fail to respond to these drugs or experience side effects that preclude their use. The heptapeptide Semax is an analogue of the N-terminal fragment (4-10) of adrenocorticotropic hormone, but is completely devoid of any hormonal activity. It has been found to stimulate memory and attention in rodents and humans after intranasal application. Evidence from animal studies revealed that Semax can augment the effects of psychostimulants on central dopamine release and also stimulates central brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) synthesis. In addition, Semax could improve selective attention and modulate brain development. Since ADHD is likely to be a neurodevelopmental disorder with disturbance in dopamine and BDNF function, it is proposed in this paper that Semax may have good therapeutic potential in ADHD. Furthermore, increased BDNF activity is found to improve Rett syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder which is, in the majority of cases, caused by mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2). The potential therapeutic effect of Semax in Rett syndrome by increasing central BDNF activity may be of interest for further exploration in animal models of Rett syndrome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Shih-Jen Tsai
- Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Shih-Pai Road, Sec. 2, 11217 Taipei, Taiwan.
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Dolotov OV, Karpenko EA, Inozemtseva LS, Seredenina TS, Levitskaya NG, Rozyczka J, Dubynina EV, Novosadova EV, Andreeva LA, Alfeeva LY, Kamensky AA, Grivennikov IA, Myasoedov NF, Engele J. Semax, an analog of ACTH(4–10) with cognitive effects, regulates BDNF and trkB expression in the rat hippocampus. Brain Res 2006; 1117:54-60. [PMID: 16996037 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.07.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2006] [Revised: 07/12/2006] [Accepted: 07/29/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The heptapeptide Semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) is an analog of the adrenocorticotropin fragment (4-10) which after intranasal application has profound effects on learning and exerts marked neuroprotective activities. Here, we found that a single application of Semax (50 microg/kg body weight) results in a maximal 1.4-fold increase of BDNF protein levels accompanying with 1.6-fold increase of trkB tyrosine phosporylation levels, and a 3-fold and a 2-fold increase of exon III BDNF and trkB mRNA levels, respectively, in the rat hippocampus. Semax-treated animals showed a distinct increase in the number of conditioned avoidance reactions. We suggest that Semax affects cognitive brain functions by modulating the expression and the activation of the hippocampal BDNF/trkB system.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Intranasal
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/analogs & derivatives
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/chemistry
- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/pharmacology
- Animals
- Avoidance Learning/drug effects
- Avoidance Learning/physiology
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Body Weight/physiology
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/drug effects
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/genetics
- Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism
- Cognition/drug effects
- Cognition/physiology
- Conditioning, Psychological/drug effects
- Conditioning, Psychological/physiology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Exons/drug effects
- Exons/genetics
- Hippocampus/drug effects
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Nootropic Agents/pharmacology
- Peptide Fragments/chemistry
- Peptide Fragments/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Reaction Time/drug effects
- Reaction Time/physiology
- Receptor, trkB/drug effects
- Receptor, trkB/genetics
- Receptor, trkB/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Up-Regulation/physiology
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Affiliation(s)
- Oleg V Dolotov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Shadrina M, Nikopensius T, Slominsky P, Illarioshkin S, Bagyeva G, Markova E, Ivanova-Smolenskaia I, Kurg A, Limborska S, Metspalu A. Association study of sporadic Parkinson's disease genetic risk factors in patients from Russia by APEX technology. Neurosci Lett 2006; 405:212-6. [PMID: 16876316 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2006] [Revised: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 06/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Most patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) have sporadic form of the disease with a multifactorial etiology due to interactions between environmental conditions and the genetic constitution of the individuals. We have analyzed by APEX technology 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 19 genes related to cholecystokinin, serotonin, dopamine and opioid neurotransmission. Significant differences in the allele and genotype frequencies between the controls and PD patients were detected for four SNPs from three genes (serotonin 2A receptor (rs6311, P=0.043), Wolfram syndrome 1 (rs1801211, P=0.007), proopiomelanocortin (rs28930368, P=0.026 and rs2071345, P=0.027) genes). Two SNPs in proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene were also associated with different clinical forms of PD. Our data suggest that at least three genes involved in neurotransmitter systems may have more specific role in genetic predisposition to PD.
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- Maria Shadrina
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurchatov sq. 2, Moscow 123 182, Russia.
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Zolotarev YA, Dolotov OV, Inozemtseva LS, Dadayan AK, Dorokhova EM, Andreeva LA, Alfeeva LY, Grivennikov IA, Myasoedov NF. Degradation of the ACTH(4-10) analog Semax in the presence of rat basal forebrain cell cultures and plasma membranes. Amino Acids 2006; 30:403-8. [PMID: 16773243 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-006-0328-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2005] [Accepted: 12/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Here a new approach of the elucidation of paths of proteolytic biodegradation of physiologically active peptides, based on the use of a peptide with isotopic label at all amino acid residues and the enrichment of HPLC samples with unlabeled peptide fragments in UV-detectable concentration, has been proposed. The method has been applied for the investigation of degradation dynamics of the neuroactive heptapeptide MEHFPGP (Semax) in the presence of plasma membranes, and cultures of glial and neuronal cells obtained from the rat basal forebrain. The splitting away of ME and GP, and formation of pentapeptides are the predominant processes in the presence of all tested objects, whereas the difference in patterns of resulting peptide products for glial and neuronal cells has been detected. In conclusion, the approach applied allows analyzing physiologically active peptide concentrations in biological tissues and degradation pathways of peptides in the presence of targets of their action.
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- Yu A Zolotarev
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Dolotov OV, Karpenko EA, Seredenina TS, Inozemtseva LS, Levitskaya NG, Zolotarev YA, Kamensky AA, Grivennikov IA, Engele J, Myasoedov NF. Semax, an analogue of adrenocorticotropin (4-10), binds specifically and increases levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in rat basal forebrain. J Neurochem 2006; 97 Suppl 1:82-6. [PMID: 16635254 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The heptapeptide Semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro) is an analogue of the N-terminal fragment (4-10) of adrenocorticotropic hormone which, after intranasal application, has profound effects on learning and memory formation in rodents and humans, and also exerts marked neuroprotective effects. A clue to the molecular mechanism underlying this neurotropic action was recently given by the observation that Semax stimulates the synthesis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a potent modulator of synaptic plasticity, in astrocytes cultured from rat basal forebrain. In the present study, we investigated whether Semax affects BDNF levels in rat basal forebrain upon intranasal application of the peptide. In addition, we examined whether cell membranes isolated from this brain region contained binding sites for Semax. The binding of tritium-labelled Semax was found to be time dependent, specific and reversible. Specific Semax binding required calcium ions and was characterized by a mean+/-SEM dissociation constant (KD) of 2.4+/-1.0 nm and a BMAX value of 33.5+/-7.9 fmol/mg protein. Sandwich immunoenzymatic analysis revealed that Semax applied intranasally at 50 and 250 microg/kg bodyweight resulted in a rapid increase in BDNF levels after 3 h in the basal forebrain, but not in the cerebellum. These results point to the presence of specific binding sites for Semax in the rat basal forebrain. In addition, these findings indicate that the cognitive effects exerted by Semax might be associated, at least in part, with increased BDNF protein levels in this brain region.
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- Oleg V Dolotov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Eremin KO, Kudrin VS, Saransaari P, Oja SS, Grivennikov IA, Myasoedov NF, Rayevsky KS. Semax, an ACTH(4-10) analogue with nootropic properties, activates dopaminergic and serotoninergic brain systems in rodents. Neurochem Res 2006; 30:1493-500. [PMID: 16362768 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-8826-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Corticotrophin (ACTH) and its analogues, particularly Semax (Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro), demonstrate nootropic activity. Close functional and anatomical links have been established between melanocortinergic and monoaminergic brain systems. The aim of present work was to investigate the effects of Semax on neurochemical parameters of dopaminergic- and serotonergic systems in rodents. The tissue content of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the striatum was significantly increased (+25%) 2 h after Semax administration. The extracellular striatal level of 5-HIAA gradually increased up to 180% within 1-4 h after Semax (0.15 mg/kg, ip) administration. This peptide alone failed to alter the tissue and extracellular concentrations of dopamine and its metabolites. Semax injected 20 min prior D: -amphetamine dramatically enhanced the effects of the latter on the extracellular level of dopamine and on the locomotor activity of animals. Our results reveal the positive modulatory effect of Semax on the striatal serotonergic system and the ability of Semax to enhance both the striatal release of dopamine and locomotor behavior elicited by D-amphetamine.
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- Kirill O Eremin
- V.V. Zakusov's Research Institute of Pharmacology RAMS, Baltyskaya Str., 8, 125315, Moscow, Russia.
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Zolotarev YA, Dadayan AK, Dolotov OV, Kozik VS, Kost NV, Sokolov OY, Dorokhova EM, Meshavkin VK, Inozemtseva LS, Gabaeva MV, Andreeva LA, Alfeeva LY, Pavlov TS, Badmaeva KE, Badmaeva SE, Bakaeva ZV, Kopylova GN, Samonina GE, Vaskovsky BV, Grivennikov IA, Zozulya AA, Myasoedov NF. Evenly tritium labeled peptides in study of peptide in vivo and in vitro biodegradation. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2006. [DOI: 10.1134/s1068162006020099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Sebentsova EA, Levitskaya NG, Andreeva LA, Alfeeva LY, Kamenskii AA, Myasoedov NF. Effects of semax against the background of dopaminergic receptor blockade with haloperidol. Bull Exp Biol Med 2006; 141:170-4. [PMID: 16984088 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-006-0119-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We studied the neurotropic effects of ACTH(4-10) analog semax against the background of dopaminergic receptors blockade with haloperidol. Intranasal administration of semax (0.05, 0.2, and 0.6 mg/kg) produced virtually no effect on disturbances of orientation and exploratory reactions and motor activity caused by intraperitoneal injection of 0.2 mg/kg haloperidol. By contrast, preliminary administration of 0.05 mg/kg semax prevented haloperidol-induced disturbances in active avoidance conditioning.
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- E A Sebentsova
- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Biological Faculty, M V Lomonosov Moscow State University
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Ashmarin IP, Samonina GE, Lyapina LA, Kamenskii AA, Levitskaya NG, Grivennikov IA, Dolotov OV, Andreeva LA, Myasoedov NF. Natural and hybrid (“chimeric”) stable regulatory glyproline peptides. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2005; 11:179-185. [PMID: 15837162 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2004.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2004] [Revised: 10/08/2004] [Accepted: 10/12/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The present concept of relative instability of regulatory peptides (RPs) in organisms must be amended. The recently characterized family of glyprolines and some other prolyl-glycyl-proline (PGP)-containing oligopeptides show the stability quite comparable with those of major pharmacological preparations. The ability of glyprolines to pass gastro-enteric tract barriers opens ways to per-oral administration of this new group of drugs such as semax, selank and their fragments. The most interesting approach is the creation of hybrid ("chimeric") peptide drugs combining the unmodified representatives of various natural RPs that distinctly manifest their inherent physiological activities and cooperate with each other in stabilization of whole peptide in vivo. As the result, the activity of such peptides as semax and selank may have value in a vide variety of pathological processes.
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- I P Ashmarin
- Chair of Animal and Human Physiology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobjevy Gory 1, Building 12, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Barreau F, Cartier C, Ferrier L, Fioramonti J, Bueno L. Nerve growth factor mediates alterations of colonic sensitivity and mucosal barrier induced by neonatal stress in rats. Gastroenterology 2004; 127:524-34. [PMID: 15300585 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Maternal deprivation (MD) increases nerve growth factor (NGF) expression and colonic mast cell density and alters visceral sensitivity. This study aimed to establish whether NGF overexpression induced by neonatal stress is involved in altered visceral sensitivity and gut mucosal integrity in adult rats. METHODS Male Wistar rat pups were either submitted to MD and treated with anti-NGF antibodies or left with their dam and treated daily with NGF. All rats were tested 10 weeks later for visceral sensitivity and 12 weeks later for gut permeability, myeloperoxidase activity, and mast cell numbers. Colonic NGF and NGF receptor expression were determined at 14 days and 12 weeks of age. To determine the involvement of colonic NGF overexpression and mast cell hyperplasia in visceral hyperalgesia induced by MD, neonatally deprived adult rats received anti-NGF antibodies or doxantrazole. RESULTS MD increased visceral sensitivity to rectal distention, gut permeability, colonic myeloperoxidase activity, and mast cell density, and anti-NGF antibodies abolished these effects. Neonatal daily treatment with NGF mimicked the alterations induced by MD on both rectal sensitivity and mucosal barrier. In deprived compared with nondeprived rats, colonic NGF immunostaining and NGF messenger RNA were increased at 14 days and 12 weeks. Overexpression of NGF receptor messenger RNA, present at 14 days, was not observed later. Moreover, adult deprived rats treated with doxantrazole or anti-NGF antibodies exhibited normal gut permeability and visceral sensitivity to rectal distention. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that NGF triggers and maintains long-term alterations of visceral sensitivity and gut mucosal integrity induced by MD.
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- Frederick Barreau
- Nuro-Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Institut National de la Recherche Agronimique, Toulouse, France
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Miklic S, Juric DM, Carman-Krzan M, Caman-Krzan M. Differences in the regulation of BDNF and NGF synthesis in cultured neonatal rat astrocytes. Int J Dev Neurosci 2004; 22:119-30. [PMID: 15140465 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2004.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2004] [Revised: 02/26/2004] [Accepted: 03/05/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Using a new brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) specific enzyme-immunoassay, we determined the basal cellular content of BDNF protein in neonatal rat astrocytes in primary culture, thus confirming the ability of astrocytes to synthesize BDNF in addition to nerve growth factor (NGF). We subsequently monitored the influence of different pharmacological agents: neurotransmitter receptor agonists, cytokines, and second messenger up-regulators, on the synthesis of BDNF and NGF. Marked differences in the regulation of their synthesis by the above pharmacological agents were observed in our study. The basal cellular levels of BDNF protein in cultured neonatal rat cortical and cerebellar astrocytes were 15.9 +/- 0.3 and 18.7 +/- 0.4 pg BDNF/mg cell protein, respectively, and differ significantly between astrocytes from different brain regions, whereas NGF levels were the same (16.1 +/- 0.3 and 16.2 +/- 0.7 pg NGF/mg cell protein, respectively). Screening different neurotransmitter systems for their influence on BDNF and NGF synthesis in cortical astrocytes revealed that dopamine (0.15 mM) is a potent up-regulator of BDNF protein synthesis in astrocytes, while kainic acid (50 microM) and histamine (1 microM) did not raise the cellular level of BDNF protein. Dopamine had no influence on NGF synthesis, while kainic acid caused minor, and histamine marked, elevation of NGF cellular content. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (30 ng/ml) and interleukin-1beta (10 U/ml) treatments did not influence BDNF synthesis, whereas they markedly increased NGF protein cellular level. We also confirmed (using forskolin (20 microM) and phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (TPA) (100 nM)) that adenylate cyclase and protein kinase C participate in the downstream signaling responsible for the stimulation of BDNF synthesis, whereas in the regulation of NGF synthesis only the participation of protein kinase C was confirmed. Our results indicate that astrocyte-derived neurotrophins could play a role in distinct brain functions under physiological conditions and in the pathogenesis as well as possible treatment of different neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Spela Miklic
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Korytkova 2, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Dolotov OV, Seredenina TS, Levitskaya NG, Kamensky AA, Andreeva LA, Alfeeva LY, Nagaev IY, Zolotarev YA, Grivennikov IA, Engele Y, Myasoedov NF. The heptapeptide SEMAX stimulates BDNF expression in different areas of the rat brain in vivo. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2004; 391:292-5. [PMID: 14556513 DOI: 10.1023/a:1025177812262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- O V Dolotov
- Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, pl. Akademika Kurchatova 46, Moscow, 123182 Russia
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