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Arrué L, Cigna-Méndez A, Barbosa T, Borrego-Muñoz P, Struve-Villalobos S, Oviedo V, Martínez-García C, Sepúlveda-Lara A, Millán N, Márquez Montesinos JCE, Muñoz J, Santana PA, Peña-Varas C, Barreto GE, González J, Ramírez D. New Drug Design Avenues Targeting Alzheimer's Disease by Pharmacoinformatics-Aided Tools. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:1914. [PMID: 36145662 PMCID: PMC9503559 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14091914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) have been of great interest to scientists for a long time due to their multifactorial character. Among these pathologies, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is of special relevance, and despite the existence of approved drugs for its treatment, there is still no efficient pharmacological therapy to stop, slow, or repair neurodegeneration. Existing drugs have certain disadvantages, such as lack of efficacy and side effects. Therefore, there is a real need to discover new drugs that can deal with this problem. However, as AD is multifactorial in nature with so many physiological pathways involved, the most effective approach to modulate more than one of them in a relevant manner and without undesirable consequences is through polypharmacology. In this field, there has been significant progress in recent years in terms of pharmacoinformatics tools that allow the discovery of bioactive molecules with polypharmacological profiles without the need to spend a long time and excessive resources on complex experimental designs, making the drug design and development pipeline more efficient. In this review, we present from different perspectives how pharmacoinformatics tools can be useful when drug design programs are designed to tackle complex diseases such as AD, highlighting essential concepts, showing the relevance of artificial intelligence and new trends, as well as different databases and software with their main results, emphasizing the importance of coupling wet and dry approaches in drug design and development processes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lily Arrué
- Centro de Investigación de Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM), Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3480094, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 8910060, Chile
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Escuela de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas, Bogotá 110311, Colombia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 8910060, Chile
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- Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco 4780000, Chile
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Facultad de Ingeniería, Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago 8910060, Chile
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland
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- Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, Colombia
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
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Adams ZC, Olson EJ, Lopez-Silva TL, Lian Z, Kim AY, Holcomb M, Zimmermann J, Adhikary R, Dawson PE. Direct observation of peptide hydrogel self-assembly. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10020-10028. [PMID: 36128231 PMCID: PMC9430618 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06562a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The characterization of self-assembling molecules presents significant experimental challenges, especially when associated with phase separation or precipitation. Transparent window infrared (IR) spectroscopy leverages site-specific probes that absorb in the “transparent window” region of the biomolecular IR spectrum. Carbon–deuterium (C–D) bonds are especially compelling transparent window probes since they are non-perturbative, can be readily introduced site selectively into peptides and proteins, and their stretch frequencies are sensitive to changes in the local molecular environment. Importantly, IR spectroscopy can be applied to a wide range of molecular samples regardless of solubility or physical state, making it an ideal technique for addressing the solubility challenges presented by self-assembling molecules. Here, we present the first continuous observation of transparent window probes following stopped-flow initiation. To demonstrate utility in a self-assembling system, we selected the MAX1 peptide hydrogel, a biocompatible material that has significant promise for use in drug delivery and medical applications. C–D labeled valine was synthetically introduced into five distinct positions of the twenty-residue MAX1 β-hairpin peptide. Consistent with current structural models, steady-state IR absorption frequencies and linewidths of C–D bonds at all labeled positions indicate that these side chains occupy a hydrophobic region of the hydrogel and that the motion of side chains located in the middle of the hairpin is more restricted than those located on the hairpin ends. Following a rapid change in ionic strength to initiate self-assembly, the peptide absorption spectra were monitored as function of time, allowing determination of site-specific time constants. We find that within the experimental resolution, MAX1 self-assembly occurs as a cooperative process. These studies suggest that stopped-flow transparent window FTIR can be extended to other time-resolved applications, such as protein folding and enzyme kinetics. To facilitate the characterization of phase-transitioning molecules, site-specific non-perturbative infrared probes are leveraged for continuous observation of the self-assembly of fibrils in a peptide hydrogel following stopped-flow initiation.![]()
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- Zoë C. Adams
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA
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Smeralda W, Since M, Cardin J, Corvaisier S, Lecomte S, Cullin C, Malzert-Fréon A. β-Amyloid peptide interactions with biomimetic membranes: A multiparametric characterization. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 181:769-777. [PMID: 33811932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of senile dementia in the world, and amyloid β peptide1-42 (Aβ1-42) is one of its two principal biological hallmarks. While interactome concept was getting forward the scientific community, we proposed that the study of the molecular interactions of amyloid β peptide with the biological membranes will allow to highlight underlying mechanisms responsive of AD. We have developed two simple liposomal formulations (phosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, phosphatidylglycerol) mimicking neuronal cell membrane (composition, charge, curvature radius). Interactions with Aβ1-42 and mutant oG37C, a stable oligomeric form of the peptide, were characterized according to a simple multiparametric procedure based on ThT fluorescence, liposome leakage assay, ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Kinetic aggregation, membrane damage and peptide conformation provided our first methodologic bases to develop an original model to describe interactions of Aβ peptide and lipids.
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, CERMN, 14000 Caen, France.
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- NIMPH Team, CIMAP CNRS UMR 6252, EnsiCaen-UNICAEN-CEA, 14050 Caen, France.
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- CBMN, CNRS UMR 5248, Univ. Bordeaux, 33600 Pessac, France.
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Kumari A, Somvanshi P, Grover A. Ameliorating amyloid aggregation through osmolytes as a probable therapeutic molecule against Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12166-12182. [PMID: 35497581 PMCID: PMC9050657 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra00429d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Large numbers of neurological and metabolic disorders occurring in humans are induced by the aberrant growth of aggregated or misfolded proteins.
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- Anchala Kumari
- Department of Biotechnology
- Teri School of Advanced Studies
- New Delhi-110070
- India
- School of Biotechnology
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- Department of Biotechnology
- Teri School of Advanced Studies
- New Delhi-110070
- India
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- School of Biotechnology
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi-110067
- India
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Computational approach for the assessment of inhibitory potency against beta-amyloid aggregation. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 27:212-216. [PMID: 27914799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.11.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease. Their presence in the brain leads to neurodegeneration and memory decline. Therefore, search for new drugs able to decrease formation of such deposits is of great interest. Our previously developed multifunctional compounds inhibited transformation of monomers into fibrils. Herein, we describe the computational approach for the assessment of inhibitory activity against Aβ aggregation. The influence of novel inhibitors on amyloid Aβ17-42 was studied by employing of molecular docking and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. We found that the number of intermolecular backbone hydrogen bonds at the end of 100ns MD simulation was correlated with the level of anti-aggregation potency of studied compounds. Such data may be successfully applied to in silico design of novel inhibitors of Aβ aggregation.
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Gallina P, Scollato A, Conti R, Di Lorenzo N, Porfirio B. Aβ Clearance, "hub" of Multiple Deficiencies Leading to Alzheimer Disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2015; 7:200. [PMID: 26539110 PMCID: PMC4611243 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Pasquale Gallina
- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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- Neurosurgery Unit, Head and Neck Department, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" of Trieste , Cattinara , Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence , Florence , Italy
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van Dijk G, van Heijningen S, Reijne AC, Nyakas C, van der Zee EA, Eisel ULM. Integrative neurobiology of metabolic diseases, neuroinflammation, and neurodegeneration. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:173. [PMID: 26041981 PMCID: PMC4434977 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex, multifactorial disease with a number of leading mechanisms, including neuroinflammation, processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) to amyloid β peptide, tau protein hyperphosphorylation, relocalization, and deposition. These mechanisms are propagated by obesity, the metabolic syndrome and type-2 diabetes mellitus. Stress, sedentariness, dietary overconsumption of saturated fat and refined sugars, and circadian derangements/disturbed sleep contribute to obesity and related metabolic diseases, but also accelerate age-related damage and senescence that all feed the risk of developing AD too. The complex and interacting mechanisms are not yet completely understood and will require further analysis. Instead of investigating AD as a mono- or oligocausal disease we should address the disease by understanding the multiple underlying mechanisms and how these interact. Future research therefore might concentrate on integrating these by “systems biology” approaches, but also to regard them from an evolutionary medicine point of view. The current review addresses several of these interacting mechanisms in animal models and compares them with clinical data giving an overview about our current knowledge and puts them into an integrated framework.
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- Gertjan van Dijk
- Department Behavioural Neuroscience, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department Behavioural Neuroscience, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department Behavioural Neuroscience, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands ; Systems Biology Centre for Energy Metabolism and Ageing, University Medical Center, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department Molecular Neurobiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department Molecular Neurobiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department Molecular Neurobiology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands ; University Centre of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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Danilova YV, Shagimardanova EI, Margulis AB, Toymentseva AA, Balaban NP, Rudakova NL, Rizvanov AA, Sharipova MR, Palotás A. Bacterial enzymes effectively digest Alzheimer's β-amyloid peptide. Brain Res Bull 2014; 108:113-7. [PMID: 25262575 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Aggregated β-amyloid peptides play key roles in the development of Alzheimer's disease, and recent evidence suggests that microbial particles, among others, can facilitate their polymerization. Bacterial enzymes, however, have been proved to be beneficial in degrading pathological fibrillar structures in clinical settings, such as strepto-kinases in resolving blood-clots. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of bacterial substances to effectively hydrolyze β-amyloid peptides. Degrading products of several proteinases from Bacillus pumilus were evaluated using MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry, and their toxicity was assessed in vitro using cell-culture assays and morphological studies. These enzymes have proved to be non-toxic and were demonstrated to cleave through the functional domains of β-amyloid peptide. By yielding inactive fragments, proteinases of Bacillus pumilus may be used as candidate anti-amyloid agents.
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- Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia; Asklepios-Med (Private Medical Practice and Research Center), Szeged, Hungary.
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Richard T, Papastamoulis Y, Waffo-Teguo P, Monti JP. 3D NMR structure of a complex between the amyloid beta peptide (1–40) and the polyphenol ε-viniferin glucoside: Implications in Alzheimer's disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:5068-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mulinacci F, Poirier E, Capelle MA, Gurny R, Arvinte T. Influence of methionine oxidation on the aggregation of recombinant human growth hormone. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2013; 85:42-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 03/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Baganz NL, Blakely RD. A dialogue between the immune system and brain, spoken in the language of serotonin. ACS Chem Neurosci 2013; 4:48-63. [PMID: 23336044 DOI: 10.1021/cn300186b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 213] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Neuropsychiatric disorders have long been linked to both immune system activation and alterations in serotonin (5-HT) signaling. In the CNS, the contributions of 5-HT modulate a broad range of targets, most notably, hypothalamic, limbic and cortical circuits linked to the control of mood and mood disorders. In the periphery, many are aware of the production and actions of 5-HT in the gut but are unaware that the molecule and its receptors are also present in the immune system where evidence suggests they contribute to the both innate and adaptive responses. In addition, there is clear evidence that the immune system communicates to the brain via both humoral and neuronal mechanisms, and that CNS 5-HT neurons are a direct or indirect target for these actions. Following a brief primer on the immune system, we describe our current understanding of the synthesis, release, and actions of 5-HT in modulating immune function, including the expression of 5-HT biosynthetic enzymes, receptors, and transporters that are typically studied with respect to the roles in the CNS. We then orient our presentation to recent findings that pro-inflammatory cytokines can modulate CNS 5-HT signaling, leading to a conceptualization that among the many roles of 5-HT in the body is an integrated physiological and behavioral response to inflammatory events and pathogens. From this perspective, altered 5-HT/immune conversations are likely to contribute to risk for neurobehavioral disorders historically linked to compromised 5-HT function or ameliorated by 5-HT targeted medications, including depression and anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and autism. Our review raises the question as to whether genetic variation impacting 5-HT signaling genes may contribute to maladaptive behavior as much through perturbed immune system modulation as through altered brain mechanisms. Conversely, targeting the immune system for therapeutic development may provide an important opportunity to treat mental illness.
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- Nicole L. Baganz
- Department of Pharmacology and ‡Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8548, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and ‡Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8548, United States
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Bharadwaj P, Head R, Martins R, Raussens V, Sarroukh R, Jegasothy H, Waddington L, Bennett L. Modulation of amyloid-β 1-42 structure and toxicity by proline-rich whey peptides. Food Funct 2012; 4:92-103. [PMID: 23014463 DOI: 10.1039/c2fo30111c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A proline-rich peptide product prepared from bovine whey protein that was enriched in several hydrophobic amino acids including proline (whey proline-rich peptide, wPRP) was shown to modulate the folding pathway of human amyloid beta peptide 1-42 (Aβ42) into oligomers. Concentration-dependent changes in ThT-binding to Ab42 by wPRP indicated suppression of oligomerisation, that was supported by Transmission Electron Microscopy. Suppression of β-sheet and specifically, anti-parallel β-sheet structures by wPRP was demonstrated by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, where evidence for capacity of wPRP to dissociate pre-existing β-sheet structures in Aβ42 was also apparent. Suppression of anti-parallel β-sheets of oligomeric Aβ42 was associated with rescue of yeast and SH-SY5Y neuronal cells providing important evidence for the association between anti-parallel β-sheet structure and oligomer toxicity. It was proposed that the interaction of wPRP with Aβ42 interfered with the anti-parallel folding pathway of oligomeric Aβ42 and ultimately produced 'off-pathway' structures of lowered total β-sheet content, with attenuated cellular toxicity.
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- Prashant Bharadwaj
- CSIRO Preventative Health Flagship, Material Science and Engineering, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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Disease-specific expression of the serotonin-receptor 5-HT(2C) in natural killer cells in Alzheimer's dementia. J Neuroimmunol 2012; 251:73-9. [PMID: 22766135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2012.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Alzheimer's dementia (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder characterized mainly by cholinergic failure, but other neuro-transmitters are also deficient especially at late stages of the disease. Misfolded β-amyloid peptide has been identified as a causative agent, however inflammatory changes also play a pivotal role. Even though the most prominent pathology is seen in the cognitive functions, specific abnormalities of the central nervous system (CNS) are also reflected in the periphery, particularly in the immune responses of the body. The aim of this study was to characterize the dopaminergic and serotonergic systems in AD, which are also markedly disrupted along with the hallmark acetyl-choline dysfunction. Peripheral blood mono-nuclear cells (PBMCs) from demented patients were judged against comparison groups including individuals with late-onset depression (LOD), as well as non-demented and non-depressed subjects. Cellular sub-populations were evaluated by mono-clonal antibodies against various cell surface receptors: CD4/CD8 (T-lymphocytes), CD19 (B-lymphocytes), CD14 (monocytes), and CD56 (natural-killer (NK)-cells). The expressions of dopamine D(3) and D(4), as well as serotonin 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(2A), 5-HT(2B) and 5-HT(2C) were also assessed. There were no significant differences among the study groups with respect to the frequency of the cellular sub-types, however a unique profound increase in 5-HT(2C) receptor exclusively in NK-cells was observed in AD. The disease-specific expression of 5-HT(2C), as well as the NK-cell cyto-toxicity, has been linked with cognitive derangement in dementia. These changes not only corroborate the existence of bi-directional communication between the immune system and the CNS, but also elucidate the role of inflammatory activity in AD pathology, and may serve as potential biomarkers for less invasive and early diagnostic purposes as well.
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Filippov AV, Gröbner G, Antzutkin ON. Aggregation of amyloid Abeta((1-40)) peptide in perdeuterated 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol caused by ultrasound sonication. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2010; 48:427-434. [PMID: 20474020 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.2596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Ultrasound sonication of protein and peptide solutions is routinely used in biochemical, biophysical, pharmaceutical and medical sciences to facilitate and accelerate dissolution of macromolecules in both aqueous and organic solvents. However, the impact of ultrasound waves on folding/unfolding of treated proteins, in particular, on aggregation kinetics of amyloidogenic peptides and proteins is not understood. In this work, effects of ultrasound sonication on the misfolding and aggregation behavior of the Alzheimer's Abeta((1-40))-peptide is studied by pulsed-field gradient (PFG) spin-echo diffusion NMR and UV circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Upon simple dissolution of Abeta((1-40)) in perdeuterated trifluoroethanol, CF(3)-CD(2)-OD (TFE-d(3)), the peptide is present in the solution as a stable monomer adopting alpha-helical secondary structural motifs. The self-diffusion coefficient of Abeta((1-40)) monomers in TFE-d(3) was measured as 1.35 x 10(-10) m(2) s(-1), reflecting its monomeric character. However, upon ultrasonic sonication for less than 5 min, considerable populations of Abeta molecules (ca 40%) form large aggregates as reflected in diffusion coefficients smaller than 4.0 x 10(-13) m(2) s(-1). Sonication for longer times (up to 40 min in total) effectively reduces the fraction of these aggregates in (1)H PFG NMR spectra to ca 25%. Additionally, absorption below 230 nm increased significantly upon sonication treatment, an observation, which also clearly confirms the ongoing aggregation process of Abeta((1-40)) in TFE-d(3). Surprisingly, upon ultrasound sonication only small changes in the peptide secondary structure were detected by CD: the peptide molecules mainly adopt alpha-helical motifs in both monomers and aggregates formed upon sonication.
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- Andrei V Filippov
- Division of Chemical Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå SE-97187, Sweden.
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Alley GM, Bailey JA, Chen D, Ray B, Puli LK, Tanila H, Banerjee PK, Lahiri DK. Memantine lowers amyloid-beta peptide levels in neuronal cultures and in APP/PS1 transgenic mice. J Neurosci Res 2010; 88:143-54. [PMID: 19642202 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.22172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Memantine is a moderate-affinity, uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist that stabilizes cognitive, functional, and behavioral decline in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (AD). In AD, the extracellular deposition of fibrillogenic amyloid-beta peptides (Abeta) occurs as a result of aberrant processing of the full-length Abeta precursor protein (APP). Memantine protects neurons from the neurotoxic effects of Abeta and improves cognition in transgenic mice with high brain levels of Abeta. However, it is unknown how memantine protects cells against neurodegeneration and affects APP processing and Abeta production. We report the effects of memantine in three different systems. In human neuroblastoma cells, memantine, at therapeutically relevant concentrations (1-4 muM), decreased levels of secreted APP and Abeta(1-40). Levels of the potentially amylodogenic Abeta(1-42) were undetectable in these cells. In primary rat cortical neuronal cultures, memantine treatment lowered Abeta(1-42) secretion. At the concentrations used, memantine treatment was not toxic to neuroblastoma or primary cultures and increased cell viability and/or metabolic activity under certain conditions. In APP/presenilin-1 (PS1) transgenic mice exhibiting high brain levels of Abeta(1-42), oral dosing of memantine (20 mg/kg/day for 8 days) produced a plasma drug concentration of 0.96 microM and significantly reduced the cortical levels of soluble Abeta(1-42). The ratio of Abeta(1-40)/Abeta(1-42) increased in treated mice, suggesting effects on the gamma-secretase complex. Thus, memantine reduces the levels of Abeta peptides at therapeutic concentrations and may inhibit the accumulation of fibrillogenic Abeta in mammalian brains. Memantine's ability to preserve neuronal cells against neurodegeneration, to increase metabolic activity, and to lower Abeta level has therapeutic implications for neurodegenerative disorders.
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- George M Alley
- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Nicolas P, El Amri C. The dermaseptin superfamily: A gene-based combinatorial library of antimicrobial peptides. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:1537-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Revised: 09/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Kontogiorgis CA, Xu Y, Hadjipavlou-Litina D, Luo Y. Coumarin derivatives protection against ROS production in cellular models of Aβtoxicities. Free Radic Res 2009; 41:1168-80. [PMID: 17886039 DOI: 10.1080/10715760701447884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The role of oxidative stress and free radicals in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been the focus of many recent studies. The role of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) in AD is thought to be associated with Abeta (amyloid - beta) damage in cells. A number of coumarin derivatives were previously found to be potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agents. Herein, these coumarin derivatives were tested as H(2)O(2) scavengers with the DCF assay using two types of neuronal cells: (a) wild type (N2a) neuroblastoma cells and (b) APP/PS1 transgenic cell line expressing Abeta. Their scavenging activity was varied between the types of cell cultures and it was found to be concentration and time dependent in the mutant cells. Their protective role against cell death further supports this notion. These results suggest that these compounds could be used as a template in the design of new molecules with a possible role in AD.
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- Christos A Kontogiorgis
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Teixeira AL, Reis HJ, Coelho FM, Carneiro DS, Teixeira MM, Vieira LB, Mukhamedyarov MA, Zefirov AL, Janka Z, Palotás A. All-or-nothing type biphasic cytokine production of human lymphocytes after exposure to Alzheimer's beta-amyloid peptide. Biol Psychiatry 2008; 64:891-5. [PMID: 18760772 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2008] [Revised: 07/13/2008] [Accepted: 07/15/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuro-inflammation, triggered by beta-amyloid peptide, is implicated as one of the primary contributors to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and several cytokines were identified as key instigating factors. METHODS To reveal the inflammatory response of lymphocytes to the neuro-toxic beta-amyloid peptide, we evaluated the release of several cytokines from peripheral blood mononuclear cells with immuno-assays (ELISA). From hyper-acute to chronic effects of beta-amyloid peptide were assessed at a wide range of concentrations. RESULTS The pro-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-1beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, and Rantes (acronym for regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted) as well as the pleiotropic IL-6 showed a biphasic release pattern over time in both low and high doses of amyloid treatment: after an initial increase, their concentration gradually fell to the baseline. The suppressors IL-4 and IL-10 had a sinus-like secretion panel: an acute increase in their levels turned to a depression and later followed by their over-secretion. Interestingly, beta-amyloid below 10(-8) mol/L produced no effect at all, but any molarity above this threshold caused the very same cytokine secretion pattern, the mark of an all-or-nothing response of beta-amyloid peptide. CONCLUSIONS These results delineate a highly organized pro- and anti-inflammatory response of cells to the neuro-toxic peptide. This is the first study to describe how the beta-amyloid-induced inflammatory processes in Alzheimer's dementia are regulated.
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- Antônio L Teixeira
- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (ICB-UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Krishnamurthy VM, Kaufman GK, Urbach AR, Gitlin I, Gudiksen KL, Weibel DB, Whitesides GM. Carbonic anhydrase as a model for biophysical and physical-organic studies of proteins and protein-ligand binding. Chem Rev 2008; 108:946-1051. [PMID: 18335973 PMCID: PMC2740730 DOI: 10.1021/cr050262p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 565] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Vijay M. Krishnamurthy
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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Wang W, Weisz K. Characterization of peptide-pyrazole interactions in solution by low-temperature NMR studies. Chemistry 2006; 13:854-61. [PMID: 17086564 DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600591] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Complexation of the amino- and carboxyl-protected tripeptide Piv-L-Val-L-Val-L-Val-tBu with 3-methylpyrazole and 3-amino-5-methylpyrazole was studied by low-temperature NMR experiments in a freonic solvent. The peptide forms an extended beta-type structure at all temperatures and associates through hydrogen bonding with the two pyrazole-based beta-sheet ligands. A detailed structural characterization of the formed complexes by one- and two-dimensional NMR experiments under slow exchange conditions was made possible by employing very low temperatures. The tripeptide associates to stable antiparallel dimers that are symmetrically capped on both sides by two pyrazole receptors to form 2:2 complexes. Amide groups of two neighboring residues in an extended conformation are involved in cyclic hydrogen bonds to the pyrazole. Based on amide chemical shift changes, the relative strength of intermolecular hydrogen bonds can be assessed and correlated with the electronic effects of the substituents on the pyrazole.
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- Wei Wang
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Organische Chemie, Takustrasse 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Rivière C, Richard T, Quentin L, Krisa S, Mérillon JM, Monti JP. Inhibitory activity of stilbenes on Alzheimer's beta-amyloid fibrils in vitro. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 15:1160-7. [PMID: 17049256 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2006.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Revised: 09/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/29/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Polymerization of the amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) has been identified as one of the major characteristics of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, finding molecules to prevent the aggregation of Abeta could be of therapeutic value in AD. We describe an original routine in vitro assay to search for inhibitors of Abeta(25-35) fibril formation which uses UV-visible measurements and electron microscopy (EM). In particular, this routine assay was used to examine the effects of stilbenes, a well-known polyphenol class, as inhibitors of Abeta fibril formation. The inhibitory properties of resveratrol (RES), piceid (PIC), resveratrol diglucoside (DIG), piceatannol (PIA), astringine (AST), and viniferin (VIN) were characterized and compared. RES and PIC effectively and dose-dependently inhibited Abeta polymerization while other polyphenols exerted less inhibition. Although the mechanism of anti-amyloidogenic activity is still unknown, these results support the hypothesis that stilbenes could be of therapeutic value in AD.
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- Céline Rivière
- Laboratoire de physique et biophysique, Université de Bordeaux 2, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France
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Crossgrove JS, Li GJ, Zheng W. The choroid plexus removes beta-amyloid from brain cerebrospinal fluid. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2005; 230:771-6. [PMID: 16246905 PMCID: PMC3982214 DOI: 10.1177/153537020523001011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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beta-Amyloid (Abeta) concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the brain may be regulated by the choroid plexus, which forms a barrier between blood and brain CSF. Abeta uptake from CSF was determined as its volume of distribution (V(D)) into isolated rat choroid plexus tissue. The V(D) of [125I]Abeta1-40 was corrected by subtraction of the V(D) of [14C]sucrose, a marker for extracellular space and diffusion. Abeta uptake into choroid plexus was time and temperature dependent. Uptake of [125I]Abeta was saturable. Abeta uptake was not affected by addition of transthyretin or apolipoprotein E3. In studies with primary culture monolayers of choroidal epithelial cells in Transwells, Abeta permeability across cells, corrected by [(14)C]sucrose, was greater from the CSF-facing membrane than from the blood-facing membrane. Similarly, cellular accumulation of [125I]Abeta was concentrative from both directions and was greater from the CSF-facing membrane, suggesting a bias for efflux. Overall, these results suggest the choroid plexus selectively cleanses Abeta from the CSF by an undetermined mechanism(s), potentially reducing Abeta from normal brains and the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients.
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, CIVL-1163D, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
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Giacomelli CE, Norde W. Conformational Changes of the Amyloidβ-Peptide (1-40) Adsorbed on Solid Surfaces. Macromol Biosci 2005; 5:401-7. [PMID: 15889393 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200400189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The conformational change of the 39-43 residues of the amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) toward a beta-sheet enriched state promotes self-aggregation of the peptide molecules and constitutes the major peptide component of the amyloid plaques in Alzheimer patients. The crucial question behind the self-aggregation of Abeta is related to the different pathways the peptide may take after cleavage from the amyloid precursor proteins at cellular membranes. This work is aiming at determining the conformation of the Abeta (1-40) adsorbed on hydrophobic Teflon and hydrophilic silica particles, as model sorbent surfaces mimicking the apolar transmembrane environment and the polar, charged membrane surface, respectively. The mechanism by which the Abeta interacts with solid surfaces strongly depends on the hydrophobic/hydrophilic character of the particles. Hydrophobic and electrostatic interactions contribute differently in each case, causing a completely different conformational change of the adsorbed molecules on the two surfaces. When hydrophobic interactions between the peptide and the sorbent prevail, the adsorbed Abeta (1-40) mainly adopts an alpha-helix conformation due to H-bonding in the apolar part of the peptide that is oriented towards the surface. On the other hand, when the peptide adsorbs by electrostatic interactions beta-sheet formation is promoted due to intermolecular association between the apolar parts of the adsorbed peptide. Irrespective of the characteristics of the solid sorbent, crowding the surface results in intermolecular association between adsorbed molecules leading to a strong aggregation tendency of the Abeta (1-40). [Diagram: see text] CD spectra of Abeta (1-40) at pH 7: A) in solution ([Abeta]=0.2 mg.ml(-1)) freshly prepared (line) and after overnight incubation (symbols);B) on Teflon (Gamma=0.5 mg.m(-2)).
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- Carla E Giacomelli
- INFIQC, Departamento de Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ciudad Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Watanabe Y, Yasui K, Nakano T, Doi K, Fukada Y, Kitayama M, Ishimoto M, Kurihara S, Kawashima M, Fukuda H, Adachi Y, Inoue T, Nakashima K. Mouse motor neuron disease caused by truncated SOD1 with or without C-terminal modification. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 135:12-20. [PMID: 15857664 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2004] [Revised: 11/08/2004] [Accepted: 11/13/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) contributes to a portion of the cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). We previously reported on a FALS family whose members had a mutant form of SOD1 characterized by a 2-base pair (bp) deletion at codon 126 of the SOD1 gene. To investigate the cellular consequences of this mutation, we produced transgenic mice that expressed normal and mutated copies of human SOD1: wild-type SOD1 (W), wild-type SOD1 with a FLAG epitope at C-terminal (WF), mutated SOD1 with the 2-bp deletion (D), and SOD1 with the 2-bp deletion with FLAG (DF). The mice heterozygotic for the human mutated SOD1 (D and DF) showed distinct ALS-like motor symptoms, whereas the mice heterozygotic for the normal SOD1 (W and WF) mice did not. Homozygotes of D and DF lines showed the ALS symptoms at an earlier age and died earlier than the heterozygotes. By Northern blot analysis, the mRNAs for all human SOD1s were confirmed in these lines. All the human SOD1 proteins, except the D mutant, were detectable by immunoblot. The D protein was only confirmed when it was concentrated by immunoprecipitation. Neuropathologically, loss of spinal motor neurons and reactive gliosis were common features in the symptomatic lines. The remaining motor neurons in these mice also exhibited eosinophilic inclusions. The biochemical and pathological characteristics of these mice are quite similar to those of human FALS patients with same mutation. This intriguing model will provide an important source of information of the pathogenesis of FALS.
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- Yasuhiro Watanabe
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishi-cho 36-1,Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
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Schmuck C, Frey P, Heil M. Inhibition of Fibril Formation of Aβ by Guanidiniocarbonyl Pyrrole Receptors. Chembiochem 2005; 6:628-31. [PMID: 15719356 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Carsten Schmuck
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.
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Chen Q, Vekilov PG, Nagel RL, Hirsch RE. Liquid-liquid phase separation in hemoglobins: distinct aggregation mechanisms of the beta6 mutants. Biophys J 2004; 86:1702-12. [PMID: 14990498 PMCID: PMC1304006 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74239-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Reversible liquid-liquid (L-L) phase separation in the form of high concentration hemoglobin (Hb) solution droplets is favored in an equilibrium with a low-concentration Hb solution when induced by inositol-hexaphosphate in the presence of polyethylene glycol 4000 at pH 6.35 HEPES (50 mM). The L-L phase separation of Hb serves as a model to elucidate intermolecular interactions that may give rise to accelerated nucleation kinetics of liganded HbC (beta6 Lys) compared to HbS (beta6 Val) and HbA (beta6 Glu). Under conditions of low pH (pH 6.35) in the presence of inositol-hexaphosphate, COHb assumes an altered R-state. The phase lines for the three Hb variants in concentration and temperature coordinates indicate that liganded HbC exhibits a stronger net intermolecular attraction with a longer range than liganded HbS and HbA. Over time, L-L phase separation gives rise to amorphous aggregation and subsequent formation of crystals of different kinetics and habits, unique to the individual Hb. The composite of R- and T-like solution aggregation behavior indicates that this is a conformationally driven event. These results indicate that specific contact sites, thermodynamics, and kinetics all play a role in L-L phase separation and differ for the beta6 mutant hemoglobins compared to HbA. In addition, the dense liquid droplet interface or aggregate interface noticeably participates in crystal nucleation.
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- Qiuying Chen
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Amyloid-beta (Abeta) has for a long time been thought to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD). Analysis of available data indicates that Abeta possesses properties of a metal-binding apolipoprotein influencing lipid transport and metabolism. Protection of lipoproteins from oxidation by transition metals, synaptic activity and role in the acute phase response represent plausible physiological functions of Abeta. However, these important biochemical qualities which may critically influence the development of AD, have been largely ignored by mainstream AD researchers, making Abeta appear to be a "black sheep" in a "good apolipoprotein" family. New studies are needed to shed further light on the physiological role of Abeta in lipid metabolism in the brain.
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- Anatol Kontush
- INSERM Unité 551, Hôpital de la Pitié, Pavilion Benjamin Delessert, 83, Bd de l'Hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France.
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Sabaté R, Gallardo M, Estelrich J. An autocatalytic reaction as a model for the kinetics of the aggregation of beta-amyloid. Biopolymers 2004; 71:190-5. [PMID: 12767118 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease is the commonest form of senile dementia, affecting almost 20 million people worldwide. This neurodegenerative disorder is characterized by amyloid deposition in senile plaques, composed primarily of fibrils of an aggregated peptide, beta-amyloid. Fibrillation of beta-amyloid is a nucleation-dependent polymerization process, which is controlled by two kinetics parameters: the nucleation rate and the elongation or growth rate. As the kinetics of fibrillation is strongly dependent on the presence of trace amounts of fibrils, we suggest that the aggregation of beta-amyloid is a model of autocatalytic reaction. A mathematical analysis, permitting quantitative monitoring of the kinetics of fibrillogenesis of beta-amyloid, nucleation, and elongation constants, is presented. The model was checked by applying it to the aggregation of the fragment 1-40 of the beta-amyloid. Understanding of these rate constants may facilitate the study of the effect of substances used for controlling fibril creation and growth. The disaggregating effect of dodecyl trimethylammonium bromide, a cationic surfactant, was easily quantified by means of the model.
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- Raimon Sabaté
- Departament de Fisicoquímica, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Yan JJ, Kim DH, Moon YS, Jung JS, Ahn EM, Baek NI, Song DK. Protection against beta-amyloid peptide-induced memory impairment with long-term administration of extract of Angelica gigas or decursinol in mice. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2004; 28:25-30. [PMID: 14687853 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5846(03)00168-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We investigated the effect of long-term oral administration of ethanolic extract of Angelica gigas Nakai (Umbelliferae) (EAG) or decursinol, a coumarin isolated from A. gigas, on beta-amyloid peptide 1-42 (Abeta(1-42))-induced memory impairment in mice. Mice were allowed free access to drinking water (control) or water containing different concentrations of EAG. After 4 weeks, Abeta(1-42) (410 pmol) was administered via intracerebroventricular injection. Pretreatment of mice with EAG (0.1%) for 4 weeks significantly blocked the Abeta(1-42)-induced impairment in passive avoidance performance. Next, mice were fed with chow mixed with various doses of decursinol for 4 weeks before intracerebroventricular injection of Abeta(1-42) (410 pmol). Pretreatment of mice with decursinol (0.001%, 0.002%, and 0.004%) for 4 weeks significantly attenuated the Abeta(1-42)-induced impairment in passive avoidance performance. Decursinol (0.004%) also significantly blunted the Abeta(1-42)-induced decrease in alternation behavior (spatial working memory) in the Y-maze test without change in general locomotor activity. These findings suggest that EAG or decursinol may have preventive effect against memory impairment related with Abeta of Alzheimer's disease.
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- Ji-Jing Yan
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Institute of Natural Medicine, Hallym University, Chunchon, Kangwon-Do, 200-702, South Korea
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Schäfer M, Schmuck C, Heil M, Cooper HJ, Hendrickson CL, Chalmers MJ, Marshall AG. Determination of the activation energy for unimolecular dissociation of a non-covalent gas-phase peptide: substrate complex by infrared multiphoton dissociation fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:1282-1289. [PMID: 14597118 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00576-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The activation energy for the unimolecular dissociation of a non-covalent supramolecular complex between an Artificial Cationic Receptor A ([Gua-Val-Val-Val-Amide]+, in which Gua is guanidiniocarbonyl pyrrole) and an Anionic Tetrapeptide B ([N-Acetyl-Val-Val-Ile-Ala]-) has been determined by measurement of the dissociation rate constant as a function of infrared CO2 laser power density. Singly-charged quasimolecular [A + B + H]+ ions are isolated, stored in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometer, and irradiated by IR photons. The rate constant for dissociation of the non-covalent complex is determined at five different laser power densities. A plot of the natural logarithm of the first-order rate constant versus the natural logarithm of the laser power density yields a straight line, the slope of which provides an approximate measure of the activation energy (Ea(laser)) for dissociation. Ea(laser) is calculated by a relationship derived earlier by Dunbar and with a newly proposed equation by Paech et al. The results of the two approaches deliver significantly different activation energy values for the unimolecular dissociation of the non-covalent complex. We obtain EaI(laser) = 0.67 eV (Dunbar approximation) and EaII(laser) = 1.12 eV (Paech et al. approximation). Differences between the two approaches are discussed with respect to non-covalent complexes.
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- Mathias Schäfer
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, University Cologne, Köln, Germany.
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Pedersen KE, Einholm AP, Christensen A, Schack L, Wind T, Kenney JM, Andreasen PA. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 polymers, induced by inactivating amphipathic organochemical ligands. Biochem J 2003; 372:747-55. [PMID: 12656676 PMCID: PMC1223451 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2002] [Revised: 03/24/2003] [Accepted: 03/26/2003] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Negatively charged organochemical inactivators of the anti-proteolytic activity of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) convert it to inactive polymers. As investigated by native gel electrophoresis, the size of the PAI-1 polymers ranged from dimers to multimers of more than 20 units. As compared with native PAI-1, the polymers exhibited an increased resistance to temperature-induced unfolding. Polymerization was associated with specific changes in patterns of digestion with non-target proteases. During incubation with urokinase-type plasminogen activator, the polymers were slowly converted to reactive centre-cleaved monomers, indicating substrate behaviour of the terminal PAI-1 molecules in the polymers. A quadruple mutant of PAI-1 with a retarded rate of latency transition also had a retarded rate of polymerization. Studying a number of serpins by native gel electrophoresis, ligand-induced polymerization was observed only with PAI-1 and heparin cofactor II, which were also able to copolymerize. On the basis of these results, we suggest that the binding of ligands in a specific region of PAI-1 leads to so-called loop-sheet polymerization, in which the reactive centre loop of one molecule binds to beta-sheet A in another molecule. Induction of serpin polymerization by small organochemical ligands is a novel finding and is of protein chemical interest in relation to pathological protein polymerization in general.
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- Katrine E Pedersen
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Denmark.
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Windisch M, Hutter-Paier B, Schreiner E. Current drugs and future hopes in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION. SUPPLEMENTUM 2003:149-64. [PMID: 12456060 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6139-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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In spite of several years of experience with the use of cholinesterase inhibitors for treatment of symptoms of Alzheimer's disease their influence on disease progression remains still unclear. New cholinesterase inhibitors should provide an additional neuroprotective activity, because only substances which stop neuronal death can influence disease progression. New treatment strategies are focusing on amyloid processing, preventing the occurrence of toxic A beta(1-42) peptide. These procedures include the vaccination trials, but their clinical usefulness has to be proven. Also strategies focussing on neurofibrillary pathologies should be explored in detail. Drug development for Alzheimer's disease should include all pathological events associated with neurodegeneration, like oxidative stress, neuroinflammation or disturbances in growth factor signaling. Abnormal protein aggregation as a common feature of different neurodegenerative diseases might also be a promising drug target. Beside beta sheet breakers directed against beta-amyloid deposition the endogenous protein beta-synuclein or derivatives of it might be able to counteract aggregation of alpha-synuclein as well as of amyloid beta protein. Interaction with alpha-synuclein deserves special attention because it might be an early step of synaptic degeneration. Due to the complexity of the disease combination of different drugs might be the most promising way to go. The parallel development of early biological markers should enable intervention in pre-symptomatic disease stages.
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- M Windisch
- JSW-Research Forschungslabor GmbH, Graz, Austria.
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Sabaté R, Estelrich J. Aggregation characteristics of ovalbumin in beta-sheet conformation determined by spectroscopy. Biopolymers 2002; 67:113-20. [PMID: 12073933 DOI: 10.1002/bip.10061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Protein misfolding and aggregation are involved in a number of the so-called "conformational" diseases (e.g., transmissible spongiform encephalopathies and Alzheimer disease). The development of rational strategies to interfere with aggregation is a potential therapeutic approach that requires complete knowledge of the aggregation process. We studied the aggregation of ovalbumin in beta-sheet conformation using mainly the spectral changes in the spectra of two dyes (Congo Red and pinacyanol) caused by the aggregates. We assumed a linear model of polymerization that fit to the experimental data. The critical aggregation constant, concentration of half-aggregation, nucleation parameter, growth parameter, and number of aggregation and free energy changes (total and per residue) were determined as aggregation-related parameters. Beta-Ovalbumin aggregates in a cooperative way. Moreover, the differences between such parameters obtained with Congo Red and pinacyanol suggest that each dye interacts with the protein in its own way.
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- Raimon Sabaté
- Departament de Fisicoquímica, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Behl C, Moosmann B. Oxidative nerve cell death in Alzheimer's disease and stroke: antioxidants as neuroprotective compounds. Biol Chem 2002; 383:521-36. [PMID: 12033440 DOI: 10.1515/bc.2002.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Many neurodegenerative disorders and syndromes are associated with an excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress. The pathways to nerve cell death induced by diverse potential neurotoxins such as peptides, excitatory amino acids, cytokines or synthetic drugs commonly share oxidative downstream processes, which can cause either an acute oxidative destruction or activate secondary events leading to apoptosis. The pathophysiological role of ROS has been intensively studied in in vitro and in vivo models of chronic neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and of syndromes associated with rapid nerve cell loss as occuring in stroke. In AD, oxidative neuronal cell dysfunction and cell death caused by protofibrils and aggregates of the AD-associated amyloid beta protein (Abeta) may causally contribute to pathogenesis and progression. ROS and reactive nitrogen species also take part in the complex cascade of events and the detrimental effects occuring during ischemia and reperfusion in stroke. Direct antioxidants such as chain-breaking free radical scavengers can prevent oxidative nerve cell death. Although there is ample experimental evidence demonstrating neuroprotective activities of direct antioxidants in vitro, the clinical evidence for antioxidant compounds to act as protective drugs is relatively scarce. Here, the neuroprotective potential of antioxidant phenolic structures including alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) and 17beta-estradiol (estrogen) in vitro is summarized. In addition, the antioxidant and cytoprotective activities of lipophilic tyrosine- and tryptophan-containing structures are discussed. Finally, an outlook is given on the neuroprotective potential of aromatic amines and imines, which may comprise novel lead structures for antioxidant drug design.
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