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Zhao R. Can exercise benefits be harnessed with drugs? A new way to combat neurodegenerative diseases by boosting neurogenesis. Transl Neurodegener 2024; 13:36. [PMID: 39049102 PMCID: PMC11271207 DOI: 10.1186/s40035-024-00428-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) is affected by multiple factors, such as enriched environment, exercise, ageing, and neurodegenerative disorders. Neurodegenerative disorders can impair AHN, leading to progressive neuronal loss and cognitive decline. Compelling evidence suggests that individuals engaged in regular exercise exhibit higher production of proteins that are essential for AHN and memory. Interestingly, specific molecules that mediate the effects of exercise have shown effectiveness in promoting AHN and cognition in different transgenic animal models. Despite these advancements, the precise mechanisms by which exercise mimetics induce AHN remain partially understood. Recently, some novel exercise molecules have been tested and the underlying mechanisms have been proposed, involving intercommunications between multiple organs such as muscle-brain crosstalk, liver-brain crosstalk, and gut-brain crosstalk. In this review, we will discuss the current evidence regarding the effects and potential mechanisms of exercise mimetics on AHN and cognition in various neurological disorders. Opportunities, challenges, and future directions in this research field are also discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Renqing Zhao
- College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, 88 South Daxue Road, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Rafiei H, Yeung M, Kowalski S, Li MY, Harris D, Chang J, Nguyen N, Yorke E, Sampath S, Hollman S, Duns G, O'Brien L, Steidl C, Krystal G, Elisia I. Butyrate and tributyrin reduce LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine production from human visceral fat. Int J Obes (Lond) 2024:10.1038/s41366-024-01581-9. [PMID: 38987636 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-024-01581-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The current obesity crisis has resulted in many people with excess adipose tissue suffering from chronic inflammation. This inflammation is largely due to the release of cytokines and chemokines from visceral fat. The aim of this study was to identify potential anti-inflammatory agents that might alleviate obesity-induced chronic inflammation. METHODS To identify agents that might alleviate this obesity-induced chronic inflammation we have developed a simple protocol for incubating intact pieces of human visceral adipose tissue in 35 mm tissue culture plates, in the presence of low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and co-incubating these samples with potential anti-inflammatory agents. RNA-Seq analysis was performed to identify enriched gene expression signatures among the most significantly differentially expressed genes. RESULTS From this screen, we have identified the short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) sodium butyrate and its triacylglyceride form, tributyrin, as effective agents, significantly reducing the production of LPS-induced inflammatory cytokines and chemokines from all adipose tissue samples tested. As well, these agents appear to be non-toxic at the concentrations tested. RNA-Seq analysis has revealed that IL36γ is one of the most upregulated genes in response to LPS and one of the most downregulated when sodium butyrate is added to human fat samples stimulated with LPS. IL-36γ ELISAs confirmed this holds true at the protein level as well. CONCLUSIONS These studies suggest that the short-chain fatty acid, sodium butyrate, and its triacylglyceride form, tributyrin, might alleviate the chronic inflammation that is associated with many individuals with obesity.
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- Hossein Rafiei
- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoid Cancer Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Richmond Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond, BC, V7C 5L9, Canada
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- Richmond Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond, BC, V7C 5L9, Canada
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- Richmond Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond, BC, V7C 5L9, Canada
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- Richmond Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond, BC, V7C 5L9, Canada
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- Richmond Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, Richmond Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, Richmond, BC, V7C 5L9, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoid Cancer Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoid Cancer Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoid Cancer Research, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1L3, Canada.
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Zhai Z, Kong F, Zhu Z, Dai J, Cai J, Xie D, Shen Y, Xu Y, Sun T. Effect and Potential Mechanism of Immunotherapy on Cognitive Deficits in Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2024; 32:555-583. [PMID: 38158285 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Immunotherapy has been reported to ameliorate Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the animal model; however, the immunologic approaches and mechanisms have not been specifically described. Thus, the systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to explore the effect and potential mechanism of immunotherapy on AD animal experiments based on behavioral indicators. METHODS According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and the Cochrane Collaboration guidelines and the inclusion/exclusion criteria of immunotherapy in animal studies, 15 studies were systematically reviewed after extraction from a collected database of 3,742 publications. Finally, the effect and mechanism of immunotherapy on AD models were described by performing multiple subgroup analyses. RESULTS After immunotherapy, the escape latency was reduced by 18.15 seconds and the number of crossings over the platform location was increased by 1.60 times in the Morris Water Maze. Furthermore, compared to the control group, active and passive immunization could markedly ameliorate learning and memory impairment in 3 × Tg AD animal models, and active immunization could ameliorate the learning and memory ability of the APPswe/PS1ΔE9 AD animal model. Meanwhile, it could be speculated that cognitive dysfunction was improved by immunotherapy, perhaps mainly via reducing Aβ40, Aβ42, and Tau levels, as well as increasing IL-4 levels. CONCLUSION Immunotherapy significantly ameliorated the cognitive dysfunction of AD animal models by assessing behavioral indicators.
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- Zhenwei Zhai
- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy (DX, YS, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy (DX, YS, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- TCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province (YX), Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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- School of Intelligent Medicine (ZZ, FK, ZZ, JD, JC, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China; State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy (DX, YS, TS), Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
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Zhao R. Exercise mimetics: a novel strategy to combat neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's disease. J Neuroinflammation 2024; 21:40. [PMID: 38308368 PMCID: PMC10837901 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-024-03031-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Neuroinflammation is a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by the stimulation of resident immune cells of the brain and the penetration of peripheral immune cells. These inflammatory processes facilitate the deposition of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and the abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau protein. Managing neuroinflammation to restore immune homeostasis and decrease neuronal damage is a therapeutic approach for AD. One way to achieve this is through exercise, which can improve brain function and protect against neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and synaptic dysfunction in AD models. The neuroprotective impact of exercise is regulated by various molecular factors that can be activated in the same way as exercise by the administration of their mimetics. Recent evidence has proven some exercise mimetics effective in alleviating neuroinflammation and AD, and, additionally, they are a helpful alternative option for patients who are unable to perform regular physical exercise to manage neurodegenerative disorders. This review focuses on the current state of knowledge on exercise mimetics, including their efficacy, regulatory mechanisms, progress, challenges, limitations, and future guidance for their application in AD therapy.
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- Renqing Zhao
- College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.
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Yang YN, Zhang MQ, Yu FL, Han B, Bao MY, Yan-He, Li X, Zhang Y. Peroxisom proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α in neurodegenerative disorders: A promising therapeutic target. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 215:115717. [PMID: 37516277 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) are characterized by progressive loss of selectively vulnerable neuronal populations and myelin sheath, leading to behavioral and cognitive dysfunction that adversely affect the quality of life. Identifying novel therapies that attenuate the progression of NDDs would be of significance. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (PGC-1α), a widely expressed transcriptional regulator, modulates the expression of genes engaged in mitochondrial biosynthesis, metabolic regulation, and oxidative stress (OS). Emerging evidences point to the strong connection between PGC-1α and NDDs, suggesting its positive impaction on the progression of NDDs. Therefore, it is urgent to gain a deeper and broader understanding between PGC-1α and NDDs. To this end, this review presents a comprehensive overview of PGC-1α, including its basic characteristics, the post-translational modulations, as well as the interacting transcription factors. Secondly, the pathogenesis of PGC-1α in various NDDs, such as Alzheimer's (AD), Parkinson's (PD), and Huntington's disease (HD) is briefly discussed. Additionally, this study summarizes the underlying mechanisms that PGC-1α is neuroprotective in NDDs via regulating neuroinflammation, OS, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Finally, we briefly outline the shortcomings of current NDDs drug therapy, and summarize the functions and potential applications of currently available PGC-1α modulators (activator or inhibitors). Generally, this review updates our insight of the important role of PGC-1α on the development of NDDs, and provides a promising therapeutic target/ drug for the treatment of NDDs.
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- Ya-Na Yang
- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Shaanxi Normal University), The Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China.
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García-Viñuales S, Sciacca MFM, Lanza V, Santoro AM, Grasso G, Tundo GR, Sbardella D, Coletta M, Grasso G, La Rosa C, Milardi D. The interplay between lipid and Aβ amyloid homeostasis in Alzheimer's Disease: risk factors and therapeutic opportunities. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 236:105072. [PMID: 33675779 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Alzheimer's Diseases (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid deposits of Aβ peptide in the brain. Besides genetic background, the presence of other diseases and an unhealthy lifestyle are known risk factors for AD development. Albeit accumulating clinical evidence suggests that an impaired lipid metabolism is related to Aβ deposition, mechanistic insights on the link between amyloid fibril formation/clearance and aberrant lipid interactions are still unavailable. Recently, many studies have described the key role played by membrane bound Aβ assemblies in neurotoxicity. Moreover, it has been suggested that a derangement of the ubiquitin proteasome pathway and autophagy is significantly correlated with toxic Aβ aggregation and dysregulation of lipid levels. Thus, studies focusing on the role played by lipids in Aβ aggregation and proteostasis could represent a promising area of investigation for the design of valuable treatments. In this review we examine current knowledge concerning the effects of lipids in Aβ aggregation and degradation processes, focusing on the therapeutic opportunities that a comprehensive understanding of all biophysical, biochemical, and biological processes involved may disclose.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Cristallografia, Catania, Italy.
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Diniz TA, de Lima Junior EA, Teixeira AA, Biondo LA, da Rocha LAF, Valadão IC, Silveira LS, Cabral-Santos C, de Souza CO, Rosa Neto JC. Aerobic training improves NAFLD markers and insulin resistance through AMPK-PPAR-α signaling in obese mice. Life Sci 2020; 266:118868. [PMID: 33310034 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Liver steatosis is one of the main drivers for the development of whole-body insulin resistance. Conversely, aerobic training (AT) has been suggested as non-pharmacological tool to improve liver steatosis, however, the underlying molecular mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the effect of 8-weeks AT in non-alcoholic liver disease (NAFLD) outcomes in obese mice. Male C57BL/6 J wild type (WT) were fed with standard (SD) or high-fat diet (HFD) for 12-weeks. Another group fed with HFD underwent 8-weeks of AT (60% of maximum velocity), initiated at the 5th week of experimental protocol. We measured metabolic, body composition parameters, protein and gene expression inflammatory and metabolic mediators. We found that AT attenuates the weight gain, but not body fat accumulation. AT improved triacylglycerol and non-esterified fatty acid plasma concentrations, and also whole-body insulin resistance. Regarding NAFLD, AT decreased the progression of macrovesicular steatosis and inflammation through the upregulation of AMPK Thr172 phosphorylation and PPAR-α protein expression. Moreover, although no effects of intervention in PPAR-γ protein concentration were observed, we found increased levels of its target genes Cd36 and Scd1 in exercised group, demonstrating augmented transcriptional activity. AT reduced liver cytokines concentrations, such as TNF-α, IL-10, MCP-1 and IL-6, regardless of increased Ser536 NF-κB phosphorylation. In fact, none of the interventions regulated NF-κB target genes Il1b and Cccl2, demonstrating its low transcriptional activity. Therefore, we conclude that AT attenuates the progression of liver macrovesicular steatosis and inflammation through AMPK-PPAR-α signaling and PPAR-γ activation, respectively, improving insulin resistance in obese mice.
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- Tiego Aparecido Diniz
- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Exercise and Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Physical Education, University of the State of Sao Paulo, Rua Roberto Simonsen, 305, 19060-900 Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Immunometabolism Research Group, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof Lineu Prestes, 1524, CEP 05508-900 Butantã, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Tseng HH, Huang WR, Cheng CY, Chiu HC, Liao TL, Nielsen BL, Liu HJ. Aspirin and 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide Riboside Attenuate Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus Replication by Inhibiting BEFV-Induced Autophagy. Front Immunol 2020; 11:556838. [PMID: 33329515 PMCID: PMC7732683 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.556838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Recent study in our laboratory has demonstrated that BEFV-induced autophagy via activation of the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB and Src/JNK pathways and suppression of the PI3K-AKt-mTORC1 pathway is beneficial for virus replication. In the current study, we found that both aspirin and 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-riboside (AICAR) siginificantly attenuated virus replication by inhibiting BEFV-induced autophagy via suppressing the BEFV-activated PI3K/Akt/NF-κB and Src/JNK pathways as well as inducing reversion of the BEFV-suppressed PI3K-Akt-mTORC1 pathway. AICAR reversed the BEFV-activated PI3K/Akt/NF-κB and Src/JNK pathways at the early to late stages of infection and induced reversion of the BEFV-suppressed PI3K-AKt-mTORC1 pathway at the late stage of infection. Our findings reveal that inhibition of BEFV-induced autophagy by AICAR is independent of AMPK. Furthermore, we found that AICAR transcriptionally downregulates the ATG related genes ULK1, Beclin 1, and LC3 and enhances Atg7 degradation by the proteasome pathway. Aspirin suppresses virus replication by inhibiting BEFV-induced autophagy. It directly suppressed the NF-κB pathway and reversed the BEFV-activated Src/JNK pathway at the early stage of infection and reversed the BEFV-suppressed PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway at the late stage of infection. The current study provides mechanistic insights into the effects of aspirin and AICAR on BEFV replication through suppression of BEFV-induced autophagy.
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- Hsu-Hung Tseng
- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Division of General Surgery, Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Ph.D Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States
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- Institute of Molecular Biology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Rong Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Ph.D Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Schmukler E, Pinkas‐Kramarski R. Autophagy induction in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Drug Dev Res 2020; 81:184-193. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.21605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Eran Schmukler
- Department of NeurobiologySchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel‐Aviv University Ramat‐Aviv Israel
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- Department of NeurobiologySchool of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics, the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel‐Aviv University Ramat‐Aviv Israel
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Boland B, Yu WH, Corti O, Mollereau B, Henriques A, Bezard E, Pastores GM, Rubinsztein DC, Nixon RA, Duchen MR, Mallucci GR, Kroemer G, Levine B, Eskelinen EL, Mochel F, Spedding M, Louis C, Martin OR, Millan MJ. Promoting the clearance of neurotoxic proteins in neurodegenerative disorders of ageing. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2018; 17:660-688. [PMID: 30116051 DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2018.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Neurodegenerative disorders of ageing (NDAs) such as Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, frontotemporal dementia, Huntington disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis represent a major socio-economic challenge in view of their high prevalence yet poor treatment. They are often called 'proteinopathies' owing to the presence of misfolded and aggregated proteins that lose their physiological roles and acquire neurotoxic properties. One reason underlying the accumulation and spread of oligomeric forms of neurotoxic proteins is insufficient clearance by the autophagic-lysosomal network. Several other clearance pathways are also compromised in NDAs: chaperone-mediated autophagy, the ubiquitin-proteasome system, extracellular clearance by proteases and extrusion into the circulation via the blood-brain barrier and glymphatic system. This article focuses on emerging mechanisms for promoting the clearance of neurotoxic proteins, a strategy that may curtail the onset and slow the progression of NDAs.
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- Barry Boland
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Taub Institute for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- ICM Institute for Brain and Spinal Cord, Paris, France
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- CNRS, Institut des Maladies Neurodégénératives, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Metabolic Diseases, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge and UK Dementia Research Institute, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Center for Dementia Research, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, NY, USA.,Departments of Psychiatry and Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research and Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Université Paris Descartes/Paris V, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Paris VI, Paris, France.,Equipe 11 labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France.,INSERM U1138, Paris, France.,Metabolomics and Cell Biology Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Villejuif, France.,Karolinska Institute, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Pôle de Biologie, Hopitâl Européen George Pompidou (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Center for Autophagy Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dallas, TX, USA
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- INSERM U 1127, Brain and Spine Institute, Paris, France
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- Centre for Therapeutic Innovation in Neuropsychiatry, IDR Servier, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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- Université d'Orléans & CNRS, Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique (ICOA), Orléans, France
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- Centre for Therapeutic Innovation in Neuropsychiatry, IDR Servier, 78290 Croissy sur Seine, France
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PGC-1α sparks the fire of neuroprotection against neurodegenerative disorders. Ageing Res Rev 2018; 44:8-21. [PMID: 29580918 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Recently, growing evidence has demonstrated that peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) is a superior transcriptional regulator that acts via controlling the expression of anti-oxidant enzymes and uncoupling proteins and inducing mitochondrial biogenesis, which plays a beneficial part in the central nervous system (CNS). Given the significance of PGC-1α, we summarize the current literature on the molecular mechanisms and roles of PGC-1α in the CNS. Thus, in this review, we first briefly introduce the basic characteristics regarding PGC-1α. We then depict some of its important cerebral functions and discuss upstream modulators, partners, and downstream effectors of the PGC-1α signaling pathway. Finally, we highlight recent progress in research on the involvement of PGC-1α in certain major neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Collectively, the data presented here may be useful for supporting the future potential of PGC-1α as a therapeutic target.
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Singh I, Samuvel DJ, Choi S, Saxena N, Singh AK, Won J. Combination therapy of lovastatin and AMP-activated protein kinase activator improves mitochondrial and peroxisomal functions and clinical disease in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model. Immunology 2018; 154:434-451. [PMID: 29331024 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Recent studies report that loss and dysfunction of mitochondria and peroxisomes contribute to the myelin and axonal damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study, we investigated the efficacy of a combination of lovastatin and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator (AICAR) on the loss and dysfunction of mitochondria and peroxisomes and myelin and axonal damage in spinal cords, relative to the clinical disease symptoms, using a mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE, a model for MS). We observed that lovastatin and AICAR treatments individually provided partial protection of mitochondria/peroxisomes and myelin/axons, and therefore partial attenuation of clinical disease in EAE mice. However, treatment of EAE mice with the lovastatin and AICAR combination provided greater protection of mitochondria/peroxisomes and myelin/axons, and greater improvement in clinical disease compared with individual drug treatments. In spinal cords of EAE mice, lovastatin-mediated inhibition of RhoA and AICAR-mediated activation of AMPK cooperatively enhanced the expression of the transcription factors and regulators (e.g. PPARα/β, SIRT-1, NRF-1, and TFAM) required for biogenesis and the functions of mitochondria (e.g. OXPHOS, MnSOD) and peroxisomes (e.g. PMP70 and catalase). In summary, these studies document that oral medication with a combination of lovastatin and AICAR, which are individually known to have immunomodulatory effects, provides potent protection and repair of inflammation-induced loss and dysfunction of mitochondria and peroxisomes as well as myelin and axonal abnormalities in EAE. As statins are known to provide protection in progressive MS (Phase II study), these studies support that supplementation statin treatment with an AMPK activator may provide greater efficacy against MS.
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- Inderjit Singh
- Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.,Research Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Mitophagy and age-related pathologies: Development of new therapeutics by targeting mitochondrial turnover. Pharmacol Ther 2017; 178:157-174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Xu P, Huang MW, Xiao CX, Long F, Wang Y, Liu SY, Jia WW, Wu WJ, Yang D, Hu JF, Liu XH, Zhu YZ. Matairesinol Suppresses Neuroinflammation and Migration Associated with Src and ERK1/2-NF-κB Pathway in Activating BV2 Microglia. Neurochem Res 2017; 42:2850-2860. [PMID: 28512713 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-017-2301-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Chronic neuroinflammation is a pathological feature of neurodegenerative diseases. Inhibition of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation might be a potential strategy for neurodegeneration. Matairesinol, a dibenzylbutyrolactone plant lignan, presents in a wide variety of foodstuffs. It has been found to possess anti-angiogenic, anti-oxidative, anti-cancer and anti-fungal activities. In the present study, we investigated the anti-neuroinflammation effects of matairesinol on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced BV2 microglia cells and the related molecular mechanisms. The results showed that matairesinol inhibited microglia activation by reducing the production of nitric oxide, the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 in a concentration-dependent manner (6.25, 12.5, 25 μM). In the molecular signaling pathway, LPS-induced nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) transcriptional activity and translocation into the nucleus were remarkably suppressed by matairesinol through the inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 signal transduction pathways, but not p38 MAPK or c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Meanwhile, matairesinol also blocked LPS-mediated microglia migration and this was associated with inhibition of LPS-induced Src phosphorylation as well as Src expression in a concentration-dependent manner. Taken together, these results suggest that matairesinol inhibited inflammatory response and migration in LPS-induced BV2 microglia, and the mechanisms may be associated with the NF-κB activation and modulation of Src pathway.
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- Peng Xu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Department of Natural Products Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, 826, Zhangheng Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, 201203, China. .,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Taipa, Macao.
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de Vallière C, Cosin-Roger J, Simmen S, Atrott K, Melhem H, Zeitz J, Madanchi M, Tcymbarevich I, Fried M, Kullak-Ublick GA, Vavricka SR, Misselwitz B, Seuwen K, Wagner CA, Eloranta JJ, Rogler G, Ruiz PA. Hypoxia Positively Regulates the Expression of pH-Sensing G-Protein-Coupled Receptor OGR1 (GPR68). Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 2:796-810. [PMID: 28174749 PMCID: PMC5247318 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS A novel family of proton-sensing G-protein-coupled receptors, including ovarian cancer G-protein-coupled receptor 1 (OGR1) (GPR68) has been identified to play a role in pH homeostasis. Hypoxia is known to change tissue pH as a result of anaerobic glucose metabolism through the stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α. We investigated how hypoxia regulates the expression of OGR1 in the intestinal mucosa and associated cells. METHODS OGR1 expression in murine tumors, human colonic tissue, and myeloid cells was determined by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. The influence of hypoxia on OGR1 expression was studied in monocytes/macrophages and intestinal mucosa of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Changes in OGR1 expression in MonoMac6 (MM6) cells under hypoxia were determined upon stimulation with tumor necrosis factor (TNF), in the presence or absence of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitors. To study the molecular mechanisms involved, chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis of the OGR1 promoter was performed. RESULTS OGR1 expression was significantly higher in tumor tissue compared with normal murine colon tissue. Hypoxia positively regulated the expression of OGR1 in MM6 cells, mouse peritoneal macrophages, primary human intestinal macrophages, and colonic tissue from IBD patients. In MM6 cells, hypoxia-enhanced TNF-induced OGR1 expression was reversed by inhibition of NF-κB. In addition to the effect of TNF and hypoxia, OGR1 expression was increased further at low pH. Chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis showed that HIF-1α, but not NF-κB, binds to the promoter of OGR1 under hypoxia. CONCLUSIONS The enhancement of TNF- and hypoxia-induced OGR1 expression under low pH points to a positive feed-forward regulation of OGR1 activity in acidic conditions, and supports a role for OGR1 in the pathogenesis of IBD.
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Key Words
- AICAR, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranoside
- CD, Crohn's disease
- ChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitation
- FCS, fetal calf serum
- GPR, G-protein–coupled receptor
- GRP65
- HIF, hypoxia-inducible factor
- HV, healthy volunteer
- IBD, inflammatory bowel disease
- IEC, intestinal epithelial cell
- IFN, interferon
- IL, interleukin
- Inflammation
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- MM6, MonoMac 6
- NF-κB, nuclear factor-κB
- OGR1, ovarian cancer G-protein–coupled receptor 1 (GPR68)
- Ovarian Cancer G-Protein–Coupled Receptor
- RT-qPCR, quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction
- SPARC, secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine
- TDAG8
- TDAG8, T-cell death-associated gene 8 (GPR65)
- TNF, tumor necrosis factor
- Th, T-helper
- UC, ulcerative colitis
- WT, wild type
- mRNA, messenger RNA
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- Cheryl de Vallière
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Research Networking Center in Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ahmad W, Ebert PR. Metformin Attenuates Aβ Pathology Mediated Through Levamisole Sensitive Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in a C. elegans Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:5427-5439. [PMID: 27596506 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0085-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The metabolic disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This suggests that drugs such as metformin that are used to treat T2DM may also be therapeutic toward AD and indicates an interaction between AD and energy metabolism. In this study, we have investigated the effects of metformin and another T2DM drug, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide (AICAR) in C. elegans expressing human Aβ42. We found that Aβ expressed in muscle inhibited levamisole sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and that metformin delayed Aβ-linked paralysis and improved acetylcholine neurotransmission in these animals. Metformin also moderated the effect of neuronal expression of Aβ: decreasing hypersensitivity to serotonin, restoring normal chemotaxis, and improving fecundity. Metformin was unable to overcome the small effect of neuronal Aβ on egg viability. The protective effects of metformin were associated with a decrease in the amount of toxic, oligomeric Aβ. AICAR has a similar protective effect against Aβ toxicity. This work supports the notion that anti-diabetes drugs and metabolic modulators may be effective against AD and that the worm model can be used to identify the specific interactions between Aβ and cellular proteins.
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- Waqar Ahmad
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
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Autophagy of mitochondria: a promising therapeutic target for neurodegenerative disease. Cell Biochem Biophys 2015; 70:707-19. [PMID: 24807843 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-0006-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The autophagic process is the only known mechanism for mitochondrial turnover and it has been speculated that dysfunction of autophagy may result in mitochondrial error and cellular stress. Emerging investigations have provided new understanding of how autophagy of mitochondria (also known as mitophagy) is associated with cellular oxidative stress and its impact on neurodegeneration. This impaired autophagic function may be considered as a possible mechanism in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington disease. It can be suggested that autophagy dysfunction along with oxidative stress is considered main events in neurodegenerative disorders. New therapeutic approaches have now begun to target mitochondria as a potential drug target. This review discusses evidence supporting the notion that oxidative stress and autophagy are intimately associated with neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis. This review also explores new approaches that can prevent mitochondrial dysfunction, improve neurodegenerative etiology, and also offer possible cures to the aforementioned neurodegenerative diseases.
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Ayasolla KR, Rai P, Rahimipour S, Hussain M, Malhotra A, Singhal PC. Tubular cell phenotype in HIV-associated nephropathy: role of phospholipid lysophosphatidic acid. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 99:109-15. [PMID: 26079546 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Collapsing glomerulopathy and microcysts are characteristic histological features of HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN). We have previously reported the role of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) in the development of glomerular and tubular cell phenotypes in HIVAN. Since persistent tubular cell activation of NFκB has been reported in HIVAN, we now hypothesize that HIV may be contributing to tubular cell phenotype via lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) mediated downstream signaling. Interestingly, LPA and its receptors have also been implicated in the tubular interstitial cell fibrosis (TIF) and cyst formation in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Primary human proximal tubular cells (HRPTCs) were transduced with either empty vector (EV/HRPTCs), HIV (HIV/HRPTCs) or treated with LPA (LPA/HRPTC). Immunoelectrophoresis of HIV/HRPTCs and LPA/HRPTCs displayed enhanced expression of pro-fibrotic markers: a) fibronectin (2.25 fold), b) connective tissue growth factor (CTGF; 4.8 fold), c) α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA; 12 fold), and d) collagen I (5.7 fold). HIV enhanced tubular cell phosphorylation of ILK-1, FAK, PI3K, Akt, ERKs and P38 MAPK. HIV increased tubular cell transcriptional binding activity of NF-κB; whereas, a LPA biosynthesis inhibitor (AACOCF3), a DAG kinase inhibitor, a LPA receptor blocker (Ki16425), a NF-κB inhibitor (PDTC) and NFκB-siRNA not only displayed downregulation of a NFκB activity but also showed attenuated expression of profibrotic/EMT genes in HIV milieu. These findings suggest that LPA could be contributing to HIV-induced tubular cell phenotype via NFκB activation in HIVAN.
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- Kamesh R Ayasolla
- Department of Medicine, Hofstra North-Shore LIJ Medical School, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Hofstra North-Shore LIJ Medical School, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, NY, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Hofstra North-Shore LIJ Medical School, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Hofstra North-Shore LIJ Medical School, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, NY, United States.
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Early molecular and behavioral response to lipopolysaccharide in the WAG/Rij rat model of absence epilepsy and depressive-like behavior, involves interplay between AMPK, AKT/mTOR pathways and neuroinflammatory cytokine release. Brain Behav Immun 2014; 42:157-68. [PMID: 24998197 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway has been recently indicated as a suitable drug target for the prevention of epileptogenesis. The mTOR pathway is known for its involvement in the control of the immune system. Since neuroinflammation is recognized as a major contributor to epileptogenesis, we wished to examine whether the neuroprotective effects of mTOR modulation could involve a suppression of the neuroinflammatory process in epileptic brain. We have investigated the early molecular mechanisms involved in the effects of intracerebral administration of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the WAG/Rij rat model of absence epilepsy, in relation to seizure generation and depressive-like behavior; we also tested whether the effects of LPS could be modulated by treatment with rapamycin (RAP), a specific mTOR inhibitor. We determined, in specific rat brain areas, levels of p-mTOR/p-p70S6K and also p-AKT/p-AMPK as downstream or upstream indicators of mTOR activity and tested the effects of LPS and RAP co-administration. Changes in the brain levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α and their relative mRNA expression levels were measured, and the involvement of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) was also examined in vitro. We confirmed that RAP inhibits the aggravation of absence seizures and depressive-like/sickness behavior induced by LPS in the WAG/Rij rats through the activation of mTOR and show that this effect is correlated with the ability of RAP to dampen and delay LPS increases in neuroinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and TNF-α, most likely through inhibition of the activation of NF-κB. Our results suggest that such a mechanism could contribute to the antiseizure, antiepileptogenic and behavioral effects of RAP and further highlight the potential therapeutic usefulness of mTOR inhibition in the management of human epilepsy and other neurological disorders. Furthermore, we show that LPS-dependent neuroinflammatory effects are also mediated by a complex interplay between AKT, AMPK and mTOR with specificity to selective brain areas. In conclusion, neuroinflammation appears to be a highly coordinated phenomenon, where timing of intervention may be carefully evaluated in order to identify the best suitable target.
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IMM-H004, a novel coumarin derivative compound, attenuates the production of inflammatory mediatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV2 microglia. Brain Res Bull 2014; 106:30-8. [PMID: 24878446 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Therapeutic strategies designed to inhibit the activation of microglia may lead to significant advancement in the treatment of most neurodegenerative diseases. 7-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-methyl-3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-coumarin (IMM-H004) is a novel compound and has been reported exerting potent neuroprotective effects which may be related to anti-inflammation. In the present study, the anti-inflammatory effects of IMM-H004 were investigated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated BV2 microglia. Our observations indicated that treatment with IMM-H004 significantly inhibited BV2 microglia activation, protected PC12 cells and primary neurons against indirect toxicity mediated by exposure to conditioned medium (CM) from LPS-treated BV2 cells. Additionally, IMM-H004 significantly suppressed the release of TNF-α, IL-1β and NO, and suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines such as iNOS, COX-2, and IL-6 in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglia. The nuclear translocation of NF-κB and the phosphorylation level of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways were also inhibited by IMM-H004 in LPS-treated BV2 microglia. Moreover, IMM-H004 also was a strong selective OH scavenger whose effect was similar with vitamin C. Overall, our findings suggested that IMM-H004 might be a promising therapeutic agent for alleviating the progress of neurodegenerative diseases associated with microglia activation.
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Effects of (-)-epicatechin on molecular modulators of skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. J Nutr Biochem 2013; 25:91-4. [PMID: 24314870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2013.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sarcopenia is a notable and debilitating age-associated condition. Flavonoids are known for their healthy effects and limited toxicity. The flavanol (-)-epicatechin (Epi) enhances exercise capacity in mice, and Epi-rich cocoa improves skeletal muscle structure in heart failure patients. (-)-Epicatechin may thus hold promise as treatment for sarcopenia. We examined changes in protein levels of molecular modulators of growth and differentiation in young vs. old, human and mouse skeletal muscle. We report the effects of Epi in mice and the results of an initial proof-of-concept trial in humans, where muscle strength and levels of modulators of muscle growth were measured. In mice, myostatin and senescence-associated β-galactosidase levels increase with aging, while those of follistatin and Myf5 decrease. (-)-Epicatechin decreases myostatin and β-galactosidase and increases levels of markers of muscle growth. In humans, myostatin and β-galactosidase increase with aging while follistatin, MyoD and myogenin decrease. Treatment for 7 days with (-)-epicatechin increases hand grip strength and the ratio of plasma follistatin/myostatin. In conclusion, aging has deleterious effects on modulators of muscle growth/differentiation, and the consumption of modest amounts of the flavanol (-)-epicatechin can partially reverse these changes. This flavanol warrants its comprehensive evaluation for the treatment of sarcopenia.
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Chaturvedi RK, Flint Beal M. Mitochondrial diseases of the brain. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 63:1-29. [PMID: 23567191 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2011] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neurodegenerative disorders are debilitating diseases of the brain, characterized by behavioral, motor and cognitive impairments. Ample evidence underpins mitochondrial dysfunction as a central causal factor in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedreich's ataxia and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. In this review, we discuss the role of mitochondrial dysfunction such as bioenergetics defects, mitochondrial DNA mutations, gene mutations, altered mitochondrial dynamics (mitochondrial fusion/fission, morphology, size, transport/trafficking, and movement), impaired transcription and the association of mutated proteins with mitochondria in these diseases. We highlight the therapeutic role of mitochondrial bioenergetic agents in toxin and in cellular and genetic animal models of neurodegenerative disorders. We also discuss clinical trials of bioenergetics agents in neurodegenerative disorders. Lastly, we shed light on PGC-1α, TORC-1, AMP kinase, Nrf2-ARE, and Sirtuins as novel therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Rajnish K Chaturvedi
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, 80 MG Marg, Lucknow 226001, India.
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Ginsenoside Rc modulates Akt/FoxO1 pathways and suppresses oxidative stress. Arch Pharm Res 2013; 37:813-20. [PMID: 23918648 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0223-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Ginsenoside Rc (Rc), a protopanaxadiol type ginsenoside, is the active component mainly responsible for the therapeutic and pharmacologic properties of ginseng, which are derived from its suppression of superoxide-induced free radicals. Forkhead box O (FoxO1) regulates various genes involved in cellular metabolism related to cell death and response to oxidative stress, and Rc is known to prevent FoxO1 phosphorylation by activation of PI3K/Akt and subsequent inhibition of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in cells exposed to tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP). In the current study, we attempted the mechanism of increased catalase expression by Rc through inhibition of FoxO1 activation resulting from t-BHP-induced production of reactive species (RS). We found that overexpression of catalase induced by Rc resulted in suppression of RS production in kidney human embryo kidney 293T cells (HEK293T) cells, and that oxidative stress induced activation of PI3K/Akt and inhibition of the AMPK pathway and FoxO1 phosphorylation, leading to down-regulation of catalase, a FoxO1-targeting gene. In addition, treatment of HEK293T cells with Rc resulted in cAMP-response element-binding protein (CREB)-binding protein (CBP) regulated FoxO1 acetylation. Our results suggest that Rc modulates FoxO1 phosphorylation through activation of PI3K/Akt and inhibition of AMPK and FoxO1 acetylation through interaction with CBP and SIRT1, and that this leads to upregulation of catalase under conditions of oxidative stress.
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Rai P, Plagov A, Kumar D, Pathak S, Ayasolla KR, Chawla AK, Mathieson PW, Saleem MA, Husain M, Malhotra A, Singhal PC. Rapamycin-induced modulation of HIV gene transcription attenuates progression of HIVAN. Exp Mol Pathol 2012; 94:255-61. [PMID: 23010541 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the manifestation of HIV gene expression by kidney cells in the presence of specific host factors. Recently, rapamycin (sirolimus) has been demonstrated to modulate the progression of HIVAN. We hypothesized that rapamycin would modulate the progression of HIVAN by attenuating HIV gene expression. To test our hypothesis, three weeks old Tg26 mice (n=6) were administered either vehicle or rapamycin (5 mg/kg, every other day, intraperitoneal) for eight weeks. At the end of the experimental period, the kidneys were harvested. In in vitro studies, human podocytes were transduced with either HIV-1 (NL4-3) or empty vector (EV), followed by treatment with either vehicle or rapamycin. Total RNA and proteins were extracted from renal tissues/cellular lysates and HIV gene transcription/translation was measured by real time PCR and Western blotting studies. Renal histological slides were graded for glomerular sclerosis and tubular dilatation with microcyst formation. Rapamycin attenuated both glomerular and tubular lesions in Tg26 mice. Rapamycin decreased transcription of HIV genes both in renal tissues as well as in HIV-1 transduced podocytes. Our data strongly indicate that HIV-1 long terminal repeat-mediated transcriptional activity was targeted by rapamycin. Rapamycin enhanced podocyte NF-κB and CREB activities but then it decreased AP-1 binding activity. Since expression of HIV genes by kidney cells has been demonstrated to be the key factor in the development HIVAN, it appears that rapamycin-induced altered transcription of HIV genes might have partly contributed to its disease modulating effects.
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- Partab Rai
- Department of Medicine, Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Hofstra North Shore LIJ Medical School, NY, USA
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Alternative strategy for Alzheimer's disease: stress response triggers. Int J Alzheimers Dis 2012; 2012:684283. [PMID: 22655213 PMCID: PMC3357936 DOI: 10.1155/2012/684283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Stress resistance capacity is a hallmark of longevity protection and survival throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. Latent pathway activation of protective cascades, triggered by environmental challenges to tolerate heat, oxygen deprivation, reactive oxygen species (ROS), diet restriction, and exercise provides tolerance to these stresses. Age-related changes and disease vulnerability mark an increase in damage, like damage induced by environmental challenges. An alternative approach to immunotherapy intervention in Alzheimer's Disease is the use of mimetics of stress to upregulate endogenous protective cascades to repair age damage, shift the balance of apoptosis to regeneration to promote delay of onset, and even progression of Alzheimer's disease memory dysfunction. Mimetics of environmental stress, hormetic agents, and triggers, endogenous or engineered, can “trick” activation of expression patterns of repair and rejuvenation. Examples of known candidate triggers of heat response, endogenous antioxidants, DNA repair, exercise, hibernation, and telomeres are available for AD intervention trials. Telomeres and telomerase emerge as major regulators in crossroads of senescence, cancer, and rejuvenation responsive to mimetics of telomeres. Lessons emerge from transgenic rodent models, the long-lived mole rat, clinical studies, and conserved innate pathways of stress resistance. Cross-reaction of benefits of different triggers promises intervention into seemingly otherwise unrelated diseases.
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Cai Z, Yan LJ, Li K, Quazi SH, Zhao B. Roles of AMP-activated protein kinase in Alzheimer's disease. Neuromolecular Med 2012; 14:1-14. [PMID: 22367557 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-012-8173-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2011] [Accepted: 02/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a master regulator of cellular energy homeostasis and a central player in glucose and lipid metabolism, is potentially implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). AMPK activity decreases in AD brain, indicating decreased mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Emerging evidence demonstrates that AMPK activation is a potential target for improving perturbed brain energy metabolism that is involved in the pathogenesis of AD. The roles of AMPK in the pathogenesis of AD include β-amyloid protein (Aβ) generation and tau phosphorylation. In particular, AMPK may regulate Aβ generation through modulating neuronal cholesterol and sphingomyelin levels and through regulating APP distribution in the lipid rafts. AMPK is activated by phosphorylation of Thr-172 by LKB1 complex in response to increase in the AMP/ATP ratio and by calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-beta in response to elevated Ca(2+) levels, which contributes to regulating Aβ generation. AMPK is a physiological tau kinase and can increase the phosphorylation of tau at Ser-262. AMPK can also directly phosphorylate tau at Thr-231 and Ser-396/404. Furthermore, AMPK activation decreases mTOR signaling activity to facilitate autophagy and promotes lysosomal degradation of Aβ. However, AMPK activation has non-neuroprotective property and may lead to detrimental outcomes, including Aβ generation and tau phosphorylation. Therefore, it is still unclear whether AMPK could serve a potential therapeutic target for AD, and hence, further studies will be needed to clarify the role of AMPK in AD.
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- Zhiyou Cai
- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, District of Xiashan, Zhanjiang 524001, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Kobilo T, Yuan C, van Praag H. Endurance factors improve hippocampal neurogenesis and spatial memory in mice. Learn Mem 2011. [PMID: 21245211 DOI: 10.1101/lm.200161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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Physical activity improves learning and hippocampal neurogenesis. It is unknown whether compounds that increase endurance in muscle also enhance cognition. We investigated the effects of endurance factors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ agonist GW501516 and AICAR, activator of AMP-activated protein kinase on memory and neurogenesis. Mice were injected with GW for 7 d or AICAR for 7 or 14 d. Two weeks thereafter mice were tested in the Morris water maze. AICAR (7 d) and GW improved spatial memory. Moreover, AICAR significantly, and GW modestly, elevated dentate gyrus neurogenesis. Thus, pharmacological activation of skeletal muscle may mediate cognitive effects.
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- Tali Kobilo
- Neuroplasticity and Behavior Unit, Laboratory of Neurosciences, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging/NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Kobilo T, Yuan C, van Praag H. Endurance factors improve hippocampal neurogenesis and spatial memory in mice. Learn Mem 2011; 18:103-7. [PMID: 21245211 DOI: 10.1101/lm.2001611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Physical activity improves learning and hippocampal neurogenesis. It is unknown whether compounds that increase endurance in muscle also enhance cognition. We investigated the effects of endurance factors, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor δ agonist GW501516 and AICAR, activator of AMP-activated protein kinase on memory and neurogenesis. Mice were injected with GW for 7 d or AICAR for 7 or 14 d. Two weeks thereafter mice were tested in the Morris water maze. AICAR (7 d) and GW improved spatial memory. Moreover, AICAR significantly, and GW modestly, elevated dentate gyrus neurogenesis. Thus, pharmacological activation of skeletal muscle may mediate cognitive effects.
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- Tali Kobilo
- Neuroplasticity and Behavior Unit, Laboratory of Neurosciences, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging/NIH, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Zhang W, Wang J, Wang H, Tang R, Belcher JD, Viollet B, Geng JG, Zhang C, Wu C, Slungaard A, Zhu C, Huo Y. Acadesine inhibits tissue factor induction and thrombus formation by activating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010; 30:1000-6. [PMID: 20185792 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.110.203141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Acadesine, an adenosine-regulating agent and activator of AMP-activated protein kinase, has been shown to possess antiinflammatory activity. This study investigated whether and how acadesine inhibits tissue factor (TF) expression and thrombus formation. METHODS AND RESULTS Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and human peripheral blood monocytes were stimulated with lipopolysaccharide to induce TF expression. Pretreatment with acadesine dramatically suppressed the clotting activity and expression of TF (protein and mRNA). These inhibitory effects of acadesine were unchanged for endothelial cells treated with ZM241385 (a specific adenosine A(2A) receptor antagonist) or AMP-activated protein kinase inhibitor compound C, and in macrophages lacking adenosine A(2A) receptor or alpha1-AMP-activated protein kinase. In endothelial cells and macrophages, acadesine activated the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway, reduced the activity of mitogen-activated protein kinases, and consequently suppressed TF expression by inhibiting the activator protein-1 and NF-kappaB pathways. In mice, acadesine suppressed lipopolysaccharide-mediated increases in blood coagulation, decreased TF expression in atherosclerotic lesions, and reduced deep vein thrombus formation. CONCLUSION Acadesine inhibits TF expression and thrombus formation by activating the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt pathway. This novel finding implicates acadesine as a potentially useful treatment for many disorders associated with thrombotic pathology, such as angina pain, deep vein thrombosis, and sepsis.
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- Weiyu Zhang
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC508, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Mimetics of hormetic agents offer a novel approach to adjust dose to minimize the risk of toxic response, and maximize the benefit of induction of at least partial physiological conditioning. Nature selected and preserved those organisms and triggers that promote tolerance to stress. The induced tolerance can serve to resist that challenge and can repair previous age, disease, and trauma damage as well to provide a more youthful response to other stresses. The associated physiological conditioning may include youthful restoration of DNA repair, resistance to oxidizing pollutants, protein structure and function repair, improved immunity, tissue remodeling, adjustments in central and peripheral nervous systems, and altered metabolism. By elucidating common pathways activated by hormetic agent's mimetics, new strategies for intervention in aging, disease, and trauma emerge. Intervention potential in cancer, diabetes, age-related diseases, infectious diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and Alzheimer's disease are possible. Some hormetic mimetics exist in pathways in primitive organisms and are active or latent in humans. Peptides, oligonucleotides, and hormones are among the mimetics that activate latent resistance to radiation, physical endurance, strength, and immunity to physiological condition tolerance to stress. Co-activators may be required for expression of the desired physiological conditioning health and rejuvenation benefits.
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- Joan Smith Sonneborn
- Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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Labuzek K, Liber S, Gabryel B, Adamczyk J, Okopień B. Metformin increases phagocytosis and acidifies lysosomal/endosomal compartments in AMPK-dependent manner in rat primary microglia. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2009; 381:171-86. [PMID: 20012266 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-009-0477-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that metformin shows beneficial effects in experimental models of neuroinflammatory diseases. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of metformin on phagocytosis and acidification of lysosomal/endosomal compartments in rat primary microglia in the presence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and/or beta-peptides (25-35), (1-40), and (1-42). Metformin increased the phagocytosis of fluorescent microspheres in the presence or absence of all the beta-peptides. However, the drug had no effect on the phagocytosis in LPS-stimulated microglia regardless of the presence of all the beta-peptides. Metformin acidified the lysosomal/endosomal compartments in the presence or absence of the beta-peptide 1-40 in both resting and activated microglia. To elucidate the mechanism of metformin action, we used 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-D-ribofuranoside as an activator of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and compound C as a confirmed pharmacological inhibitor of AMPK. We have shown that metformin increased AMPK activity in microglial cells and that all observed effects are AMPK-dependent because the pretreatment of microglia with compound C reversed the effects of the drug. Since degradation of proteins in lysosomal/endosomal compartments depends largely on their phagocytosis and acidification, metformin may be beneficial in proteinopathies affecting the brain.
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- Krzysztof Labuzek
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-752 Katowice, Poland.
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Banno Y, Nemoto S, Murakami M, Kimura M, Ueno Y, Ohguchi K, Hara A, Okano Y, Kitade Y, Onozuka M, Murate T, Nozawa Y. Depolarization-induced differentiation of PC12 cells is mediated by phospholipase D2 through the transcription factor CREB pathway. J Neurochem 2008; 104:1372-86. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.05085.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Giri S, Khan M, Nath N, Singh I, Singh AK. The role of AMPK in psychosine mediated effects on oligodendrocytes and astrocytes: implication for Krabbe disease. J Neurochem 2008; 105:1820-33. [PMID: 18248608 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Krabbe disease (KD) is an inherited neurological disorder caused by the deficiency of galactocerebrosidase activity resulting in accumulation of psychosine, which leads to energy depletion, loss of oligodendrocytes, induction of gliosis, and inflammation by astrocytes in CNS. In this study, for the first time, we report the regulation of 'cellular energy switch,' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), by psychosine in oligodendrocytes and astrocytes. Psychosine treatment significantly down-regulated AMPK activity, resulting in increased biosynthesis of lipids including cholesterol and free fatty acid in oligodendrocytes cell line (MO3.13) and primary astrocytes. Pharmacological activator of AMPK, 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-beta-4-ribofuranoside (AICAR) attenuated the psychosine-mediated down-regulation of AMPK and restored altered biosynthesis of lipids. AICAR treatment also down-regulated psychosine induced expression of proinflammatory cytokines and inducible nitric oxide synthase in primary astrocytes. However, AICAR treatment had no effect on psychosine induced-reactive oxygen species generation, arachidonic acid release, and death of oligodendrocytes; suggesting the specific role of AMPK in regulation of psychosine-mediated inflammatory response of astrocytes but not in cell death of oligodendrocytes. This study delineates an explicit role for AMPK in psychosine induced inflammation in astrocytes without directly affecting the cell death of oligodendrocytes. It also suggests that AMPK activating agents act as anti-inflammatory agents and can hold a therapeutic potential in Krabbe disease/twitcher disease, particularly when used in combination with drugs, which protect oligodendrocyte cell loss, such as sPLA2 inhibitor [Giri et al., J. Lipid Res. 47 (2006), 1478].
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- Shailendra Giri
- Charles P. Darby Children's Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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Ropelle ER, Pauli JR, Zecchin KG, Ueno M, de Souza CT, Morari J, Faria MC, Velloso LA, Saad MJA, Carvalheira JBC. A central role for neuronal adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase in cancer-induced anorexia. Endocrinology 2007; 148:5220-9. [PMID: 17717055 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The pathogenesis of cancer anorexia is multifactorial and associated with disturbances of the central physiological mechanisms controlling food intake. However, the neurochemical mechanisms responsible for cancer-induced anorexia are unclear. Here we show that chronic infusion of 5-amino-4imidazolecarboxamide-riboside into the third cerebral ventricle and a chronic peripheral injection of 2 deoxy-d-glucose promotes hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation, increases food intake, and prolongs the survival of anorexic tumor-bearing (TB) rats. In parallel, the pharmacological activation of hypothalamic AMPK in TB animals markedly reduced the hypothalamic production of inducible nitric oxide synthase, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha and modulated the expression of proopiomelanocortin, a hypothalamic neuropeptide that is involved in the control of energy homeostasis. Furthermore, the daily oral and intracerebroventricular treatment with biguanide antidiabetic drug metformin also induced AMPK phosphorylation in the central nervous system and increased food intake and life span in anorexic TB rats. Collectively, the findings of this study suggest that hypothalamic AMPK activation reverses cancer anorexia by inhibiting the production of proinflammatory molecules and controlling the neuropeptide expression in the hypothalamus, reflecting in a prolonged life span in TB rats. Thus, our data indicate that hypothalamic AMPK activation presents an attractive opportunity for the treatment of cancer-induced anorexia.
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- Eduardo R Ropelle
- Department of Internal Medicine, FCM, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ji ZN, Dong TTX, Ye WC, Choi RC, Lo CK, Tsim KWK. Ginsenoside Re attenuate beta-amyloid and serum-free induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2006; 107:48-52. [PMID: 16564145 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2005] [Revised: 01/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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AIM To study the effect of ginsenoside Re on PC12 cell damage induced by serum deprivation and beta-amyloid peptide. METHODS PC 12 cell survival was measured by MTT and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay. Results Serum-free medium and beta-amyloid peptide (10-100 microM) induced cytotoxicity in PC 12 cells. Ginsenoside Re (0.1-100 microM) attenuated the cytotoxic effects of serum-free medium and beta-amyloid peptide (50 microM) in a concentration-dependent manner. CONCLUSION Ginsenoside Re prevented PC 12 cells from lesion induced by serum-free medium and beta-amyloid peptide.
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- Z N Ji
- Department of Oncology, Yijishan Hospital, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
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