目的:探讨绞股蓝对海马注射Aβ1-40大鼠脑内细胞周期蛋白异常表达和钙稳态变化的影响。方法:动物随机分为绞股蓝组、模型组、对照组。运用淀粉样β蛋白双侧海马注射,模拟阿尔茨海默病脑内Aβ对神经系统的损害。Y型迷宫测试大鼠学习记忆...目的:探讨绞股蓝对海马注射Aβ1-40大鼠脑内细胞周期蛋白异常表达和钙稳态变化的影响。方法:动物随机分为绞股蓝组、模型组、对照组。运用淀粉样β蛋白双侧海马注射,模拟阿尔茨海默病脑内Aβ对神经系统的损害。Y型迷宫测试大鼠学习记忆能力,免疫组织化学染色和积分吸光度分析检测细胞周期蛋白A、B1(cyc linA、cyc lin B1),Fura-2/AM-荧光法测定海马细胞内Ca2+含量;并对绞股蓝组大鼠给予绞股蓝皂苷灌胃,观察其对AD大鼠上述各项指标变化的影响。结果:Aβ1-40海马注射大鼠学习记忆能力明显低于对照组(P<0.05),脑内细胞周期蛋白A、B1蛋白水平明显高于对照组,海马神经元内Ca2+含量显著高于对照组;而给予绞股蓝在一定程度上能改善大鼠学习记忆能力,降低cyc lin A、cyc lin B1蛋白和Ca2+含量的水平(P<0.05)。结论:绞股蓝对Aβ引起的动物学习记忆能力减退、海马神经元内异常表达细胞周期蛋白和钙稳态失衡有一定的逆转作用。展开更多
Amyloid cross-seeding of different amyloid proteins is considered as a highly possible mechanism for exacerbating the transmissible pathogenesis of protein misfolding disease(PMDs)and for explaining a molecular link b...Amyloid cross-seeding of different amyloid proteins is considered as a highly possible mechanism for exacerbating the transmissible pathogenesis of protein misfolding disease(PMDs)and for explaining a molecular link between different PMDs,including Alzheimer disease(AD)and type 2 diabetes(T2D),AD and Parkinson disease(PD),and AD and prion disease.Among them,AD and T2D are the most prevalent PMDs,affecting millions of people globally,while Ab and hIAPP are the causative peptides responsible for AD and T2D,respectively.Increasing clinical and epidemiological evidences lead to a hypothesis that the cross-seeding of Ab and hIAPP is more biologically responsible for a pathological link between AD and T2D.In this review,we particularly focus on(i)the most recent and important findings of amyloid cross-seeding between Ab and hIAPP from in vitro,in vivo,and in silico studies,(ii)a mechanistic role of structural compatibility and sequence similarity of amyloid proteins(beyond Ab and hIAPP)in amyloid cross-seeding,and(iii)several current challenges and future research directions in this lessstudied field.Review of amyloid cross-seeding hopefully provides some mechanistic understanding of amyloidogenesis and inspires more efforts for the better design of next-generation drugs/strategies to treat different PMDs simultaneously.展开更多
The modulation of protein aggregation is involved not only in biochemical engineering processes,but also in in vivo biological events such as Alzheimer's disease(AD)that features amyloid-βprotein(Aβ)deposits.Ins...The modulation of protein aggregation is involved not only in biochemical engineering processes,but also in in vivo biological events such as Alzheimer's disease(AD)that features amyloid-βprotein(Aβ)deposits.Inspired by the different pharmacological efficacy of enantiomers,taking heptapeptide LVFFARK(LK7)as an example,herein the chiral influence of peptide inhibitors on Aβfibrillogenesis and cytotoxicity was investigated by extensive biophysical and biological analyses.It was intriguing to find that although both LLK7 and D-LK7 could inhibit Aβaggregation in a concentration-dependent manner,it was the D-enan-tiomer that exhibited chirality preference and selectivity for modulation of Aβself-assembly.As com-pared with L-LK7 at the same conditions,D-LK7 showed significantly enhanced potency on suppressing cross-βsheet formation,fibrillar Aβaggregates deposition,Aβconformational transition,and Aβ-triggered neurotoxicity on cultured cells.For instance,L.LK7 and D-LK7 rescued cells by increasing cell via-bility from 60%to 62%and 84%at 100μmolL^(-1),respectively.The chiral discrimination of L-LK7 and D-LK7 was further validated by the different elimination efficiency on amyloid accumulation in AD model nematodes.It is considered that the higher binding affinity of D-LK7 to Aβmonomers than that of L LK7 resulted in the stronger inhibition effect.This work provided new insights into understanding chiral-ity in the interaction with Aβand the consequent inhibitory effect,and would contribute to the design of anti-amyloid agents.展开更多
文摘目的:探讨绞股蓝对海马注射Aβ1-40大鼠脑内细胞周期蛋白异常表达和钙稳态变化的影响。方法:动物随机分为绞股蓝组、模型组、对照组。运用淀粉样β蛋白双侧海马注射,模拟阿尔茨海默病脑内Aβ对神经系统的损害。Y型迷宫测试大鼠学习记忆能力,免疫组织化学染色和积分吸光度分析检测细胞周期蛋白A、B1(cyc linA、cyc lin B1),Fura-2/AM-荧光法测定海马细胞内Ca2+含量;并对绞股蓝组大鼠给予绞股蓝皂苷灌胃,观察其对AD大鼠上述各项指标变化的影响。结果:Aβ1-40海马注射大鼠学习记忆能力明显低于对照组(P<0.05),脑内细胞周期蛋白A、B1蛋白水平明显高于对照组,海马神经元内Ca2+含量显著高于对照组;而给予绞股蓝在一定程度上能改善大鼠学习记忆能力,降低cyc lin A、cyc lin B1蛋白和Ca2+含量的水平(P<0.05)。结论:绞股蓝对Aβ引起的动物学习记忆能力减退、海马神经元内异常表达细胞周期蛋白和钙稳态失衡有一定的逆转作用。
文摘Amyloid cross-seeding of different amyloid proteins is considered as a highly possible mechanism for exacerbating the transmissible pathogenesis of protein misfolding disease(PMDs)and for explaining a molecular link between different PMDs,including Alzheimer disease(AD)and type 2 diabetes(T2D),AD and Parkinson disease(PD),and AD and prion disease.Among them,AD and T2D are the most prevalent PMDs,affecting millions of people globally,while Ab and hIAPP are the causative peptides responsible for AD and T2D,respectively.Increasing clinical and epidemiological evidences lead to a hypothesis that the cross-seeding of Ab and hIAPP is more biologically responsible for a pathological link between AD and T2D.In this review,we particularly focus on(i)the most recent and important findings of amyloid cross-seeding between Ab and hIAPP from in vitro,in vivo,and in silico studies,(ii)a mechanistic role of structural compatibility and sequence similarity of amyloid proteins(beyond Ab and hIAPP)in amyloid cross-seeding,and(iii)several current challenges and future research directions in this lessstudied field.Review of amyloid cross-seeding hopefully provides some mechanistic understanding of amyloidogenesis and inspires more efforts for the better design of next-generation drugs/strategies to treat different PMDs simultaneously.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21621004 and 21978207)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin from Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission(No.19JCZDJC36800).
文摘The modulation of protein aggregation is involved not only in biochemical engineering processes,but also in in vivo biological events such as Alzheimer's disease(AD)that features amyloid-βprotein(Aβ)deposits.Inspired by the different pharmacological efficacy of enantiomers,taking heptapeptide LVFFARK(LK7)as an example,herein the chiral influence of peptide inhibitors on Aβfibrillogenesis and cytotoxicity was investigated by extensive biophysical and biological analyses.It was intriguing to find that although both LLK7 and D-LK7 could inhibit Aβaggregation in a concentration-dependent manner,it was the D-enan-tiomer that exhibited chirality preference and selectivity for modulation of Aβself-assembly.As com-pared with L-LK7 at the same conditions,D-LK7 showed significantly enhanced potency on suppressing cross-βsheet formation,fibrillar Aβaggregates deposition,Aβconformational transition,and Aβ-triggered neurotoxicity on cultured cells.For instance,L.LK7 and D-LK7 rescued cells by increasing cell via-bility from 60%to 62%and 84%at 100μmolL^(-1),respectively.The chiral discrimination of L-LK7 and D-LK7 was further validated by the different elimination efficiency on amyloid accumulation in AD model nematodes.It is considered that the higher binding affinity of D-LK7 to Aβmonomers than that of L LK7 resulted in the stronger inhibition effect.This work provided new insights into understanding chiral-ity in the interaction with Aβand the consequent inhibitory effect,and would contribute to the design of anti-amyloid agents.
