Pregnane X receptor (PXR) activation : a mechanism for neuroprotection in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick C disease

Niemann-Pick type C1 (NPC1) disease is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by neuronal lipid storage and progressive Purkinje cell loss in the cerebellum. We investigated whether therapeutic approaches to bypass the cholesterol trafficking defect in NPC1 disease might delay disease progression in the npc1(-/-) mouse model. We show that the neurosteroid allopregnanolone (ALLO) and T0901317, a synthetic oxysterol ligand, act in concert to delay onset of neurological symptoms and prolong the lifespan of npc1(-/-) mice. ALLO and T0901317 therapy preserved Purkinje cells, suppressed cerebellar expression of microglial-associated genes and inflammatory mediators, and reduced infiltration of activated microglia in the cerebellar tissue. To establish whether the mechanism of neuroprotection in npc1(-/-) mice involves GABA(A) receptor activation, we compared treatment of natural ALLO and ent-ALLO, a stereoisomer that has identical physical properties of natural ALLO but is not a GABA(A) receptor agonist. ent-ALLO provided identical functional and survival benefits as natural ALLO in npc1(-/-) mice, strongly supporting a GABA(A) receptor-independent mechanism for ALLO action. On the other hand, the efficacy of ALLO, ent-ALLO, and T0901317 therapy correlated with the ability of these compounds to activate pregnane X receptor-dependent pathways in vivo. These findings suggest that treatment with pregnane X receptor ligands may be useful clinically in delaying the progressive neurodegeneration in human NPC disease.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 103(2006), 37 vom: 12. Sept., Seite 13807-12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Langmade, S Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Gale, Sarah E [VerfasserIn]
Frolov, Andrey [VerfasserIn]
Mohri, Ikuko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Kinuko [VerfasserIn]
Mellon, Synthia H [VerfasserIn]
Walkley, Steven U [VerfasserIn]
Covey, Douglas F [VerfasserIn]
Schaffer, Jean E [VerfasserIn]
Ory, Daniel S [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

BXO86P3XXW
GABA-A Receptor Agonists
Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated
Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
Journal Article
Neuroprotective Agents
Niemann-Pick C1 Protein
Npc1 protein, mouse
Pregnane X Receptor
Pregnanolone
Proteins
Receptors, Steroid
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Sulfonamides
T0901317

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.10.2006

Date Revised 08.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM165072822