Ethosuximide Induces Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Reverses Cognitive Deficits in an Amyloid-β Toxin-induced Alzheimer Rat Model via the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K)/Akt/Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

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Neurogenesis involves generation of new neurons through finely tuned multistep processes, such as neural stem cell (NSC) proliferation, migration, differentiation, and integration into existing neuronal circuitry in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus and subventricular zone. Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is involved in cognitive functions and altered in various neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer disease (AD). Ethosuximide (ETH), an anticonvulsant drug is used for the treatment of epileptic seizures. However, the effects of ETH on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and the underlying cellular and molecular mechanism(s) are yet unexplored. Herein, we studied the effects of ETH on rat multipotent NSC proliferation and neuronal differentiation and adult hippocampal neurogenesis in an amyloid β (Aβ) toxin-induced rat model of AD-like phenotypes. ETH potently induced NSC proliferation and neuronal differentiation in the hippocampus-derived NSC in vitro. ETH enhanced NSC proliferation and neuronal differentiation and reduced Aβ toxin-mediated toxicity and neurodegeneration, leading to behavioral recovery in the rat AD model. ETH inhibited Aβ-mediated suppression of neurogenic and Akt/Wnt/β-catenin pathway gene expression in the hippocampus. ETH activated the PI3K·Akt and Wnt·β-catenin transduction pathways that are known to be involved in the regulation of neurogenesis. Inhibition of the PI3K·Akt and Wnt·β-catenin pathways effectively blocked the mitogenic and neurogenic effects of ETH. In silico molecular target prediction docking studies suggest that ETH interacts with Akt, Dkk-1, and GSK-3β. Our findings suggest that ETH stimulates NSC proliferation and differentiation in vitro and adult hippocampal neurogenesis via the PI3K·Akt and Wnt·β-catenin signaling.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:290

Enthalten in:

The Journal of biological chemistry - 290(2015), 47 vom: 20. Nov., Seite 28540-28558

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tiwari, Shashi Kant [VerfasserIn]
Seth, Brashket [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Swati [VerfasserIn]
Yadav, Anuradha [VerfasserIn]
Karmakar, Madhumita [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Shailendra Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Choubey, Vinay [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Abhay [VerfasserIn]
Chaturvedi, Rajnish Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5SEH9X1D1D
Amyloid beta-Peptides
Beta Catenin
Cell differentiation
Cell proliferation
EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Ethosuximide
Hippocampus
Journal Article
Neural stem cell (NSC)
Neurodegeneration
Neurodegenerative disease
Neurogenesis
Neuron
Neuroprotection
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Wnt Proteins

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Date Completed 27.03.2016

Date Revised 14.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

PDB: 1Q5K, 3CQW, 3S8V

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1074/jbc.M115.652586

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM253235308