Antispasmodic Drug Drofenine as an Inhibitor of Kv2.1 Channel Ameliorates Peripheral Neuropathy in Diabetic Mice

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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common diabetic complication and has yet no efficient medication. Here, we report that antispasmodic drug drofenine (Dfe) blocks Kv2.1 and ameliorates DPN-like pathology in diabetic mice. The underlying mechanisms are investigated against the DPN mice with in vivo Kv2.1 knockdown through adeno associated virus AAV9-Kv2.1-RNAi. Streptozotocin (STZ) induced type 1 or db/db type 2 diabetic mice with DPN exhibited a high level of Kv2.1 protein in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) tissue and a suppressed neurite outgrowth in DRG neuron. Dfe promoted neurite outgrowth by inhibiting Kv2.1 channel and/or Kv2.1 mRNA and protein expression level. Moreover, it suppressed inflammation by repressing IκBα/NF-κB signaling, inhibited apoptosis by regulating Kv2.1-mediated Bcl-2 family proteins and Caspase-3 and ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction through Kv2.1/CaMKKβ/AMPK/PGC1α pathway. Our work supports that Kv2.1 inhibition is a promisingly therapeutic strategy for DPN and highlights the potential of Dfe in treating this disease.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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iScience - 23(2020), 10 vom: 23. Okt., Seite 101617

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xu, Xiaoju [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Xialin [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Xingnan [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiaying [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Xu [VerfasserIn]

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Human Metabolism
Immunology
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Date Revised 23.10.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.isci.2020.101617

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NLM316580759