Identification of novel myelin repair drugs by modulation of oligodendroglial differentiation competence

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BACKGROUND: In multiple sclerosis loss of myelin and oligodendrocytes impairs saltatory signal transduction and leads to neuronal loss and functional deficits. Limited capacity of oligodendroglial precursor cells to differentiate into mature cells is the main reason for inefficient myelin repair in the central nervous system. Drug repurposing constitutes a powerful approach for identification of pharmacological compounds promoting this process.

METHODS: A phenotypic compound screening using the subcellular distribution of a potent inhibitor of oligodendroglial cell differentiation, namely p57kip2, as differentiation competence marker was conducted. Hit compounds were validated in terms of their impact on developmental cell differentiation and myelination using both rat and human primary cell cultures and organotypic cerebellar slice cultures, respectively. Their effect on spontaneous remyelination was then investigated following cuprizone-mediated demyelination of the corpus callosum.

FINDINGS: A number of novel small molecules able to promote oligodendroglial cell differentiation were identified and a subset was found to foster human oligodendrogenesis as well as myelination ex vivo. Among them the steroid danazol and the anthelminthic parbendazole were found to increase myelin repair.

INTERPRETATION: We provide evidence that early cellular processes involved in differentiation decisions are applicable for the identification of regeneration promoting drugs and we suggest danazol and parbendazole as potent therapeutic candidates for demyelinating diseases.

FUNDING: This work was supported by the Jürgen Manchot Foundation, Düsseldorf; Research Commission of the Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; Christiane and Claudia Hempel Foundation; Stifterverband/Novartisstiftung; James and Elisabeth Cloppenburg, Peek and Cloppenburg Düsseldorf Stiftung and International Progressive MS Alliance (BRAVEinMS).

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CommentIn: EBioMedicine. 2021 Apr;66:103298. - PMID 33774331

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

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EBioMedicine - 65(2021) vom: 01. März, Seite 103276

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Manousi, Anastasia [VerfasserIn]
Göttle, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Reiche, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Qiao-Ling [VerfasserIn]
Healy, Luke M [VerfasserIn]
Akkermann, Rainer [VerfasserIn]
Gruchot, Joel [VerfasserIn]
Schira-Heinen, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Antel, Jack P [VerfasserIn]
Hartung, Hans-Peter [VerfasserIn]
Küry, Patrick [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Benzimidazoles
CDKN1C
Cell differentiation
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p57
Danazol
Drug repurposing
Journal Article
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Nuclear protein shuttling
Parbendazole
Remyelination
Small Molecule Libraries
Toxin-mediated demyelination

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Date Completed 01.11.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: EBioMedicine. 2021 Apr;66:103298. - PMID 33774331

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103276

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NLM322708443