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  • Boza-Serrano, Antonio, et al. (författare)
  • Galectin-3, a novel endogenous TREM2 ligand, detrimentally regulates inflammatory response in Alzheimer’s disease
  • 2019
  • Ingår i: Acta Neuropathologica. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0001-6322 .- 1432-0533. ; 138:2, s. 251-273
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease in which the formation of extracellular aggregates of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptide, fibrillary tangles of intraneuronal tau and microglial activation are major pathological hallmarks. One of the key molecules involved in microglial activation is galectin-3 (gal3), and we demonstrate here for the first time a key role of gal3 in AD pathology. Gal3 was highly upregulated in the brains of AD patients and 5xFAD (familial Alzheimer’s disease) mice and found specifically expressed in microglia associated with Aβ plaques. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the LGALS3 gene, which encodes gal3, were associated with an increased risk of AD. Gal3 deletion in 5xFAD mice attenuated microglia-associated immune responses, particularly those associated with TLR and TREM2/DAP12 signaling. In vitro data revealed that gal3 was required to fully activate microglia in response to fibrillar Aβ. Gal3 deletion decreased the Aβ burden in 5xFAD mice and improved cognitive behavior. Interestingly, a single intrahippocampal injection of gal3 along with Aβ monomers in WT mice was sufficient to induce the formation of long-lasting (2 months) insoluble Aβ aggregates, which were absent when gal3 was lacking. High-resolution microscopy (stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy) demonstrated close colocalization of gal3 and TREM2 in microglial processes, and a direct interaction was shown by a fluorescence anisotropy assay involving the gal3 carbohydrate recognition domain. Furthermore, gal3 was shown to stimulate TREM2–DAP12 signaling in a reporter cell line. Overall, our data support the view that gal3 inhibition may be a potential pharmacological approach to counteract AD.
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  • Bachiller, Sara, et al. (författare)
  • Microglia in neurological diseases : A road map to brain-disease dependent-inflammatory response
  • 2018
  • Ingår i: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1662-5102. ; 12
  • Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Microglia represent a specialized population of macrophages-like cells in the central nervous system (CNS) considered immune sentinels that are capable of orchestrating a potent inflammatory response. Microglia are also involved in synaptic organization, trophic neuronal support during development, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in the developing brain, myelin turnover, control of neuronal excitability, phagocytic debris removal as well as brain protection and repair. Microglial response is pathology dependent and affects to immune, metabolic. In this review, we will shed light on microglial activation depending on the disease context and the influence of factors such as aging, environment or cell-to-cell interaction.
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  • Belfiori, Lautaro Francisco, et al. (författare)
  • Nigral transcriptomic profiles in Engrailed-1 hemizygous mouse models of Parkinson's disease reveal upregulation of oxidative phosphorylation-related genes associated with delayed dopaminergic neurodegeneration
  • 2024
  • Ingår i: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. - 1663-4365. ; 16
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • INTRODUCTION: Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, increasing both in terms of prevalence and incidence. To date, only symptomatic treatment is available, highlighting the need to increase knowledge on disease etiology in order to develop new therapeutic strategies. Hemizygosity for the gene Engrailed-1 ( En1), encoding a conserved transcription factor essential for the programming, survival, and maintenance of midbrain dopaminergic neurons, leads to progressive nigrostriatal degeneration, motor impairment and depressive-like behavior in SwissOF1 (OF1 -En1 +/-). The neurodegenerative phenotype is, however, absent in C57Bl/6j (C57 -En1 +/-) mice. En1 +/- mice are thus highly relevant tools to identify genetic factors underlying PD susceptibility. METHODS: Transcriptome profiles were defined by RNAseq in microdissected substantia nigra from 1-week old OF1, OF1- En1 +/-, C57 and C57- En1 +/- male mice. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analyzed for functional enrichment. Neurodegeneration was assessed in 4- and 16-week old mice by histology. RESULTS: Nigrostriatal neurodegeneration was manifested in OF1- En1 +/- mice by increased dopaminergic striatal axonal swellings from 4 to 16 weeks and decreased number of dopaminergic neurons in the SNpc at 16 weeks compared to OF1. In contrast, C57- En1 +/- mice had no significant increase in axonal swellings or cell loss in SNpc at 16 weeks. Transcriptomic analyses identified 198 DEGs between OF1- En1 +/- and OF1 mice but only 52 DEGs between C57- En1 +/- and C57 mice. Enrichment analysis of DEGs revealed that the neuroprotective phenotype of C57- En1 +/- mice was associated with a higher expression of oxidative phosphorylation-related genes compared to both C57 and OF1- En1 +/- mice. DISCUSSION: Our results suggest that increased expression of genes encoding mitochondrial proteins before the onset of neurodegeneration is associated with increased resistance to PD-like nigrostriatal neurodegeneration. This highlights the importance of genetic background in PD models, how different strains can be used to model clinical and sub-clinical pathologies and provides insights to gene expression mechanisms associated with PD susceptibility and progression.
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  • Jewett, Michael, et al. (författare)
  • Glutathione S-transferase alpha 4 prevents dopamine neurodegeneration in a rat alpha-synuclein model of Parkinson's disease
  • 2018
  • Ingår i: Frontiers in Neurology. - : Frontiers Media SA. - 1664-2295. ; 9:APR
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common, progressive neurodegenerative disease, which typically presents itself with a range of motor symptoms, like resting tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, but also non-motor symptoms such as fatigue, constipation, and sleep disturbance. Neuropathologically, PD is characterized by loss of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and Lewy bodies, neuronal inclusions containing a-synuclein (a-syn). Mutations and copy number variations of SNCA, the gene encoding a-syn, are linked to familial PD and common SNCA gene variants are associated to idiopathic PD. Large-scale genome-wide association studies have identified risk variants across another 40 loci associated to idiopathic PD. These risk variants do not, however, explain all the genetic contribution to idiopathic PD. The rat Vra1 locus has been linked to neuroprotection after nerve- and brain injury in rats. Vra1 includes the glutathione S-transferase alpha 4 (Gsta4) gene, which encodes a protein involved in clearing lipid peroxidation by-products. The DA.VRA1 congenic rat strain, carrying PVG alleles in Vra1 on a DA strain background, was recently reported to express higher levels of Gsta4 transcripts and to display partial neuroprotection of SNpc dopaminergic neurons in a 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) induced model for PD. Since a-syn expression increases the risk for PD in a dose-dependent manner, we assessed the neuroprotective effects of Vra1 in an a-syn-induced PD model. Human wild-type a-syn was overexpressed by unilateral injections of the rAAV6-a-syn vector in the SNpc of DA and DA.VRA1 congenic rats. Gsta4 gene expression levels were significantly higher in the striatum and midbrain of DA.VRA1 compared to DA rats at 3 weeks post surgery, in both the ipsilateral and contralateral sides. At 8 weeks post surgery, DA.VRA1 rats suffered significantly lower fiber loss in the striatum and lower loss of dopaminergic neurons in the SNpc compared to DA. Immunofluorescent stainings showed co-expression of Gsta4 with Gfap at 8 weeks suggesting that astrocytic expression of Gsta4 underlies Vra1-mediated neuroprotection to a-syn induced pathology. This is the second PD model in which Vra1 is linked to protection of the nigrostriatal pathway, solidifying Gsta4 as a potential therapeutic target in PD.
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  • Jimenez-Ferrer, Itzia, et al. (författare)
  • The MHC class II transactivator modulates seeded alpha-synuclein pathology and dopaminergic neurodegeneration in an in vivo rat model of Parkinson's disease
  • 2021
  • Ingår i: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. - : Elsevier BV. - 0889-1591. ; 91, s. 369-382
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Background: Abnormal folding, aggregation and spreading of alpha-synuclein (αsyn) is a mechanistic hypothesis for the progressive neuropathology in Parkinson's disease (PD). Spread of αsyn between cells is supported by clinical, neuropathological and experimental evidence. It has been proposed that a pro-inflammatory micro-environment in response to αsyn can promote its aggregation. We have previously shown that allelic differences in the major histocompatibility complex class two transactivator (Mhc2ta) gene, located in the VRA4 locus, alter MHCII expression levels, microglial activation and antigen presentation capacity in rats upon human αsyn over-expression. In addition, Mhc2ta regulated dopaminergic neurodegeneration and the extent of motor impairment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Mhc2ta regulates αsyn aggregation, propagation and dopaminergic pathology in an αsyn pre-formed fibril (PFF)-seeded in vivo model of PD. Methods: The DA and DA.VRA4 congenic rat strains share background genome but display differential microglial antigen presenting capacity due to different Mhc2ta alleles in the VRA4 locus. PFFs of human αsyn or BSA solution were injected unilaterally to the striatum of DA and DA.VRA4 rats two weeks after ipsilateral administration of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors carrying human αsyn or GFP to the substantia nigra pars compacta. Behavioural assessment was performed at 2, 5 and 8 weeks while histological evaluation of αsyn pathology, inflammation and neurodegeneration as well as determination of serum cytokine profiles were performed at 8 weeks. Results: rAAV-mediated expression of human αsyn in nigral dopaminergic neurons combined with striatal PFF administration induced enhanced αsyn pathology in DA.VRA4 compared to DA rats. Mhc2ta thus significantly regulated the seeding, propagation and toxicity of αsyn in vivo. This was reflected in terms of wider extent and anatomical distribution of αsyn inclusions, ranging from striatum to the forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain and cerebellum in DA.VRA4. Compared to DA rats, DA.VRA4 also displayed enhanced motor impairment and dopaminergic neurodegeneration as well as higher levels of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-2 and TNFα in serum. Conclusions: We conclude that the key regulator of MHCII expression, Mhc2ta, modulates neuroinflammation, αsyn-seeded Lewy-like pathology, dopaminergic neurodegeneration and motor impairment. This makes Mhc2ta and microglial antigen presentation promising therapeutic targets for reducing the progressive neuropathology and clinical manifestations in PD.
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  • Puschmann, Andreas, et al. (författare)
  • Heterozygous PINK1 p.G411S increases risk of Parkinson's disease via a dominant-negative mechanism
  • 2017
  • Ingår i: Brain. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1460-2156 .- 0006-8950. ; 140:1, s. 98-117
  • Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • SEE GANDHI AND PLUN-FAVREAU DOI101093/AWW320 FOR A SCIENTIFIC COMMENTARY ON THIS ARTICLE: It has been postulated that heterozygous mutations in recessive Parkinson's genes may increase the risk of developing the disease. In particular, the PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) p.G411S (c.1231G>A, rs45478900) mutation has been reported in families with dominant inheritance patterns of Parkinson's disease, suggesting that it might confer a sizeable disease risk when present on only one allele. We examined families with PINK1 p.G411S and conducted a genetic association study with 2560 patients with Parkinson's disease and 2145 control subjects. Heterozygous PINK1 p.G411S mutations markedly increased Parkinson's disease risk (odds ratio = 2.92, P = 0.032); significance remained when supplementing with results from previous studies on 4437 additional subjects (odds ratio = 2.89, P = 0.027). We analysed primary human skin fibroblasts and induced neurons from heterozygous PINK1 p.G411S carriers compared to PINK1 p.Q456X heterozygotes and PINK1 wild-type controls under endogenous conditions. While cells from PINK1 p.Q456X heterozygotes showed reduced levels of PINK1 protein and decreased initial kinase activity upon mitochondrial damage, stress-response was largely unaffected over time, as expected for a recessive loss-of-function mutation. By contrast, PINK1 p.G411S heterozygotes showed no decrease of PINK1 protein levels but a sustained, significant reduction in kinase activity. Molecular modelling and dynamics simulations as well as multiple functional assays revealed that the p.G411S mutation interferes with ubiquitin phosphorylation by wild-type PINK1 in a heterodimeric complex. This impairs the protective functions of the PINK1/parkin-mediated mitochondrial quality control. Based on genetic and clinical evaluation as well as functional and structural characterization, we established p.G411S as a rare genetic risk factor with a relatively large effect size conferred by a partial dominant-negative function phenotype.
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  • Swanberg, Maria, et al. (författare)
  • Immunogenetics of Parkinson's disease
  • 2018
  • Ingår i: Parkinson’s Disease : Pathogenesis and Clinical Aspects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Aspects. - : Codon Publications. - 9780994438164 ; , s. 27-44
  • Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
    • Inflammation is a key feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In postmortem PD brains, microglial activation and enhanced major histocompatibility class II (MHCII) expression are seen concomitant to the accumulation of alpha-synuclein (α-synuclein) and loss of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra. Recent findings showed that α-synuclein epitopes can be presented and recognized by T-cells. PD is not a single disorder; rather, it encompasses a range of clinical, epidemiological, and genetic subtypes. Around 10% of the cases have a monogenic origin, and several of the disease-causing mutations are linked to inflammatory processes. The remaining 90% of the cases are complex, where environmental and genetic risk factors synergize to induce PD pathology. To date, 41 genetic loci have been identified in genome-wide association studies as associated with PD risk, and among these, two are within the HLA region, coding for immune genes including MHCII. Thus, genetic and immune findings indicate that the immune system has a role in the etiology of PD. Experimentally, inflammatory stimuli can cause selective nigral cell loss in preclinical models of PD, and MHCII is required to elicit α-synuclein-induced pathology in mice. In this chapter, we focus on immunogenetics, that is, the relation between genetic risk factors and immune processes in PD.
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