Sustained systemic glucocerebrosidase inhibition induces brain α-Synuclein aggregation, microglia and complement C1q activation in mice

Rocha, Emily M., Smith, Gaynor A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4332-8383, Park, Eric, Cao, Hongmei, Graham, Anne-Renee, Brown, Eilish, McLean, Jesse R., Hayes, Melissa A., Beagan, Jonathan, Izen, Sarah C., Perez-Torres, Eduardo, Hallett, Penelope J. and Isacson, Ole 2015. Sustained systemic glucocerebrosidase inhibition induces brain α-Synuclein aggregation, microglia and complement C1q activation in mice. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling 23 (6) , pp. 550-564. 10.1089/ars.2015.6307

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Abstract

Aims: Loss-of-function mutations in GBA1, which cause the autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, Gaucher disease (GD), are also a key genetic risk factor for the α-synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies. GBA1 encodes for the lysosomal hydrolase glucocerebrosidase and reductions in this enzyme result in the accumulation of the glycolipid substrates glucosylceramide and glucosylsphingosine. Deficits in autophagy and lysosomal degradation pathways likely contribute to the pathological accumulation of α-synuclein in PD. In this report we used conduritol-β-epoxide (CBE), a potent selective irreversible competitive inhibitor of glucocerebrosidase, to model reduced glucocerebrosidase activity in vivo, and tested whether sustained glucocerebrosidase inhibition in mice could induce neuropathological abnormalities including α-synucleinopathy, and neurodegeneration. Results: Our data demonstrate that daily systemic CBE treatment over 28 days caused accumulation of insoluble α-synuclein aggregates in the substantia nigra, and altered levels of proteins involved in the autophagy lysosomal system. These neuropathological changes were paralleled by widespread neuroinflammation, upregulation of complement C1q, abnormalities in synaptic, axonal transport and cytoskeletal proteins, and neurodegeneration. Innovation: A reduction in brain GCase activity has been linked to sporadic PD and normal aging, and may contribute to the susceptibility of vulnerable neurons to degeneration. This report demonstrates that systemic reduction of GCase activity using chemical inhibition, leads to neuropathological changes in the brain reminiscent of α-synucleinopathy. Conclusions: These data reveal a link between reduced glucocerebrosidase and the development of α-synucleinopathy and pathophysiological abnormalities in mice, and support the development of GCase therapeutics to reduce α-synucleinopathy in PD and related disorders.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Mary Ann Liebert
ISSN:	1523-0864
Date of Acceptance:	18 June 2015
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2022 09:51
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/106219

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