Dimebon slows progression of proteinopathy in γ-synuclein transgenic mice

Bachurin, Sergey O., Shelkovnikova, Tatyana ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1367-5309, Ustyugov, Alexey A., Peters, Owen Morgan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6824-0663, Khritankova, Ina, Afanasieva, Marina A., Tarasova, Tatyana V., Alentov, Igor I., Buchman, Vladimir L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-8352 and Ninkina, Natalia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8570-5648 2012. Dimebon slows progression of proteinopathy in γ-synuclein transgenic mice. Neurotoxicity Research 22 (1) , pp. 33-42. 10.1007/s12640-011-9299-y

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Abstract

Intermediates and final products of protein aggregation play crucial role in the development of degenerative changes in a number of neurological diseases. Pathological protein aggregation is currently regarded as one of the most promising therapeutic targets for treatment of these diseases. Transgenic mouse models of proteinopathies are an effective tool for screening and validation of compounds, which can selectively affect metabolism of aggregate-prone proteins. In this study, we assessed effects of dimebon, a compound with known neuroprotective properties, on a recently established transgenic mouse model recapitulating key pathological features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as the consequence of neuron-specific overexpression of γ-synuclein. Cohorts of experimental transgenic mice received dimebon in drinking water with this chronic treatment starting either before or after the onset of clinical signs of pathology. We detected statistically significant improvement of motor performance in a rotarod test in both dimebon-treated animal groups, with more pronounced effect in a group that received dimebon from an earlier age. We also revealed substantially reduced number of amyloid inclusions, decreased amount of insoluble γ-synuclein species and a notable amelioration of astrogliosis in the spinal cord of dimebon-treated compared with control transgenic animals. However, dimebon did not prevent the loss of spinal motor neurons in this model. Our results demonstrated that chronic dimebon administration is able to slow down but not halt progression of γ-synucleinopathy and resulting signs of pathology in transgenic animals, suggesting potential therapeutic use of this drug for treatment of this currently incurable disease.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1029-8428
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2023 06:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/41846

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