β-Synuclein Regulates Akt Activity in Neuronal Cells
β-Synuclein Regulates Akt Activity in Neuronal Cells
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β-突触核蛋白调节神经元细胞中的 Akt 活性
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
E. Masliah
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作者:
M. Hashimoto;P. Bar;G. Ho;T. Takenouchi;E. Rockenstein;L. Crews;E. Masliah
Recent studies have shown that the neurodegenerative process in disorders with Lewy body formation, such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, is associated with α-synuclein accumulation and that β-synuclein might protect the central nervous system from the neurotoxic effects of α-synuclein. However, the mechanisms are unclear. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the potential involvement of the serine threonine kinase Akt (also known as protein kinase B) signaling pathway in the mechanisms of β-synuclein neuroprotection. For this purpose, Akt activity and cell survival were analyzed in synuclein-transfected B103 neuroblastoma cells and primary cortical neurons. β-Synuclein transfection resulted in increased Akt activity and conferred protection from the neurotoxic effects of rotenone. Down-regulation of Akt expression resulted in an increased susceptibility to rotenone toxicity, whereas transfection with a lentiviral vector encoding for β-synuclein was protective. The effects of β-synuclein on the Akt pathway appear to be by direct interaction between these molecules and were independent of upstream signaling molecules. Taken together, these results indicate that the mechanisms of β-synuclein neuroprotection might involve direct interactions between β-synuclein and Akt and suggest that this signaling pathway could be a potential therapeutic target for neurological conditions associated with parkinsonism and α-synuclein aggregation.
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发表时间:
1998
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Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
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作者:
Takeda,A;Hashimoto,M;Mallory,M;Sundsumo,M;Hansen,L;Sisk,A;Masliah,E
通讯作者:
Masliah,E
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
Masliah, E;Rockenstein, E;Mucke, L
通讯作者:
Mucke, L
影响因子:
2.9
作者:
Jenco, JM;Rawlingson, A;Morris, AJ
通讯作者:
Morris, AJ