The Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutics in Axon Regeneration

轴突再生的分子机制和治疗学

基本信息

批准号：
10487414
负责人：
Arthur W. English
金额：
$ 34.13万
依托单位：
EMORY UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-09-30 至 2023-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10487414
关键词：
Adult Affect Agonist Alzheimer&apos s disease brain Asparagine Axon Biological Assay Biological Availability Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Caspase Cytoskeleton Data Distal Elements Endopeptidases Exhibits Foundations Goals Growth Growth Factor Half-Life Human In Vitro Individual Injury Knock-out Knockout Mice Knowledge Ligands Light MAP Kinase Gene MAPT gene Mediating Medical Microtubule Stabilization Microtubules Molecular Mus Muscle Fibers Natural regeneration Neurites Neurons Neurotrophic Tyrosine Kinase Receptor Type 2 Oral Oral Administration PF4 Gene Pathologic Peripheral Nerves Peripheral nerve injury Pharmacology Phosphorylation Plasma Play Polymers Process Prodrugs Protease Inhibitor Recovery Recovery of Function Role Signal Transduction Spinal Ganglia Testing Therapeutic Therapeutic Effect Treatment Efficacy Treatment Factor alpha Tubulin asparaginylendopeptidase axon growth axon injury axon regeneration beta Tubulin design disability burden drug development endopeptidase A experimental study in vivo inhibitor insight mimetics monomer mutant nerve injury nervous system disorder neurotrophin 4 new therapeutic target novel novel strategies novel therapeutics polymerization prevent regeneration following injury regenerative restoration secretase small molecule targeted treatment tau Proteins therapeutic evaluation treatment effect

项目摘要

Summary Injuries to peripheral nerves are common, but recovery from them is very poor. There is currently no non- surgical treatment available. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and other growth factors, are known to promote axon regeneration following peripheral nerve injury. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) investigate whether the molecular mechanism by which this effect is achieved is through stabilization of the axonal microtubule-associated protein, Tau in the regenerating axons; and 2) to examine the therapeutic efficacy of two targeted pharmacological agents designed to mimic these cellular effects. Asparagine endopeptidase (AEP), a cysteine protease, is robustly activated in cut peripheral nerves and mediates cleavage of Tau that degrades its stabilizing effect on the axonal cytoskeleton. Because such stabilization is an essential feature of successful axon regeneration after peripheral nerve injury, inhibiting AEP could be an important effect of growth factor signaling after peripheral nerve injury. We hypothesize that Akt, activated by growth factors such as BDNF (or the small molecule BDNF mimetic, 7,8 DHF), phosphorylates AEP and suppresses its enzymatic activity, thereby preventing degradation of Tau, leading to enhanced axon regeneration. We will combine in vitro and in vivo experiments to evaluate critical aspects of this hypothesis in the first two Specific Aims. We have developed a prodrug that elevates oral bioavailability of 7,8-DHF. We also have identified a small allosteric inhibitor of AEP, which blocks Tau cleavage in mice. We will explore the therapeutic efficacy of treatments with the prodrug or/and the AEP inhibitor in promoting axon regeneration and functional recovery in Specific Aim 3. Successful completion of the proposed studies will lead to better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of growth factor-mediated axon regeneration and identification of a novel drug target for treatment of peripheral nerve injury.

概括外周神经受伤很常见，但从它们中恢复非常差。目前没有可用手术治疗。脑衍生的神经营养因子（BDNF）和其他生长因子是已知的在周围神经损伤后促进轴突再生。该提议的目标是：1）研究是否实现这种效果的分子机制是通过稳定轴突微管相关的蛋白，在再生轴突中的tau； 2）检查治疗旨在模仿这些细胞作用的两种靶向药理学剂的功效。天冬酰胺内肽酶（AEP），一种半胱氨酸蛋白酶，在切割的周围神经中强烈激活，并介导 Tau的切割会降解其对轴突细胞骨架的稳定作用。因为这样的稳定是周围神经损伤后成功轴突再生的一个重要特征，抑制AEP可能是周围神经损伤后生长因子信号传导的重要作用。我们假设Akt，被生长因子（例如BDNF（或小分子BDNF模拟物，7,8 DHF）激活），磷酸化 AEP并抑制其酶活性，从而防止Tau降解，从而增强轴突再生。我们将结合体外和体内实验，以评估这一点的关键方面前两个特定目的中的假设。我们已经开发了一种前药，可提高口服生物利用度 7,8-DHF。我们还确定了AEP的一个小的变构抑制剂，该抑制剂阻断了小鼠的tau裂解。我们将探索使用前药或/和AEP抑制剂促进治疗的治疗功效特定目标3中的轴突再生和功能恢复。成功完成拟议的研究将更好地理解生长因子介导的轴突再生的分子机制并鉴定出一种新的药物靶标，用于治疗周围神经损伤。

项目成果

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专著数量（0）

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Proportions of four distinct classes of sensory neurons are retained even when axon regeneration is enhanced following peripheral nerve injury.

DOI：
10.3389/fnana.2023.1303888
发表时间：
2023
期刊：
Frontiers in neuroanatomy
影响因子：
2.9
作者：
通讯作者：

Oral Treatments With the TrkB Ligand Prodrug, R13, Promote Enhanced Axon Regeneration Following Peripheral Nerve Injury.

DOI：
10.3389/fncel.2022.857664
发表时间：
2022
期刊：
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
影响因子：
5.3
作者：
English, Arthur W.;Carrasco, Dario;Hoffman, Dustin;Isaacson, Robin;Kang, Seong Su;Khan, Samia;Liu, Xia;Ye, Keqiang
通讯作者：
Ye, Keqiang