Therapeutic targeting of the pathological triad of extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling in neurodegenerations.
Therapeutic targeting of the pathological triad of extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling in neurodegenerations.
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10.1084/jem.20161673
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2017-03-06
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Bading H
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Bading H
Bading reviews many neurodegenerative diseases sharing heightened extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling, which causes a pathological triad with mitochondrial dysfunction, deregulation of transcription, and loss of dendritic structures and connectivity. Areas of therapeutic objects are defined to guide the design of novel neuroprotective combination therapies. Activation of extrasynaptic N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors causes neurodegeneration and cell death. The disease mechanism involves a pathological triad consisting of mitochondrial dysfunction, loss of integrity of neuronal structures and connectivity, and disruption of excitation–transcription coupling caused by CREB (cyclic adenosine monophosphate–responsive element-binding protein) shut-off and nuclear accumulation of class IIa histone deacetylases. Interdependency within the triad fuels an accelerating disease progression that culminates in failure of mitochondrial energy production and cell loss. Both acute and slowly progressive neurodegenerative conditions, including stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease, share increased death signaling by extrasynaptic NMDA receptors caused by elevated extracellular glutamate concentrations or relocalization of NMDA receptors to extrasynaptic sites. Six areas of therapeutic objectives are defined, based on which a broadly applicable combination therapy is proposed to combat the pathological triad of extrasynaptic NMDA receptor signaling that is common to many neurodegenerative diseases.