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FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00080
Keywords
Parkinson's disease; regulatory T cells; bee venom phospholipase A(2); neuroinflammation; dose-dependent response
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- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning [NRF-2017R1A2B3009574]
- Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) - Ministry of Health and Welfare, South Korea [HI17C0978]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized by the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons within the substantia nigra (SN). While the precise etiology of dopaminergic neuronal demise is elusive, multiple lines of evidence indicate that neuroinflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of PD. We have previously demonstrated that subcutaneous administration of bee venom (BV) phospholipase A(2) (bvPLA(2)) suppresses dopaminergic neuronal cell death in a PD mouse model. In the present study, we established standardized methods for producing bvPLA(2) agent isolated from crude BV at good manufacturing practice (GMP) facility. The therapeutic efficacy of purified bvPLA(2) agent was examined in MPTP-induced PD mice. Importantly, administration of purified bvPLA(2) in a dose-dependent manner reversed motor deficits in PD mice as well as inhibited loss of dopaminergic neurons within the SN of PD mice. The concentration-dependent action of standardized bvPLA(2) appeared to be related to the induction of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs), which, in part, inhibits T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17 polarization and suppresses microglial activation in PD mice. Taken together, these results suggest that standardized bvPLA(2) purified from BV shows a neuroprotective effect against PD and thus has a potential target for treatment of PD.
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