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STX, a Novel Membrane Estrogen Receptor Ligand, Protects Against Amyloid-β Toxicity

Journal

JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Volume 51, Issue 2, Pages 391-403

Publisher

IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-150756

Keywords

Amyloid-beta toxicity; mitochondrial dysfunction; neuroprotection; selective estrogen receptor modulator

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Review grant
  2. NIH [NS078363, AG025525, P30 NS061800]
  3. OHSU School of Medicine Faculty Innovation Fund

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Because STX is a selective ligand for membrane estrogen receptors, it may be able to confer the beneficial effects of estrogen without eliciting the deleterious side effects associated with activation of the nuclear estrogen receptors. This study evaluates the neuroprotective properties of STX in the context of amyloid-beta (A beta) exposure. MC65 and SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cell lines, as well as primary hippocampal neurons from wild type (WT) and Tg2576 mice, were used to investigate the ability of STX to attenuate cell death, mitochondrial dysfunction, dendritic simplification, and synaptic loss induced by A beta. STX prevented A beta-induced cell death in both neuroblastoma cell lines; it also normalized the decrease in ATP and mitochondrial gene expression caused by A beta in these cells. Notably, STX also increased ATP content and mitochondrial gene expression in control neuroblastoma cells (in the absence of A beta). Likewise in primary neurons, STX increased ATP levels and mitochondrial gene expression in both genotypes. In addition, STX treatment enhanced dendritic arborization and spine densities in WT neurons and prevented the diminished outgrowth of dendrites caused by A beta exposure in Tg2576 neurons. These data suggest that STX can act as an effective neuroprotective agent in the context of A beta toxicity, improving mitochondrial function as well as dendritic growth and synaptic differentiation. In addition, since STX also improved these endpoints in the absence of A beta, this compound may have broader therapeutic value beyond Alzheimer's disease.

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