期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 119, 期 1, 页码 220-230出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07402.x
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; amyloid-beta (A beta); calcineurin; glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3); PBT2; zinc
资金
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council [400202]
Impaired metal ion homeostasis causes synaptic dysfunction and treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) that target metal ions have therefore been developed. The leading compound in this class of therapeutic, PBT2, improved cognition in a clinical trial with AD patients. The aim of the present study was to examine the cellular mechanism of action for PBT2. We show PBT2 induces inhibitory phosphorylation of the alpha- and beta-isoforms of glycogen synthase kinase 3 and that this activity is dependent on PBT2 translocating extracellular Zn and Cu into cells. This activity is supported when A beta:Zn aggregates are the source of extracellular Zn and adding PBT2 to A beta:Zn preparations promotes A beta degradation by matrix metalloprotease 2. PBT2-induced glycogen synthase kinase 3 phosphorylation appears to involve inhibition of the phosphatase calcineurin. Consistent with this, PBT2 increased phosphorylation of other calcineurin substrates, including cAMP response element binding protein and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase. These data demonstrate PBT2 can decrease A beta levels by sequestering the Zn that promotes extracellular formation of protease resistant A beta:Zn aggregates, and that subsequent intracellular translocation of the Zn by PBT2 induces cellular responses with synapto-trophic potential. Intracellular translocation of Zn and Cu via the metal chaperone activity of PBT2 may be an important mechanism by which PBT2 improves cognitive function in people with AD.
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