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AGING-US
卷 14, 期 18, 页码 7568-7586出版社
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; TRKB agonists; A beta; neuroprotection; therapeutics
资金
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [109-2320-B-003-008, 109-2320-B-182A-021, 109-2811-B-003-503]
This study demonstrates that LMDS-1 and -2, analogs of the coumarin derivative LM-031, act as TRKB agonists to protect SH-SY5Y cells against A beta toxicity. These compounds enhance the CREB/BDNF/BCL2 pathway, exhibit anti-aggregation and neuroprotective efficacy, and activate downstream ERK, PI3K-AKT, and CREB signaling. LMDS-1 and -2 are shown to be capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, making them potential candidates for therapeutic applications in Alzheimer's disease.
Decreased BDNF and impaired TRKB signaling contribute to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have shown previously that coumarin derivative LM-031 enhanced CREB/BDNF/BCL2 pathway. In this study we explored if LM-031 analogs LMDS-1 to -4 may act as TRKB agonists to protect SH-SY5Y cells against A beta toxicity. By docking computation for binding with TRKB using 7,8-DHF as a control, all four LMDS compounds displayed potential of binding to domain d5 of TRKB. In addition, all four LMDS compounds exhibited anti-aggregation and neuroprotective efficacy on SH-SY5Y cells with induced A beta-GFP expression. Knock-down of TRKB significantly attenuated TRKB downstream signaling and the neurite outgrowth-promoting effects of these LMDS compounds. Among them, LMDS-1 and -2 were further examined for TRKB signaling. Treatment of ERK inhibitor U0126 or PI3K inhibitor wortmannin decreased p-CREB, BDNF and BCL2 in A beta-GFP cells, implicating the neuroprotective effects are via activating TRKB downstream ERK, PI3K-AKT and CREB signaling. LMDS-1 and -2 are blood-brain barrier permeable as shown by parallel artificial membrane permeability assay. Our results demonstrate how LMDS-1 and -2 are likely to work as TRKB agonists to exert neuroprotection in A beta cells, which may shed light on the potential application in therapeutics of AD.
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