期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN
卷 85, 期 3-4, 页码 194-200出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.03.006
关键词
Alzheimer's disease; Tau; CDK5; GSK3; APP/PS1 transgenic mouse; Valproate; Okadaic acid
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [30770680]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-04-0288]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20100471481]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education [SRFDP-20060159001]
Valproate (VPA) is a widely used anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug. Recent studies have shown that VPA could reduce amyloid-beta generation, and improve memory deficits in transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether VPA affects tau phosphorylation and the underlying mechanism has not been established. Here, we showed that systemic treatment of APP and presenilin 1 double transgenic mice with VPA (50 mg/kg, once a day for 12 weeks), significantly reduced the levels of tau phosphorylation at the sites of Thr205, Ser396 and Thr231. Meanwhile, VPA treatment markedly reduced the activities of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3 beta), two protein kinases involved in abnormal hyperphosphorylation of tau. In an okadaic acid-induced tau hyperphosphorylation SH-SY5Y cell model, the anti-tau-phosphorylation effect of VPA was further confirmed, accompanied by a marked decrease in the activities of CDK5 and GSK3 beta. Our present data suggest that the inhibitory effects of VPA on tau hyperphosphorylation might be mediated through both CDK5 and GSK3 beta signaling pathways. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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