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Antidyskinetic effects of MEK inhibitor are associated with multiple neurochemical alterations in the striatum of hemiparkinsonian rats

ABSTRACT: L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID) represents one of the major problems of the long-term therapy of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Although the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying LID are not completely understood, activation of the extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK) is recognized to play a key role. ERK is phosphorylated by mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), and thus MEK inhibitor can prevent ERK activation. Here the effect of the MEK inhibitor PD98059 on LID and the associated molecular changes were examined. Rats with unilateral 6-OHDA lesions of the nigrostriatal pathway received daily L-DOPA treatment for three weeks, and abnormal involuntary movements (AIMs) were assessed every other day. PD98059 was injected in the lateral ventricle daily for 12 days starting from day 10 of L-DOPA treatment. Striatal molecular markers of LID were analyzed together with gene regulation using microarray. The administration of PD98059 significantly reduced AIMs. In addition, ERK activation and other associated molecular changes including ΔFosB were reversed in rats treated with the MEK inhibitor. PD98059 induced significant up-regulation of 418 transcripts and down-regulation of 378 transcripts in the striatum. Tyrosine hydroxylase (Th) and aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (Arnt) genes were down-regulated in lesioned animals and up-regulated in L-DOPA-treated animals. Analysis of protein levels showed that PD98059 reduced the striatal TH. These results support the association of p-ERK1/2, ΔFosB, p-H3 to the regulation of TH and ARNT in the mechanisms of LID, and pinpoint other gene regulatory changes, thus providing clues for identifying new targets for LID therapy.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE93695 | GEO | 2017/01/18

SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA361570

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:The therapeutic benefits of L–3,4–dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients severely diminishes with the onset of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia (LID), a debilitating motor side effect. LID is mainly due to altered dopaminergic signaling in the striatum, a brain region that controls motor and cognitive functions. However, the molecular mechanisms that promote LID remain unclear. Here, we have reported that increased striatal RasGRP1 (also known as CalDAG-GEF-II) is instrumentally linked to the development of LID in a 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesioned mouse model of PD. L-DOPA treatment rapidly upregulated RasGRP1 in the dopamine-1 receptor positive neurons in the dorsal striatum. RasGRP1 deleted mice (RasGRP1–/–) had drastically diminished LID, and RasGRP1–/– mice did not interfere with the therapeutic benefits of L-DOPA. In terms of its mechanism, RasGRP1 mediated L-DOPA-induced extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), the mammalian target of rapamycin kinase (mTOR) and the cAMP/PKA pathway. RasGRP1 bind directly with and acts 2 as a guanine nucleotide exchange (GEF) for Ras-homolog-enriched in the brain (Rheb), a potent activator of mTOR, both in vitro and in the intact striatum. High-resolution tandem mass tag mass spectrometry analysis of striatal tissue revealed significant targets, such as phosphodiesterase 10a (Pde10a), Pde2a, catechol-o-methyltransferase (Comt), and glutamate decarboxylase 1 and 2 (Gad1 and Gad2), as downstream regulators of RasGRP1 that are linked to LID vulnerability. Moreover, we found that RASGRP1 protein is also upregulated predominantly in the striatum of MPTP-lesioned macaque treated with L-DOPA, emphasizing the translational potential of this protein. Collectively, the findings of this study demonstrated that RasGRP1 is a major regulator of LID in the dorsal striatum. Pharmacological or gene-depletion strategies targeting RasGRP1 may offer novel therapeutic opportunities for preventing LID in PD patients.

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