Ullah Inam, Zhao Longhe, Uddin Shahab, Zhou Yangtao, Wang Xin, Li Hongyu
School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 May 15;16:1358141. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1358141. eCollection 2024.
Parkinson's disease resultant in the degeneration of Dopaminergic neurons and accumulation of α-synuclein in the substantia nigra pars compacta. The synthetic therapeutics for Parkinson's disease have moderate symptomatic benefits but cannot prevent or delay disease progression. In this study, nicotine was employed by using transgenic Parkinson's disease models to minimize the Parkinson's disease symptoms. The results showed that the nicotine at 100, 150, and 200 μM doses reduced degeneration of Dopaminergic neurons caused by 6-hydroxydopamine (14, 33, and 40%), lowered the aggregative toxicity of α-synuclein by 53, 56, and 78%, respectively. The reduction in food-sensing behavioral disabilities of BZ555 was observed to be 18, 49, and 86%, respectively, with nicotine concentrations of 100 μM, 150 μM, and 200 μM. Additionally, nicotine was found to enhance Daf-16 nuclear translocation by 14, 31, and 49%, and dose-dependently increased SOD-3 expression by 10, 19, and 23%. In summary, the nicotine might a promising therapy option for Parkinson's disease.
帕金森病导致黑质致密部多巴胺能神经元变性和α-突触核蛋白聚集。帕金森病的合成疗法具有一定的症状缓解作用,但无法预防或延缓疾病进展。在本研究中,通过转基因帕金森病模型使用尼古丁来减轻帕金森病症状。结果表明,100、150和200μM剂量的尼古丁可减少6-羟基多巴胺引起的多巴胺能神经元变性(分别为14%、33%和40%),分别降低α-突触核蛋白的聚集毒性53%、56%和78%。观察到,尼古丁浓度为100μM、150μM和200μM时,BZ555的食物感知行为障碍减少率分别为18%、49%和86%。此外,发现尼古丁可使Daf-16核转位增加14%、31%和49%,并剂量依赖性地使SOD-3表达增加10%、19%和23%。总之,尼古丁可能是一种有前景的帕金森病治疗选择。