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Induction of autophagy by a novel small molecule improves a? pathology and ameliorates cognitive deficits.

ABSTRACT: Growing evidence has demonstrated a neuroprotective role of autophagy in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, autophagy has been regarded as a potential therapeutic target, attracting increasing interest in pharmaceutical autophagy modulation by small molecules. We designed a two-cycle screening strategy on the basis of imaging high-throughout screening (HTS) and cellular toxicity assay, and have identified a novel autophagy inducer known as GTM-1. We further showed that GTM-1 exhibits dual activities, such as autophagy induction and antagonism against A?-oligomer toxicity. GTM-1 modulates autophagy in an Akt-independent and mTOR-independent manner. In addition, we demonstrated that GTM-1 enhances autophagy clearance and reverses the downregulation of autophagy flux by thapsigargin and asparagine. Furthermore, administration of GTM-1 attenuated A? pathology and ameliorated cognitive deficits in AD mice.

SUBMITTER: Chu C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3672196 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Induction of autophagy by a novel small molecule improves aβ pathology and ameliorates cognitive deficits.

Chu Cheng C Zhang Xinjiang X Ma Wei W Li Li L Wang Wei W Shang Lu L Fu Peng P

PloS one 20130604 6

Growing evidence has demonstrated a neuroprotective role of autophagy in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Thus, autophagy has been regarded as a potential therapeutic target, attracting increasing interest in pharmaceutical autophagy modulation by small molecules. We designed a two-cycle screening strategy on the basis of imaging high-throughout screening (HTS) and cellular toxicity assay, and have identified a novel autophagy inducer known as GTM-1. We further showed that GTM-1 exhibits dual activitie ...[more]

PMID: 23750258

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Project description:AimStreptozotocin (STZ) is widely used to induce oxidative damage and to impair glucose metabolism, apoptosis, and tau/A? pathology, eventually leading to cognitive deficits in both in vitro and in vivo models of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study, we constructed a cell-based platform using STZ to induce stress conditions mimicking the complicated pathologies of AD in vitro, and evaluated the anti-amyloid effects of a small molecule, N-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-[5-chloro-2-methoxy(phenylsulfonyl)anilino]acetamide (LX2343) in the amelioration of cognitive deficits in AD model mice.MethodsCell-based assays for screening anti-amyloid compounds were established by assessing A? accumulation in HEK293-APPsw and CHO-APP cells, and A? clearance in primary astrocytes and SH-SY5Y cells after the cells were treated with STZ in the presence of the test compounds. Autophagic flux was observed using confocal laser scanning microscopy. APP/PS1 transgenic mice were administered LX2343 (10 mg·kg-1·d-1, ip) for 100 d. After LX2343 administration, cognitive ability of the mice was evaluated using Morris water maze test, and senile plaques in the brains were detected using Thioflavine S staining. ELISA assay was used to evaluate A? and sAPP? levels, while Western blot analysis was used to measure the signaling proteins in both cell and animal brains.ResultsLX2343 (5-20 ?mol/L) dose-dependently decreased A? accumulation in HEK293-APPsw and CHO-APP cells, and promoted A? clearance in SH-SY5Y cells and primary astrocytes. The anti-amyloid effects of LX2343 were attributed to suppressing JNK-mediated APPThr668 phosphorylation, thus inhibiting APP cleavage on one hand, and inhibiting BACE1 enzymatic activity with an IC50 value of 11.43±0.36 ?mol/L, on the other hand. Furthermore, LX2343 acted as a non-ATP competitive PI3K inhibitor to negatively regulate AKT/mTOR signaling, thus promoting autophagy, and increasing A? clearance. Administration of LX2343 in APP/PS1 transgenic mice significantly ameliorated cognitive deficits and markedly ameliorated the A? pathology in their brains.ConclusionLX2343 ameliorates cognitive dysfunction in APP/PS1 transgenic mice via both A? production inhibition and clearance promotion, which highlights the potential of LX2343 in the treatment of AD.

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Induction of autophagy by a novel small molecule improves a? pathology and ameliorates cognitive deficits.

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Induction of autophagy by a novel small molecule improves aβ pathology and ameliorates cognitive deficits.

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