Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals the effects of human neural stem cells on multiple brain regions

ABSTRACT: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disease caused by diminution of neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) which projects dopaminergic (DA) axons to the striatum and other target areas. Recently, accumulating data demonstrated the prospects of cell replacement therapy by using neural stem cell (NSCs) transplantation. However the mechanisms underlying the potential efficacy are not fully understood. To gain new insights into the mechanisms of 6-OHDA induced lesion and potential efficacy of hNSCs transplantation, Intrastriatal 6-Hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) injected parkinsonian mice were unilaterally engrafted with undifferentiated human NSCs to striatum (ST). High-throughput quantitative proteomic approach was utilized to characterize the proteome profiles of PD related brain regions in these mice including SN, ST, olfactory bulb (OB) and subventricular zone (SVZ). The abundance of more than 5000 proteins with high confidence in each region was determined in this study which represents the most extensive proteomic study of PD mouse models to date. In addition to the disruption of the DA system, the quantitative analysis demonstrated the profound disturbance of SVZ proteome after 6-OHDA insult, in which the abundance of more than 20% proteins was significantly changed. After hNSCs engraftment, the proteome of SVZ was restored and the astrocytes in ST was greatly activated in companion with the increase in neurotrophic factors. Furthermore, bioinformatics analysis demonstrated that changes in proteome was not caused by the proliferation of hNSCs or their progeny, but rather by the reaction of endogenous cells. Overall, this study reveals that hNSCs benefits parkinsonian animals by eliciting endogenous responses in multiple brain regions, and discovers the unexpected role of SVZ cells in PD progress and treatment, providing new therapeutic targets.

INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive

ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (mouse)

TISSUE(S): Brain

SUBMITTER: Wei Ge  

LAB HEAD: Wei Ge

PROVIDER: PXD004152 | Pride | 2017-03-29

REPOSITORIES: Pride