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Article: Blockade of the Interaction of Calcineurin with FOXO in Astrocytes Protects Against Amyloid-β-Induced Neuronal Death
Title | Blockade of the Interaction of Calcineurin with FOXO in Astrocytes Protects Against Amyloid-β-Induced Neuronal Death |
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Keywords | Alzheimer's disease decoy compounds astrocytes FOXO calcineurin |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Citation | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016, v. 52, n. 4, p. 1471-1478 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Astrocytes actively participate in neuro-inflammatory processes associated to Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other brain pathologies. We recently showed that an astrocyte-specific intracellular signaling pathway involving an interaction of the phosphatase calcineurin with the transcription factor FOXO3 is a major driver in AD-associated pathological inflammation, suggesting a potential new druggable target for this devastating disease. We have now developed decoy molecules to interfere with calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions, and tested them in astrocytes and neuronal co-cultures exposed to amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity. We observed that interference of calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions exerts a protective action against Aβ-induced neuronal death and favors the production of a set of growth factors that we hypothesize form part of a cytoprotective pathway to resolve inflammation. Furthermore, interference of the Aβ-induced interaction of calcineurin with FOXO3 by decoy compounds significantly decreased amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) synthesis, reduced the AβPP amyloidogenic pathway, resulting in lower Aβ levels, and blocked the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-6 in astrocytes. Collectively, these data indicate that interrupting pro-inflammatory calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions in astrocytes triggered by Aβ accumulation in brain may constitute an effective new therapeutic approach in AD. Future studies with intranasal delivery, or brain barrier permeable decoy compounds, are warranted. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/299533 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.172 |
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dc.contributor.author | Fernandez, Ana M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hervas, Ruben | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dominguez-Fraile, Manuel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Garrido, Victoria Navarro | - |
dc.contributor.author | Gomez-Gutierrez, Patricia | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vega, Miguel | - |
dc.contributor.author | Vitorica, Javier | - |
dc.contributor.author | Perez, Juan J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Torres Aleman, Ignacio | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-21T03:34:36Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-21T03:34:36Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016, v. 52, n. 4, p. 1471-1478 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1387-2877 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/299533 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Astrocytes actively participate in neuro-inflammatory processes associated to Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other brain pathologies. We recently showed that an astrocyte-specific intracellular signaling pathway involving an interaction of the phosphatase calcineurin with the transcription factor FOXO3 is a major driver in AD-associated pathological inflammation, suggesting a potential new druggable target for this devastating disease. We have now developed decoy molecules to interfere with calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions, and tested them in astrocytes and neuronal co-cultures exposed to amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity. We observed that interference of calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions exerts a protective action against Aβ-induced neuronal death and favors the production of a set of growth factors that we hypothesize form part of a cytoprotective pathway to resolve inflammation. Furthermore, interference of the Aβ-induced interaction of calcineurin with FOXO3 by decoy compounds significantly decreased amyloid-β protein precursor (AβPP) synthesis, reduced the AβPP amyloidogenic pathway, resulting in lower Aβ levels, and blocked the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα and IL-6 in astrocytes. Collectively, these data indicate that interrupting pro-inflammatory calcineurin/FOXO3 interactions in astrocytes triggered by Aβ accumulation in brain may constitute an effective new therapeutic approach in AD. Future studies with intranasal delivery, or brain barrier permeable decoy compounds, are warranted. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Alzheimer's Disease | - |
dc.subject | Alzheimer's disease | - |
dc.subject | decoy compounds | - |
dc.subject | astrocytes | - |
dc.subject | FOXO | - |
dc.subject | calcineurin | - |
dc.title | Blockade of the Interaction of Calcineurin with FOXO in Astrocytes Protects Against Amyloid-β-Induced Neuronal Death | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3233/JAD-160149 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27079728 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84974644230 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 52 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1471 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1478 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1875-8908 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000378792100027 | - |