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TítuloCitalopram reduces aggregation of ATXN3 in a YAC transgenic mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease
Autor(es)Ashraf, Naila S.
Silva, Sara Carina Duarte
Shaw, Emily D.
Maciel, P.
Paulson, Henry L.
Castro, Andreia Cristiana Teixeira
Costa, Maria do Carmo
Palavras-chaveNeurodegeneration
Polyglutamine
Proteinopathy
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Therapy
Data2019
EditoraSpringer
RevistaMolecular Neurobiology
Resumo(s)Machado-Joseph disease, also known as spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is a fatal polyglutamine disease with no disease-modifying treatment. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram was shown in nematode and mouse models to be a compelling repurposing candidate for Machado-Joseph disease therapeutics. We sought to confirm the efficacy of citalopram to decrease ATXN3 aggregation in an unrelated mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease. Four-week-old YACMJD84.2 mice and non-transgenic littermates were given citalopram 8 mg/kg in drinking water or water for 10 weeks. At the end of treatment, brains were collected for biochemical and pathological analyses. Brains of citalopram-treated YACMJD84.2 mice showed an approximate 50% decrease in the percentage of cells containing ATXN3-positive inclusions in the substantia nigra and three examined brainstem nuclei compared to controls. No differences in ATXN3 inclusion load were observed in deep cerebellar nuclei of mice. Citalopram effect on ATXN3 aggregate burden was corroborated by immunoblotting analysis. While lysates from the brainstem and cervical spinal cord of citalopram-treated mice showed a decrease in all soluble forms of ATXN3 and a trend toward reduction of insoluble ATXN3, no differences in ATXN3 levels were found between cerebella of citalopram-treated and vehicle-treated mice. Citalopram treatment altered levels of select components of the cellular protein homeostatic machinery that may be expected to enhance the capacity to refold and/or degrade mutant ATXN3. The results here obtained in a second independent mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease further support citalopram as a potential drug to be repurposed for this fatal disorder.
TipoArtigo
URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/57781
DOI10.1007/s12035-018-1331-2
ISSN0893-7648
Arbitragem científicayes
AcessoAcesso aberto
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