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Behav Brain Res ; 419: 113680, 2022 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34822947

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Conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into the scrapie form (PrPSc) is the leading step to the development of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), still incurable neurodegenerative disorders. Interaction of PrPC with cellular and synthetic ligands that induce formation of scrapie-like conformations has been deeply investigated in vitro. Different nucleic acid (NA) sequences bind PrP and convert it to ß-sheet-rich or unfolded species; among such NAs, a 21-mer double-stranded DNA, D67, was shown to induce formation of PrP aggregates that were cytotoxic. However, in vivo effects of these PrP-DNA complexes were not explored. Herein, aggregates of recombinant full-length PrP (rPrP23-231) induced by interaction with the D67 aptamer were inoculated into the lateral ventricle of Swiss mice and acute effects were investigated. The aggregates had no influence on emotional, locomotor and motor behavior of mice. In contrast, mice developed cognitive impairment and hippocampal synapse loss, which was accompanied by intense activation of glial cells in this brain region. Our results suggest that the i.c.v. injection of rPrP:D67 aggregates is an interesting model to study the neurotoxicity of aggregated PrP in vivo, and that glial cell activation may be an important step for behavioral and cognitive dysfunction in prion diseases.


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Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/farmacologia , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Disfunção Cognitiva/induzido quimicamente , Hipocampo/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Priônicas/farmacologia , Sinapses/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Ventrículos Laterais/efeitos dos fármacos , Masculino , Camundongos
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