Upregulation of pAkt by glial cell linederived neurotrophic factor ameliorates cell apoptosis in the hippocampus of rats with streptozotocininduced diabetic encephalopathy.
Mol Med Rep
; 13(1): 543-9, 2016 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
The loss of neurotrophic factor support has been shown to contribute to the development of the central nervous system. Glial cell linederived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a potent neurotrophic factor, is closely associated with apoptosis and exerts neuroprotective effects on numerous populations of cells. However, the underlying mechanisms of these protective effects remain unknown. In the present study, a significant increase in Bax levels and DNA fragmentation was observed in the hippocampus obtained from the brains of diabetic rats 60 days after diabetes had been induced. The apoptotic changes were correlated with the loss of GDNF/Akt signaling. GDNF administration was found to reverse the diabetesinduced Bax and DNA fragmentation changes. This was associated with an improvement in the level of pAkt/Akt. In addition, combination of GDNF with a specific inhibitor of the phosphoinositide 3kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, Wortmannin, significantly abrogated the effects of GDNF on the levels of pAkt/Akt, Bax and DNA fragmentation. However, a p38 mitogenactivated proten kinase (MAPK) inhibitor, SB203580, had no effect on the expression of pAkt/Akt, Bax or DNA fragmentation. These results demonstrate the pivotal role of GDNF as well as the PI3K/Akt pathway, but not the MAPK pathway, in the prevention of diabetesinduced neuronal apoptosis in the hippocampus.
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Assunto principal:
Encefalopatias
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Regulação para Cima
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Apoptose
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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental
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Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt
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Fator Neurotrófico Derivado de Linhagem de Célula Glial
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Hipocampo
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Mol Med Rep
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article