TY - JOUR
T1 - Multistep Inhibition of α-Synuclein Aggregation and Toxicity in Vitro and in Vivo by Trodusquemine
AU - Perni, Michele
AU - Flagmeier, Patrick
AU - Limbocker, Ryan
AU - Cascella, Roberta
AU - Aprile, Francesco A
AU - Galvagnion, Céline
AU - Heller, Gabriella T
AU - Meisl, Georg
AU - Chen, Serene W
AU - Kumita, Janet R
AU - Challa, Pavan K
AU - Kirkegaard, Julius B
AU - Cohen, Samuel I A
AU - Mannini, Benedetta
AU - Barbut, Denise
AU - Nollen, Ellen A A
AU - Cecchi, Cristina
AU - Cremades, Nunilo
AU - Knowles, Tuomas P J
AU - Chiti, Fabrizio
AU - Zasloff, Michael
AU - Vendruscolo, Michele
AU - Dobson, Christopher M
PY - 2018/8/17
Y1 - 2018/8/17
N2 - The aggregation of α-synuclein, an intrinsically disordered protein that is highly abundant in neurons, is closely associated with the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease. We have shown previously that the aminosterol squalamine can inhibit the lipid induced initiation process in the aggregation of α-synuclein, and we report here that the related compound trodusquemine is capable of inhibiting not only this process but also the fibril-dependent secondary pathways in the aggregation reaction. We further demonstrate that trodusquemine can effectively suppress the toxicity of α-synuclein oligomers in neuronal cells, and that its administration, even after the initial growth phase, leads to a dramatic reduction in the number of α-synuclein inclusions in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Parkinson's disease, eliminates the related muscle paralysis, and increases lifespan. On the basis of these findings, we show that trodusquemine is able to inhibit multiple events in the aggregation process of α-synuclein and hence to provide important information about the link between such events and neurodegeneration, as it is initiated and progresses. Particularly in the light of the previously reported ability of trodusquemine to cross the blood-brain barrier and to promote tissue regeneration, the present results suggest that this compound has the potential to be an important therapeutic candidate for Parkinson's disease and related disorders.
AB - The aggregation of α-synuclein, an intrinsically disordered protein that is highly abundant in neurons, is closely associated with the onset and progression of Parkinson's disease. We have shown previously that the aminosterol squalamine can inhibit the lipid induced initiation process in the aggregation of α-synuclein, and we report here that the related compound trodusquemine is capable of inhibiting not only this process but also the fibril-dependent secondary pathways in the aggregation reaction. We further demonstrate that trodusquemine can effectively suppress the toxicity of α-synuclein oligomers in neuronal cells, and that its administration, even after the initial growth phase, leads to a dramatic reduction in the number of α-synuclein inclusions in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Parkinson's disease, eliminates the related muscle paralysis, and increases lifespan. On the basis of these findings, we show that trodusquemine is able to inhibit multiple events in the aggregation process of α-synuclein and hence to provide important information about the link between such events and neurodegeneration, as it is initiated and progresses. Particularly in the light of the previously reported ability of trodusquemine to cross the blood-brain barrier and to promote tissue regeneration, the present results suggest that this compound has the potential to be an important therapeutic candidate for Parkinson's disease and related disorders.
KW - Animals
KW - Caenorhabditis elegans/physiology
KW - Cell Line
KW - Cholestanes/pharmacology
KW - Disease Models, Animal
KW - Humans
KW - Neurons/drug effects
KW - Parkinson Disease/drug therapy
KW - Protein Aggregates/drug effects
KW - Protein Aggregation, Pathological/metabolism
KW - Spermine/analogs & derivatives
KW - alpha-Synuclein/metabolism
U2 - 10.1021/acschembio.8b00466
DO - 10.1021/acschembio.8b00466
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29953201
SN - 1554-8929
VL - 13
SP - 2308
EP - 2319
JO - A C S Chemical Biology
JF - A C S Chemical Biology
IS - 8
ER -