帕金森病实验动物模型的研究进展及评价

帕金森病(Parkinson disease,PD)是一种常见于中老年人的神经系统变性疾病,临床上以静止性震颤、运动迟缓、肌强直和姿势平衡障碍为主要特征.由于缺乏对人脑的研究,且帕金森病在动物中没有自发趋势,因此科学合理的动物模型是基础和临床研究中必不可少的研究工具,有助于揭示疾病的发生机制和新药研发.     

帕金森病动物模型的研究进展

帕金森病(Parkinson’ s disease, PD)是一种严重危害人体健康的神经退行性疾病.其典型病理变化为黑质纹状体内多巴胺能神经元坏死、缺失,以及表现出诸多运动障碍.该病病因尚未研究清晰,使用相关动物模型对研究该病具体作用机制与治疗手段具有重要意义.针对目前有关PD动物模型的研究现状,本文梳理了不同PD动物...     

神经毒素MPTP处理之年老大鼠可作为研究巴金森氏症候群的动物模型

ＭＰＴＰ是一种能在多种动物诱发类似巴金森氏症候群的神经毒素,然而其对大鼠多巴胺神经细胞是否造成神经毒性,曾有相当之争议。巴金森氏症系老年人神经化性的一种疾病,因此动物的年龄是建立动物模型时应考虑的重要因素。     

6-羟多巴胺纹状体内注射制作大鼠帕金森病模型的研究

目的 为拓宽6-OHDA损毁多巴胺能神经元所制备大鼠帕金森病模型的应用范围,采用多位点纹状体内注入6-OHDA的途径来制备模型。方法 研究用SD大鼠,两个针道内四点定位注射,每点注射3μg／μ16-OHDA3μl。结果 术后两周出现缓慢旋转,4周旋转行为达到7转／分并保持稳定;形态学染色可见损毁1周后注射侧黑质酪氨酸羟化酶免疫组化阳性细胞减少20％,2周后减少38％,3～4周减少70％以上,6周后损伤趋缓。高效液相-电化学法活体检测纹状体内多巴胺的代谢产物3、4-二羟基苯乙酸(DOPAC)和高香草酸(HVA),发现注射侧和非注射侧相比含量分别下降98．33％和96．05％;组织匀浆检测损毁侧黑质多巴胺含量下降了73％以上,3、4-二羟基苯乙酸(DOPAC)含量下降60％。结论 纹状体内注射6-OHDA能够制备帕金森病大鼠模型。     

Animal models of Parkinson's disease

Animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been widely used in the past four decades to investigate the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of this neurodegenerative disorder. These models have been classically based on the systemic or local (intracerebral) administration of neutoxins that are able to replicate most of the pathological and phenotypic features of PD in mammals (i.e. rodents or primates). In the last decade, the advent of the 'genetic era' of PD has provided a phenomenal enrichment of the research possibilities in this field, with the development of various mammalian (mice and, more recently, rats) and non-mammalian transgenic models that replicate most of the disease-causing mutations identified for monogenic forms of familial PD. Both toxic and transgenic classes of animal PD models have their own specificities and limitations, which must be carefully taken into consideration when choosing the model to be used. If a substantial and reproducible nigrostriatal lesion is required (e.g. for testing therapeutic interventions aimed at counteracting PD-related cell death), a classic toxic model such as one based on the administration of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine or 6-hydroxydopamine will adequately serve the purpose. On the other hand, if selected molecular mechanisms of PD pathogenesis must be investigated, transgenic models will offer invaluable insights. Therefore, until the 'perfect' model is developed, indications to use one model or another will depend on the specific objectives that are being pursued.     

6-Hydroxydopamine increases ubiquitin-conjugates and protein degradation: implications for the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson's disease (PD) is pathological structure, termed Lewy body, containing inclusions of ubiquitinated proteins in the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. The mechanism leading to the formation of these aggregates is unclear, although it has been shown that mutations in alpha-synuclein or in the ubiquitin-related enzyme UCH-L1 might induce such protein aggregation. We, therefore, examined the possible role of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), a dopaminergic neurotoxin used in PD experimental models, in causing protein degradation and its association with the ubiquitin system. Using antiubiquitin antibodies we found that exposure of SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma and PC-12 cell lines to 6-OHDA increased the levels of free ubiquitin and ubiquitin-conjugated proteins, in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, metabolic labeling with ³⁵S-methionine, demonstrated that 6-OHDA markedly increased protein degradation, as indicated by the secretion of protein metabolites to the medium. Inhibition of the proteasome activity by the specific inhibitor MG132, attenuated the protein degradation induced by 6-OHDA and potentiated its toxicity. Administration of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine to the 6-OHDA-treated cells, increased cell survival and reduced protein degradation. In conclusion, our findings suggest that 6-OHDA toxicity is associated with protein degradation and ubiquitin–proteasome system activation.     

Neuroprotection by adenosine A2A receptor blockade in experimental models of Parkinson's disease

Adenosine A2A receptors are abundant in the caudate-putamen and involved in the motor control in several species. In MPTP-treated monkeys, A2A receptor-blockade with an antagonist alleviates parkinsonian symptoms without provoking dyskinesia, suggesting this receptor may offer a new target for the antisymptomatic therapy of Parkinson's disease. In the present study, a significant neuroprotective effect of A2A receptor antagonists is shown in experimental models of Parkinson's disease. Oral administration of A2A receptor antagonists protected against the loss of nigral dopaminergic neuronal cells induced by 6-hydroxydopamine in rats. A2A antagonists also prevented the functional loss of dopaminergic nerve terminals in the striatum and the ensuing gliosis caused by MPTP in mice. The neuroprotective property of A2A receptor antagonists may be exerted by altering the packaging of these neurotoxins into vesicles, thus reducing their effective intracellular concentration. We therefore conclude that the adenosine A2A receptor may provide a novel target for the long-term medication of Parkinson's disease, because blockade of this receptor exerts both acutely antisymptomatic and chronically neuroprotective activities.     

Evaluation of neuroprotective and anti-fatigue effects of sildenafil

Sildenafil, a phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor is widely used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Recently, the FDA approved the use of sildenafil in the therapeutic treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Sildenafil crosses the blood-brain barrier and has been shown to enhance memory. Tremor, rigidity and akinesia are the most common symptoms seen in Parkinson's disease. Fatigue and sexual dysfunction are the other prominent features seen in Parkinson's disease. Interestingly, sildenafil is used therapeutically to treat sexual dysfunction in Parkinson's disease patients. Currently research on Parkinson's disease focuses on developing novel drug therapies for retarding the nigral dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Hence, we investigated the anti-fatigue and neuroprotective effects of sildenafil. In this study, the effect of sildenafil on fatigue was evaluated using forced swim test in mice. Sildenafil had no effect on fatigue as seen by the swim time. With regard to neuroprotective effects, we investigated the effects of sildenafil using two animal models of Parkinson's disease. In this study, 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned (unilateral) rats and MPTP-treated mice were used as the animal models of Parkinson's disease. 6-Hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats were used to determine the effect of sildenafil on rotational behavior. Ipsilateral or contralateral rotational behavior can indicate the amphetamine-like activity or apomorphine-like activity of sildenafil. Sildenafil did not induce contralateral or ipsilateral rotations in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Sildenafil did not protect against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced dopamine depletion in the striatum.     

MPTP慢性帕金森病小鼠纹状体差异蛋白质的研究

目的分离、鉴定MPTP诱导慢性帕金森病模型小鼠纹状体差异表达的蛋白质,对MPTP慢性PD动物模型的特异性蛋白质组进行初步探讨,为PD的发病机制提供一定的蛋白质组学依据。方法成功建立MPTP诱导慢性帕金森病小鼠模型,提取模型组和对照组小鼠脑纹状体蛋白质,分别以固相pH梯度等电聚焦为第一向,SDS-PAGE垂直电泳为第二向进行2-DE。图像分析软件PDQUEST8.0分析电泳图谱找出差异表达蛋白,运用MALDI-TOF MS质谱鉴定;其肽质量指纹图（PMF）经MS Fit检索。结果比较MPTP诱导慢性PD模型小鼠和正常对照小鼠纹状体二向电泳图,发现12个蛋白表达异常,最终鉴定出其中4个蛋白质：线粒体裂殖调节因子1（mitochondrial fission regulator 1）、类泛素样蛋白3前体（ubiquitin-like protein 3 precursor）表达下调;S100蛋白A10（proteinS100-A10）、Lin-7 homolog B为新出现点。结论初步鉴定出MPTP慢性PD模型小鼠纹状体部分差异表达蛋白,所发现4个表达异常的蛋白质与帕金森病线粒体的损伤和兴奋性神经毒性密切相关,与PD的发病机制相符,为深入研究帕金森病病理机制奠定了基础。     

Parkinson's disease: mechanisms and models

Parkinson's disease (PD) results primarily from the death of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Current PD medications treat symptoms; none halt or retard dopaminergic neuron degeneration. The main obstacle to developing neuroprotective therapies is a limited understanding of the key molecular events that provoke neurodegeneration. The discovery of PD genes has led to the hypothesis that misfolding of proteins and dysfunction of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway are pivotal to PD pathogenesis. Previously implicated culprits in PD neurodegeneration, mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress, may also act in part by causing the accumulation of misfolded proteins, in addition to producing other deleterious events in dopaminergic neurons. Neurotoxin-based models (particularly MPTP) have been important in elucidating the molecular cascade of cell death in dopaminergic neurons. PD models based on the manipulation of PD genes should prove valuable in elucidating important aspects of the disease, such as selective vulnerability of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons to the degenerative process.