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The multiple T-maze in vivo testing of the neuroprotective effect of humanin analogues
Authors:Kunesová Gabriela  Hlavácek Jan  Patocka Jirí  Evangelou Alexandra  Zikos Christos  Benaki Dimitra  Paravatou-Petsotas Maria  Pelecanou Maria  Livaniou Evangelia  Slaninova Jirina
Institution:Department of Toxicology, University of Defense, Trebesská 1575, 500 01 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Abstract:Humanin (HN) and its analogues have been shown to protect cells against death induced by various Alzheimer's disease (AD) genes and amyloid-beta-peptides in vitro; the analogues Gly(14)]-HN and colivelin have also been shown to be potent in reversing learning and memory impairment induced by scopolamine or quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) in mice or rats in vivo using the Y-maze or multiple T-maze tests. This paper describes the activity of new peptides of the HN family, after i.p. administration, on QNB-induced impairment of spatial memory in the multiple T-maze test in rats. The following peptides have been studied: HN analogues truncated either on the C- or N-terminus, or analogues having a tert-Leu in place of Leu in the central part of the molecule, the active HN core PAGASRLLLLTGEIDLP (RG-PAGA) and its analogues having three or five leucines instead of four, and finally the recently described hybrid peptide colivelin (i.e. a peptide having the activity-dependent neurotrophic factor SALLRSIPA attached to the N-terminus of the active RG-PAGA) and its des-Leu- and plus-Leu-analogues. While the truncated analogues and most of the tert-Leu containing analogues were devoid of activity, the analogues of the RG-PAGA were active, i.e. they reversed the impairment of spatial memory irrespective of the number of Leu present in their sequence. The highest activity was shown by colivelin and its des-Leu-analogue. These results demonstrate the potential of HN analogues in the modulation of the cholinergic system, which plays an important role in the cognitive deficits associated with AD and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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