COVID-19 and Parkinson’s disease:Shared inflammatory pathways under oxidative stress

Autor: Bushra Y. Ahmed, Gerta Cami-Kobeci, Donika Klenja, Najma Janjua, Zahara Latif Chaudhry
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chaudhry, Z L, Klenja, D, Janjua, N, Cami-Kobeci, G & Ahmad, B Y 2020, ' COVID-19 and Parkinson’s disease : Shared inflammatory pathways under oxidative stress ', Brain Sciences, vol. 10, no. 11, 807 . https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110807
Brain Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 807, p 807 (2020)
Brain Sciences
Volume 10
Issue 11
DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10110807
Popis: The current coronavirus pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in a serious global health crisis. It is a major concern for individuals living with chronic disorders such as Parkinson&rsquo
s disease (PD). Increasing evidence suggests an involvement of oxidative stress and contribution of NF&kappa
B in the development of both COVID-19 and PD. Although, it is early to identify if SARS-CoV-2 led infection enhances PD complications, it is likely that oxidative stress may exacerbate PD progression in COVID-19 affected individuals and/or vice versa. In the current study, we sought to investigate whether NF&kappa
B-associated inflammatory pathways following oxidative stress in SARS-CoV-2 and PD patients are correlated. Toward this goal, we have integrated bioinformatics analysis obtained from Basic Local Alignment Search Tool of Protein Sequence Database (BLASTP) search for similarities of SARS-CoV-2 proteins against human proteome, literature review, and laboratory data obtained in a human cell model of PD. A Parkinson&rsquo
s like state was created in 6-hydroxydopamine (6OHDA)-induced differentiated dopamine-containing neurons (dDCNs) obtained from an immortalized human neural progenitor cell line derived from the ventral mesencephalon region of the brain (ReNVM). The results indicated that SARS-CoV-2 infection and 6OHDA-induced toxicity triggered stimulation of caspases-2, -3 and -8 via the NF&kappa
B pathway resulting in the death of dDCNs. Furthermore, specific inhibitors for NF&kappa
B and studied caspases reduced the death of stressed dDCNs. The findings suggest that knowledge of the selective inhibition of caspases and NF&kappa
B activation may contribute to the development of potential therapeutic approaches for the treatment of COVID-19 and PD.
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