Pridopidine modifies disease phenotype in a SOD1 mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
| Autor: | Héctor M. Estévez‐Silva, Tomás Mediavilla, Bruno Lima Giacobbo, Xijia Liu, Fahad R. Sultan, Daniel J. Marcellino |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Cachexia
Muscle Weakness Neurologi Superoxide Dismutase General Neuroscience motor function Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neurosciences Mice Transgenic Neurodegenerative Diseases SOD1G93A Disease Models Animal Mice Phenotype Superoxide Dismutase-1 sigma-1 receptor Neurology Piperidines pridopidine Animals neuroprotection preclinical research Neurovetenskaper |
| Zdroj: | The European journal of neuroscience. 55(5) |
| ISSN: | 1460-9568 |
| Popis: | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a lethal and incurable neurodegenerative disease due to the loss of upper and lower motor neurons, which leads to muscle weakness, atrophy, and paralysis. Sigma-1 receptor (σ-1R) is a ligand-operated protein that exhibits pro-survival and anti-apoptotic properties. In addition, mutations in its codifying gene are linked to development of juvenile ALS pointing to an important role in ALS. Here, we investigated the disease-modifying effects of pridopidine, a σ-1R agonist, using a delayed onset SOD1 G93A mouse model of ALS. Mice were administered a continuous release of pridopidine (3.0 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks starting before the appearance of any sign of muscle weakness. Mice were monitored weekly and several behavioural tests were used to evaluate muscle strength, motor coordination and gait patterns. Pridopidine-treated SOD1 G93A mice showed genotype-specific effects with the prevention of cachexia. In addition, these effects exhibited significant improvement of motor behaviour 5 weeks after treatment ended. However, the survival of the animals was not extended. In summary, these results show that pridopidine can modify the disease phenotype of ALS-associated cachexia and motor deficits in a SOD1 G93A mouse model. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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