Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide mitigates 6-OHDA-induced behavioral impairments in Parkinsonian rats

Yu Wen Yu, Shih Chang Hsueh, Jing Huei Lai, Yen Hua Chen, Shuo Jhen Kang, Kai Yun Chen, Tsung Hsun Hsieh, Barry J. Hoffer*, Yazhou Li, Nigel H. Greig, Yung Hsiao Chiang

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Abstract

In the present study, the effectiveness of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) was evaluated by behavioral tests in 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) hemi-parkinsonian (PD) rats. Pharmacokinetic measurements of GIP were carried out at the same dose studied behaviorally, as well as at a lower dose used previously. GIP was delivered by subcutaneous administration (s.c.) using implanted ALZET micro-osmotic pumps. After two days of pre-treatment, male Sprague Dawley rats received a single unilateral injection of 6-OHDA into the medial forebrain bundle (MFB). The neuroprotective effects of GIP were evaluated by apomorphine-induced contralateral rotations, as well as by locomotor and anxiety-like behaviors in open-field tests. Concentrations of human active and total GIP were measured in plasma during a five-day treatment period by ELISA and were found to be within a clinically translatable range. GIP pretreatment reduced behavioral abnormalities induced by the unilateral nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) lesion produced by 6-OHDA, and thus may be a novel target for PD therapeutic development.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1153
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 04 2018

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Keywords

  • 6-hydroxydopamine
  • Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide
  • Incretin
  • Neuroprotection
  • Parkinson’s disease

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