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Neuroprotective effect of the marine-derived compound 11-dehydrosinulariolide through DJ-1-related pathway in in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson's disease

  • Chien Wei Feng
  • , Han Chun Hung
  • , Shi Ying Huang
  • , Chun Hong Chen
  • , Yun Ru Chen
  • , Chun Yu Chen
  • , San Nan Yang
  • , Hui Min David Wang
  • , Ping Jyun Sung
  • , Jyh Horng Sheu
  • , Kuan Hao Tsui
  • , Wu Fu Chen*
  • , Zhi Hong Wen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • National Sun Yat-sen University
  • Academia Sinica Taiwan HQ
  • Quanzhou Normal University
  • Academia Sinica - Genomics Research Center
  • I-Shou University
  • National Chung Hsing University
  • Kaohsiung Medical University
  • China Medical University Taichung
  • National Dong Hwa University
  • National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan
  • Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung Taiwan
  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
  • Tajen University
  • Chang Gung University

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Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and gait impairment. In a previous study, we found that the marine-derived compound 11-dehydrosinulariolide (11-de) upregulates the Akt/PI3K pathway to protect cells against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-mediated damage. In the present study, SH-SY5Y, zebrafish and rats were used to examine the therapeutic effect of 11-de. The results revealed the mechanism by which 11-de exerts its therapeutic effect: the compound increases cytosolic or mitochondrial DJ-1 expression, and then activates the downstream Akt/PI3K, p-CREB, and Nrf2/HO-1 pathways. Additionally, we found that 11-de could reverse the 6-OHDA-induced downregulation of total swimming distance in a zebrafish model of PD. Using a rat model of PD, we showed that a 6-OHDA-induced increase in the number of turns, and increased time spent by rats on the beam, could be reversed by 11-de treatment. Lastly, we showed that 6-OHDA-induced attenuation in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), a dopaminergic neuronal marker, in zebrafish and rat models of PD could also be reversed by treatment with 11-de. Moreover, the patterns of DJ-1 expression observed in this study in the zebrafish and rat models of PD corroborated the trend noted in previous in vitro studies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number187
JournalMarine Drugs
Volume14
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • CREB
  • DJ-1
  • HO-1
  • Neuroprotection
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Zebrafish

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