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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

SAK3 Administration Improves Spine Abnormalities and Cognitive Deficits in App

Hisanao Izumi, Ichiro Kawahata, Yasuharu Shinoda, Fred J Helmstetter, Kohji Fukunaga

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hisanao IzumiDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
Ichiro KawahataDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5916-7847
Yasuharu ShinodaDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9910-048X
Fred J HelmstetterDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3413-2418
Kohji FukunagaDepartment of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
Tohoku University · JPUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by neuropathological hallmarks consisting of accumulation of extracellular amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). Recently, we have identified a new AD therapeutic candidate, ethyl-8'-methyl-2',4-dioxo-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-2'H-spiro[cyclopentane-1,3'-imidazo [1,2-a] pyridin]-2-ene-3-carboxylate (SAK3), which ameliorates the AD-like pathology in AppNL-F/NL-F knock-in mice. However, the detailed mechanism underlying the therapeutic effects of SAK3 remains unclear. In this study, we found that SAK3 administration improved the reduced proteasome activity through the activation of CaMKII/Rpt6 signaling in AppNL-F/NL-F knock-in (NL-G-F) mice. Moreover, spine abnormalities observed in NL-G-F mice were significantly reversed by SAK3 administration. Along with this, cognitive impairments found in NL-G-F mice were markedly ameliorated by SAK3. In summary, our data suggest that SAK3 administration increases the activity of the proteasome via activation of the CaMKII/Rpt6 signaling pathway, contributing to improvements in spine abnormalities and cognitive deficits in NL-G-F mice. Overall, our findings suggest that SAK3 might be a new attractive drug candidate, representing a new mechanism for the treatment of AD pathology.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAnimalsATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2Cognitive DysfunctionDendritic SpinesFemaleGene Knock-In TechniquesImidazolesLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNeurofibrillary TanglesAmyloid beta-PeptidesAmyloid beta-Protein PrecursorAPP protein, mouseATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2ImidazolesProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexPsmc5 protein, mouseSAK3 compoundSpiro CompoundsAlzheimer’s diseaseCaMKII/Rpt6 signalingproteasome activityspine abnormality

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PMID32481611
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