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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2024

The 5HT4R agonist velusetrag efficacy on neuropathic chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in PrP-SCA7-92Q transgenic mice.

Yongqiang Liu, Yunfei Wu, Dewan Ren, Yulong Tao, Fangyi Mai, Jingyi Zhu, Xiang Li, Emanuela Colla, Maria Grimaldi, Roberto Giovannini and 2 more

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Yongqiang LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Yunfei WuDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Dewan RenDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Yulong TaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Fangyi MaiDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Jingyi ZhuDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Xiang LiDepartment of Pharmacology, Discovery Services, BioDuro-Sundia, Shanghai, China.
Emanuela CollaDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of Quality of Life, San Raffaele Open University, Rome, Italy.
Maria GrimaldiResearch and Development, Alfasigma s.p.a., Rome, Italy.
Roberto GiovanniniResearch and Development, Alfasigma s.p.a., Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio GiorgiResearch and Development, Alfasigma s.p.a., Rome, Italy.
Loredana VesciResearch and Development, Alfasigma s.p.a., Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a type of intestinal dysfunction with symptoms of intestinal blockage but without the actual mechanical obstruction. Currently, there are no drugs available to treat this disease. Herein, we report the characterization of the PrP-SCA7-92Q transgenic (Tg) line as a valuable CIPO mouse model and investigated the tolerability and efficacy of the 5-hydroxytryptamine type-4 receptor (5HT4R) agonist velusetrag as a promising pharmacological treatment for CIPO. Methods: To test the pharmacodynamics of velusetrag, 8-week-old SCA7 Tg mice, which express human mutated Results: Analysis of SCA7 Tg mice showed tissue damage and alterations, mucosal abnormalities, and ulcers in the distal small intestine and proximal colon. Morphological changes were associated with significant neuronal loss, as shown by decreased staining of pan-neuronal markers, and with accumulation of ataxin-7-positive inclusions in cholinergic neurons. Administration of velusetrag reversed intestinal abnormalities, by normalizing tissue damage and re-establishing the normal level of glia/neuron's count in both the small and large intestines. Conclusion: We demonstrated that the PrP-SCA7-92Q Tg line, a model originally developed to mimic spinocerebellar ataxia, is suitable to study CIPO pathology and can be useful in establishing new therapeutic strategies, such as in the case of velusetrag. Our results suggest that velusetrag is a promising compound to treat patients affected by CIPO or intestinal dysmotility disease.

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5-HT4R agonistataxin-7neurodegenerationneuronal intranuclear inclusion diseaserare diseasetransgenic micevelusetrag

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PMCPMC11319301

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