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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2024

Taltirelin induces TH expression by regulating TRHR and RARα in medium spiny neurons.

Kedong Zhu, Lanxia Meng, Jiaying Luo, Tingting Wen, Liang Dan, Zhihao Wang, Xuebing Cao, Zhaohui Zhang, Guiqin Chen

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Kedong ZhuDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Lanxia MengDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Jiaying LuoDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Tingting WenDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Liang DanDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Zhihao WangDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Xuebing CaoDepartment of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, , Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, Hubei, China.
Zhaohui ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China. zhzhqing1990@163.com.
Guiqin ChenDepartment of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China. chenguiqin@whu.edu.cn.

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2021YFC2502100National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901292National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071183
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taltirelin, an orally effective thyrotropin-releasing hormone analog, significantly improves motor impairments in rat models of Parkinson's disease (PD) and enhances dopamine release within the striatum. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, a variety of in vivo and in vitro methods, including transcriptomic analysis, were employed to elucidate the effects of Taltirelin on cellular composition and signaling pathways in the striatum of hemi-PD rats. We demonstrated that Taltirelin upregulates the expression of TRHR on striatal GABAergic neurons, which is accompanied by activation of the TRHR-MAPK-RARα-DRD2 pathway. Consequently, Taltirelin induces medium spiny neurons in the striatum to express TH. This discovery provides valuable insights into the potential application of Taltirelin in neurological disorders and offers new directions for drug development.

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Rats, Sprague-DawleyAnimalsCorpus StriatumGABAergic NeuronsGene Expression RegulationMaleMedium Spiny NeuronsNeuronsParkinson DiseaseRatsReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Retinoic AcidSignal TransductionThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Retinoic AcidThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneDopamine receptor D2TaltirelinThyrotropin-releasing hormone receptorTyrosine hydroxylase

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PMID39736794
PMCPMC11687129

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