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Title: Therapeutic Assay with the Non-toxic C-Terminal Fragment of Tetanus Toxin (TTC) in Transgenic Murine Models of Prion Disease
Author: Betancor, Marina
Moreno Martínez, Laura
López Pérez, Óscar
Otero, Alicia
Hernaiz, Adelaida
Barrio, Tomás
Badiola, Juan José
Osta, Rosario
Bolea, Rosa
Martín Burriel, Inmaculada
Keywords: Malalties per prions
Toxina tetànica
Autofàgia
Prion diseases
Tetanus toxin
Autophagy
Issue Date: 20-Jul-2021
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Abstract: The non-toxic C-terminal fragment of the tetanus toxin (TTC) has been described as a neuroprotective molecule since it binds to Trk receptors and activates Trk-dependent signaling, activating neuronal survival pathways and inhibiting apoptosis. Previous in vivo studies have demonstrated the ability of this molecule to increase mice survival, inhibit apoptosis and regulate autophagy in murine models of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy. Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative disorders in which the main pathogenic event is the conversion of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) into an abnormal and misfolded isoform known as PrPSc. These diseases share different pathological features with other neurodegenerative diseases, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease. Hitherto, there are no effective therapies to treat prion diseases. Here, we present a pilot study to test the therapeutic potential of TTC to treat prion diseases. C57BL6 wild-type mice and the transgenic mice Tg338, which overexpress PrPC, were intracerebrally inoculated with scrapie prions and then subjected to a treatment consisting of repeated intramuscular injections of TTC. Our results indicate that TTC displays neuroprotective effects in the murine models of prion disease reducing apoptosis, regulating autophagy and therefore increasing neuronal survival, although TTC did not increase survival time in these models.
Note: Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-021-02489-5
It is part of: Molecular Neurobiology, 2021, vol. 58, num. 10, p. 5312-5326
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/179798
Related resource: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-021-02489-5
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