α-Synuclein impairs oligodendrocyte progenitor maturation in multiple system atrophy.
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| Abstract |
Multiple system atrophy (MSA), an atypical parkinsonian disorder, is characterized by α-synuclein (α-syn(+)) cytoplasmatic inclusions in mature oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) represent a distinct cell population with the potential to replace dysfunctional oligodendrocytes. However, the role of OPCs in MSA and their potential to replace mature oligodendrocytes is still unclear. A postmortem analysis in MSA patients revealed α-syn within OPCs and an increased number of striatal OPCs. In an MSA mouse model, an age-dependent increase of dividing OPCs within the striatum and the cortex was detected. Despite of myelin loss, there was no reduction of mature oligodendrocytes in the corpus callosum or the striatum. Dissecting the underlying molecular mechanisms an oligodendroglial cell line expressing human α-syn revealed that α-syn delays OPC maturation by severely downregulating myelin-gene regulatory factor and myelin basic protein. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor was reduced in MSA models and its in vitro supplementation partially restored the phenotype. Taken together, efficacious induction of OPC maturation may open the window to restore glial and neuronal function in MSA.
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| Authors | Verena E L May, Benjamin Ettle, Anne-Maria Poehler, Silke Nuber, Kiren Ubhi, Edward Rockenstein, Beate Winner, Michael Wegner, Eliezer Masliah, Jürgen Winkler |
| Journal | Neurobiology of aging (Neurobiol Aging) Vol. 35 Issue 10 Pg. 2357-68 (Oct 2014) ISSN: 1558-1497 [Electronic] United States |
| PMID | 24698767 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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