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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive chronic disorder that leads to cognitive decline. Several studies have associated up-regulation of some of the chemokines and/or their receptors with altered APP processing leading to increased production of beta-amyloid protein (Abeta) and AD pathological changes. However, there is no direct evidence to date to determine whether the altered processing of APP results in up-regulation of these receptors or whether the up-regulation of the chemokine receptors causes modulated processing of APP. In the current study, we demonstrate that treatment of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 with agonists leads to enhancement of Abeta production and treatment with antagonists or immunodepletion of CXCR2's endogenous agonists leads to Abeta inhibition. Further, we found that the inhibitory effect of the antagonist of CXCR2 on Abeta40 and Abeta42 is mediated via gamma-secretase, specifically through reduction in expression of presenilin (PS), one of the gamma-secretase components. Also, in vivo chronic treatment with a CXCR2 antagonist blocked Abeta40 and Abeta42 production. Using small interfering RNAs for CXCR2, we further showed that knockdown of CXCR2 in vitro accumulates gamma-secretase substrates C99 and C83 with reduced production of both Abeta40 and Abeta42. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest for the first time that up-regulation of the CXCR2 receptor can be the driving force in increased production of Abeta. Our findings unravel new mechanisms involving the CXCR2 receptor in the pathogenesis of AD and pose it as a potential target for developing novel therapeutics for intervention in this disease. Also, we propose here a new chemical series of interest that can serve as a prototype for drug development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/1,2-dilinolenoyl-3-(4-aminobutyryl)p..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionylmethane..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CXCL1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Phenylurea Compounds, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Presenilins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Small Interfering, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Interleukin-8B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/SB 225002, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sulfonamides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Triglycerides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1554-8937
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
777-89
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Chemokine CXCL1, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Cricetulus, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Interleukin-8, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Mice, Transgenic, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Phenylurea Compounds, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Presenilins, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Receptors, Interleukin-8B, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Sulfonamides, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-Triglycerides, pubmed-meshheading:19067586-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Novel role of CXCR2 in regulation of gamma-secretase activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Roskamp Institute, Sarasota, Florida 34203, USA. pbakshi@rfdn.org
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't