title: Detailed characterization of neuroprotection by a rescue factor humanin against various Alzheimer's disease-relevant insults.
abstract: A novel factor, termed Humanin (HN), antagonizes against neurotoxicity by various types of familial Alzheimer's disease (AD) genes [V642I and K595N/M596L (NL) mutants of amyloid precursor protein (APP), M146L-presenilin (PS) 1, and N141I-PS2] and by Abeta1-43 with clear action specificity ineffective on neurotoxicity by polyglutamine repeat Q79 or superoxide dismutase 1 mutants. Here we report that HN can also inhibit neurotoxicity by other AD-relevant insults: other familial AD genes (A617G-APP, L648P-APP, A246E-PS1, L286V-PS1, C410Y-PS1, and H163R-PS1), APP stimulation by anti-APP antibody, and other Abeta peptides (Abeta1-42 and Abeta25-35). The action specificity was further indicated by the finding that HN could not suppress neurotoxicity by glutamate or prion fragment. Against the AD-relevant insults, essential roles of Cys(8) and Ser(14) were commonly indicated, and the domain from Pro(3) to Pro(19) was responsible for the rescue action of HN, in which seven residues turned out to be essential. We also compared the neuroprotective action of S14G HN (HNG) with that of activity-dependent neurotrophic factor, IGF-I, or basic FGF for the antagonism against various AD-relevant insults (V642I-APP, NL-APP, M146L-PS1, N141I-PS2, and Abeta1-43). Although all of these factors could abolish neurotoxicity by Abeta1-43, only HNG could abolish cytotoxicities by all of them. HN and HN derivative peptides may provide a new insight into the study of AD pathophysiology and allow new avenues for the development of therapeutic interventions for various forms of AD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishimoto
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000494:pharmacology; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000633:toxicity; D051379:Mice; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009154:Mutation; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity; D053764:Presenilin-1; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D016564:Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor; D000906:Antibodies; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; C508853:PSEN1 protein, human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D053764:Presenilin-1; D011506:Proteins; C075222:amyloid beta-protein (1-42); C098994:amyloid beta-protein (1-43); C427211:humanin; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I