Abstract
In the present study, we investigated whether resveratrol, a SIRT1 activator, can suppress the motor neuron degeneration in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Chronic intraperitoneal injection of resveratrol delayed the disease onset and extended survival of the transgenic mice overexpressing G93A-SOD1. The number of surviving motor neurons increased in the resveratrol-injected G93A mice. Importantly, the levels of Hsp25 and Hsp70 were elevated while the level of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) acetylation decreased in the spinal cords of the resveratrol-injected G93A mice. Our data suggest that resveratrol may protect motor neurons from the mutant SOD1-induced neurotoxicity by promoting SIRT1-mediated deacetylation of HSF1 and subsequent upregulation of Hsps.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 112-117 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Brain Research |
Volume | 1483 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Nov 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by grants from the National Research Foundation of Korea ( 2009-0068713 and 2009-0075097 ).
Keywords
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Heat shock factor 1
- Heat shock protein
- Resveratrol
- SIRT1
- Superoxide dismutase 1