Resveratrol upregulated heat shock proteins and extended the survival of G93A-SOD1 mice

Soyoung Han, Jong Ryoul Choi, Ki Soon Shin, Shin Jung Kang

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)112-117
Number of pages6
JournalBrain Research
Volume1483
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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