Rescue from excitotoxicity and axonal degeneration accompanied by age-dependent behavioral and neuroanatomical alterations in caspase-6-deficient mice
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Rescue from excitotoxicity and axonal degeneration accompanied by age-dependent behavioral and neuroanatomical alterations in caspase-6-deficient mice. / Uribe, Valeria; Wong, Bibiana K Y; Graham, Rona K; Cusack, Corey L; Skotte, Niels H; Pouladi, Mahmoud A; Xie, Yuanyun; Feinberg, Konstantin; Ou, Yimiao; Ouyang, Yingbin; Deng, Yu; Franciosi, Sonia; Bissada, Nagat; Spreeuw, Amanda; Zhang, Weining; Ehrnhoefer, Dagmar E; Vaid, Kuljeet; Miller, Freda D; Deshmukh, Mohanish; Howland, David; Hayden, Michael R.
In: Human Molecular Genetics, Vol. 21, No. 9, 01.05.2012, p. 1954-67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Rescue from excitotoxicity and axonal degeneration accompanied by age-dependent behavioral and neuroanatomical alterations in caspase-6-deficient mice
AU - Uribe, Valeria
AU - Wong, Bibiana K Y
AU - Graham, Rona K
AU - Cusack, Corey L
AU - Skotte, Niels H
AU - Pouladi, Mahmoud A
AU - Xie, Yuanyun
AU - Feinberg, Konstantin
AU - Ou, Yimiao
AU - Ouyang, Yingbin
AU - Deng, Yu
AU - Franciosi, Sonia
AU - Bissada, Nagat
AU - Spreeuw, Amanda
AU - Zhang, Weining
AU - Ehrnhoefer, Dagmar E
AU - Vaid, Kuljeet
AU - Miller, Freda D
AU - Deshmukh, Mohanish
AU - Howland, David
AU - Hayden, Michael R
PY - 2012/5/1
Y1 - 2012/5/1
N2 - Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a cellular pathway involved in normal cell turnover, developmental tissue remodeling, embryonic development, cellular homeostasis maintenance and chemical-induced cell death. Caspases are a family of intracellular proteases that play a key role in apoptosis. Aberrant activation of caspases has been implicated in human diseases. In particular, numerous findings implicate Caspase-6 (Casp6) in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and Huntington disease (HD), highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of Casp6 biology and its role in brain development. The use of targeted caspase-deficient mice has been instrumental for studying the involvement of caspases in apoptosis. The goal of this study was to perform an in-depth neuroanatomical and behavioral characterization of constitutive Casp6-deficient (Casp6-/-) mice in order to understand the physiological function of Casp6 in brain development, structure and function. We demonstrate that Casp6-/- neurons are protected against excitotoxicity, nerve growth factor deprivation and myelin-induced axonal degeneration. Furthermore, Casp6-deficient mice show an age-dependent increase in cortical and striatal volume. In addition, these mice show a hypoactive phenotype and display learning deficits. The age-dependent behavioral and region-specific neuroanatomical changes observed in the Casp6-/- mice suggest that Casp6 deficiency has a more pronounced effect in brain regions that are involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as the striatum in HD and the cortex in AD.
AB - Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a cellular pathway involved in normal cell turnover, developmental tissue remodeling, embryonic development, cellular homeostasis maintenance and chemical-induced cell death. Caspases are a family of intracellular proteases that play a key role in apoptosis. Aberrant activation of caspases has been implicated in human diseases. In particular, numerous findings implicate Caspase-6 (Casp6) in neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and Huntington disease (HD), highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of Casp6 biology and its role in brain development. The use of targeted caspase-deficient mice has been instrumental for studying the involvement of caspases in apoptosis. The goal of this study was to perform an in-depth neuroanatomical and behavioral characterization of constitutive Casp6-deficient (Casp6-/-) mice in order to understand the physiological function of Casp6 in brain development, structure and function. We demonstrate that Casp6-/- neurons are protected against excitotoxicity, nerve growth factor deprivation and myelin-induced axonal degeneration. Furthermore, Casp6-deficient mice show an age-dependent increase in cortical and striatal volume. In addition, these mice show a hypoactive phenotype and display learning deficits. The age-dependent behavioral and region-specific neuroanatomical changes observed in the Casp6-/- mice suggest that Casp6 deficiency has a more pronounced effect in brain regions that are involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as the striatum in HD and the cortex in AD.
KW - Aging
KW - Alzheimer Disease
KW - Animals
KW - Apoptosis
KW - Base Sequence
KW - Behavior, Animal
KW - Brain
KW - Caspase 6
KW - Humans
KW - Huntington Disease
KW - Mice
KW - Mice, Knockout
KW - Motor Activity
KW - Nerve Degeneration
KW - Neurons
KW - RNA, Messenger
KW - Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
U2 - 10.1093/hmg/dds005
DO - 10.1093/hmg/dds005
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22262731
VL - 21
SP - 1954
EP - 1967
JO - Human Molecular Genetics
JF - Human Molecular Genetics
SN - 0964-6906
IS - 9
ER -
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