Résumé
X-linked IAP protein is a potent inhibitor of cell death. Here, we describe a novel transgenic mouse in which the human XIAP gene is expressed under the control of the neuron-specific enolase promoter (NSE-xiap). We demonstrate that nigrostriatal dopamine neurons of NSE-xiap mice were resistant to the damaging effects of the dopaminergic neurotoxin MPTP. MPTP-induced reduction of striatal dopamine metabolism was also attenuated in NSE-xiap mice. Furthermore, NSE-xiap mice treated with MPTP did not exhibit deficits in exploratory behaviour in an open-field test. Taken together, these findings suggest that strategies to enhance neuronal expression of XIAP may provide therapeutic benefit for the treatment of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 150-161 |
Nombre de pages | 12 |
Journal | Neurobiology of Disease |
Volume | 12 |
Numéro de publication | 2 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - mars 2003 |
Publié à l'externe | Oui |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:We thank A. Adeeko and Y. Zhu for expert technical assistance. S.J.C. was supported by an Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. D.S.P. is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Scholar. R.G.K. is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar and CIHR Senior Scientist. H.A. holds a Canada Research Chair in Neuroscience. This work was supported by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (G.S.R. and R.G.K.) and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (to D.S.P. and G.S.R.).
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Neurology