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NMDA receptor antagonists engender neuroprotection against gp120‐induced cognitive dysfunction in rats through modulation of PKR activation, oxidative stress, ER stress and IRE1α signal pathway

NMDA receptor antagonists engender neuroprotection against gp120‐induced cognitive dysfunction in... It is widely accepted that the surface glycoprotein (gp120) of human immunodeficiency virus‐1 (HIV‐1) plays an important role in HIV‐1‐induced nerve damage and pathogenesis of HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Our previous work has demonstrated that gp120 enhanced excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) mediated by N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and caused neural injury. However, the relationship between gp120, NMDARs and HAND is still unclear. Several lines of evidence indicate that double‐stranded RNA‐activated protein kinase (PKR) is involved in NMDA‐induced cerebral ischaemia and retinal damage, but because its role in neuropathology is still debated, we examined whether PKR links oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress to exert a deleterious role in the rat model with gp120‐induced dementia. In this study, we found that NMDAR antagonist memantine or PKR inhibitor C16 improved gp120‐induced learning and memory impairment and inhibited gp120‐induced PKR activity. Furthermore, memantine or C16 was found to attenuate gp120‐induced neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, ER stress and its downstream IRE1α/JNK pathway. Additionally, memantine or C16 evidently inhibited apoptotic pathways by reducing the Bax and caspase‐3, ‐8, ‐9 expressions and increasing Bcl‐2 expression. So the NMDA receptor antagonists could alleviate HIV/gp120‐induced dementia in the rat model by altering PKR level. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that NMDARs play a key role in HIV/gp120‐induced hippocampal damage and cognitive dysfunction through PKR‐mediated oxidative stress, ER stress, and IRE1α/JNK signalling pathway in rats, and implicating PKR inhibitors could provide a novel neuroprotective strategy for HAND via inhibiting ER stress and its downstream IRE1α signalling pathway. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Neuroscience Wiley

NMDA receptor antagonists engender neuroprotection against gp120‐induced cognitive dysfunction in rats through modulation of PKR activation, oxidative stress, ER stress and IRE1α signal pathway

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Wiley
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© 2022 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISSN
0953-816X
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1460-9568
DOI
10.1111/ejn.15688
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Abstract

It is widely accepted that the surface glycoprotein (gp120) of human immunodeficiency virus‐1 (HIV‐1) plays an important role in HIV‐1‐induced nerve damage and pathogenesis of HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Our previous work has demonstrated that gp120 enhanced excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) mediated by N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDARs) and caused neural injury. However, the relationship between gp120, NMDARs and HAND is still unclear. Several lines of evidence indicate that double‐stranded RNA‐activated protein kinase (PKR) is involved in NMDA‐induced cerebral ischaemia and retinal damage, but because its role in neuropathology is still debated, we examined whether PKR links oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress to exert a deleterious role in the rat model with gp120‐induced dementia. In this study, we found that NMDAR antagonist memantine or PKR inhibitor C16 improved gp120‐induced learning and memory impairment and inhibited gp120‐induced PKR activity. Furthermore, memantine or C16 was found to attenuate gp120‐induced neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, ER stress and its downstream IRE1α/JNK pathway. Additionally, memantine or C16 evidently inhibited apoptotic pathways by reducing the Bax and caspase‐3, ‐8, ‐9 expressions and increasing Bcl‐2 expression. So the NMDA receptor antagonists could alleviate HIV/gp120‐induced dementia in the rat model by altering PKR level. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that NMDARs play a key role in HIV/gp120‐induced hippocampal damage and cognitive dysfunction through PKR‐mediated oxidative stress, ER stress, and IRE1α/JNK signalling pathway in rats, and implicating PKR inhibitors could provide a novel neuroprotective strategy for HAND via inhibiting ER stress and its downstream IRE1α signalling pathway.

Journal

European Journal of NeuroscienceWiley

Published: Jul 1, 2022

Keywords: double‐stranded RNA‐dependent protein kinase; endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress; HIV‐1 envelope glycoprotein 120; HIV‐associated neurocognitive disorder; N ‐methyl‐ d ‐aspartate receptor

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