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ID 117551
Author
Pasiana, Agriani Dini Tokushima University
Imamura, Morikazu University of Miyazaki
Mori, Tsuyoshi University of Miyazaki
Takatsuki, Hanae University of Miyazaki
Atarashi, Ryuichiro University of Miyazaki
Keywords
prions
prion protein
protein misfolding
neurodegeneration
ethanolamine
therapy
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
Prion diseases are a group of fatal neurodegenerative disorders caused by accumulation of proteinaceous infectious particles, or prions, which mainly consist of the abnormally folded, amyloidogenic prion protein, designated PrPSc. PrPSc is produced through conformational conversion of the cellular isoform of prion protein, PrPC, in the brain. To date, no effective therapies for prion diseases have been developed. In this study, we incidentally noticed that mouse neuroblastoma N2a cells persistently infected with 22L scrapie prions, termed N2aC24L1-3 cells, reduced PrPSc levels when cultured in advanced Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium (DMEM) but not in classic DMEM. PrPC levels remained unchanged in prion-uninfected parent N2aC24 cells cultured in advanced DMEM. These results suggest that advanced DMEM may contain an anti-prion compound(s). We then successfully identified ethanolamine in advanced DMEM has an anti-prion activity. Ethanolamine reduced PrPSc levels in N2aC24L1-3 cells, but not PrPC levels in N2aC24 cells. Also, oral administration of ethanolamine through drinking water delayed prion disease in mice intracerebrally inoculated with RML scrapie prions. These results suggest that ethanolamine could be a new anti-prion compound.
Journal Title
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
ISSN
14220067
Publisher
MDPI
Volume
22
Issue
21
Start Page
11742
Published Date
2021-10-29
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences