dc.contributor.advisor | Dobrowsky, Rick T | |
dc.contributor.author | Li, Chengyuan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-02-05T22:01:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-02-05T22:01:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08-31 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.other | http://dissertations.umi.com/ku:12321 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/13029 | |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract Modulating molecular chaperones is emerging as an attractive approach to treat neurodegenerative diseases associated with protein aggregation, diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and possibly, demyelinating neuropathies. KU-32 is a small molecule inhibitor of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) and reverses sensory deficits associated with myelinated fiber dysfunction in DPN. Additionally, KU-32 prevented the loss of myelinated internodes induced by treating myelinated Schwann cell-dorsal root ganglia sensory neuron co-cultures with neuregulin-1 Type 1 (NRG1). Since KU-32 decreased NRG1-induced demyelination in an Hsp70-dependent manner, the goal of the current study was to clarify how Hsp70 may be mechanistically linked to preventing demyelination. The activation of p42/p44 MAPK and induction of the transcription factor c-jun function as negative regulators of myelination. NRG1 activated MAPK, induced c-jun expression and promoted a loss of myelin segments in DRG explants isolated from both wild type and Hsp70 KO mice. Although KU-32 did not block the activation of MAPK, it blocked c-jun induction and protected against a loss of myelinated segments in wildtype (WT) mice. KU-32 did not prevent the NRG1-dependent induction of c-jun and loss of myelin segments in explants from Hsp70 KO mice. Over-expression of Hsp70 in myelinated DRG explants prepared from WT or Hsp70 KO mice was sufficient to block the induction of c-jun and the loss of myelin segments induced by NRG1. Lastly, inhibiting the proteasome prevented KU-32 from decreasing c-jun levels. Collectively, these data support that Hsp70 induction is sufficient to prevent NRG1-induced demyelination by enhancing the proteasomal degradation of c-jun. | |
dc.format.extent | 152 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Kansas | |
dc.rights | This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author. | |
dc.subject | Pharmacology | |
dc.subject | Neurosciences | |
dc.subject | Medicine | |
dc.subject | Demyelination | |
dc.subject | Diabetic peripheral neuropathy | |
dc.subject | Hsp70 | |
dc.subject | Hsp90 inhibitor | |
dc.subject | Neuregulin | |
dc.subject | Pharmacological treatment | |
dc.title | Small Molecule Hsp90 Modulator and Neuregulin-induced Peripheral Demyelination | |
dc.type | Dissertation | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Muma, Nancy | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Moise, Alex R | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Lundquist, Erik A. | |
dc.contributor.cmtemember | Neufeld, Kristi L | |
dc.thesis.degreeDiscipline | Pharmacology & Toxicology | |
dc.thesis.degreeLevel | Ph.D. | |
kusw.oastatus | na | |
kusw.oapolicy | This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria. | |
kusw.bibid | 8085780 | |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | |