Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 244-250.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2019.02.017

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Blood plasma of patients with Parkinson's disease increases alpha-synuclein neurotoxicity and its mechanisms

Li Jie1, Xie Xiujuan1, Song Wei1, Pan Weihua1, Yang Weiwei2, Yu Shun2   

  1. 1. Department of Neurology, Beijing Daxing District Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing 100076, China;
    2. Department of Neurobiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
  • Received:2018-12-03 Online:2019-03-21 Published:2019-04-15
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81371200, 81071014, 81401042), Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Mission Plan (SML20150803), Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission (Z161100005116011,Z171100000117013).

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of plasma of Parkinson's disease (PD) on the cytotoxicity of α-synuclein (α-Syn) and its mechanism. Methods Recombinant human α-Syn was added to PD and normal subject plasma. Western blotting and ELISA method were used to identify α-Syn oligomers and phosphorylation. Add α-Syn monomer and oligomer at a final concentration of 5μM to primary neuronal medium with 30% PD plasma, normal subject plasma and fetal bovine plasma, after 14 days of incubation, MTT and flow cytometry were used to observe the cell death. Enzyme activity kit was used to detect the activity of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) enzyme in primary neurons of each group. Results Plasma in PD patients induced more α-Syn phosphorylation and oligomerization than normal subjects (NS) plasma. Compared to NS plasma, PD plasma added to primary neuronal cultures resulted in more cells dying in the presence of extracellular α-Syn, accompanied by decreased protein phosphatase 2A activity. Conclusion The plasma of PD patients may phosphorylate α-Syn by decreasing the activity of PP2A enzyme, leading to aggregation and further death of primary cultured neurons.

Key words: α-synuclein, plasma, Parkinson's disease, neurons, phosphorylation

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