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Neurotrophic Factors and Parkinson's Disease Review Article CLINICAL INVESTIGATION Neurotrophic factors and Parkinson’s disease Abstract Rajat Bhardwaj1 and Rahul Deshmukh2* Neurotrophins play a major role in adult neuronal survival, maintenance and regeneration. 1Neuropharmacology Division, Alterations in their levels have been implicated in various neurodegenerative disorders, including Department of Pharmacology, ISF Parkinson’s disease (PD). It has been reported that, the pathophysiology of PD progress is College of Pharmacy, Moga- 142001, essentially depends on various striatal signaling cascade, which consists handful of neurotrophic Punjab, India. factors namely, cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF), glial derived neurotrophic factor 2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (GDNF), mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF), brain derived neurotrophic & Technology, factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF). Although, the exact pathophysiology of PD is remained Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical elusive however, the loss of dopaminergic neurons and dopamine deficiency has considered as a University, Bathinda -151001, Punjab, major consequence for the movement disability as seen in PD. It has been proposed that loss of India dopaminergic neurons in PD may be conducted by inadequate neurotrophic activity which leads *Author for correspondence: to neuronal apoptosis. In addition, stimulation of neurotrophic factors in the striatal brain region E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; has been reported to be beneficial in experimental models of PD. In the current review we have [email protected] detailed out the neurotrophic factors and their role in pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Keywords: Parkinson’s disease . Neurotrophic factors . NGF . BDNF . GDNF . MANF . CDNF Movement disorders Submitted Date: 08 February 2018; Accepted Date: 24 February 2018; Published Date: 03 March 2018 Abbreviations plants in a pot. These two plants compete PD: Parkinson’s Disease, NGF: Nerve with each other for the limited amount of Growth Factor, BDNF: Brain Derived nutrients in the soil, and the plant better Neurotrophic Factor, NT: Neurotrophins, capable to take up nutrients would be more GDNF: Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor, likely to survive. The neurotrophic factor CNTF: Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor, Trk: hypothesis proposed that presence or absence Tyrosine receptor kinase; p75NTR: pan-75 of neurotrophins determines whether a Neurotrophic Receptor; NTFs: Neurotrophic given neuron will live or die [3]. There are Factors. so many affirmations that NTFs and their families work in synchronization and affect Introduction each other. Neurotrophins family comprises The neurotrophins are basically defined as of Ciliary neurotrophic factors (CNTF), growth factors, in which there main functions Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), are to regulate distinction and growths while Neurotrophin 4 (NT4), Neurotrophin 3 the evolution of nervous system. The study (NT3), Nerve growth factor (NGF) and of neurotrophins led to the hypothesis that Glial-derived neurotrophic factors (GDNF). neurons should have bonding with each There are two more factors in neurotrophins other for specific survival factors [1,2]. A family i.e. Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived similitude imagines would be growing two neurotrophic factor (MANF) and Cerebral 10.4172/ Clinical-Investigation.1000129 © 2018 Clin. Invest. (Lond.) (2018) 7(4), 53–62 ISSN 2041-6792 53 Review Article Bhardwaj, Deshmukh dopamine neurotrophic factor (CDNF; official name Structure of neurotrophins by HUGO gene nomenclature committee; previous The neurotrophins are produced as precursor proteins, name conserved dopamine NTF) which involve in which are cleaved at dibasic amino acids to produce a development of protein family responding neurotrophic mature form of 118-130 amino acids. Neurotrophin activities [4-6]. MANF reported as founding member is a noncovalent dimer of 13 kDa polypeptide chains. of the family and identified from the culture medium Each protomer is bound together by three disulfide of rat Type-1 astrocyte ventral mesencephalic cell line bridges arranged in a highly characteristic cysteine- 1 (VMCL1) based on its supporting and developing knot motif, a feature common to all members of the activities on cultured embroynic dopaminergic neurotrophin family. The NTs protomer consists of two neurons. CDNF was first identified by bioinformatics pairs of antiparallel β-strands that form an elongated and later biochemically characterized. Mature CDNF dimer interface. The NT dimer interface is held protein consists of 161 amino acid residues (pre CDNF together by noncovalent interactions, largely comprised is 187 amino acids long), and is a vertebrate specific of hydrophobic interactions between aromatic residues. paralog of MANF. CDNF and MANF encoding Discoveries of neurotrophins genes are highly conserved in evolution. In order to elicit a survival response, each of them binds to one The era of growth factors research began fifty years member of the tyrosine receptor kinase (Trk) family: ago with discovery of different neurotrophic factors NGF to TrkA, BDNF and NT4 to TrkB, and NT3 to with their physiological role and potential clinical TrkC. After binding to pan-75 neurotrophin receptor application (Figure 1). (p75NTR), apoptotic pathway imitated and responds Types to each of the neurotrophins. It has been hypothesized The types of neurotrophins consists of cerebral that due to improper activity of trophic factors there dopamine neurotrophic factors (CDNF), mesencephalic will be neuronal apoptosis which may leads to loss of astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factors (MANF) Brain- dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson’s disease (PD). derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), Neurotrophin 4 However, it was not reported whether neurons death or (NT4), Neurotrophin 3 (NT3), Nerve growth factor decrease in level of neurotrophins involved in PD or any (NGF) and Glial-derived neurotrophic factors (GDNF) other neuronal loss accompanied to disease in humans (Table 1). [7]. Regardless of the causes of PD; Neurotrophins, by promoting DA neuronal growth and function and Signaling pathways by interfering with neurotoxic processes, could be of The activity of neurotrophins is through Trk therapeutic value. receptors. Neurotrophins at physiological conditions have specificity with Trk receptors. There are different Neurotrophins type of Trk receptors which binds with NTs i.e.; TrkA Neurotrophins are diffusible peptides secreted from binds with NGF, TrkB binds with both BDNF and neurons and neuron-supporting cells. They serve as NT-4 and TrkC binds with NT-3 [9]. The expression growth factors for the development, maintenance, of these receptors is having similarities with known repair, and survival of specific neuronal populations. affectability of neurons to particular neurotrophins. During development, NTFs promote neuronal After attaching on the surface of NT, the Trk survival, stimulate axonal growth, and play a key role receptor tyrosine kinase activation initiated and the in the construction of the normal synaptic network most basic substrate of this action regulated by the [8]. Therefore, any alterations in their local synthesis receptor itself. The receptor turns out to be quickly transport or signaling (e.g. binding, internalization, autophosphorylated, and this is essential for the receptor synthesis etc.) due to local damage, aging, receptor activity. The receptor autophosphorylation mutation, or polymorphism could adversely affect shapes the docking destinations for the association of neuronal survival and lead to neuronal death. Indeed downstream signaling molecules. Most proteins that studies shows that alteration of neurotrophins for are having affinity for binding with phosphorylated selective neuronal population might correlate with the tyrosine can be categorized as one of two gatherings. neurodegeneration. Recently, researchers have directed The most well-known phospho tyrosine binding is the their attention to the identification of those conditions src-homology area 2, or SH-2 domain. SH-2 areas are promoting human neuronal survival and repair in ordinarily distinguished in view of their homology neurodegenerative diseases. to other SH-2 domain– containing proteins. Some 54 Clin. Invest. (Lond.) (2018) 7(4) Neurotrophic factors and Parkinson’s disease Review Article NEUROTROPHINS Physiological Role 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s Development & Development & Regulation of hair Differntiation and maintenance of phenotypic maintenance growth. survival of immune cells. nociceptive and of cholinergic neurons &wound healing Regulation of mediators sympathetic neurons release. Potential Clinical Application Role Since 1992 Since 1994 Since 1999 Alzheimer’s disease Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic ulcers Pressure Parkinson’s disease HIV-associated ulcers Corneal ulcers Perinatal brain injury peripheral neuropathy Vasculitic ulcers Retinopathies Figure 1: Discoveries of neurotrophins of these have been indicated specifically to have P75 Neurotrophin receptor –mediated signaling affinity for phosphorylated tyrosine in the proper pathways amino acid context. The SH-2 domain–containing The p75NTR belongs to the tumor necrosis factor proteins additionally frequently interact with receptor family and was the first identified neurotrophin proteins containing, a src-homology space 3, or SH- receptor. The p75 neurotrophin receptor binds all of the 3. After these flagging proteins tie to the activated neurotrophins
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