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Creatine Increases Survival and Delays Motor Symptoms in a Transgenic Animal Model of Huntington's Disease

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Andreassen, Ole A., Dedeoglu, Alpaslan, Ferrante, Robert J., Jenkins, Bruce G., Ferrante, Kimberly L., Thomas, Melissa, Friedlich, Avi, Browne, Susan E. +5 more·2001·Neurobiology of Disease

Abstract

There is substantial evidence for bioenergetic defects in Huntington's disease (HD). Creatine administration increases brain phosphocreatine levels and it stabilizes the mitochondrial permeability transition. We examined the effects of creatine administration in a transgenic mouse model of HD produced by 82 polyglutamine repeats in a 171 amino acid N-terminal fragment of huntingtin (N171-82Q). Dietary supplementation of 2% creatine significantly improved survival, slowed the development of motor symptoms, and delayed the onset of weight loss. Creatine lessened brain atrophy and the formation of intranuclear inclusions, attenuated reductions in striatal N-acetylaspartate as assessed by NMR spectroscopy, and delayed the development of hyperglycemia. These results are similar to those observed using dietary creatine supplementation in the R6/2 transgenic mouse model of HD and provide further evidence that creatine may exert therapeutic effects in HD.

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  • Creatine significantly improves survival, improves motor performance, slows the development of brain atrophy, increases brain ATP levels, delays atrophy of striatal neurons and the formation of Htt-positive aggregates in the R6/2 and N-171-82Q transgenic mouse models of HD.

    “We found that creatine significantly improves survival, improves motor performance, slows the development of brain atrophy, increases brain ATP levels, delays atrophy of striatal neurons and the formation of Htt-positive aggregates in the R6/2 and N-171-82Q transgenic mouse models of HD118-120.”

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Andreassen, O. A., Dedeoglu, A., Ferrante, R. J., Jenkins, B. G., Ferrante, K. L., Thomas, M., Friedlich, A., Browne, S. E., Schilling, G., Borchelt, D. R., Hersch, S. M., Ross, C. A., & Beal, M. F.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Venue
Neurobiology of Disease
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2001-06
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
479-491
ISSN
0969-9961 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1997883336
Cited by
293
References
54
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Neurobiology of Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r29ns037102-02)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG 12992, AG 13846, P30AG013846, P01AG012992)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS37102, NS16375, NS 35255, NS 38144, NS38180, R01NS035255, R01NS038144)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (AT00613)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Clinical Biochemistry › Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Keywords
creatine supplementation, Huntington's disease, transgenic mouse model, polyglutamine expansion, N-terminal huntingtin fragments, motor symptoms, survival, brain atrophy, intranuclear inclusions, mitochondrial permeability transition, hyperglycemia, dietary supplementation
MeSH terms
Huntingtin Protein, Animals, Aspartic Acid, Blood Glucose, Brain Chemistry, Cell Survival, Creatinine, Disease Models, Animal, Energy Metabolism, Female, Huntington Disease, Hyperglycemia, Insulin, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Motor Activity, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Nuclear Proteins, Organ Size, Survival Rate, Neostriatum, Mice

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