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A Progressive Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease: The Thy1-aSyn (“Line 61”) Mice

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Chesselet, Marie-Francoise, Richter, Franziska, Zhu, Chunni, Magen, Iddo, Watson, Melanie B., Subramaniam, Sudhakar R.·2012·Neurotherapeutics

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Identification of mutations that cause rare familial forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and subsequent studies of genetic risk factors for sporadic PD have led to an improved understanding of the pathological mechanisms that may cause nonfamilial PD. In particular, genetic and pathological studies strongly suggest that alpha-synuclein, albeit very rarely mutated in PD patients, plays a critical role in the vast majority of individuals with the sporadic form of the disease. We have extensively characterized a mouse model over-expressing full-length, human, wild-type alpha-synuclein under the Thy-1 promoter. We have also shown that this model reproduces many features of sporadic PD, including progressive changes in dopamine release and striatal content, alpha-synuclein pathology, deficits in motor and nonmotor functions that are affected in pre-manifest and manifest phases of PD, inflammation, and biochemical and molecular changes similar to those observed in PD. Preclinical studies have already demonstrated improvement with promising new drugs in this model, which provides an opportunity to test novel neuroprotective strategies during different phases of the disorder using endpoint measures with high power to detect drug effects.

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  • The α-syn transgenic mouse model overexpressing human wild-type α-synuclein under the murine Thy1 promoter reproduces most features of synucleinopathies, including neuropathology and deficits in motor and non-motor function.

    “The mouse model utilized in current study is known to reproduce most features of synucleinopathies, including neuropathology and deficits in motor and non-motor function (46).”

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    The General Description identifies the model as mice overexpressing human wild-type α-synuclein under the murine Thy-1 promoter. The conclusion reports motor and nonmotor deficits and pathological changes resembling Parkinson’s disease, but describes these as key features of PD, not most features of synucleinopathies broadly; it also notes that the mice do not develop measurable loss of dopaminergic cell bodies. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • The ASO mouse model of PD develops progressive deficits in motor function as well as in gut motility.

    “Importantly, ASO (overexpressing a-synuclein under Thy1 promoter) mouse model of PD develops progressive deficits in motor function as well as in gut motility (182, 183).”

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Authors
Chesselet, M.-F., Richter, F., Zhu, C., Magen, I., Watson, M. B., & Subramaniam, S. R.
Affiliations
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
Venue
Neurotherapeutics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-04
Volume
9
Issue
2
Pages
297-314
ISSN
1878-7479 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2169324918
Cited by
346
References
88
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Neurotherapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (P50-NS 38367, P50NS038367)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, alpha-synuclein, mouse model, sporadic Parkinson's disease, dopamine release, striatum, motor impairment, neuroinflammation, neuroprotection, preclinical drug testing, alpha-synuclein pathology
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Mice, Neurologic Mutants, Parkinson Disease, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Disease Progression, Mice, alpha-Synuclein

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