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The selective GSK3 inhibitor, SAR502250, displays neuroprotective activity and attenuates behavioral impairments in models of neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in rodents

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Griebel, Guy, Stemmelin, Jeanne, Lopez-Grancha, Mati, Boulay, Denis, Boquet, Gerald, Slowinski, Franck, Pichat, Philippe, Beeské, Sandra +4 more·2019·Scientific Reports

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Abstract Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) has been identified as a promising target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), where abnormal activation of this enzyme has been associated with hyperphosphorylation of tau proteins. This study describes the effects of the selective GSK3 inhibitor, SAR502250, in models of neuroprotection and neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) associated with AD. In P301L human tau transgenic mice, SAR502250 attenuated tau hyperphosphorylation in the cortex and spinal cord. SAR502250 prevented the increase in neuronal cell death in rat embryonic hippocampal neurons following application of the neurotoxic peptide, Aβ25–35. In behavioral studies, SAR502250 improved the cognitive deficit in aged transgenic APP(SW)/Tau(VLW) mice or in adult mice after infusion of Aβ25–35. It attenuated aggression in the mouse defense test battery and improved depressive-like state of mice in the chronic mild stress procedure after 4 weeks of treatment. Moreover, SAR502250 decreased hyperactivity produced by psychostimulants. In contrast, the drug failed to modify anxiety-related behaviors or sensorimotor gating deficit. This profile confirms the neuroprotective effects of GSK3 inhibitors and suggests an additional potential in the treatment of some NPS associated with AD.

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  • GSK3 is a target for AD with promising results of the GSK3 inhibitor SAR502250 on neuroprotection and attenuation of behavioral alterations in AD mouse models.

    “GSK3 is a target for AD with promising results of the GSK3 inhibitor SAR502250 on neuroprotection and attenuation of behavioral alterations in AD mouse models64.”

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    The Discussion reports that SAR502250 reduced tau hyperphosphorylation and neuronal cell death and improved some behaviors relevant to AD. However, the Discussion’s psychiatric-symptoms section says that, except for cognitive tasks, the behavioral results came from non-pathological models of AD; the claim overextends those results to AD mouse models generally. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Increased GSK-3β activity induces Aβ deposition extracellularly.

    “Furthermore, increased GSK-3β activity also induces Aβ deposition extracellularly (Griebel et al., 2019;Toral-Rios et al., 2020).”

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Griebel, G., Stemmelin, J., Lopez-Grancha, M., Boulay, D., Boquet, G., Slowinski, F., Pichat, P., Beeské, S., Tanaka, S., Mori, A., Fujimura, M., & Eguchi, J.
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  • Sanofi (France) (FR)
  • Tanabe Pharma Corporation (Japan) (JP)
Corresponding author
Griebel, Guy
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2019-12-02
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
18045-18045
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2991246038
Cited by
97
References
99
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2026: 5 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 14
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8.40
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journal article
Language
en
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  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Keywords
GSK-3 inhibitors, Alzheimer's disease, neuropsychiatric symptoms, neuroprotection, tau hyperphosphorylation, amyloid beta 25-35, cognitive impairment, aggression, depression-like behavior, anxiety, sensorimotor gating
MeSH terms
Aggression, Alzheimer Disease, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Cells, Cultured, Cerebral Cortex, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, Female, Humans, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Neurons, Phosphorylation, Spinal Cord, tau Proteins, Apoptosis, Neuroprotective Agents, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3, Mice, Rats, Cognitive Dysfunction, Primary Cell Culture

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