Acetylcholinesterase(AChE)inhibitors increase the retention of acetylcholine(ACh)in synapses.Although they allevi-ate cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease,their limited benefits warrant investigations of plant e...Acetylcholinesterase(AChE)inhibitors increase the retention of acetylcholine(ACh)in synapses.Although they allevi-ate cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease,their limited benefits warrant investigations of plant extracts with similar properties.We studied the anti-AChE activity of Convolvulus pluricaulis(CP)in a zebrafish model of cognitive impair-ment induced by scopolamine(SCOP).CP is a perennial herb with anti-amnesiac and anxiolytic properties.It contains alkaloid,anthocyanin,coumarin,flavonoid,phytosterol and triterpenoid components.Isoxazole(ISOX)was used as a positive control for AChE inhibition.CP-treated 168 hpf larvae showed a similar pattern of AChE inhibition(in the myelencephalon and somites)as that of ISOX-treated larvae.CP was superior to ISOX as evidenced by the retention of avoidance response behavior in adult zebrafish.Molecular docking studies indicated that ISOX binds Ser203 of the catalytic triad on the human AChE.The active components of CP-scopoletin and kaempferol-were bound by His447 of the catalytic triad,the anionic subsite of the catalytic center,and the peripheral anionic site.This suggested the ability of CP to mediate both competitive and non-competitive modes of inhibition.Surprisingly,SCOP showed AChE inhibition in larvae,possibly mediated via the choline-binding sites.CP+SCOP induced a concentration-dependent increase in AChE inhibition and ACh depletion.Abnormal motor responses were observed with ISOX,CP,ISOX+SCOP,and CP+SCOP,indicative of undesirable effects on the peripheral cholinergic system.Our study proposes the examination of CP,SCOP,and CP+SCOP as potential AChE inhibitors for their ability to modulate cognitive deficits.展开更多
Primary ciliary dyskinesia(PCD)is a congenital,motile ciliopathy with pleiotropic symptoms.Although nearly 50 causative genes have been identified,they only account for approximately 70%of definitive PCD cases.Dynein ...Primary ciliary dyskinesia(PCD)is a congenital,motile ciliopathy with pleiotropic symptoms.Although nearly 50 causative genes have been identified,they only account for approximately 70%of definitive PCD cases.Dynein axonemal heavy chain 10(DNAH10)encodes a subunit of the inner arm dynein heavy chain in motile cilia and sperm flagella.Based on the common axoneme structure of motile cilia and sperm flagella,DNAH10 variants are likely to cause PCD.Using exome sequencing,we identified a novel DNAH10 homozygous variant(c.589C>T,p.R197W)in a patient with PCD from a consanguineous family.The patient manifested sinusitis,bronchiectasis,situs inversus,and asthenoteratozoospermia.Immunostaining analysis showed the absence of DNAH10 and DNALI1 in the respiratory cilia,and transmission electron microscopy revealed strikingly disordered axoneme 9+2 architecture and inner dynein arm defects in the respiratory cilia and sperm flagella.Subsequently,animal models of Dnah10-knockin mice harboring missense variants and Dnah10-knockout mice recapitulated the phenotypes of PCD,including chronic respiratory infection,male infertility,and hydrocephalus.To the best of our knowledge,this study is the first to report DNAH10 deficiency related to PCD in human and mouse models,which suggests that DNAH10 recessive mutation is causative of PCD.展开更多
基金financial assistance received from the Department of Biotechnology,Ministry of Science and Technology,New Delhi (BT/PR26189/GET/119/226/2017)DST-SERB,New Delhi (EMR/2017/000465).
文摘Acetylcholinesterase(AChE)inhibitors increase the retention of acetylcholine(ACh)in synapses.Although they allevi-ate cognitive deficits in Alzheimer’s disease,their limited benefits warrant investigations of plant extracts with similar properties.We studied the anti-AChE activity of Convolvulus pluricaulis(CP)in a zebrafish model of cognitive impair-ment induced by scopolamine(SCOP).CP is a perennial herb with anti-amnesiac and anxiolytic properties.It contains alkaloid,anthocyanin,coumarin,flavonoid,phytosterol and triterpenoid components.Isoxazole(ISOX)was used as a positive control for AChE inhibition.CP-treated 168 hpf larvae showed a similar pattern of AChE inhibition(in the myelencephalon and somites)as that of ISOX-treated larvae.CP was superior to ISOX as evidenced by the retention of avoidance response behavior in adult zebrafish.Molecular docking studies indicated that ISOX binds Ser203 of the catalytic triad on the human AChE.The active components of CP-scopoletin and kaempferol-were bound by His447 of the catalytic triad,the anionic subsite of the catalytic center,and the peripheral anionic site.This suggested the ability of CP to mediate both competitive and non-competitive modes of inhibition.Surprisingly,SCOP showed AChE inhibition in larvae,possibly mediated via the choline-binding sites.CP+SCOP induced a concentration-dependent increase in AChE inhibition and ACh depletion.Abnormal motor responses were observed with ISOX,CP,ISOX+SCOP,and CP+SCOP,indicative of undesirable effects on the peripheral cholinergic system.Our study proposes the examination of CP,SCOP,and CP+SCOP as potential AChE inhibitors for their ability to modulate cognitive deficits.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.82070003,82100057,81900002,82101961,31970504,and 31772548)Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China (Nos.2020JJ5805 and 2021JJ30943)+1 种基金Xiangya Clinical Big Data System Construction Project in Pulmonary Inflammatory Disease of Central South Universitythe National Key Clinical Specialty Construction Projects of China。
文摘Primary ciliary dyskinesia(PCD)is a congenital,motile ciliopathy with pleiotropic symptoms.Although nearly 50 causative genes have been identified,they only account for approximately 70%of definitive PCD cases.Dynein axonemal heavy chain 10(DNAH10)encodes a subunit of the inner arm dynein heavy chain in motile cilia and sperm flagella.Based on the common axoneme structure of motile cilia and sperm flagella,DNAH10 variants are likely to cause PCD.Using exome sequencing,we identified a novel DNAH10 homozygous variant(c.589C>T,p.R197W)in a patient with PCD from a consanguineous family.The patient manifested sinusitis,bronchiectasis,situs inversus,and asthenoteratozoospermia.Immunostaining analysis showed the absence of DNAH10 and DNALI1 in the respiratory cilia,and transmission electron microscopy revealed strikingly disordered axoneme 9+2 architecture and inner dynein arm defects in the respiratory cilia and sperm flagella.Subsequently,animal models of Dnah10-knockin mice harboring missense variants and Dnah10-knockout mice recapitulated the phenotypes of PCD,including chronic respiratory infection,male infertility,and hydrocephalus.To the best of our knowledge,this study is the first to report DNAH10 deficiency related to PCD in human and mouse models,which suggests that DNAH10 recessive mutation is causative of PCD.
