msdc-0160 and Neurodegenerative-Diseases

Mitochondrial and autophagic dysfunction as well as neuroinflammation are involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). We hypothesized that targeting the mitochondrial pyruvate carrier (MPC), a key controller of cellular metabolism that influences mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin) activation, might attenuate neurodegeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons in animal models of PD. To test this, we used MSDC-0160, a compound that specifically targets MPC, to reduce its activity. MSDC-0160 protected against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP

Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; alpha-Synuclein; Animals; Autophagy; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Caenorhabditis elegans; Disease Models, Animal; Dopamine; Dopaminergic Neurons; Heterozygote; Humans; Inflammation; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Mitochondria; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Neurons; Oxygen Consumption; Parkinson Disease; Pyridines; Pyruvic Acid; Signal Transduction; Substantia Nigra; Thiazolidinediones