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KMID : 0620920160480070007
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Experimental & Molecular Medicine
2016 Volume.48 No. 7 p.7 ~ p.7
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Bee venom phospholipase A2 ameliorates motor dysfunction and modulates microglia activation in Parkinson’s disease alpha-synuclein transgenic mice
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Ye Min-Sook
Chung Hwan-Suck
Lee Chan-Ju
Song Joo-Hyun
Bae Hyun-Su
Shim In-Sop
Kim Youn-Sub
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Abstract
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α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has a critical role in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, which leads to the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Recent studies have shown that bee venom (BV) has beneficial effects on PD symptoms in human patients or 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxin-induced PD mice. This study investigated whether treatment with BV-derived phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) would improve the motor dysfunction and pathological features of PD in human A53T α-Syn mutant transgenic (A53T Tg) mice. The motor dysfunction of A53T Tg mice was assessed using the pole test. The levels of α-Syn, microglia and the M1/M2 phenotype in the spinal cord were evaluated by immunofluorescence. bvPLA2 treatment significantly ameliorated motor dysfunction in A53T Tg mice. In addition, bvPLA2 significantly reduced the expression of α-Syn, the activation and numbers of microglia, and the ratio of M1/M2 in A53T Tg mice. These results suggest that bvPLA2 could be a promising treatment option for PD.
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