Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by dopaminergic (DAergic) neuron degeneration in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) is a redox protein that protects neurons from various injuries. Our study revealed that Trx-1 overexpression improved the learning and memory impairments induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). However, the role of the specific transmission of signals from the SNpc to the hippocampus regulated by Trx-1 in cognition deficits associated with PD is still unknown.
Results:
We observed that Trx-1 downregulation in the SNpc aggravated cognitive dysfunction induced by MPTP. Importantly, we observed that the SNpc directly projects to the hippocampus. We found that the loss of DAergic neurons in the SNpc induced by MPTP resulted in a decrease in dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) expression in the hippocampus, which was promoted by Trx-1 downregulation in the SNpc. The levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK1/2), phosphorylated cAMP-response element binding protein (p-CREB), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD95) in the hippocampus were decreased by MPTP and further decreased by Trx-1 downregulation in the SNpc. Finally, the number of synapses in the hippocampus was decreased by MPTP in the hippocampus and further reduced by Trx-1 downregulation in the SNpc.
Innovation:
Trx-1 downregulation accelerated the loss of DAergic neurons in the SNpc, leading to a decrease in the number dopaminergic projections to the hippocampus, subsequently inhibiting the D1R-ERK1/2-CREB-BDNF pathway in the hippocampus, and ultimately impairing hippocampus-dependent cognition.
Conclusions:
These results indicate that a decrease in Trx-1 level in the SNpc plays a critical regulatory role in cognitive dysfunction in individuals with PD by decreasing the hippocampal D1R signaling pathway. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 43, 138–150.
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