Astrocytic Atrophy as a Pathological Feature of Parkinson's Disease with LRRK2 Mutation

The principal hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the selective neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurones. Mounting evidence suggests that astrocytes may contribute to dopaminergic neurodegeneration through decreased homoeostatic support and deficient neuroprotection. In this study, we gen...

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Autores: Ramos González, Paula, Mato Santos, Susana, Chara Ventura, Juan Carlos, Verkhratsky, Alexei, Matute Almau, Carlos José, Cavaliere, Fabio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/50938
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/50938
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parkinson's disease
selective neurodegeneration
dopaminergic neurones
astrocytes
decreased homoeostatic support
deficient neuroprotection
pluripotent stem cells
aberrant mitochondrial morphology
astrocytic asthenia
neuronal death
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Sumario:The principal hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD) is the selective neurodegeneration of dopaminergic neurones. Mounting evidence suggests that astrocytes may contribute to dopaminergic neurodegeneration through decreased homoeostatic support and deficient neuroprotection. In this study, we generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC)-derived astrocytes from PD patients with LRRK2(G2019S) mutation and healthy donors of the similar age. In cell lines derived from PD patients, astrocytes were characterised by a significant decrease in S100B and GFAP-positive astrocytic profiles associated with marked decrease in astrocyte complexity. In addition, PD-derived astrocytes demonstrated aberrant mitochondrial morphology, decreased mitochondrial activity and ATP production along with an increase of glycolysis and increased production of reactive oxygen species. Taken together, our data indicate that astrocytic asthenia observed in patient-derived cultures with LRRK2(G2019S) mutation may contribute to neuronal death through decreased homoeostatic support, elevated oxidative stress and failed neuroprotection