PMID- 28489581 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180425 LR - 20211204 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 25 DP - 2017 Jun 20 TI - High glucose induces formation of tau hyperphosphorylation via Cav-1-mTOR pathway: A potential molecular mechanism for diabetes-induced cognitive dysfunction. PG - 40843-40856 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.17257 [doi] AB - The abnormally hyperphosphorylated tau is thought to be implicated in diabetes-associated cognitive deficits. The role of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) / S6 kinase (S6K) signalling in the formation of tau hyperphosphorylation has been previously studied. Caveolin-1 (Cav-1), the essential structure protein of caveolae, promotes neuronal survival and growth, and inhibits glucose metabolism. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of Cav-1 in the formation of tau hyperphosphorylation under chronic hyperglycemic condition (HGC). Diabetic rats were induced by streptozotocin (STZ). Primary hippocampal neurons with or without molecular intervention such as the transient over-expression or knock-down were subjected to HGC. The obtained experimental samples were analyzed by real time quantitative RT-PCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence or immunohistochemisty. We found: 1) that a chronic HGC directly decreases Cav-1 expression, increases tau phosphorylation and activates mTOR/S6K signalling in the brain neurons of diabetic rats, 2) that overexpression of Cav-1 attenuates tau hyperphosphorylation induced by chronic HGC in primary hippocampal neurons, whereas down-regulation of Cav-1 using Cav-1 siRNA dramatically worsens tau hyperphosphorylation via mTOR/S6K signalling pathway, and 3) that the down-regulation of Cav-1 induced by HGC is independent of mTOR signalling. Our results suggest that tau hyperphosphorylation and the sustained over-activated mTOR signalling under hyperglycemia may be due to the suppression of Cav-1. Therefore, Cav-1 is a potential therapeutic target for diabetes-induced cognitive dysfunction. FAU - Wu, Jing AU - Wu J AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Zhou, Shan-Lei AU - Zhou SL AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Pi, Lin-Hua AU - Pi LH AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Shi, Xia-Jie AU - Shi XJ AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Ma, Ling-Ran AU - Ma LR AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Chen, Zi AU - Chen Z AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Qu, Min-Li AU - Qu ML AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Li, Xin AU - Li X AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China. FAU - Nie, Sheng-Dan AU - Nie SD AD - Institute of Clinical Medicine, People's Hospital of Hunan province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. FAU - Liao, Duan-Fang AU - Liao DF AD - Division of Stem Cell Regulation and Application, School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China. FAU - Pei, Jin-Jing AU - Pei JJ AD - KI-Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Novum, Stockholm, Sweden. AD - Department of Neurology, Xuan Wu Hospital, Capital Medical University, China. AD - Center of Alzheimer's Disease, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China. FAU - Wang, Shan AU - Wang S AD - Department of Endocrinology, Xiang-Ya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China. AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Cav1 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Caveolin 1) RN - 0 (tau Proteins) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, rat) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Caveolin 1/*metabolism MH - Cognitive Dysfunction/*metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*metabolism/*psychology MH - Glucose/administration & dosage/metabolism MH - Hyperglycemia/metabolism/psychology MH - Male MH - Phosphorylation MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Transfection MH - tau Proteins/*metabolism PMC - PMC5522306 OTO - NOTNLM OT - caveolin-1 OT - cognitive dysfunction OT - diabetes mellitus OT - mTOR OT - tau hyperphosphorylation COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/26 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/20 CRDT- 2017/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/05/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 17257 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.17257 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 20;8(25):40843-40856. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17257.