PMID- 31286692 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200501 LR - 20210110 IS - 2162-3279 (Electronic) VI - 9 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Aug TI - The role of chaperone-mediated autophagy in neurotoxicity induced by alpha-synuclein after methamphetamine exposure. PG - e01352 LID - 10.1002/brb3.1352 [doi] LID - e01352 AB - INTRODUCTION: Chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) is an autophagy-lysosome pathway (ALP) that is different from the other two lysosomal pathways, namely, macroautophagy and microautophagy, and can selectively degrade cytosolic proteins in lysosomes without vesicle formation. CMA activity declines in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, and similar neurotoxicity can occur after methamphetamine (METH) treatment. The relationship between CMA and METH-induced neurotoxicity is not clear. METHODS: We detected changes in the chaperone protein Hsc70 and the lysosomal surface receptor Lamp-2a after METH treatment and then regulated these two proteins by small interfering RNA and DNA plasmid transfection to investigate how CMA influences METH-induced neurotoxicity. RESULTS: We found that CMA activity is decreased after METH exposure in neurons and downregulated Lamp-2a can aggravate the neurotoxicity induced by alpha-Syn after METH exposure and that Hsc70 overexpression can relieve the abnormal levels of alpha-synuclein and its aggregate forms and the increase in cell apoptosis induced by METH. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide in vivo evidence for CMA plays a pivotal role in METH-induced neurotoxicity, and upregulation of Hsc70 expression significantly protects neuronal cells against METH-induced toxicity. This research may pave the way for potential therapeutic approaches targeting CMA for METH abuse and neurodegenerative disorders. CI - (c) 2019 The Authors. Brain and Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Sun, Leping AU - Sun L AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Lian, Yongling AU - Lian Y AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Ding, Jiuyang AU - Ding J AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. AD - Department of Anatomy, Zunyi Medical College, Zunyi, China. FAU - Meng, Yunle AU - Meng Y AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Li, Chen AU - Li C AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Chen, Ling AU - Chen L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7699-4820 AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. FAU - Qiu, Pingming AU - Qiu P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5579-1124 AD - School of Forensic Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. LA - eng SI - figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.8166029 PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190709 PL - United States TA - Brain Behav JT - Brain and behavior JID - 101570837 RN - 0 (Central Nervous System Stimulants) RN - 0 (HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (HSPA8 protein, human) RN - 0 (LAMP2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (alpha-Synuclein) RN - 44RAL3456C (Methamphetamine) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Line MH - Central Nervous System Stimulants/toxicity MH - *Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy MH - Down-Regulation MH - HSC70 Heat-Shock Proteins/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 2/*metabolism MH - Methamphetamine/*toxicity MH - *Neurons/drug effects/metabolism MH - *Neurotoxicity Syndromes/etiology/metabolism/prevention & control MH - Protective Factors MH - RNA, Small Interfering MH - Rats MH - alpha-Synuclein/*metabolism PMC - PMC6710200 OTO - NOTNLM OT - alpha-synuclein OT - chaperone-mediated autophagy OT - methamphetamine OT - neurotoxicity EDAT- 2019/07/10 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/02 06:00 PMCR- 2019/07/09 CRDT- 2019/07/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/28 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/06/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/07/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/07/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - BRB31352 [pii] AID - 10.1002/brb3.1352 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Brain Behav. 2019 Aug;9(8):e01352. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1352. Epub 2019 Jul 9.