PMID- 33070839 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20201102 LR - 20201102 IS - 1347-8648 (Electronic) IS - 1347-8613 (Linking) VI - 144 IP - 4 DP - 2020 Dec TI - Survival motor neuron protein regulates oxidative stress and inflammatory response in microglia of the spinal cord in spinal muscular atrophy. PG - 204-211 LID - S1347-8613(20)30090-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jphs.2020.09.001 [doi] AB - The deficiency of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein can result in the onset of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by a progressive loss of motor neurons and skeletal muscle atrophy. The mechanism underlying SMA pathology remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that SMN protein regulates oxidative stress and inflammatory response in microglia. Antisense oligonucleotide, which increases SMN protein expression (SMN-ASO), attenuated SMA model mice phenotypes and suppressed the activation of microglia in the spinal cord. The expression of oxidative stress marker in microglia was decreased by SMN-ASO injection in SMA model mice. Increased reactive oxygen species production and subsequent antioxidative stress reaction was observed in SMN protein-depleted RAW264.7. Furthermore, nuclear factor kappa B (NFkappaB) and c-Jun amino terminal kinase (JNK) signaling, which mainly mediate the inflammatory response, are activated in SMN protein-depleted RAW264.7. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production is also increased in SMN protein-depleted RAW264.7. These findings suggest that SMN protein regulates oxidative stress and inflammatory response in microglia, supporting current claims that microglia can be an effective target for SMA therapy. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Ando, Shiori AU - Ando S AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. FAU - Osanai, Daiki AU - Osanai D AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. FAU - Takahashi, Kei AU - Takahashi K AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. FAU - Nakamura, Shinsuke AU - Nakamura S AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. Electronic address: nakamuras@gifu-pu.ac.jp. FAU - Shimazawa, Masamitsu AU - Shimazawa M AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. FAU - Hara, Hideaki AU - Hara H AD - Molecular Pharmacology, Department of Biofunctional Evaluation, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200910 PL - Japan TA - J Pharmacol Sci JT - Journal of pharmacological sciences JID - 101167001 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Oligonucleotides) RN - 0 (Oligonucleotides, Antisense) RN - 0 (Smn1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 5Z9SP3X666 (nusinersen) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression/drug effects MH - Inflammation/*genetics MH - MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Microglia/*metabolism MH - Molecular Targeted Therapy MH - Muscular Atrophy, Spinal/*drug therapy/*genetics/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Oligonucleotides/*pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Oligonucleotides, Antisense/*pharmacology/*therapeutic use MH - Oxidative Stress/*genetics MH - RAW 264.7 Cells MH - Spinal Cord/*cytology MH - Survival of Motor Neuron 1 Protein/genetics/*metabolism/*physiology MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antisense oligonucleotide OT - Macrophage cell OT - ROS production OT - Righting reflex OT - SMA model mouse COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/10/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/11/03 06:00 CRDT- 2020/10/19 05:25 PHST- 2020/06/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/19 05:25 [entrez] PHST- 2020/10/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/11/03 06:00 [medline] AID - S1347-8613(20)30090-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jphs.2020.09.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharmacol Sci. 2020 Dec;144(4):204-211. doi: 10.1016/j.jphs.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Sep 10.