PMID- 33459523 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220112 LR - 20220112 IS - 1755-5949 (Electronic) IS - 1755-5930 (Print) IS - 1755-5930 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Apr TI - A novel palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acid (5-PAHSA) plays a neuroprotective role by inhibiting phosphorylation of the m-TOR-ULK1 pathway and regulating autophagy. PG - 484-496 LID - 10.1111/cns.13573 [doi] AB - AIMS: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can lead to brain dysfunction and a series of neurological complications. Previous research demonstrated that a novel palmitic acid (5-PAHSA) exerts effect on glucose tolerance and chronic inflammation. Autophagy was important in diabetic-related neurodegeneration. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether 5-PAHSA has specific therapeutic effects on neurological dysfunction in diabetics, particularly with regard to autophagy. METHODS: 5-PAHSA was successfully synthesized according to a previously described protocol. We then carried out a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments using PC12 cells under diabetic conditions, and DB/DB mice, respectively. PC12 cells were treated with 5-PAHSA for 24 h, while mice were administered with 5-PAHSA for 30 days. At the end of each experiment, we analyzed glucolipid metabolism, autophagy, apoptosis, oxidative stress, cognition, and a range of inflammatory factors. RESULTS: Although there was no significant improvement in glucose metabolism in mice administered with 5-PAHSA, ox-LDL decreased significantly following the administration of 5-PAHSA in serum of DB/DB mice (p < 0.0001). We also found that the phosphorylation of m-TOR and ULK-1 was suppressed in both PC12 cells and DB/DB mice following the administration of 5-PAHSA (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01), although increased levels of autophagy were only observed in vitro (p < 0.05). Following the administration of 5-PAHSA, the concentration of ROS decreased in PC12 cells and the levels of CRP increased in high-dose group of 5-PAHSA (p < 0.01). There were no significant changes in terms of apoptosis, other inflammatory factors, or cognition in DB/DB mice following the administration of 5-PAHSA. CONCLUSION: We found that 5-PAHSA can enhance autophagy in PC12 cells under diabetic conditions. Our data demonstrated that 5-PAHSA inhibits phosphorylation of the m-TOR-ULK1 pathway and suppressed oxidative stress in PC12 cells, and exerted influence on lipid metabolism in DB/DB mice. CI - (c) 2021 The Authors. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Wang, Jian-Tao AU - Wang JT AD - Department of Geriatric Neurology of Huashan Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Yu, Zhong-Yu AU - Yu ZY AD - Department of Geriatric Neurology of Huashan Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Tao, Ying-Hong AU - Tao YH AD - Department of Medical Examination Center, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Liu, Ying-Chao AU - Liu YC AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China. FAU - Wang, Yan-Mei AU - Wang YM AD - Department of Geriatric Neurology of Huashan Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Guo, Qi-Lin AU - Guo QL AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xue, Jian-Zhong AU - Xue JZ AD - Department of Neurology, Fifth Clinical Medical College of Yangzhou University, Changshu Second People's Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Changshu, China. FAU - Wen, Xiao-Hong AU - Wen XH AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Qian AU - Zhang Q AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xu, Xiao-Die AU - Xu XD AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - He, Cheng-Feng AU - He CF AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xue, Wen-Jiao AU - Xue WJ AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Guo, Jing-Chun AU - Guo JC AD - State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Department of Translational Neuroscience, Jing'an District Centre Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Hou-Guang AU - Zhou HG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5550-1166 AD - Department of Geriatric Neurology of Huashan Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Aging and Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210118 PL - England TA - CNS Neurosci Ther JT - CNS neuroscience & therapeutics JID - 101473265 RN - 0 (5-PAHSA) RN - 0 (Neuroprotective Agents) RN - 0 (Stearic Acids) RN - 2V16EO95H1 (Palmitic Acid) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (mTOR protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ulk1 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Autophagy/*drug effects/physiology MH - Autophagy-Related Protein-1 Homolog/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy/metabolism MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neuroprotective Agents/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - PC12 Cells MH - Palmitic Acid/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects/physiology MH - Rats MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/physiology MH - Stearic Acids/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism PMC - PMC7941174 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 5-PAHSA OT - autophagy OT - m-TOR OT - oxidative stress OT - type-2 diabetes mellitus COIS- The authors state no potential conflicts of interest for the research, authorship, and publication of this article. EDAT- 2021/01/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/13 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/18 CRDT- 2021/01/18 08:46 PHST- 2020/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/12/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/18 08:46 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CNS13573 [pii] AID - 10.1111/cns.13573 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021 Apr;27(4):484-496. doi: 10.1111/cns.13573. Epub 2021 Jan 18.