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The inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3β by a metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 mediated pathway confers neuroprotection to Aβ peptides
Author(s) -
Liu Feng,
Gong Xiaohai,
Zhang Guoming,
Marquis Karen,
Reinhart Peter,
Andree Terrance H.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03474.x
Subject(s) - neuroprotection , gsk 3 , pi3k/akt/mtor pathway , metabotropic glutamate receptor , wortmannin , protein kinase b , ly294002 , gsk3b , neurodegeneration , biology , metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 , glycogen synthase , microbiology and biotechnology , glutamate receptor , neuroscience , chemistry , signal transduction , phosphorylation , biochemistry , receptor , medicine , disease
Activation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (Gsk3β) has been shown to be a key component in signaling pathways that underlie neurodegeneration and neurodegenerative disease. Conversely, inactivation of Gsk3β by phosphoinositide 3‐kinase (PI3K)/Akt is an important neuroprotective mechanism. Previous studies have shown that agonist activation of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) can increase neuronal survival and prevent apoptosis. However, little is known about the signaling pathways that couple mGluR5 to neuroprotection. In this report, we investigated whether activation of the PI3K/Akt/Gsk3β pathway, which has been shown to have an important neuroprotective mechanism, is required for mGluR5 activation mediated neuroprotection against β‐amyloid. We found that brief incubations of mouse hippocampal slices with ( R , S )‐3,5‐dihydroxyphenylglycine (DHPG) resulted in increased phosphorylation of Akt and Gsk3β. The PI3K inhibitors, LY294002 and wortmannin, blocked the DHPG‐induced increased phosphorylation of Akt and Gsk3β. Similar results were observed in rat primary hippocampal cultures. Finally, we found that the PI3K inhibitor LY294002 can block ( R , S )‐2‐chloro‐5‐hydroxyphenylglycine (CHPG) mediated neuroprotection against β‐amyloid. Thus, these findings suggest that mGluR5 can modulate the PI3K/Akt/Gsk3β pathway in the hippocampus, and that modulation of this signaling pathway can reverse β‐amyloid‐induced neuronal toxicity.