Hosford, PS;
Ninkina, N;
Buchman, VL;
Smith, JC;
Marina, N;
SheikhBahaei, S;
(2020)
Synuclein Deficiency Results in Age-Related Respiratory and Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Mice.
Brain Sciences
, 10
(9)
, Article 583. 10.3390/brainsci10090583.
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Abstract
Synuclein (α, β, and γ) proteins are highly expressed in presynaptic terminals, and significant data exist supporting their role in regulating neurotransmitter release. Targeting the gene encoding α-synuclein is the basis of many animal models of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the physiological role of this family of proteins in not well understood and could be especially relevant as interfering with accumulation of α-synuclein level has therapeutic potential in limiting PD progression. The long-term effects of their removal are unknown and given the complex pathophysiology of PD, could exacerbate other clinical features of the disease, for example dysautonomia. In the present study, we sought to characterize the autonomic phenotypes of mice lacking all synucleins (α, β, and γ; αβγ−/−) in order to better understand the role of synuclein-family proteins in autonomic function. We probed respiratory and cardiovascular reflexes in conscious and anesthetized, young (4 months) and aged (18–20 months) αβγ−/− male mice. Aged mice displayed impaired respiratory responses to both hypoxia and hypercapnia when breathing activities were recorded in conscious animals using whole-body plethysmography. These animals were also found to be hypertensive from conscious blood pressure recordings, to have reduced pressor baroreflex gain under anesthesia, and showed reduced termination of both pressor and depressor reflexes. The present data demonstrate the importance of synuclein in the normal function of respiratory and cardiovascular reflexes during aging.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Synuclein Deficiency Results in Age-Related Respiratory and Cardiovascular Dysfunctions in Mice |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/brainsci10090583 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10090583 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | aged mouse; baroreflex; hypoxia; hypercapnia; Parkinson’s disease; synuclein |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10121629 |
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