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  1. Article ; Online: GDF15 is a dynamic biomarker of the integrated stress response in the central nervous system.

    Asundi, Jyoti / Zhang, Chunlian / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Solorio, Josè Zavala / Challagundla, Malleswari / Connelly, Caitlin / Boch, Christina / Chen, Jun / Richter, Mario / Maneshi, Mohammad Mehdi / Swensen, Andrew M / Lebon, Lauren / Schiffmann, Raphael / Sanyal, Subhabrata / Sidrauski, Carmela / Kolumam, Ganesh / Baruch, Amos

    CNS neuroscience & therapeutics

    2024  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) e14600

    Abstract: Aim: Characterize Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) as a secreted biomarker of the integrated stress response (ISR) within the central nervous system (CNS).: Methods: We determined GDF15 levels utilizing in vitro and in vivo neuronal systems ... ...

    Abstract Aim: Characterize Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF15) as a secreted biomarker of the integrated stress response (ISR) within the central nervous system (CNS).
    Methods: We determined GDF15 levels utilizing in vitro and in vivo neuronal systems wherein the ISR was activated. Primarily, we used the murine model of vanishing white matter disease (VWMD), a neurological disease driven by persistent ISR in the CNS, to establish a link between levels of GDF15 in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and ISR gene expression signature in the CNS. GDF15 was also determined in the CSF of VWM patients.
    Results: GDF15 expression was increased concomitant to ISR activation in stress-induced primary astrocytes as well as in retinal ganglion cells following optic nerve crush, while treatment with 2Bact, a specific eIF2B activator, suppressed both the ISR and GDF15. In the VWMD model, CSF GDF15 levels corresponded with the magnitude of the ISR and were reduced by 2BAct. In VWM patients, mean CSF GDF15 was elevated >20-fold as compared to healthy controls, whereas plasma GDF15 was undifferentiated.
    Conclusions: These data suggest that CSF GDF15 is a dynamic marker of ISR activation in the CNS and may serve as a pharmacodynamic biomarker for ISR-modulating therapies.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mice ; Animals ; Growth Differentiation Factor 15/genetics ; Leukoencephalopathies/genetics ; Central Nervous System/metabolism ; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B/genetics ; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B/metabolism ; Biomarkers
    Chemical Substances Growth Differentiation Factor 15 ; Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B ; Biomarkers ; GDF15 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2423461-8
    ISSN 1755-5949 ; 1755-5930
    ISSN (online) 1755-5949
    ISSN 1755-5930
    DOI 10.1111/cns.14600
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  2. Article ; Online: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as therapeutic targets: Emerging frontiers in basic research and clinical science--Editorial Comments.

    Dani, John A / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Bertrand, Daniel

    Biochemical pharmacology

    2015  Volume 97, Issue 4, Page(s) 351

    MeSH term(s) Drug Design ; Drug Discovery ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/drug therapy ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/metabolism ; Receptors, Nicotinic/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/physiology ; Substance-Related Disorders/drug therapy ; Substance-Related Disorders/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Nicotinic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 208787-x
    ISSN 1873-2968 ; 0006-2952
    ISSN (online) 1873-2968
    ISSN 0006-2952
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2015.06.004
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  3. Article ; Online: Small Molecule Phenotypic Screen Identifies Novel Regulators of LDLR Expression.

    Krishnan, Navasona / Chen, Xiaoying / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Mohler, Eric G / Holtzman, David M / Gopalakrishnan, Sujatha M

    ACS chemical biology

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 12, Page(s) 3262–3274

    Abstract: Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia. The current treatment options for AD are limited to ameliorating cognitive decline temporarily and not reversing or preventing the progression of ... ...

    Abstract Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia. The current treatment options for AD are limited to ameliorating cognitive decline temporarily and not reversing or preventing the progression of dementia. Hence, more effective therapeutic strategies are needed to combat this devastating disease. The low-density lipoprotein receptor has been shown to modulate the neuronal metabolism of cholesterol and apolipoprotein E, a major genetic risk factor for AD. LDLR overexpression in mice has been shown to increase amyloid-β clearance and reduce amyloid deposition. We conducted a phenotypic screen to identify novel signaling pathways and targets that regulate LDLR expression in glial cells using an annotated compound library of approximately 29 000 compounds. The screen identified novel targets such as polo like kinase 1 (PLK1), activin receptor like kinase 5 (ALK5), and serotonin transporter (SERT). We used genetic, chemical biology and pathway analysis to confirm the target hypothesis. This work highlights that phenotypic screening is a promising strategy to identify novel mechanisms and targets for therapeutic intervention of complex neurodegenerative disorders.
    MeSH term(s) Alzheimer Disease/pathology ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; Humans ; RNA, Small Interfering/genetics ; Receptors, LDL/drug effects ; Receptors, LDL/metabolism ; Reproducibility of Results ; Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances LDLR protein, human ; RNA, Small Interfering ; Receptors, LDL ; Small Molecule Libraries
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 1554-8937
    ISSN (online) 1554-8937
    DOI 10.1021/acschembio.0c00851
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  4. Article ; Online: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as therapeutic targets: emerging frontiers in basic research and clinical science--editorial comments.

    Dani, John A / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Bertrand, Daniel

    Biochemical pharmacology

    2013  Volume 86, Issue 8, Page(s) 1041

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Central Nervous System/cytology ; Central Nervous System/physiology ; Cholinergic Agents/pharmacology ; Neurons/physiology ; Nicotinic Antagonists/pharmacology ; Receptors, Nicotinic/chemistry ; Receptors, Nicotinic/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/physiology
    Chemical Substances Cholinergic Agents ; Nicotinic Antagonists ; Receptors, Nicotinic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-10-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial ; Introductory Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 208787-x
    ISSN 1873-2968 ; 0006-2952
    ISSN (online) 1873-2968
    ISSN 0006-2952
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.05.002
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  5. Article ; Online: NRF2 activator A-1396076 ameliorates inflammation in autoimmune disease models by inhibiting antigen dependent T cell activation.

    Goess, Christian / Terrillon, Sonia / Mayo, Martha / Bousquet, Peter / Wallace, Craig / Hart, Michelle / Mathieu, Suzanne / Twomey, Rachel / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Namovic, Marian / Jung, Paul / Hu, Min / Richardson, Paul / Esbenshade, Tim / Cuff, Carolyn A

    Journal of translational autoimmunity

    2020  Volume 4, Page(s) 100079

    Abstract: Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2) like 2 (NRF2) is a nuclear transcription factor activated in response to oxidative stress that induces a gene program that dampens inflammation and can limit cell damage that perpetuates the inflammatory response. We ... ...

    Abstract Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2) like 2 (NRF2) is a nuclear transcription factor activated in response to oxidative stress that induces a gene program that dampens inflammation and can limit cell damage that perpetuates the inflammatory response. We have identified A-1396076, a potent and selective NRF2 activator with demonstrated KEAP1 binding and modulation of cellular NRF2 mediated effects.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2589-9090
    ISSN (online) 2589-9090
    DOI 10.1016/j.jtauto.2020.100079
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  6. Article ; Online: High throughput functional assays for P2X receptors.

    Namovic, Marian T / Jarvis, Michael F / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana

    Current protocols in pharmacology

    2012  Volume Chapter 9, Page(s) Unit 9.15.

    Abstract: Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) activates two receptor superfamilies, metabotropic P2Y and ionotropic P2X receptors. The P2X receptors are nonselective cation channels that are widely expressed on excitable cells including neurons, glia, and smooth muscle ... ...

    Abstract Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) activates two receptor superfamilies, metabotropic P2Y and ionotropic P2X receptors. The P2X receptors are nonselective cation channels that are widely expressed on excitable cells including neurons, glia, and smooth muscle cells. The protocols in this unit are useful for evaluating ligands that interact with P2X receptors on native cells or that are cloned and expressed in recombinant heterologous cell systems. Calcium imaging methods are described for the pharmacological characterization of fast or slowly desensitizing P2X receptors. While these methods are readily applicable to a wide variety of ligand-gated ion channels, the protocols provided herein detail how they can be used to measure activation of homomeric P2X3 (fast desensitizing) and heteromeric P2X2/3 (slowly desensitizing) receptors. Appropriate agonists and/or calcium dyes can be substituted to assess activity at other P2X receptor subtypes. An additional protocol is provided for measuring P2X7 receptor-mediated pore formation in THP-1, a native human acute monocytic leukemia cell line that can be used to study homomeric P2X7 (non-desensitizing) receptors that are expressed on macrophages and microglial cells.
    MeSH term(s) Astrocytoma/metabolism ; Buffers ; Calcium/metabolism ; Fluorometry/methods ; Humans ; Indicators and Reagents/pharmacology ; Purinergic P2X Receptor Agonists/pharmacology ; Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology ; Receptors, Purinergic P2X2/metabolism ; Tumor Cells, Cultured
    Chemical Substances Buffers ; Indicators and Reagents ; Purinergic P2X Receptor Agonists ; Purinergic P2X Receptor Antagonists ; Receptors, Purinergic P2X2 ; Calcium (SY7Q814VUP)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1934-8290
    ISSN (online) 1934-8290
    DOI 10.1002/0471141755.ph0915s57
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  7. Article ; Online: Losartan improves renal function and pathology in obese ZSF-1 rats.

    Su, Zhi / Widomski, Deborah / Nikkel, Arthur / Leys, Laura / Namovic, Marian / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Gopalakrishnan, Murali / McGaraughty, Steve

    Journal of basic and clinical physiology and pharmacology

    2018  Volume 29, Issue 3, Page(s) 281–290

    Abstract: Background: Losartan, a blocker of the angiotensin II type I receptor, is an important part of the standard of care for diabetic nephropathy (DN). The obese ZSF-1 rats display many aspects of the clinical features of human Type II DN. The current study ... ...

    Abstract Background: Losartan, a blocker of the angiotensin II type I receptor, is an important part of the standard of care for diabetic nephropathy (DN). The obese ZSF-1 rats display many aspects of the clinical features of human Type II DN. The current study was designed to examine the treatment effects of losartan on obese ZSF-1 rats and to evaluate the impact of the onset of dosing on efficacy.
    Methods: The rats (7-10 weeks) underwent a right uninephrectomy (Unx) or sham surgery. Losartan (3, 10, 30 mg/kg) was dosed 3 or 9 weeks post-Unx and continued for 12 weeks.
    Results: Treatment with losartan reduced urinary protein excretion and blood lipids (triglyceride and cholesterol) dose-dependently in both studies. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was significantly lower in obese ZSF-1 rats compared with those in lean rats, and losartan was efficacious against this endpoint, in particular with the earlier onset of treatment. Losartan also decreased tubulointerstitial fibrosis, and similar to GFR, earlier treatment conferred beneficial actions even at the lowest dose of 3 mg/kg. Several urinary biomarkers were elevated in the obese ZSF-1 rats, but the levels of sTNFR1, TIMP-1, L-FABP and KIM-1 were the only markers decreased by losartan.
    Conclusions: Losartan was renoprotective in the ZSF-1 rats with DN, improving both the pathological and functional parameters of the disease. Importantly, the data also highlight the importance of treatment at earlier stages of the disease for protecting against decline in the GFR and the development of fibrosis.
    MeSH term(s) Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/administration & dosage ; Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology ; Animals ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; Cholesterol/blood ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy ; Diabetic Nephropathies/prevention & control ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Female ; Glomerular Filtration Rate/drug effects ; Losartan/administration & dosage ; Losartan/pharmacology ; Male ; Obesity/drug therapy ; Rats ; Triglycerides/blood
    Chemical Substances Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers ; Biomarkers ; Triglycerides ; Cholesterol (97C5T2UQ7J) ; Losartan (JMS50MPO89)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-02-12
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1071737-7
    ISSN 2191-0286 ; 0792-6855 ; 0334-1534
    ISSN (online) 2191-0286
    ISSN 0792-6855 ; 0334-1534
    DOI 10.1515/jbcpp-2017-0157
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  8. Article ; Online: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as therapeutic targets: emerging frontiers in basic research and clinical science--Editorial Comments.

    Donnelly-Roberts, Diana / Bertrand, Daniel / Gopalakrishnan, Murali

    Biochemical pharmacology

    2011  Volume 82, Issue 8, Page(s) 797

    MeSH term(s) Biomedical Research ; Clinical Medicine ; Congresses as Topic ; Drug Discovery ; Ligands ; Receptors, Nicotinic/metabolism ; Receptors, Nicotinic/physiology
    Chemical Substances Ligands ; Receptors, Nicotinic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-10-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 208787-x
    ISSN 1873-2968 ; 0006-2952
    ISSN (online) 1873-2968
    ISSN 0006-2952
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.05.002
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  9. Article ; Online: Therapeutic Potential of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.

    Bertrand, Daniel / Lee, Chih-Hung L / Flood, Dorothy / Marger, Fabrice / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana

    Pharmacological reviews

    2015  Volume 67, Issue 4, Page(s) 1025–1073

    Abstract: Progress in the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology has identified the forebrain cholinergic system as being important in many higher order brain functions. Further analysis of the genes encoding the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) ... ...

    Abstract Progress in the fields of neuroscience and molecular biology has identified the forebrain cholinergic system as being important in many higher order brain functions. Further analysis of the genes encoding the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) has highlighted, in particular, the role of α7 nAChRs in these higher order brain functions as evidenced by their peculiar physiologic and pharmacological properties. As this receptor has gained the attention of scientists from academia and industry, our knowledge of its roles in various brain and bodily functions has increased immensely. We have also seen the development of small molecules that have further refined our understanding of the roles of α7 nAChRs, and these molecules have begun to be tested in clinical trials for several indications. Although a large body of data has confirmed a role of α7 nAChRs in cognition, the translation of small molecules affecting α7 nAChRs into therapeutics has to date only progressed to the stage of testing in clinical trials. Notably, however, most recent human genetic and biochemical studies are further underscoring the crucial role of α7 nAChRs and associated genes in multiple organ systems and disease states. The aim of this review is to discuss our current knowledge of α7 nAChRs and their relevance as a target in specific functional systems and disease states.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Brain/metabolism ; Cardiovascular Diseases/genetics ; Cardiovascular Diseases/physiopathology ; Humans ; Immune System Diseases/genetics ; Immune System Diseases/physiopathology ; Nervous System Diseases/genetics ; Nervous System Diseases/physiopathology ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Signal Transduction ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor/genetics ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Chrna7 protein, human ; alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 209898-2
    ISSN 1521-0081 ; 0031-6997
    ISSN (online) 1521-0081
    ISSN 0031-6997
    DOI 10.1124/pr.113.008581
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  10. Article ; Online: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors as therapeutic targets: emerging frontiers in basic research and clinical science--editorial perspective.

    Bertrand, Daniel / Gopalakrishnan, Murali / Donnelly-Roberts, Diana

    Biochemical pharmacology

    2009  Volume 78, Issue 7, Page(s) 657

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cholinergic Agents/pharmacology ; Cholinergic Agents/therapeutic use ; Drug Discovery ; Humans ; Protein Subunits/physiology ; Receptors, Nicotinic/physiology ; Research
    Chemical Substances Cholinergic Agents ; Protein Subunits ; Receptors, Nicotinic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-10-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 208787-x
    ISSN 1873-2968 ; 0006-2952
    ISSN (online) 1873-2968
    ISSN 0006-2952
    DOI 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.06.101
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