Bee venom phospholipase A2 ameliorates motor dysfunction and modulates microglia activation in Parkinson's disease alpha-synuclein transgenic mice.
- Author:
Minsook YE
1
;
Hwan Suck CHUNG
;
Chanju LEE
;
Joo Hyun SONG
;
Insop SHIM
;
Youn Sub KIM
;
Hyunsu BAE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; alpha-Synuclein*; Animals; Bee Venoms*; Bees*; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Humans; Mice; Mice, Transgenic*; Microglia*; Parkinson Disease*; Phenotype; Phospholipases A2*; Phospholipases*; Spinal Cord
- From:Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2016;48(7):e244-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: α-Synuclein (α-Syn) has a critical role in microglia-mediated neuroinflammation, which leads to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD). Recent studies have shown that bee venom (BV) has beneficial effects on PD symptoms in human patients or 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) toxin-induced PD mice. This study investigated whether treatment with BV-derived phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) would improve the motor dysfunction and pathological features of PD in human A53T α-Syn mutant transgenic (A53T Tg) mice. The motor dysfunction of A53T Tg mice was assessed using the pole test. The levels of α-Syn, microglia and the M1/M2 phenotype in the spinal cord were evaluated by immunofluorescence. bvPLA2 treatment significantly ameliorated motor dysfunction in A53T Tg mice. In addition, bvPLA2 significantly reduced the expression of α-Syn, the activation and numbers of microglia, and the ratio of M1/M2 in A53T Tg mice. These results suggest that bvPLA2 could be a promising treatment option for PD.
