The Reciprocal Causation of the ASK1-JNK1/2 Pathway and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Diabetes-Induced Cognitive Decline

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Title: The Reciprocal Causation of the ASK1-JNK1/2 Pathway and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Diabetes-Induced Cognitive Decline
Authors: Yanqing Wu, Yuan Yuan, Chengbiao Wu, Ting Jiang, Beini Wang, Jun Xiong, Peipei Zheng, Yiyang Li, Jingyu Xu, Ke Xu, Yaqian Liu, Xiaokun Li, Jian Xiao
Source: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 8 (2020)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020.
Publication Year: 2020
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: diabetes-induced cognitive decline (DICD), hippocampus, neuronal apoptosis, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Diabetes significantly induces cognitive dysfunction. Neuronal apoptosis is the main cause of diabetes-induced cognitive decline (DICD). Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress are remarkably activated by diabetes. The role and relationship of ASK1-JNK1/2 signaling and ER stress in DICD have not yet been elucidated. In this study, we used db/db mice as the DICD animal model and confirmed that db/db mice displayed cognitive decline with inferior learning and memory function. Diabetes significantly induced morphological and structural changes, excessive neuronal apoptosis, Aβ1–42 large deposition, and synaptic dysfunction in the hippocampus. Mechanistic studies found that diabetes significantly triggered ASK1-JNK1/2 signaling activation and increased ER stress in the hippocampus. Moreover, diabetes enhanced the formation of the IRE1α–TRAF2–ASK1 complex, which promotes the crosstalk of ER stress and the ASK1-JNK1/2 pathway during DICD. Furthermore, 4-PBA treatment blocked high glucose (HG)-induced ASK1-JNK1/2 signaling activation, and excessive apoptosis in vitro. Inhibiting ASK1 via siRNA remarkably ameliorated the HG-induced increase in p-IRE1α and associated apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells, suggesting that ASK1 is essential for the assembly and function of the proapoptotic kinase activity of the IRE1α signalosome. In summary, ER stress and ASK1-JNK1/2 signaling play causal roles in DICD development, which has crosstalk through the formation of the IRE1α–TRAF2–ASK1 complex.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2296-634X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcell.2020.00602/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-634X
DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00602
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/bd2cd7154c94481a91f0acc7c933e8ed
Accession Number: edsdoj.bd2cd7154c94481a91f0acc7c933e8ed
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:2296634X
DOI:10.3389/fcell.2020.00602
Published in:Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Language:English