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Regulation of Astrocyte Functions by a Parkinson's Disease Gene, DJ-1

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dc.contributor.advisor조, 은혜-
dc.contributor.author최, 동주-
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-29T06:08:37Z-
dc.date.available2016-11-29T06:08:37Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.ajou.ac.kr/handle/201003/13044-
dc.description.tableofcontentsINTRODUCTION . 1

A. Parkinson's disease (PD) 1

B. Genes associated with PD . 2

1. DJ-1 (PARK7) 2

2. Other genes . 3

C. Function of astrocytes in the normal brain . 6

D. Function of astrocytes in the injured brain . 7

1. Reactive astrocytes : intermediate filaments (Ifs) and morphological features . 7

2. Reactive astrocytes : function of astrogliosis in neural protection . 8

3. Reactive astrocytes : function of astrogliosis for regeneration and repair . 9

4. Reactive astorycytes : functin of astrogliosis for regulation of inflammation . 11

E. Astrocyte dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease 12

F. Aim of this study 13

II. Materials and methods 15

1. Ethics statement . 15

2. DJ-1 deficient mice . 15

3. Animal MRI 15

4. Stereotaxic surgery and drug injection . 16

5. Tissue preparation . 16

6. Immunohistochemistry 17

7. Histological quantification 18

8. Organotypic cortical slice cultures 18

9. Cell culture 19

10. Western blot analysis . 19

11. Immunoprecipitation 21

12. Quantitative real-time PCR. 21

13. Reverse transcriptase PCR 22

14. DNA constructs . 23

15. Transfection 23

16. Proximity ligation assay (PLA) 23

17. Small interfering RNAs (siRNA) 24

18. Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) ELISA . 25

19. Inhibition of protein synthesis by cycloheximide 25

20. Inhibition of Ubiquitination by MG132 25

21. Measurement of nitric oxide 25

22. Statistical analysis . 26

III. RESULTS 27

Part A. DJ-1, (PARK7), plays critical roles in astrogliosis by regulating of the pSTAT3 signaling pathway for tissue repair after brain injury 27

1. Repair of brain injury was attenuated in DJ-1 KO mice 27

2. DJ-1 deficiency causes a defect of astrogliosis . 30

3. Reduction of astrocyte derived GDNF expression and attenuated restoration of dopaminergic processes in the DJ-1 KO brain 41

4. DJ-1 rescued insufficient astrogliosis in DJ-1 KO brain slice cultures. 47

5. STAT3 activation (tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT3, pSTAT3) was attenuated in DJ- 1 KO slices 50

Part B. DJ-1 exerts the anti-inflammatory effects of astrocytes through stabilization of Sox9, a transcription factor that regulates lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase (L-PGDS) expression. 52

1. DJ-1 deficiency caused a defect of anti-inflammatory function of astrocytes. 52

2. DJ-1 deficiency caused a defect of PGD2 expression by attenuation of L-PGDS in astrocytes. 57

3. DJ-1 deficiency caused a defect of Sox9 protein expression by regulation of ubiquitination in astrocytes. 65

IV. DISCUSSION 73

V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION. 85

REFERENCES. 86

국문요약 . 109
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dc.titleRegulation of Astrocyte Functions by a Parkinson's Disease Gene, DJ-1-
dc.title.alternative파킨슨병 유전자 DJ-1에 의한 성상세포 기능 조절 연구-
dc.typeThesis-
dc.identifier.urlhttp://dcoll.ajou.ac.kr:9080/dcollection/jsp/common/DcLoOrgPer.jsp?sItemId=000000022796-
dc.subject.keywordParkinsons's disease-
dc.subject.keywordDJ-1-
dc.subject.keywordAstrocyte-
dc.subject.keywordAstrogliosis-
dc.subject.keywordAnti-inflammatory function-
dc.description.degreeDoctor-
dc.contributor.department대학원 의생명과학과-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor최, 동주-
dc.date.awarded2016-
dc.type.localTheses-
dc.citation.date2016-
dc.embargo.liftdate9999-12-31-
dc.embargo.terms9999-12-31-
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