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Astrocyte-Derived Exosomal microRNA miR-200a-3p Prevents MPP+-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death Through Down-Regulation of MKK4

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Astrocytes release exosomes that regulate neuronal cell function. 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is a well-known neurotoxin used to induce cell death in in vitro Parkinson’s disease models, and microRNA (miRNA) transferred by released exosomes can regulate its mechanisms. Here, we demonstrated that exosomes released from normal astrocytes (ADEXs), but not exosomes derived from MPP+-stimulated astrocytes (MPP+-ADEXs), significantly attenuate MPP+-induced cell death in SH-SY5Y cells and primary mesencephalic dopaminergic neuron cultures, and reduce expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 4 (MKK4), an important upstream kinase in the c-Jun N-terminal kinase cell death pathway. Similar neuroprotective results were obtained from primary hippocampal neuron cultures, an in vitro glutamate excitotoxicity model. Through small-RNA sequencing of exosomal miRNA, we identified miR-200a-3p as the most down-regulated miRNA expressed in MPP+-ADEXs. miRNA target analysis and reporter assay confirmed that miR-200a-3p targets MKK4 through binding to two independent sites on the 3′-UTR of Map2k4/MKK4 mRNA. Treatment with miR-200a-3p mimic suppressed both MKK4 mRNA and protein expressions, and attenuated cell death in MPP+-treated SH-SY5Y cells and glutamate-treated hippocampal neuron cultures. Our results suggest that normal astrocytes release miR-200a-3p which exhibits a neuroprotective effect through down-regulation of MKK4.

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This work was funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research) and Fukushima Medical University (Grant for Project Research).

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Shakespear, N., Ogura, M., Yamaki, J. et al. Astrocyte-Derived Exosomal microRNA miR-200a-3p Prevents MPP+-Induced Apoptotic Cell Death Through Down-Regulation of MKK4. Neurochem Res 45, 1020–1033 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-020-02977-5

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