Biomedicines · 2025
Novel Poly-Arginine Peptide R18D Reduces α-Synuclein Aggregation and Uptake of α-Synuclein Seeds in Cortical Neurons.
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Robinson Emma C, Gorecki Anastazja M, Pesce Samuel R, Bagda Vaishali, Anderton Ryan S, Meloni Bruno P
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The role of α-synuclein (α-syn) pathology in Parkinson's disease (PD) is well established; however, effective therapies remain elusive. Two mechanisms central to PD neurodegeneration are the intracellular aggregation of misfolded α-syn and the uptake of α-syn aggregates into neurons. Cationic arginine-rich peptides (CARPs) are an emerging class of molecule with multiple neuroprotective mechanisms of action, including protein stabilisation. This study characterised both intracellular α-syn aggregation and α-syn uptake in cortical neurons in vitro. Thereafter, this study examined the therapeutic potential of the neuroprotective CARP, R18D (18-mer of D-arginine), to prevent the aforementioned PD pathogenic processes through a cell-free thioflavin-T (ThT) assay and in cortical neurons.
METHODS: To induce intracellular α-syn aggregation, rat primary cortical neurons were exposed to α-syn seed (0.14 μM) for 2 h to allow uptake of the protein, followed by R18D treatment (0.0625, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 μM), and a subsequent measurement of α-syn aggregates 48 h later using a homogenous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay. To assess neuronal uptake, α-syn seeds were covalently labelled with an Alexa-Fluor 488 fluorescent tag, pre-incubated with R18D (0.125, 0.25, 0.5 μM), and then exposed to cortical neurons for 24 h and assessed via confocal microscopy.
RESULTS: It was demonstrated that R18D significantly reduced both intracellular α-syn aggregation and α-syn seed uptake in neurons by 37.8% and 77.7%, respectively. Also, R18D reduced the aggregation of α-syn monomers in the cell-free assay.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of R18D to inhibit key α-syn pathological processes and PD progression.
METHODS: To induce intracellular α-syn aggregation, rat primary cortical neurons were exposed to α-syn seed (0.14 μM) for 2 h to allow uptake of the protein, followed by R18D treatment (0.0625, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5 μM), and a subsequent measurement of α-syn aggregates 48 h later using a homogenous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assay. To assess neuronal uptake, α-syn seeds were covalently labelled with an Alexa-Fluor 488 fluorescent tag, pre-incubated with R18D (0.125, 0.25, 0.5 μM), and then exposed to cortical neurons for 24 h and assessed via confocal microscopy.
RESULTS: It was demonstrated that R18D significantly reduced both intracellular α-syn aggregation and α-syn seed uptake in neurons by 37.8% and 77.7%, respectively. Also, R18D reduced the aggregation of α-syn monomers in the cell-free assay.
CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of R18D to inhibit key α-syn pathological processes and PD progression.