Resveratrol and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D decrease Lingo-1 levels, and improve behavior in harmaline-induced Essential tremor, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits

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  • Zeynab Pirmoradi
  • Mohsen Nakhaie
  • Hoda Ranjbar
  • Davood Kalantar-Neyestanaki
  • Kohlmeier, Kristi Anne
  • Majid Asadi-Shekaari
  • Amin Hassanshahi
  • Mohammad Shabani

Essential tremor (ET) is a neurological disease that impairs motor and cognitive functioning. A variant of the Lingo-1 genetic locus is associated with a heightened ET risk, and increased expression of cerebellar Lingo-1. Lingo-1 has been associated with neurodegenerative processes; however, neuroprotection from ET-associated degeneration can be conferred by the protein Sirt1. Sirt1 activity can be promoted by Resveratrol (Res) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VitD3), and thus these factors may exert neuroprotective properties through a Sirt1 mechanism. As Res and VitD3 are linked to Sirt1, enhancing Sirt1 could counteract the negative effects of increased Lingo-1. Therefore, we hypothesized that a combination of Res-VitD3 in a harmaline injection model of ET would modulate Sirt1 and Lingo-1 levels. As expected, harmaline exposure (10 mg/kg/every other day; i.p.) impaired motor coordination, enhanced tremors, rearing, and cognitive dysfunction. When Res (5 mg/kg/day; i.p.) and VitD3 (0.1 mg/kg/day; i.p.) were given to adult rats (n = 8 per group) an hour before harmaline, tremor severity, rearing, and memory impairment were reduced. Individual treatment with Res and VitD3 decreased Lingo-1 gene expression levels in qPCR assays. Co-treatment with Res and VitD3 increased and decreased Sirt1 and Lingo-1 gene expression levels, respectively, and in some cases, beneficial effects on behavior were noted, which were not seen when Res or VitD3 were individually applied. Taken together, our study found that Res and VitD3 improved locomotor and cognitive deficits, modulated Sirt1 and Lingo-1. Therefore, we would recommend co-treatment of VitD3 and Res to leverage complementary effects for the management of ET symptoms.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9864
JournalScientific Reports
Volume14
Issue number1
ISSN2045-2322
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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  • Animals, Resveratrol/pharmacology, Sirtuin 1/metabolism, Male, Rats, Essential Tremor/drug therapy, Harmaline/pharmacology, Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics, Calcitriol/pharmacology, Disease Models, Animal, Behavior, Animal/drug effects, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Membrane Proteins/metabolism, Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology

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