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ErbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase signaling mediates early demyelination induced by leprosy bacilli.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16892039     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Demyelination is a common pathologic feature in many neurodegenerative diseases including infection with leprosy-causing Mycobacterium leprae. Because of the long incubation time and highly complex disease pathogenesis, the management of nerve damage in leprosy, as in other demyelinating diseases, is extremely difficult. Therefore, an important challenge in therapeutic interventions is to identify the molecular events that occur in the early phase before the progression of the disease. Here we provide evidence that M. leprae-induced demyelination is a result of direct bacterial ligation to and activation of ErbB2 receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) signaling without ErbB2-ErbB3 heterodimerization, a previously unknown mechanism that bypasses the neuregulin-ErbB3-mediated ErbB2 phosphorylation. MEK-dependent Erk1 and Erk2 (hereafter referred to as Erk1/2) signaling is identified as a downstream target of M. leprae-induced ErbB2 activation that mediates demyelination. Herceptin (trastuzumab), a therapeutic humanized ErbB2-specific antibody, inhibits M. leprae binding to and activation of ErbB2 and Erk1/2 in human primary Schwann cells, and the blockade of ErbB2 activity by the small molecule dual ErbB1-ErbB2 kinase inhibitor PKI-166 (ref. 11) effectively abrogates M. leprae-induced myelin damage in in vitro and in vivo models. These results may have implications for the design of ErbB2 RTK-based therapies for both leprosy nerve damage and other demyelinating neurodegenerative diseases.
Authors:
Nikos Tapinos; Makoto Ohnishi; Anura Rambukkana
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2006-07-30
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature medicine     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1078-8956     ISO Abbreviation:  Nat. Med.     Publication Date:  2006 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-08-07     Completed Date:  2006-09-21     Revised Date:  2013-05-08    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9502015     Medline TA:  Nat Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  961-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Rockefeller University, Bronk Building, Room 501, Box 172, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal / pharmacology
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Butadienes / pharmacology
COS Cells
Cells, Cultured
Cercopithecus aethiops
Coculture Techniques
Demyelinating Diseases / metabolism*,  pathology
Enzyme Activation / drug effects
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
HeLa Cells
Humans
Leprosy / metabolism*,  microbiology
Mice
Mice, Knockout
Mice, Nude
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1 / metabolism
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3 / metabolism
Mycobacterium leprae / genetics,  metabolism*
Nitriles / pharmacology
Pyrimidines / pharmacology
Pyrroles / pharmacology
Rats
Receptor, erbB-2 / metabolism*
Schwann Cells / enzymology,  metabolism
Sciatic Nerve / metabolism,  microbiology,  ultrastructure
Signal Transduction*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 A145816//PHS HHS; R01 NS45187/NS/NINDS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antibodies, Monoclonal; 0/Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; 0/Butadienes; 0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Nitriles; 0/PKI 166; 0/Pyrimidines; 0/Pyrroles; 0/U 0126; EC 2.7.10.1/Receptor, erbB-2; EC 2.7.11.24/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1; EC 2.7.11.24/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3; P188ANX8CK/trastuzumab
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Nat Med. 2006 Aug;12(8):889-90   [PMID:  16892032 ]
Erratum In:
Nat Med. 2006 Sep;12(9):1100

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