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The inositol phosphatase SHIP2 negatively regulates insulin/IGF-I actions implicated in neuroprotection and memory function in mouse brain.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20829391     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Impairment of insulin and IGF-I signaling in the brain is one of the causes of dementia associated with diabetes mellitus and Alzheimer's disease. However, the precise pathological processes are largely unknown. In the present study, we found that SH2-containing inositol 5'-phosphatase 2 (SHIP2), a negative regulator of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate-mediated signals, is widely expressed in adult mouse brain. When a dominant-negative mutant of SHIP2 was expressed in cultured neurons, insulin signaling was augmented, indicating physiological significance of endogenous SHIP2 in neurons. Interestingly, SHIP2 mRNA and protein expression levels were significantly increased in the brain of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. To investigate the impact of increased expression of SHIP2 in the brain, we further employed transgenic mice overexpressing SHIP2 and found that increased amounts of SHIP2 induced the disruption of insulin/IGF-I signaling through Akt. Neuroprotective effects of insulin and IGF-I were significantly attenuated in cultured cerebellar granule neurons from SHIP2 transgenic mice. Consistently, terminal deoxynucleotide transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling assay demonstrated that the number of apoptosis-positive cells was increased in cerebral cortex of the transgenic mice at an elderly age. Furthermore, SHIP2 transgenic mice exhibited impaired memory performance in the Morris water maze, step-through passive avoidance, and novel-object-recognition tests. Importantly, inhibition of SHIP2 ameliorated the impairment of hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory formation in db/db mice. These results suggest that SHIP2 is a potent negative regulator of insulin/IGF-I actions in the brain, and excess amounts of SHIP2 may be related, at least in part, to brain dysfunction in insulin resistance with type 2 diabetes.
Authors:
Yoshiyuki Soeda; Hiroshi Tsuneki; Hayato Muranaka; Norihiko Mori; Shuji Hosoh; Yoshinori Ichihara; Syota Kagawa; Xu Wang; Naoki Toyooka; Yusaku Takamura; Teruko Uwano; Hisao Nishijo; Tsutomu Wada; Toshiyasu Sasaoka
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-09-09
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.)     Volume:  24     ISSN:  1944-9917     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Endocrinol.     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-29     Completed Date:  2011-01-21     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801431     Medline TA:  Mol Endocrinol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1965-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aging / physiology
Animals
Brain / cytology,  drug effects,  physiology*
Cells, Cultured
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism,  physiopathology
Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
Insulin / metabolism*
Insulin Resistance / physiology
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / metabolism*
Memory / drug effects,  physiology*
Memory Disorders / physiopathology
Mice
Mice, Mutant Strains
Mice, Transgenic
Neuronal Plasticity / drug effects,  physiology
Neurons / cytology,  drug effects,  metabolism
Neuroprotective Agents / metabolism*
Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / antagonists & inhibitors,  genetics,  metabolism*
Signal Transduction / physiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Inhibitors; 0/Neuroprotective Agents; 11061-68-0/Insulin; 67763-96-6/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; EC 3.1.3.-/Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases; EC 3.1.3.56/inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate 5-phosphatase

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