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Thymosin Beta 4 Protects Hippocampal Neuronal Cells against PrP (106–126) via Neurotrophic Factor Signaling

Prion protein peptide (PrP) has demonstrated neurotoxicity in brain cells, resulting in the progression of prion diseases with spongiform degenerative, amyloidogenic, and aggregative properties. Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) plays a… Click to show full abstract

Prion protein peptide (PrP) has demonstrated neurotoxicity in brain cells, resulting in the progression of prion diseases with spongiform degenerative, amyloidogenic, and aggregative properties. Thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) plays a role in the nervous system and may be related to motility, axonal enlargement, differentiation, neurite outgrowth, and proliferation. However, no studies about the effects of Tβ4 on prion disease have been performed yet. In the present study, we investigated the protective effect of Tβ4 against synthetic PrP (106–126) and considered possible mechanisms. Hippocampal neuronal HT22 cells were treated with Tβ4 and PrP (106–126) for 24 h. Tβ4 significantly reversed cell viability and reactive oxidative species (ROS) affected by PrP (106–126). Apoptotic proteins induced by PrP (106–126) were reduced by Tβ4. Interestingly, a balance of neurotrophic factors (nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and receptors (nerve growth factor receptor p75, tropomyosin related kinase A and B) were competitively maintained by Tβ4 through receptors reacting to PrP (106–126). Our results demonstrate that Tβ4 protects neuronal cells against PrP (106–126) neurotoxicity via the interaction of neurotrophic factors/receptors.

Keywords: prp 106; hippocampal neuronal; thymosin beta; 106 126; neurotrophic factor

Journal Title: Molecules
Year Published: 2023

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