Abstract
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation. PD prevalence and incidence are higher in men than in women and modulation of gonadal hormones could have an impact on the disease course. This was investigated in male and female gonadectomized (GDX) and SHAM operated (SHAM) mice. Dutasteride (DUT), a 5α-reductase inhibitor, was administered to these mice for 10 days to modulate their gonadal sex hormones. On the fifth day of DUT treatment, mice received 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) to model PD. We have previously shown in these mice the toxic effect of MPTP in SHAM and GDX males and in GDX females on dopamine markers and astrogliosis whereas SHAM females were protected by their female sex hormones. In SHAM males, DUT protected against MPTP toxicity. In the present study, microglial density and the number of doublets, representative of a microglial proliferation, were increased by the MPTP lesion only in male mice and prevented by DUT in SHAM males. A three-dimensional morphological microglial analysis showed that MPTP changed microglial morphology from quiescent to activated only in male mice and was not prevented by DUT. In conclusion, microgliosis can be modulated by sex hormone-dependent and independent factors in a mice model of PD.
Funder
Canadian Institutes for Health Research
Subject
Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science,Molecular Medicine
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