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Kedong Zhu1, Lanxia Meng1, Jiaying Luo1
1Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
Taltirelin, an orally effective thyrotropin-releasing hormone analog, significantly improves motor impairments in rat models of Parkinson's disease (PD) and enhances dopamine release within the striatum. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, a variety of in vivo and in vitro methods, including transcriptomic analysis, were employed to elucidate the effects of Taltirelin on cellular composition and signaling pathways in the striatum of hemi-PD rats. We demonstrated that Taltirelin upregulates the expression of TRHR on striatal GABAergic neurons, which is accompanied by activation of the TRHR-MAPK-RARα-DRD2 pathway. Consequently, Taltirelin induces medium spiny neurons in the striatum to express TH. This discovery provides valuable insights into the potential application of Taltirelin in neurological disorders and offers new directions for drug development.
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