1)河北工业大学生命科学与健康工程学院,天津 300130;2)智能配用电装备与系统全国重点实验室(河北工业大学),天津 300130;3)河北省生物电磁与神经工程重点实验室(河北工业大学),天津 300130
国家自然科学基金(52377224,51877069)和中央引导地方科技发展资金项目(236Z7711G)资助。
1)School of Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;2)State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Power Distribution Equipment and System, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;3)Hebei Key Laboratory of Bioelectromagnetics and Neuroengineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
This work was supported by grants from The National Natural Science Foundation of China (52377224, 51877069) and Central Government Guides Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project (236Z7711G).
目的 经颅磁声刺激(transcranial magneto-acoustic stimulation,TMAS)是一种新型非侵入性神经调控技术,为帕金森病(Parkinson’s disease,PD)治疗提供了新的非药物干预策略。PD的核心病理特征是多巴胺能神经元进行性死亡,而线粒体功能障碍及其质量控制失衡(包括自噬与动力学平衡)是介导多巴胺能神经元死亡的核心机制。本研究旨在探讨TMAS是否通过调节线粒体自噬及裂变/融合的动态平衡,改善PD小鼠的神经损伤和运动功能障碍,从而为TMAS在PD治疗中的应用提供理论和实验支持。方法 采用 C57BL/6小鼠构建1-甲基-4-苯基-1,2,3,6-四氢吡啶(MPTP)诱导的PD模型。干预组接受14 d的TMAS刺激,通过爬杆实验和旷场实验评估运动能力。采用免疫组织化学检测运动皮层(M1)区c-Fos表达及黑质致密部(substantia nigra pars compacta,SNc)酪氨酸羟化酶(tyrosine hydroxylase,TH)阳性神经元数量;采用蛋白质印迹法检测线粒体自噬相关蛋白(PINK1、Parkin、LC3-II、p62)及线粒体动力学相关蛋白(Drp1、Opa1)的表达水平;同时测定SNc区域线粒体活性氧类(reactive oxygen species,ROS)水平及三磷酸腺苷(adenosine triphosphate,ATP)含量以评估线粒体功能和能量代谢状态。结果 TMAS 能够有效激活目标运动皮层神经元,表现为健康刺激组M1区c-Fos阳性细胞数量较健康对照组显著增加(P<0.000 1)。与健康对照组相比,PD小鼠运动功能显著受损,表现为旷场实验中总移动距离显著降低(P<0.000 1)、平均速度显著下降(P=0.000 1),以及爬杆实验中转向时间和爬下时间显著延长(均 P<0.000 1),同时,SNc区域TH阳性神经元大量丢失(P<0.000 1),并伴随线粒体功能障碍。机制研究显示,MPTP抑制了PINK1和Parkin的表达,导致自噬底物p62异常下降及LC3-II累积,提示线粒体自噬过程受损,同时Drp1过度激活而Opa1受抑制,提示线粒体动力学平衡向过度裂变状态偏移。经TMAS干预后,PD小鼠运动障碍明显改善,爬杆实验中转向时间和爬下时间显著缩短(均P<0.000 1),TH阳性神经元存活率显著提高(P<0.000 1),同时ATP含量升高(P<0.001),ROS水平降低(P<0.01)。此外,TMAS还可上调PINK1、Parkin和p62的表达,减少LC3-II异常累积,并纠正Drp1/Opa1失衡,从而促进受损线粒体清除并重建线粒体动力学平衡。结论 TMAS能够有效减轻PD小鼠的神经损伤并改善运动功能,其作用机制与对线粒体质量控制系统的调控密切相关。TMAS可通过修复PINK1/Parkin介导的线粒体自噬过程、重建线粒体动力学平衡并改善线粒体能量代谢,恢复线粒体稳态,从而发挥神经保护作用。
Objective Transcranial magneto-acoustic stimulation (TMAS) is an emerging non-invasive neuromodulation technique that may provide a novel non-pharmacological intervention strategy for Parkinson""s disease (PD). PD is characterized by the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), leading to motor impairments such as bradykinesia, tremor, and rigidity. Increasing evidence indicates that mitochondrial dysfunction and impaired mitochondrial quality control are central mechanisms underlying dopaminergic neuronal loss. In particular, abnormalities in mitophagy and mitochondrial fission-fusion balance contribute substantially to oxidative stress, energy metabolic failure, and neuronal injury. At present, most clinical treatments for PD mainly alleviate symptoms but do not effectively halt disease progression. Therefore, exploring new interventions targeting the core pathological mechanisms is of considerable significance. This study aims to investigate whether TMAS can improve neural damage and motor dysfunction in PD mice by regulating mitophagy and the fission/fusion dynamic balance, thereby providing theoretical and experimental support for its application in PD treatment.Methods Male C57BL/6 mice were used in this study. A PD model was established by intraperitoneal injection of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) for 7 consecutive days. After model induction, mice in the intervention group received TMAS once daily for 14 consecutive days, whereas the corresponding control group received sham stimulation. The stimulation target was positioned over the primary motor cortex (M1). Motor performance was evaluated using the pole test and the open-field test. To verify the activation effect of TMAS on the target cortical region, c-Fos immunohistochemistry was performed in the M1. To assess nigral dopaminergic neuronal injury, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunohistochemistry was used to quantify TH-positive neurons in the SNc. Mitochondrial function was evaluated by measuring reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content in the SNc. Western blot was further performed to determine the expression of mitophagy-related proteins, including PINK1, Parkin, LC3-II, and p62, as well as mitochondrial dynamics-related proteins, including Drp1 and Opa1.Results TMAS significantly increased the number of c-Fos-positive cells in M1 (P<0.000 1), indicating effective activation of neurons in the targeted cortical region. Compared with the control group, MPTP-treated mice exhibited marked motor dysfunction, including a significant reduction in total distance traveled in the open-field test (P<0.000 1) and mean speed (P=0.000 1), as well as significant prolongation of turn time and total climbing time in the pole test (P<0.000 1). These behavioral impairments were accompanied by a substantial loss of TH-positive dopaminergic neurons in the SNc, whereas TMAS significantly increased TH-positive neuron survival (P<0.000 1). In parallel, MPTP induced a pronounced increase in ROS levels and a significant reduction in ATP content, indicating severe mitochondrial dysfunction and energy metabolism impairment (P<0.01). TMAS treatment significantly improved motor performance, as reflected by the reversal of MPTP-induced impairment in the open-field and pole tests, and significantly reduced ROS accumulation (P<0.01) while restoring ATP production (P<0.001). At the molecular level, MPTP markedly downregulated PINK1 and Parkin, decreased p62 expression, increased LC3-II accumulation, elevated Drp1 expression, and reduced Opa1 expression, whereas TMAS significantly reversed these abnormalities, suggesting restoration of mitophagy-related mitochondrial quality control and re-establishment of mitochondrial fission-fusion balance. Collectively, these findings indicate that TMAS ameliorates MPTP-induced neurotoxicity and restores mitochondrial homeostasis and energy metabolism.Conclusion TMAS effectively attenuates neural damage and improves motor dysfunction in MPTP-induced PD mice. Its neuroprotective effects are closely associated with multidimensional regulation of the mitochondrial quality control system, including restoration of PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy and rebalancing of Drp1/Opa1-related mitochondrial dynamics. Rather than acting only as a symptomatic neuromodulatory intervention, TMAS may influence a key pathological axis of PD by improving mitochondrial homeostasis in SNc and protecting nigral dopaminergic neurons. These findings provide experimental evidence supporting TMAS as a promising non-invasive physical intervention for PD.
张帅,王焱镔,徐亦豪,芈金睿,路小超,安雨晨,刘济舟,孙嘉琪.经颅磁声刺激调控线粒体自噬与动力学平衡对帕金森病模型鼠的神经保护作用[J].生物化学与生物物理进展,2026,53(5):1457-1470 ZHANG Shuai, WANG Yan-Bin, XU Yi-Hao, MI Jin-Rui, LU Xiao-Chao, AN Yu-Chen, LIU Ji-Zhou, SUN Jia-Qi. Neuroprotective Effects of Transcranial Magneto-acoustic Stimulation on Parkinson’s Disease Model Mice by Regulating Mitophagy and Mitochondrial Homeostasis[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2026,53(5):1457-1470
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