Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride Targets APP and LRRK2 to Improve Neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s Models
doi: 10.1101/2025.10.06.680832
Figure Lengend Snippet: 6-OHDA (4 μg) was stereotaxically injected into 4-month-old C57 mice on the left striatum (day 0), and MH was administered via i.p. (0.5 mg/kg) or oral gavage (1 mg/kg) on day 8 for 5 days (cumulative doses of i.p. 2.5 mg/kg and oral 5 mg/kg respectively) before behavioral test after 2-, 6-, and 12-weeks of MH treatment. ( A-D ). 2-, 6-, and 12-weeks after MH treatment, anti-clockwise ipsilateral rotation in the Rotation Test ( A ), left rearing ratio in the Cylinder Test ( B ), riding duration in the Rotarod Test ( C ), and time to descend the pole in the Pole Test ( D ) were plotted. For each time point, animal behavioural was normalized to the vehicle control. Data are presented as the mean ± SD; n=4 per group. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, and **** P < 0.0001 by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. ( E ) After performing behavioural tests 12-weeks post drug treatment, mice were sacrificed. The striatum tissues from left side lesion (L) and intact right side (R) of the mouse brain were used for western blot analysis. ( F-J ) Quantification of LRRK2 ( F ), APP ( G ), TH ( H ), pS 129 -α-synuclein to α-synuclein ( I ), and pS 199/202 -Tau ( J ) from western blot in E . Protein levels are presented as the left to right ratio and normalized to the vehicle group. Data are presented as the mean ± SD; n=3-6 per group. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, and **** P < 0.0001 by one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. ( K ) After performing behavioural tests 12-weeks post drug treatment, mice were sacrificed. The mouse brains were immunohistochemical stained with TH. The dash line area represents the SNpc region. Scale bar = 100 μm. ( L ) Quantification of integrative TH+ DA neuron density in K . Data are presented as the mean ± SD; n=3. ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, and **** P < 0.0001 by two-way ANOVA with multiple comparison.
Article Snippet: The primary antibodies used in this study were LRRK2 (Abcam, #ab133474), APP, LC3II (Abcam, #ab243506), tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) (Millipore, #MAB318), p62 (Cell Signaling, #39749,), p-α-synuclein (S129) (Cell Signaling, #23706S), cleaved caspase 3 (Cell Signaling, #9661S), pS199/202-Tau (Milipore, #ab9674), α-synuclein (BD Transduction Lab, #610787), pThr 73 Rab10 (Abcam, #ab230261), Rab 10 (Cell Signaling, #8127,) and β-actin (Santa Cruz, #AC-15).
Techniques: Injection, Control, Western Blot, Immunohistochemical staining, Staining, Comparison