Journal of Huntington's disease, volume 12, issue 4, pages 335-354

Amendment of Altered Immune Response by Curcumin in Drosophila Model of Huntington’s Disease

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2023-12-15
scimago Q1
SJR1.038
CiteScore4.8
Impact factor2.1
ISSN18796397, 18796400
PubMed ID:  37781812
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Neurology (clinical)
Abstract

Background: Though primarily classified as a brain disorder, surplus studies direct Huntington’s disease (HD) to be a multi-system disorder affecting various tissues and organs, thus affecting overall physiology of host. Recently, we have reported that neuronal expression of mutant huntingtin induces immune dysregulation in Drosophila and may pose chronic threat to challenged individuals. Therefore, we tested the polyphenolic compound curcumin to circumvent the impact of immune dysregulation in Drosophila model of HD. Objective: The present study examined the molecular basis underlying immune derangements and immunomodulatory potential of curcumin in HD. Methods: UAS-GAL4 system was used to imitate the HD symptoms in Drosophila, and the desired female progenies (elav >  Httex1pQ25; control and elav >  Httex1pQ93; diseased) were cultured on food mixed without and with 10μM concentration of curcumin since early development. Effect of curcumin supplementation was investigated by monitoring the hemocytes’ count and their functional abilities in diseased condition. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in cells was assessed by DHE staining and mitochondrial dysfunction was assessed by CMXros red dye. In addition, transcript levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-microbial peptides were monitored by qRT-PCR. Results: We found that curcumin supplementation commendably reduced higher crystal cell count and phenoloxidase activity in diseased flies. Interestingly, curcumin significantly managed altered plasmatocytes count, improved their phagocytic activity by upregulating the expression of key phagocytic receptors in HD condition. Moreover, substantial alleviation of ROS levels and mitochondria dysfunction was observed in plasmatocytes of diseased flies upon curcumin supplementation. Furthermore, curcumin administration effectively attenuated transcriptional expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and AMPs in diseased flies. Conclusions: Our results indicate that curcumin efficiently attenuates immune derangements in HD flies and may prove beneficial in alleviating complexities associated with HD.

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