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Thermodynamics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Interplay Between Canonical WNT/Beta-Catenin Pathway–PPAR Gamma, Energy Metabolism and Circadian Rhythms

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Entropy production rate is increased by several metabolic and thermodynamics abnormalities in neurodegenerative diseases (NDs). Irreversible processes are quantified by changes in the entropy production rate. This review is focused on the opposing interactions observed in NDs between the canonical WNT/beta-catenin pathway and PPAR gamma and their metabolic and thermodynamic implications. In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington’s disease, WNT/beta-catenin pathway is upregulated, whereas PPAR gamma is downregulated. In Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, WNT/beta-catenin pathway is downregulated while PPAR gamma is upregulated. The dysregulation of the canonical WNT/beta-catenin pathway is responsible for the modification of thermodynamics behaviors of metabolic enzymes. Upregulation of WNT/beta-catenin pathway leads to aerobic glycolysis, named Warburg effect, through activated enzymes, such as glucose transporter (Glut), pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1(PDK1), monocarboxylate lactate transporter 1 (MCT-1), lactic dehydrogenase kinase-A (LDH-A) and inactivation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDH). Downregulation of WNT/beta-catenin pathway leads to oxidative stress and cell death through inactivation of Glut, PKM2, PDK1, MCT-1, LDH-A but activation of PDH. In addition, in NDs, PPAR gamma is dysregulated, whereas it contributes to the regulation of several key circadian genes. NDs show many dysregulation in the mediation of circadian clock genes and so of circadian rhythms. Thermodynamics rhythms operate far-from-equilibrium and partly regulate interactions between WNT/beta-catenin pathway and PPAR gamma. In NDs, metabolism, thermodynamics and circadian rhythms are tightly interrelated.

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Abbreviations

Acetyl-coA:

Acetyl-coenzyme A

AD:

Alzheimer’s disease

ALS:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

APC:

Adenomatous polyposis coli

ARVC:

Arrthymogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy

Bmal1:

Brain and muscle aryl-hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator-like 1

Clock:

Circadian locomotor output cycles kaput

COX-2:

Cyclooxygenase-2

Cry:

Cryptochrome

Dsh:

Disheveled

EMT:

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Fzd:

Frizzled

GK:

Glucokinase

GLUT:

Glucose transporter

GSK-3beta:

Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta

HD:

Huntington’s disease

LDH:

Lactate dehydrogenase

LRP 5/6:

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/6

MCT-1:

Monocarboxylate lactate transporter-1

NDs:

Neurodegenerative diseases

PD:

Parkinson’s disease

PDH:

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

PDK:

Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase

Per:

Period

PFK-1:

Phosphofructokinase-1

PPAR gamma:

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma

PGC-1alpha:

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha

PI3K-Akt:

Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-protein kinase B

RORs:

Retinoid-related orphan receptors

TCF/LEF:

T cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor

TZD:

Thiazolidinedione

TCA:

Tricarboxylic acid

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Vallée, A., Lecarpentier, Y., Guillevin, R. et al. Thermodynamics in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Interplay Between Canonical WNT/Beta-Catenin Pathway–PPAR Gamma, Energy Metabolism and Circadian Rhythms. Neuromol Med 20, 174–204 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12017-018-8486-x

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