In a rotenone rat model of Parkinson's disease, the hemoglobin-derived peptide LVV-H3 reduced calcineurin activity in brain, spinal cord, lymphoid organs and plasma and partially normalized altered IL-2 and TNFα levels, effects that overlapped but were not identical to the calcineurin inhibitor…
By demonstrating that an endogenous peptide can modulate calcineurin signaling and peripheral/CNS cytokine profiles in a mitochondrial toxin PD model, this study identifies a biologically plausible, targetable mechanism (CaN-driven inflammation) with translational potential for early-stage PD…