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Sackner-Bernstein J. Rethinking Parkinson's disease: could dopamine reduction therapy have clinical utility? J Neurol 2024; 271:5687-5695. [PMID: 38904783 PMCID: PMC11319508 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-024-12526-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Following reports of low striatal dopamine content in Parkinson's disease, levodopa was shown to rapidly reverse hypokinesis, establishing the model of disease as one of dopamine deficiency. Dopaminergic therapy became standard of care, yet it failed to reverse the disease, suggesting the understanding of disease was incomplete. The literature suggests the potential for toxicity of dopamine and its metabolites, perhaps more relevant given the recent evidence for elevated cytosolic dopamine levels in the dopaminergic neurons of people with Parkinson's. To understand the relevance of these data, multiple investigations are reviewed that tested dopamine reduction therapy as an alternative to dopaminergic agents. The data from use of an inhibitor of dopamine synthesis in experimental models suggest that such an approach could reverse disease pathology, which suggests that cytosolic dopamine excess is a primary driver of disease. These data support clinical investigation of dopamine reduction therapy for Parkinson's disease. Doing so will determine whether these experimental models are predictive and this treatment strategy is worth pursuing further. If clinical data are positive, it could warrant reconsideration of our disease model and treatment strategies, including a shift from dopaminergic to dopamine reduction treatment of the disease.
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Lauretani F, Giallauria F, Testa C, Zinni C, Lorenzi B, Zucchini I, Salvi M, Napoli R, Maggio MG. Dopamine Pharmacodynamics: New Insights. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5293. [PMID: 38791331 PMCID: PMC11121567 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter involved in physiological processes such as motor control, motivation, reward, cognitive function, and maternal and reproductive behaviors. Therefore, dysfunctions of the dopaminergic system are related to a plethora of human diseases. Dopamine, via different circuitries implicated in compulsive behavior, reward, and habit formation, also represents a key player in substance use disorder and the formation and perpetuation of mechanisms leading to addiction. Here, we propose dopamine as a model not only of neurotransmission but also of neuromodulation capable of modifying neuronal architecture. Abuse of substances like methamphetamine, cocaine, and alcohol and their consumption over time can induce changes in neuronal activities. These modifications lead to synaptic plasticity and finally to morphological and functional changes, starting from maladaptive neuro-modulation and ending in neurodegeneration.
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- Fulvio Lauretani
- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
- Cognitive and Motor Center, Medicine and Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department of Parma, University-Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, “Federico II” University of Naples, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.G.); (R.N.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, “Federico II” University of Naples, via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; (F.G.); (R.N.)
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- Geriatric Clinic Unit, Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department, University Hospital, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.T.); (C.Z.); (B.L.); (I.Z.); (M.S.); (M.G.M.)
- Cognitive and Motor Center, Medicine and Geriatric-Rehabilitation Department of Parma, University-Hospital of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Dos Santos LA, Dos Santos GS, Fernandes GAB, Corrêa MF, de Faria Almeida CA, Fernandes L, Marcourakis T, Fernandes JPS, Garcia RCT. Neurotoxicity Assessment of 1-[(2,3-Dihydro-1-Benzofuran-2-yl)Methyl]Piperazine (LINS01 Series) Derivatives and their Protective Effect on Cocaine-Induced Neurotoxicity Model in SH-SY5Y Cell Culture. Neurotox Res 2022; 40:1653-1663. [PMID: 36342586 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-022-00601-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Excessive levels of dopamine in the synaptic cleft, induced by cocaine for example, activates dopaminergic receptors, mainly D1R, D2R, and D3R subtypes, contributing to neurotoxic effects. New synthetic 1-[(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)methyl]piperazine derivatives (the LINS01 compounds), designed as histaminergic receptor (H3R) ligands, are also dopaminergic receptor ligands, mainly D2R and D3R. This study aims to evaluate the neurotoxicity of these new synthetic LINS01 compounds (LINS01003, LINS01004, LINS01011, and LINS01018), as well as to investigate their protective potential on a cocaine model of dopamine-induced neurotoxicity using SH-SY5Y cell line culture. Neurotoxicity was assessed using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and automated cell counting with fluorescent dyes (acridyl orange and propidium iodide) assays. Concentration-response curves (CRCs) were performed for all LINS compounds and cocaine using MTT assay. The results show that LINS series did not decrease cell viability after 48h of exposure-except for 100 µM LINS01018, which was discontinued from the study. Likewise, MTT, LDH, and fluorescent dyes staining showed no difference is cell viability for LINS compounds at 10 µM. When incubated with 2.5 mM cocaine (lethal concentration 50) for 48h, 10 µM of each LINS compound, metoclopramide (D2R antagonist) and haloperidol (D2R/D3R antagonist), ameliorated cocaine-induced neurotoxicity. However, only metoclopramide, haloperidol, and LINS01011 compound significantly decreased LDH released in the culture medium, suggesting that this new synthetic compound presents a more robust effect. This preliminary in vitro neurotoxicity study suggests that LINS01 compounds are not neurotoxic, and that they play a promising role in preventing cocaine-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Laísa Aliandro Dos Santos
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departament of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Santos D, Luzio A, Félix L, Cabecinha E, Bellas J, Monteiro SM. Microplastics and copper induce apoptosis, alter neurocircuits, and cause behavioral changes in zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 242:113926. [PMID: 35930835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The knowledge regarding the neurological and behavioral toxic effects associated with microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals exposure is still scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential chronic (30 days) toxic effects of MPs (2 mg/L) and copper (Cu, 25 µg/L), alone or combined, in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) brain antioxidant system, cell proliferation/death, cholinergic-, serotonergic- and dopaminergic pathways and, consequently, in locomotor, anxiety, and social behaviors. Our findings showed that MPs and Cu exposure modulated the antioxidant system of zebrafish brain, with superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GR) having higher activity in the Cu25 +MPs group, but glutathione peroxidase (GPx) being inhibited in MPs, Cu25 and Cu25 +MPs. Moreover, an increase in acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was observed in all exposed groups. When considering neurogenesis genes, a downregulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (pcna) was noticed in zebrafish exposed to the mixture treatment, while for dopaminergic system-related genes (th and slc6a3) an upregulation was observed in MPs, Cu25 and Cu25 +MPs groups. An increase in apoptosis-related genes expression (casp8, casp9 and casp3) was observed in the MPs exposed group. Changes in zebrafish behavior, particularly in mean speed, total distance moved, inactivity in the aquaria, and social/shoaling behavior was also observed in the MPs and Cu exposed groups. Overall, our results highlight the multiplicity of toxic effects of MPs, alone or combined with Cu, in zebrafish brain, namely apoptosis and alterations in adult neurogenesis, neurocircuits and, consequently, behavior.
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- Dércia Santos
- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro, Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal.
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro, Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro, Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro, Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, IEO-CSIC, Subida a Radio Faro 50, Vigo 36390, Spain
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- Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, CITAB and Inov4Agro, Institute for Innovation, Capacity Building and Sustainability of Agri-food Production, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal; University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, Vila Real 5000-801, Portugal
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Understanding Abnormal c-JNK/p38MAPK Signaling Overactivation Involved in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: Possible Therapeutic Targets and Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases. Neurotox Res 2021; 39:1630-1650. [PMID: 34432262 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-021-00401-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Demyelination, immune dysregulation, and neuroinflammation are the most common triggers of motor neuron disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic demyelinating neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by abnormal immune activation, which causes myelin sheath damage. Cell signal transduction pathways are required for a variety of physiological and pathological processes in the brain. When these signaling systems become overactive, they can lead to disease progression. In various physiological conditions, abnormal mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation is associated with several physiological dysfunctions that cause neurodegeneration. Previous research indicates that c-JNK and p38MAPK signaling play critical roles in neuronal growth and differentiation. c-JNK/p38MAPK is a member of the MAPK family, which regulates metabolic pathways, cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis that control certain neurological activities. During brain injuries, c-JNK/p38MAPK also affects neuronal elastic properties, nerve growth, and cognitive processing. This review systematically linked abnormal c-JNK/p38MAPK signaling activation to multiple neuropathological pathways in MS and related neurological dysfunctions. MS progression is linked to genetic defects, oligodendrocyte destruction, glial overactivation, and immune dysregulation. We concluded that inhibiting both the c-JNK/p38MAPK signaling pathways can promote neuroprotection and neurotrophic effects against the clinical-pathological presentation of MS and influence other neurological disorders. As a result, the potential benefits of c-JNK/p38MAPK downregulation for the development of disease-modifying treatment interventions in the future could include MS prevention and related neurocomplications.
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A transition to degeneration triggered by oxidative stress in degenerative disorders. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:736-746. [PMID: 33159186 PMCID: PMC7914161 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00943-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Although the activities of many signaling pathways are dysregulated during the progression of neurodegenerative and muscle degeneration disorders, the precise sequence of cellular events leading to degeneration has not been fully elucidated. Two kinases of particular interest, the growth-promoting Tor kinase and the energy sensor AMPK, appear to show reciprocal changes in activity during degeneration, with increased Tor activity and decreased AMPK activity reported. These changes in activity have been predicted to cause degeneration by attenuating autophagy, leading to the accumulation of unfolded protein aggregates and dysfunctional mitochondria, the consequent increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and ultimately oxidative damage. Here we propose that this increased ROS production not only causes oxidative damage but also ultimately induces an oxidative stress response that reactivates the redox-sensitive AMPK and activates the redox-sensitive stress kinase JNK. Activation of these kinases reactivates autophagy. Because at this late stage, cells have become filled with dysfunctional mitochondria and protein aggregates, which are autophagy targets, this autophagy reactivation induces degeneration. The mechanism proposed here emphasizes that the process of degeneration is dynamic, that dysregulated signaling pathways change over time and can transition from deleterious to beneficial and vice versa as degeneration progresses.
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Ugbode C, Garnham N, Fort-Aznar L, Evans GJO, Chawla S, Sweeney ST. JNK signalling regulates antioxidant responses in neurons. Redox Biol 2020; 37:101712. [PMID: 32949970 PMCID: PMC7502373 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated during physiological bouts of synaptic activity and as a consequence of pathological conditions in the central nervous system. How neurons respond to and distinguish between ROS in these different contexts is currently unknown. In Drosophila mutants with enhanced JNK activity, lower levels of ROS are observed and these animals are resistant to both changes in ROS and changes in synapse morphology induced by oxidative stress. In wild type flies, disrupting JNK-AP-1 signalling perturbs redox homeostasis suggesting JNK activity positively regulates neuronal antioxidant defense. We validated this hypothesis in mammalian neurons, finding that JNK activity regulates the expression of the antioxidant gene Srxn-1, in a c-Jun dependent manner. We describe a conserved ‘adaptive’ role for neuronal JNK in the maintenance of redox homeostasis that is relevant to several neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Chris Ugbode
- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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- Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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Lickteig B, Wimalasena VK, Wimalasena K. N-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium Scaffold-Containing Lipophilic Compounds Are Potent Complex I Inhibitors and Selective Dopaminergic Toxins. ACS Chem Neurosci 2019; 10:2977-2988. [PMID: 30929447 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Although the exact cause or causes of Parkinson's disease (PD) are not fully understood, it is believed that environmental factors play a major role. The discovery that a synthetic chemical, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-derived N-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+), recapitulates major pathophysiological characteristics of PD in humans has provided the strongest support for this possibility. While the mechanism of the selective dopaminergic toxicity of MPP+ has been extensively studied and is, in most respects, well accepted, several key aspects of the mechanism are still debatable. In the present study, we use a series of structurally related, novel, and lipophilic MPP+ derivatives [ N-(2-phenyl-1-propene)-4-phenylpyridinium] to probe the mechanism of action of MPP+ using dopaminergic MN9D and non-neuronal HepG2 cells in vitro. Here we show that effective mitochondrial complex I inhibition is necessary and that the specific uptake through plasma membrane dopamine transporter is not essential for dopaminergic toxicity of MPP+ and related toxins. We also provide strong evidence to support our previous proposal that the selective vulnerability of dopaminergic cells to MPP+ and similar toxins is likely due to the high inherent propensity of these cells to produce excessive reactive oxygen species as a downstream effect of complex I inhibition. Based on the current and previous findings, we propose that MPP+ is the simplest of a larger group of unidentified environmental dopaminergic toxins, a possibility that may have major public health implications.
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- Bryan Lickteig
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, United States
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Mapa MST, Le VQ, Wimalasena K. Characteristics of the mitochondrial and cellular uptake of MPP+, as probed by the fluorescent mimic, 4'I-MPP. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197946. [PMID: 30138351 PMCID: PMC6107127 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The discovery that 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) selectively destroys dopaminergic neurons and causes Parkinson’s disease (PD) symptoms in mammals has strengthened the environmental hypothesis of PD. The current model for the dopaminergic toxicity of MPP+ is centered on its uptake into dopaminergic neurons, accumulation into the mitochondria, inhibition of the complex-I leading to ATP depletion, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and apoptotic cell death. However, some aspects of this mechanism and the details of the cellular and mitochondrial accumulation of MPP+ are still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to characterize a structural and functional MPP+ mimic which is suitable to study the cellular distribution and mitochondrial uptake of MPP+ in live cells and use it to identify the molecular details of these processes to advance the understanding of the mechanism of the selective dopaminergic toxicity of MPP+. Here we report the characterization of the fluorescent MPP+ derivative, 1-methyl-4-(4'-iodophenyl)pyridinium (4'I-MPP+), as a suitable candidate for this purpose. Using this novel probe, we show that cytosolic/mitochondrial Ca2+ play a critical role through the sodium-calcium exchanger (NCX) in the mitochondrial and cellular accumulation of MPP+ suggesting for the first time that MPP+ and related mitochondrial toxins may also exert their toxic effects through the perturbation of Ca2+ homeostasis in dopaminergic cells. We also found that the specific mitochondrial NCX (mNCX) inhibitors protect dopaminergic cells from the MPP+ and 4'I-MPP+ toxicity, most likely through the inhibition of the mitochondrial uptake, which could potentially be exploited for the development of pharmacological agents to protect the central nervous system (CNS) dopaminergic neurons from PD-causing environmental toxins.
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- Mapa S T Mapa
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
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Neurologic deterioration following acute injury to the central nervous system may be amenable to pharmacologic intervention, although, to date, no such therapy exists. Ketamine is an anesthetic and analgesic emerging as a novel therapy for a number of clinical entities in recent years, including refractory pain, depression, and drug-induced hyperalgesia due to newly discovered mechanisms of action and new application of its known pharmacodynamics. In this focused review, the evidence for ketamine as a neuroprotective agent in stroke, neurotrauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and status epilepticus is highlighted, with a focus on its applications for excitotoxicity, neuroinflammation, and neuronal hyperexcitability. Preclinical modeling and clinical applications are discussed.
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- Josh D Bell
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Frissen A, van Os J, Lieverse R, Habets P, Gronenschild E, Marcelis M. No Evidence of Association between Childhood Urban Environment and Cortical Thinning in Psychotic Disorder. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0166651. [PMID: 28045900 PMCID: PMC5207533 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The alterations in cortical morphology, such as cortical thinning, observed in psychotic disorder, may be the outcome of interacting genetic and environmental effects. It has been suggested that urban upbringing may represent a proxy environmental effect impacting cortical thickness (CT). Therefore, the current study examined whether the association between group as a proxy genetic variable (patients with psychotic disorder [high genetic risk], healthy siblings of patients [intermediate risk] and healthy control subjects [average risk]) and CT was conditional on different levels of the childhood urban environment and whether this was sex-dependent. Methods T1-weighted MRI scans were acquired from 89 patients with a psychotic disorder, 95 non-psychotic siblings of patients with psychotic disorder and 87 healthy control subjects. Freesurfer software was used to measure CT. Developmental urban exposure was classified as low, medium, and high, reflecting the population density and the number of moves between birth and the 15th birthday, using data from the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics and the equivalent database in Belgium. Multilevel regression analyses were used to examine the association between group, sex, and urban upbringing (as well as their interactions) and cortical CT as the dependent variable. Results CT was significantly smaller in the patient group compared to the controls (B = -0.043, p <0.001), but not in the siblings compared to the controls (B = -0.013, p = 0.31). There was no main effect of developmental urbanicity on CT (B = 0.001, p = 0.91). Neither the three-way group × urbanicity × sex interaction (χ2 = 3.73, p = 0.16), nor the two-way group × urbanicity interaction was significant (χ2 = 0.51, p = 0.77). Conclusion The negative association between (familial risk for) psychotic disorder and CT was not moderated by developmental urbanicity, suggesting that reduced CT is not the outcome of familial sensitivity to the proxy environmental factor ‘urban upbringing’.
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- Aleida Frissen
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- King’s College London, King’s Health Partners, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Institute for Mental Health Care Eindhoven (GGzE), Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Galan-Rodriguez B, Martin E, Brouillet E, Déglon N, Betuing S, Caboche J. Coupling of D2R Short but not D2R Long receptor isoform to the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway renders striatal neurons vulnerable to mutant huntingtin. Eur J Neurosci 2016; 45:198-206. [PMID: 27717053 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder, results from abnormal polyglutamine extension in the N-terminal region of the huntingtin protein. This mutation causes preferential degeneration of striatal projection neurons. We previously demonstrated, in vitro, that dopaminergic D2 receptor stimulation acted in synergy with expanded huntingtin to increase aggregates formation and striatal death through activation of the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway. In vivo, in a lentiviral-mediated model of expanded huntingtin expression in the rat striatum, we found that the D2 antagonist haloperidol protects striatal neurons against expanded huntingtin-mediated toxicity. Two variant transcripts are generated by alternative splicing of the of D2 receptor gene, the D2R-Long and the D2R-Short, which are thought to play different functional roles. We show herein that overexpression of D2R-Short, but not D2R-Long in cell lines is associated with activation of the RhoA/ROCK signaling pathway. In striatal neurons in culture, the selective D2 agonist Quinpirole triggers phosphorylation of cofilin, a downstream effector of ROCK, which is abrogated by siRNAs that knockdown both D2R-Long and D2R-Short, but not by siRNAs targeting D2R-Long alone. Aggregate formation and neuronal death induced by expanded huntingtin, were potentiated by Quinpirole. This D2 agonist-mediated effect was selectively inhibited by the siRNA targeting both D2R-Long and D2R-Short but not D2R-Long alone. Our data provide evidence for a specific coupling of D2R-Short to the RhoA/ROCK/cofilin pathway, and its involvement in striatal vulnerability to expanded huntingtin. A new route for targeting Rho-ROCK signaling in Huntington's disease is unraveled with our findings.
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- Beatriz Galan-Rodriguez
- UMRS-INSERM1130, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Paris, France.,Departamento de Fisiología Médica y Biofísica, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- INSERM UMRS_1127/UPMC/CNRS UMR7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- CEA, DSV, I²BM, Molecular Imaging Research Center (MIRCen), Fontenay-aux-Roses, France.,Neurodegenerative Diseases Laboratory, CNRS CEA URA 2210, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences (DNC), Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurotherapies (LNCM), Lausanne University Medical School (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Neuroscience Research Center (CRN), Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neurotherapies (LNCM), Lausanne University Medical School (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- UMRS-INSERM1130, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Paris, France.,UMR CNRS-8246, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, UM119, Université Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005, Paris, France
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- UMRS-INSERM1130, Neurosciences Paris Seine, Paris, France.,UMR CNRS-8246, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, UM119, Université Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005, Paris, France
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Kadigamuwa CC, Mapa MST, Wimalasena K. Lipophilic Cationic Cyanines Are Potent Complex I Inhibitors and Specific in Vitro Dopaminergic Toxins with Mechanistic Similarities to Both Rotenone and MPP(.). Chem Res Toxicol 2016; 29:1468-79. [PMID: 27510327 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.6b00138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We have recently reported that simple lipophilic cationic cyanines are specific and potent dopaminergic toxins with a mechanism of toxicity similar to that of the Parkinsonian toxin MPP(+). In the present study, a group of fluorescent lipophilic cyanines have been used to further exploit the structure-activity relationship of the specific dopaminergic toxicity of cyanines. Here, we report that all cyanines tested were highly toxic to dopaminergic MN9D cells with IC50s in the range of 60-100 nM and not toxic to non-neuronal HepG2 cells parallel to that previously reported for 2,2'- and 4,4'-cyanines. All cyanines nonspecifically accumulate in the mitochondria of both MN9D and HepG2 cells at high concentrations, inhibit the mitochondrial complex I with the inhibition potencies similar to the potent complex I inhibitor, rotenone. They increase the reactive oxygen species (ROS) production specifically in dopaminergic cells causing apoptotic cell death. These and other findings suggest that the complex I inhibition, the expression of low levels of antioxidant enzymes, and presence of high levels of oxidatively labile radical propagator, dopamine, could be responsible for the specific increase in ROS production in dopaminergic cells. Thus, the predisposition of dopaminergic cells to produce high levels of ROS in response to mitochondrial toxins together with their inherent greater demand for energy may contribute to their specific vulnerability toward these toxins. The novel findings that cyanines are an unusual class of potent mitochondrial toxins with specific dopaminergic toxicity suggest that their presence in the environment could contribute to the etiology of PD similar to that of MPP(+) and rotenone.
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- Chamila C Kadigamuwa
- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University , Wichita, Kansas 67260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University , Wichita, Kansas 67260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University , Wichita, Kansas 67260, United States
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Yang TC, Wu PC, Chung IF, Jiang JH, Fann MJ, Kao LS. Cell death caused by the synergistic effects of zinc and dopamine is mediated by a stress sensor gene Gadd45b - implication in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. J Neurochem 2016; 139:120-33. [PMID: 27385273 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) is not completely understood, Zinc (Zn(2+) ) and dopamine (DA) have been shown to involve in the degeneration of dopaminergic cells. By microarray analysis, we identified Gadd45b as a candidate molecule that mediates Zn(2+) and DA-induced cell death; the mRNA and protein levels of Gadd45b are increased by Zn(2+) treatment and raised to an even higher level by Zn(2+) plus DA treatment. Zn(2+) plus DA treatment-induced PC12 cell death was enhanced when there was over-expression of Gadd45b and was decreased by knock down of Gadd45b. MAPK p38 and JNK signaling was able to cross-talk with Gadd45b during Zn(2+) and DA treatment. The synergistic effects of Zn(2+) and DA on PC12 cell death can be accounted for by an activation of the Gadd45b-induced cell death pathway and an inhibition of p38/JNK survival pathway. Furthermore, the in vivo results show that the levels of Gadd45b protein expression and phosphorylation of p38 were increased in the substantia nigra by the infusion of Zn(2+) /DA in the mouse brain and the level of Gadd45b mRNA is significantly higher in the substantia nigra of male PD patients than normal controls. The novel role of Gadd45b and its interactions with JNK and p38 will help our understanding of the pathogenesis of PD and help the development of future treatments for PD. Zinc and dopamine are implicated in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. We previously demonstrated that zinc and dopamine induced synergistic effects on PC12 cell death. Results from this study show that these synergistic effects can be accounted for by activation of the Gadd45b-induced cell death pathway and inhibition of the p38/JNK survival pathway. We provide in vitro and in vivo evidence to support a novel role for Gadd45b in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease.
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- Tien-Chun Yang
- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences and Institute of Genome Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Brain Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Herdegen T, Mielke K, Kallunki T. Review : c-Jun and the c-Jun Amino-Terminal Kinases: Bipotential Components of the Neuronal Stress Response. Neuroscientist 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/107385849900500311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Expression of the inducible transcription factor c-Jun in neurons is a common finding after neuronal injury or 'stress,' such as ischemia, excitotoxicity, axon transection, UV irradiation, stimulation by cytokines, or production of such lipid messengers as ceramide. The neuronal 'stress response' displays striking similarities to the stress response of other cell types such as lymphocytes or tumor cells and is characterized by the activation of programs that lead to apoptosis or survival. It is accepted knowledge that c-Jun can act as neuronal 'killer' under in vitro conditions (with the death inducing ligand fas-ligand as novel AP-1 controlled target gene), but there is also growing evidence that c-Jun is linked to neuronal repair or survival. The control of this dichotomous function of c-Jun is not fully understood. Similar to the expression of c-Jun, the transcriptional activation of c-Jun by amino-terminal phosphorylation and the activation of the catalyzing c- Jun amino-terminal kinases (JNK), also called stress activated protein kinases, can also be linked to both neuronal survival and apoptosis. We suggest a model for the control of gene transcription after neuronal stress with activation of JNK and phosphorylation of c-Jun as transcriptional prerequisites, and with asso ciated partners as transcriptional effectors, e.g., by the expression and/or suppression of other transcription factors as activating transcription factor 2 (ATF-2), c-Fos, or JunD. This scenario is complicated by the observation that activity of JNK does not lead automatically to c-Jun phosphorylation. This review summa rizes the role of c-Jun and JNK as down-stream mediators of neuronal stressors and places the function of these molecules in the context of other stressful stimuli and intraneuronal responses. NEUROSCIENTIST 5:147-154, 1999
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- Department of Pharmacology University of Kiel Kiel,
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- Department of Pharmacology University of San Diego La
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Store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) is mediated by the store-operated Ca(2+) channel (SOC) that opens upon depletion of internal Ca(2+) stores following activation of G protein-coupled receptors or receptor tyrosine kinases. Over the past two decades, the physiological and pathological relevance of SOCE has been extensively studied. Recently, accumulating evidence suggests associations of altered SOCE with diabetic complications. This review focuses on the implication of SOCE as it pertains to various complications resulting from diabetes. We summarize recent findings by us and others on the involvement of abnormal SOCE in the development of diabetic complications, such as diabetic nephropathy and diabetic vasculopathy. The underlying mechanisms that mediate the diabetes-associated alterations of SOCE are also discussed. The SOCE pathway may be considered as a potential therapeutic target for diabetes-associated diseases.
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- Sarika Chaudhari
- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107, TX, USA
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Anatomy, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth 76107, TX, USA
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Cordaro M, Impellizzeri D, Paterniti I, Bruschetta G, Siracusa R, De Stefano D, Cuzzocrea S, Esposito E. Neuroprotective Effects of Co-UltraPEALut on Secondary Inflammatory Process and Autophagy Involved in Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurotrauma 2016; 33:132-46. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2014.3460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Marika Cordaro
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Ambhore NS, Yamjala K, Mohire S, Raju KRS, Mulukutla S, Murthy V, Tondhawada M, Elango K. Pharmacokinetic and tissue distribution studies of 1,9-pyrazoloanthrone, a c-Jun-N-terminal kinase inhibitor in Wistar rats by a simple and sensitive HPLC method. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2015; 120:57-64. [PMID: 26704630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2015.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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JNK pathway activates c-Jun(s) which are responsible for cell apoptosis; as a result, inhibitors of JNK pathway have the potential to prevent dopaminergic neurons from death and decrease the loss of dopamine in substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). Recent in-vitro studies show that 1,9-pyrazoloanthrone (1,9-P) a potent JNK-3 inhibitor prevents the apoptosis of dopaminergic cells of brain. In the present study we formulated liposomes to increase the bioavailability of 1,9-P in the brain and developed a simple, sensitive and selective high performance liquid chromatographic method and validated for the estimation of 1,9-P in Wistar rat plasma and tissue samples. Plasma and tissue samples were extracted by protein precipitation technique using acetonitrile (ACN) and rasagiline as the internal standards. Chromatography was performed on Hibar C18 column with mobile phase of ammonium acetate (10mM, pH 8.0 adjusted with ammonia) and ACN at a flow rate of 1mL/min. The lower limit of quantification of the developed method was found to be 2.0ng/mL and 4.0ng/g in plasma and tissue samples respectively. The liposomes of 1,9-P administered to animals at the dose equivalent to 15mg/kg orally demonstrated remarkable absorption into the systemic circulation with maximum concentration (∼7500ng/mL) within 2.0h. The order of the area under curve was found to be kidney>liver>brain>lungs>spleen>heart. The liposomes of 1,9-P were rapidly taken up into brain and showed a good brain concentration after 2.0h; sustenance up to 4.0h was achieved which is better than 1,9-P solution.
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- Nilesh Sudhakar Ambhore
- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Ootacamund, JSS University, Mysore 643001, India
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Rangel-Barajas C, Coronel I, Florán B. Dopamine Receptors and Neurodegeneration. Aging Dis 2015; 6:349-68. [PMID: 26425390 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2015.0330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Dopamine (DA) is one of the major neurotransmitters and participates in a number of functions such as motor coordination, emotions, memory, reward mechanism, neuroendocrine regulation etc. DA exerts its effects through five DA receptors that are subdivided in 2 families: D1-like DA receptors (D1 and D5) and the D2-like (D2, D3 and D4). All DA receptors are widely expressed in the central nervous system (CNS) and play an important role in not only in physiological conditions but also pathological scenarios. Abnormalities in the DAergic system and its receptors in the basal ganglia structures are the basis Parkinson's disease (PD), however DA also participates in other neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington disease (HD) and multiple sclerosis (MS). Under pathological conditions reorganization of DAergic system has been observed and most of the times, those changes occur as a mechanism of compensation, but in some cases contributes to worsening the alterations. Here we review the changes that occur on DA transmission and DA receptors (DARs) at both levels expression and signals transduction pathways as a result of neurotoxicity, inflammation and in neurodegenerative processes. The better understanding of the role of DA receptors in neuropathological conditions is crucial for development of novel therapeutic approaches to treat alterations related to neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Claudia Rangel-Barajas
- 1Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Program in Neurosciences, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA ; 2Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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- 3Health Sciences Faculty, Anahuac University, Mexico Norte, State of Mexico, Mexico
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- 4Department of Physiology, Biophysics and Neurosciences CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico
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Kadigamuwa CC, Le VQ, Wimalasena K. 2, 2'- and 4, 4'-Cyanines are transporter-independent in vitro dopaminergic toxins with the specificity and mechanism of toxicity similar to MPP⁺. J Neurochem 2015; 135:755-67. [PMID: 26094622 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Specific uptake through dopamine transporter followed by the inhibition of the mitochondrial complex-I have been accepted as the cause of the specific dopaminergic toxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+) ). However, MPP(+) is taken up into many cell types through other transporters, suggesting that, in addition to the efficient uptake, intrinsic vulnerability of dopaminergic cells may also contribute to their high sensitivity to MPP(+) and similar toxins. To test this possibility, two simple cyanines were employed in a comparative study based on their unique characteristics and structural similarity to MPP(+) . Here, we show that they freely accumulate in dopaminergic (MN9D and SH-SY5Y) as well as in liver (HepG2) cells, but are specifically and highly toxic to dopaminergic cells with IC50s in the range of 50-100 nM, demonstrating that they are about 1000-fold more toxic than MPP(+) under similar experimental conditions. They cause mitochondrial depolarization non-specifically, but increase the reactive oxygen species specifically in dopaminergic cells leading to the apoptotic cell death parallel to MPP(+) . These and other findings suggest that the specific dopaminergic toxicity of these cyanines is due to the inherent vulnerability of dopaminergic cells toward mitochondrial toxins that lead to the excessive production of reactive oxygen species. Therefore, the specific dopaminergic toxicity of MPP(+) must also be, at least partly, due to the specific vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons. Thus, these cyanines could be stronger in vivo dopaminergic toxins than MPP(+) and their in vivo toxicities must be evaluated. Here, we show that cationic lipophilic cyanines with structural similarity to 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+) ) freely accumulate non-specifically, but only toxic to dopaminergic cells. They are 1000-fold more toxic than MPP(+) under similar conditions. They cause mitochondrial depolarization non-specifically, but increase the ROS specifically in dopaminergic cells leading to the apoptotic cell death parallel to MPP(+) . Thus, the specific dopaminergic toxicity of MPP(+) and related toxins could be due to the intrinsic vulnerability of dopaminergic cells toward mitochondrial oxidative stress.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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Fernández-Moriano C, González-Burgos E, Gómez-Serranillos MP. Mitochondria-Targeted Protective Compounds in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2015; 2015:408927. [PMID: 26064418 PMCID: PMC4429198 DOI: 10.1155/2015/408927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mitochondria are cytoplasmic organelles that regulate both metabolic and apoptotic signaling pathways; their most highlighted functions include cellular energy generation in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), regulation of cellular calcium homeostasis, balance between ROS production and detoxification, mediation of apoptosis cell death, and synthesis and metabolism of various key molecules. Consistent evidence suggests that mitochondrial failure is associated with early events in the pathogenesis of ageing-related neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Mitochondria-targeted protective compounds that prevent or minimize mitochondrial dysfunction constitute potential therapeutic strategies in the prevention and treatment of these central nervous system diseases. This paper provides an overview of the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, with particular attention to in vitro and in vivo studies on promising endogenous and exogenous mitochondria-targeted protective compounds.
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- Carlos Fernández-Moriano
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University Complutense of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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The neurotoxicity of 5-S-cysteinyldopamine is mediated by the early activation of ERK1/2 followed by the subsequent activation of ASK1/JNK1/2 pro-apoptotic signalling. Biochem J 2014; 463:41-52. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20131519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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5-S-cysteinyldopamine is an endogenous neurotoxin with relevance to Parkinson's disease. The present study shows for the first time that the endogenous formation of 5-S-cysteinyldopamine in the Parkinsonian brain may be causally related to nigrostriatal tract degeneration.
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Mouse social stress induces increased fear conditioning, helplessness and fatigue to physical challenge together with markers of altered immune and dopamine function. Neuropharmacology 2014; 85:328-41. [PMID: 24907589 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.05.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 05/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In neuropsychiatry, animal studies demonstrating causal effects of environmental manipulations relevant to human aetiology on behaviours relevant to human psychopathologies are valuable. Such valid models can improve understanding of aetio-pathophysiology and preclinical discovery and development of new treatments. In depression, specific uncontrollable stressful life events are major aetiological factors, and subsequent generalized increases in fearfulness, helplessness and fatigue are core symptoms or features. Here we exposed adult male C57BL/6 mice to 15-day psychosocial stress with loss of social control but minimal physical wounding. One cohort was assessed in a 3-day test paradigm of motor activity, fear conditioning and 2-way avoid-escape behaviour on days 16-18, and a second cohort was assessed in a treadmill fatigue paradigm on days 19 and 29, followed by the 3-day paradigm on days 30-32. All tests used a physical aversive stimulus, namely mild, brief electroshocks. Socially stressed mice displayed decreased motor activity, increased fear acquisition, decreased 2-way avoid-escape responding (increased helplessness) and increased fatigue. They also displayed increased plasma TNF and spleen hypertrophy, and adrenal hypertrophy without hyper-corticoidism. In a third cohort, psychosocial stress effects on brain gene expression were assessed using next generation sequencing. Gene expression was altered in pathways of inflammation and G-protein coupled receptors in prefrontal cortex and amygdala; in the latter, expression of genes important in dopamine function were de-regulated including down-regulated Drd2, Adora2a and Darpp-32. This model can be applied to identify targets for treating psychopathologies such as helplessness or fatigue, and to screen compounds/biologics developed to act at these targets.
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Chege PM, McColl G. Caenorhabditis elegans: a model to investigate oxidative stress and metal dyshomeostasis in Parkinson's disease. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:89. [PMID: 24904406 PMCID: PMC4032941 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by progressive motor impairment attributed to progressive loss of dopaminergic (DAergic) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Additional clinical manifestations include non-motor symptoms such as insomnia, depression, psychosis, and cognitive impairment. PD patients with mild cognitive impairment have an increased risk of developing dementia. The affected brain regions also show perturbed metal ion levels, primarily iron. These observations have led to speculation that metal ion dyshomeostasis plays a key role in the neuronal death of this disease. However, the mechanisms underlying this metal-associated neurodegeneration have yet to be completely elucidated. Mammalian models have traditionally been used to investigate PD pathogenesis. However, alternate animal models are also being adopted, bringing to bear their respective experimental advantage. The nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, is one such system that has well-developed genetics, is amenable to transgenesis and has relatively low associated experimental costs. C. elegans has a well characterized neuronal network that includes a simple DAergic system. In this review we will discuss mechanisms thought to underlie PD and the use of C. elegans to investigate these processes.
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- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of MelbourneParkville, VIC, Australia
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Wan C, Chen J, Hu B, Zou H, Li A, Guo A, Jiang J. Downregulation of UBE2Q1 is associated with neuronal apoptosis in rat brain cortex following traumatic brain injury. J Neurosci Res 2013; 92:1-12. [PMID: 24166684 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.23305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Revised: 07/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Aberrant functionality of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) has been implicated in the pathology of various neurological disorders. Although it has been reported that the expressions of various UPS components were altered significantly following traumatic brain injury (TBI), detailed information on the subject remains largely unclear. In the study, using microarray assay, we identified a gene encoding ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2Q1 (UBE2Q1) that was significantly downregulated during TBI. Western blot and immunohistochemical analyses verified the reduced expression of UBE2Q1 in ipsilateral brain cortex adjacent to the lesion site compared with the contralateral and sham-operated ones. Double-immunofluorescence staining indicated that UBE2Q1 was expressed mainly in the nucleus of neurons, with a minority in astrocytes in normal cortex. In addition, we observed a remarkable reduction in the number of UBE2Q1-positive neurons following brain trauma. Furthermore, we showed that TBI resulted in a significant increase in the levels of p53, bax, p21 and active caspase 3 in brain cortex, which was correlated with decreased expression of UBE2Q1. We also found that knockdown of UBE2Q1 apparently increased the level of p53, whereas overexpressing UBE2Q1 attenuated cellular p53 level in PC12 neuronal cells. Accordingly, interference with UBE2Q1 augmented H2O2-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells. Taken together, our findings indicate that UBE2Q1 might play an important role in the neuropathological process of TBI through modulating p53 signaling.
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- Chunhua Wan
- School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, People's Republic of China
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Jiang D, Shi S, Zhang L, Liu L, Ding B, Zhao B, Yagnik G, Zhou F. Inhibition of the Fe(III)-catalyzed dopamine oxidation by ATP and its relevance to oxidative stress in Parkinson's disease. ACS Chem Neurosci 2013; 4:1305-13. [PMID: 23823941 DOI: 10.1021/cn400105d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic cells, which implicates a role of dopamine (DA) in the etiology of PD. A possible DA degradation pathway is the Fe(III)-catalyzed oxidation of DA by oxygen, which produces neuronal toxins as side products. We investigated how ATP, an abundant and ubiquitous molecule in cellular milieu, affects the catalytic oxidation reaction of dopamine. For the first time, a unique, highly stable DA-Fe(III)-ATP ternary complex was formed and characterized in vitro. ATP as a ligand shifts the catecholate-Fe(III) ligand metal charge transfer (LMCT) band to a longer wavelength and the redox potentials of both DA and the Fe(III) center in the ternary complex. Remarkably, the additional ligation by ATP was found to significantly reverse the catalytic effect of the Fe(III) center on the DA oxidation. The reversal is attributed to the full occupation of the Fe(III) coordination sites by ATP and DA, which blocks O2 from accessing the Fe(III) center and its further reaction with DA. The biological relevance of this complex is strongly implicated by the identification of the ternary complex in the substantia nigra of rat brain and its attenuation of cytotoxicity of the Fe(III)-DA complex. Since ATP deficiency accompanies PD and neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+)) induced PD, deficiency of ATP and the resultant impairment toward the inhibition of the Fe(III)-catalyzed DA oxidation may contribute to the pathogenesis of PD. Our finding provides new insight into the pathways of DA oxidation and its relationship with synaptic activity.
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- Dianlu Jiang
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, United States
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Zong XM, Sun YF, Pei DS, Zeng YM, Xu T. Pergolide protects CA1 neurons from apoptosis in a gerbil model of global cerebral ischemia. Neurol Res 2013; 30:92-8. [PMID: 17767807 DOI: 10.1179/016164107x228688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of dopamine (DA) receptor agonists and antagonists on neuronal apoptosis in hippocampal CA1 region after forebrain ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in gerbils. METHODS Gerbil forebrain ischemia was induced by occluding bilateral carotid arteries for 5 minutes. The open field test, hematoxylin-eosin staining and in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) methods were used 1, 3 and 7 days after reperfusion. Western blot was used to examine the phosphorylation of c-Jun. RESULTS Pergolide could significantly reduce the habituation impairments of ischemic gerbils, increase the number of normal neurons and reduce the number of apoptotic neurons in hippocampal CA1 region after reperfusion. SKF38393, SCH23390 and spiperone had no effects on these changes in this transient I/R injury model. Furthermore, pergolide can significantly reduce the phosphorylation of c-Jun induced by transient forebrain ischemia.
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- Xue-Mei Zong
- Center of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College, Xuzhou 221002, China
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Doo AR, Kim ST, Kim SN, Moon W, Yin CS, Chae Y, Park HK, Lee H, Park HJ. Neuroprotective effects of bee venom pharmaceutical acupuncture in acute 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease. Neurol Res 2013; 32 Suppl 1:88-91. [PMID: 20034453 DOI: 10.1179/016164109x12537002794282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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- Ah-Reum Doo
- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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RU486, a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, induces apoptosis in U937 human lymphoma cells through reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential and activation of p38 MAPK. Oncol Rep 2013; 30:506-12. [PMID: 23624748 DOI: 10.3892/or.2013.2432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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RU486 (mifepristone) exerts an anticancer effect on cancer cells via induction of apoptosis. However, the molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the effect of RU486 on the apoptosis of U937 human leukemia cells. RU486 markedly increased apoptosis in U937 cells as well as in MDA231 human breast carcinoma, A549 human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial and HCT116 human colorectal carcinoma cells. RU486 increased dose-dependent release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, and reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP, Δψm) in RU486-treated U937 cells. We also found that overexpression of Bcl-2 completely blocked RU486-mediated apoptosis. However, reactive oxygen species signaling had no effect on RU486-induced apoptosis. RU486 increased the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and JNK, but p38 MAPK only was associated with RU486-mediated apoptosis. Taken together, RU486 induces apoptosis through reduction in the mitochondrial membrane potential and activation of p38 MAPK in U937 human leukemia cells.
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Urrutia A, Rubio-Araiz A, Gutierrez-Lopez MD, ElAli A, Hermann DM, O'Shea E, Colado MI. A study on the effect of JNK inhibitor, SP600125, on the disruption of blood-brain barrier induced by methamphetamine. Neurobiol Dis 2012; 50:49-58. [PMID: 23069681 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Methamphetamine (METH) is a widely consumed drug with high abuse potential. Studies in animals have shown that the drug produces dopaminergic neurotoxicity following both single high-dose and repeated low-dose administration. In addition, METH produces an increase in matrix metalloproteinase expression and loss of BBB integrity. We have examined the effect of repeated low-dose METH on MMP-9/2 expression and activity and laminin expression and the role of MMPs and JNK 1/2 phosphorylation on the changes induced by the drug in BBB integrity. Mice were given METH (4 mg/kg, i.p., three times separated by 3 h) and killed at different times after the last dose. Striatal MMP-9/2 activity was determined by zymography and expression of MMPs, laminin and phosphorylated JNK 1/2 was determined by western blot. BBB integrity was determined by IgG immunoreactivity. SP600125 and BB-94 were used to inhibit JNK and MMPs respectively. METH increased striatal MMP-9 expression and activity, IgG immunoreactivity and p-JNK 1/2 expression and decreased laminin expression. Increased IgG immunoreactivity colocalized with areas of greater MMP-9 activity. JNK inhibition prevented METH-induced changes in MMP-9 activity, laminin degradation and BBB leakage. BB-94 also prevented laminin degradation and BBB leakage. The decrease in BBB integrity induced by METH is mediated by the JNK pathway which activates MMP-9 causing degradation of laminin and BBB leakage.
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- Andres Urrutia
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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Asaithambi A, Kanthasamy A, Saminathan H, Anantharam V, Kanthasamy AG. Protein kinase D1 (PKD1) activation mediates a compensatory protective response during early stages of oxidative stress-induced neuronal degeneration. Mol Neurodegener 2011; 6:43. [PMID: 21696630 PMCID: PMC3145571 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-6-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Oxidative stress is a key pathophysiological mechanism contributing to degenerative processes in many neurodegenerative diseases and therefore, unraveling molecular mechanisms underlying various stages of oxidative neuronal damage is critical to better understanding the diseases and developing new treatment modalities. We previously showed that protein kinase C delta (PKCδ) proteolytic activation during the late stages of oxidative stress is a key proapoptotic signaling mechanism that contributes to oxidative damage in Parkinson's disease (PD) models. The time course studies revealed that PKCδ activation precedes apoptotic cell death and that cells resisted early insults of oxidative damage, suggesting that some intrinsic compensatory response protects neurons from early oxidative insult. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to characterize protective signaling pathways in dopaminergic neurons during early stages of oxidative stress. Results Herein, we identify that protein kinase D1 (PKD1) functions as a key anti-apoptotic kinase to protect neuronal cells against early stages of oxidative stress. Exposure of dopaminergic neuronal cells to H2O2 or 6-OHDA induced PKD1 activation loop (PKD1S744/748) phosphorylation long before induction of neuronal cell death. Blockade of PKCδ cleavage, PKCδ knockdown or overexpression of a cleavage-resistant PKCδ mutant effectively attenuated PKD1 activation, indicating that PKCδ proteolytic activation regulates PKD1 phosphorylation. Furthermore, the PKCδ catalytic fragment, but not the regulatory fragment, increased PKD1 activation, confirming PKCδ activity modulates PKD1 activation. We also identified that phosphorylation of S916 at the C-terminal is a preceding event required for PKD1 activation loop phosphorylation. Importantly, negative modulation of PKD1 by the RNAi knockdown or overexpression of PKD1S916A phospho-defective mutants augmented oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, while positive modulation of PKD1 by the overexpression of full length PKD1 or constitutively active PKD1 plasmids attenuated oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, suggesting an anti-apoptotic role for PKD1 during oxidative neuronal injury. Conclusion Collectively, our results demonstrate that PKCδ-dependent activation of PKD1 represents a novel intrinsic protective response in counteracting early stage oxidative damage in neuronal cells. Our results suggest that positive modulation of the PKD1-mediated compensatory protective mechanism against oxidative damage in dopaminergic neurons may provide novel neuroprotective strategies for treatment of PD.
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- Arunkumar Asaithambi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, 2062 Veterinary Medicine Bldg, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
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Shin EJ, Duong CX, Nguyen XKT, Bing G, Bach JH, Park DH, Nakayama K, Ali SF, Kanthasamy AG, Cadet JL, Nabeshima T, Kim HC. PKCδ inhibition enhances tyrosine hydroxylase phosphorylation in mice after methamphetamine treatment. Neurochem Int 2011; 59:39-50. [PMID: 21672585 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2011.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The present study was designed to evaluate the specific role of protein kinase C (PKC) δ in methamphetamine (MA)-induced dopaminergic toxicity. A multiple-dose administration regimen of MA significantly increases PKCδ expression, while rottlerin, a PKCδ inhibitor, significantly attenuates MA-induced hyperthermia and behavioral deficits. These behavioral effects were not significantly observed in PKCδ antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-treated- or PKCδ knockout (-/-)-mice. There were no MA-induced significant decreases of dopamine (DA) content or tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression in the striatum in rottlerin-treated-, ASO-treated- or PKCδ (-/-)-mice. The administration of MA also results in a significant decrease of TH phosphorylation at ser 40, but not ser 31, while the inhibition of PKCδ consistently and significantly attenuates MA-induced reduction in the phosphorylation of TH at ser 40. Therefore, these results suggest that the MA-induced enhancement of PKCδ expression is a critical factor in the impairment of TH phosphorylation at ser 40 and that pharmacological or genetic inhibition of PKCδ may be protective against MA-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity in vivo.
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- Eun-Joo Shin
- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Division of Neurotoxicology, National Center of Toxicological Research, FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas 72079, USA
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- Parkinson's Disorder Research Laboratory, Iowa Center for Advanced Neurotoxicology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- Molecular Neuropsychiatry Research Branch, DHHS/NIH/NIDA Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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- Department of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Meijo University, Nagoya 468-8503, Japan
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- Neuropsychopharmacology and Toxicology Program, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chunchon 200-701, South Korea
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Hsieh YC, Mounsey RB, Teismann P. MPP(+)-induced toxicity in the presence of dopamine is mediated by COX-2 through oxidative stress. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2011; 384:157-67. [PMID: 21667279 PMCID: PMC3145900 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-011-0660-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Accumulating evidence suggests that endogenous dopamine may act as a neurotoxin and thereby participate in the pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of PD due to its ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). Inhibition of COX-2 leads to neuroprotection by preventing the formation of dopamine-quinone. In this study, we examined whether dopamine mediates 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced toxicity in primary ventral mesencephalic (VM) neurons, an in vitro model of PD, and if so, whether the protective effects of COX-2 inhibitors on dopamine mediated MPP+-induced VM neurotoxicity and VM dopaminergic cell apoptosis result from the reduction of ROS. Reserpine, a dopamine-depleting agent, significantly reduced VM neurotoxicity induced by MPP+, whereas dopamine had an additive effect on MPP+-induced VM neurotoxicity and VM dopaminergic cell apoptosis. However, inhibition of COX-2 by a selective COX-2 inhibitor (DFU) or ibuprofen significantly attenuated MPP+-induced VM cell toxicity and VM dopaminergic cell apoptosis, which was accompanied by a decrease in ROS production in VM dopaminergic neurons. These results suggest that dopamine itself mediates MPP+-induced VM neurotoxicity and VM dopaminergic cell apoptosis in the presence of COX-2.
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- Ya-Ching Hsieh
- School of Medical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD Scotland UK
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- School of Medical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD Scotland UK
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- School of Medical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD Scotland UK
- Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD UK
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Jana S, Sinha M, Chanda D, Roy T, Banerjee K, Munshi S, Patro BS, Chakrabarti S. Mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by quinone oxidation products of dopamine: Implications in dopamine cytotoxicity and pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1812:663-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2010] [Revised: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 02/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vaz AR, Silva SL, Barateiro A, Fernandes A, Falcão AS, Brito MA, Brites D. Pro-inflammatory cytokines intensify the activation of NO/NOS, JNK1/2 and caspase cascades in immature neurons exposed to elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin. Exp Neurol 2011; 229:381-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2011.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 03/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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He AY, Qiu LJ, Gao Y, Zhu Y, Xu ZW, Xu JM, Zhang ZH. The role of oxidative stress in neuromelanin synthesis in PC12 cells. Neuroscience 2011; 189:43-50. [PMID: 21624436 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 05/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Previous research has indicated that neuromelanin (NM) is involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in PD sufferers is thought to be related to enhanced tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and NM production. However, few reports have confirmed this hypothesis. In this study, PC12 cells of all experiments were exposed to 50 μmol/L levodopa (l-DOPA) to generate a model for NM synthesis. Meanwhile, PC12 cells were treated with glucose oxidase (GO) at different concentrations to generate oxidative stress. Finally, cell viability, TH activity, and NM generation in PC12 cells were measured. The results showed that GO dose-dependently stimulated oxidative stress generation in PC12 cells. Moderate increases in oxidative stress enhanced the viability of PC12 cells. However, an excessive level of oxidative stress can lead to the degeneration of PC12 cells. Notably, in the surviving PC12 cells, ROS significantly increased the TH activity, and the NM production was also upregulated. Thus, oxidative stress may upregulate the synthesis of NM, which may be a result of the increased TH activity observed in response to the elevated ROS in l-DOPA-treated PC12 cells.
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- A-Y He
- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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Shi Y, Song Y, Wang Y, Wang Y, Liang X, Hu Y, Yu H, Guan X, Cheng J, Yang K. β-Benzene hexachloride induces apoptosis of rat Sertoli cells through generation of reactive oxygen species and activation of JNKs and FasL. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2011; 26:124-135. [PMID: 19760616 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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β-benzene hexachloride (β-BHC), the major metabolite of benzene-hexachloride (BHC), is a weak estrogen-like chemical. It is a known persistent organic pollutant and male reproductive toxicant. However, the mechanism by which β-BHC exposure causes male reproductive toxicity remains unknown. In the present study, rat Sertoli cells were used to investigate the molecular mechanism involved in β-BHC-induced toxicity in male reproductive system. The results indicated that β-BHC exposure at over 30 μM showed the induction of apoptotic cell death. β-BHC could induce elevation in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, increase in the leakage rate of LDH and MDA level, and decrease in SOD activity. In addition, there was an increase in the cellular levels of phospho-JNKs and FasL in the β-BHC-induced apoptosis; and a significant reduction of procaspase-3 and -8 was observed over 30-μM β-BHC treatment. The translocation of NF-κB enhanced with the increase of concentration of β-BHC. Furthermore, NAC administration, a scavenger of ROS, reversed β-BHC-induced apoptosis effects via inhibition of JNKs activation, FasL expression, and NF-κB translocation. These results lead us to speculate that ROS generation may play a critical role in the initiation of β-BHC-induced apoptosis by activation of the JNKs, translocation of NF-κB, expression of FasL, and further activation of caspase cascade.
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- Yuqin Shi
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Ren Y, Jiang H, Ma D, Nakaso K, Feng J. Parkin degrades estrogen-related receptors to limit the expression of monoamine oxidases. Hum Mol Genet 2011; 20:1074-83. [PMID: 21177257 PMCID: PMC3043659 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Parkin, whose mutations cause Parkinson disease (PD), controls oxidative stress by limiting the expression of monoamine oxidases (MAO)--mitochondrial enzymes responsible for the oxidative de-amination of dopamine. Here, we show that parkin performed this function by increasing the ubiquitination and degradation of estrogen-related receptors (ERR), orphan nuclear receptors that play critical roles in the transcription regulation of many nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins. All three ERRs (α, β and γ) increased the transcription of MAOs A and B; the effects were abolished by parkin, but not by its PD-linked mutants. Parkin bound to ERRs and increased their ubiquitination and degradation. In fibroblasts from PD patients with parkin mutations or brain slices from parkin knockout mice, degradation of ERRs was significantly attenuated. The results reveal the molecular mechanism by which parkin suppresses the transcription of MAOs to control oxidative stress induced by dopamine oxidation.
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- Yong Ren
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA and
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA and
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA and
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- Department of Neurology, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA and
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Bowers S, Truong AP, Neitz RJ, Neitzel M, Probst GD, Hom RK, Peterson B, Galemmo RA, Konradi AW, Sham HL, Tóth G, Pan H, Yao N, Artis DR, Brigham EF, Quinn KP, Sauer JM, Powell K, Ruslim L, Ren Z, Bard F, Yednock TA, Griswold-Prenner I. Design and synthesis of a novel, orally active, brain penetrant, tri-substituted thiophene based JNK inhibitor. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2011; 21:1838-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.01.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Aslan Y, Koca L, Mutlu M, Tekelioglu Y, Erduran E. Apopitotic effects of dopamine and dobutamine on neutrophils of premature neonates. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2011; 24:1155-8. [DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.545914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kim IS, Koppula S, Kim BW, Song MD, Jung JY, Lee G, Lee HS, Choi DK. A novel synthetic compound PHID (8-Phenyl-6a, 7, 8, 9, 9a, 10-hexahydro-6H-isoindolo [5, 6-g] quinoxaline-7, 9-dione) protects SH-SY5Y cells against MPP+-induced cytotoxicity through inhibition of reactive oxygen species generation and JNK signaling. Eur J Pharmacol 2011; 650:48-57. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Revised: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 09/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Carrillo C, del Mar Cavia M, Roelofs H, Wanten G, Alonso-Torre SR. Activation of Human Neutrophils by Oleic Acid Involves the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and a Rise in Cytosolic Calcium Concentration: a Comparison with N-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids. Cell Physiol Biochem 2011; 28:329-38. [DOI: 10.1159/000331749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Liu B, Zhang H, Xu C, Yang G, Tao J, Huang J, Wu J, Duan X, Cao Y, Dong J. Neuroprotective effects of icariin on corticosterone-induced apoptosis in primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Brain Res 2010; 1375:59-67. [PMID: 21182828 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 12/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/14/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Neurons are damaged following prolonged exposure to high concentrations of corticosterone, particularly during chronic inflammatory and immune diseases. One of the main mechanisms underlying neuronal injury is apoptosis. In the present study the neuroprotective effects of icariin, an active natural ingredient from the Chinese plant Epimedium sagittatum maxim against corticosterone-induced apoptosis were examined in primary cultured rat hippocampal neuronal cells. Pre-treatment of neuronal cells with icariin suppressed corticosterone-induced cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP) nick-end-labeling assay (TUNEL) labeling demonstrated that icariin significantly reduced TUNEL-positive cell numbers induced by exposure of cultured neurons to corticosterone. Moreover, icariin markedly inhibited corticosterone-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, including improved mitochondrial membrane potential and inhibition of caspase-3 activation. Using western blot analysis, corticosterone activated p38MAPK, extracellular regulated kinase 1/2(ERK1/2) ,and c-jun N-terminal protein kinase 1(JNK1) ,while icariin blocked p38 MAPK, but not JNK1 or ERK1/2. Pharmacological approaches showed that the activation of p38MAPK plays a critical role in corticosterone-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis. Taken together, the present results suggest that the protective effects of icariin on apoptosis in hippocampal neuronal cells are potentially mediated through blockade of p38 MAPK phosphorylation.
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- Baojun Liu
- Laboratory of Lung, Inflammation and Cancers, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 200040
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Synthesis of nicotinamide derivatives having a hydroxy-substituted benzene ring and the influence of their structures on the apoptosis-inducing activity against leukemia cells. Drug Dev Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Chen CL, Chan PC, Wang SH, Pan YR, Chen HC. Elevated expression of protein kinase C delta induces cell scattering upon serum deprivation. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:2901-13. [PMID: 20682636 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.069765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Tumor metastasis might be evoked in response to microenvironmental stress, such as a shortage of oxygen. Although the cellular response to hypoxia has been well established, we know little about how tumors adapt themselves to deprivation of growth factor. Protein kinase Cdelta (PKCdelta), a stress-sensitive protein kinase, has been implicated in tumor progression. In this study, we demonstrate that elevated expression of PKCdelta in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells induces a scatter response upon serum starvation, a condition that mimics growth-factor deprivation. Serum starvation stimulates the catalytic activity and Y311 phosphorylation of PKCdelta through reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the Src family kinases. Mutation of PKCdelta at Y311 and Y322, both of which are phosphorylation sites for Src, impairs its activation and ability to promote cell scattering upon serum deprivation. Once activated by ROS, PKCdelta itself activates ROS production at least partially through NADPH oxidase. In addition, the c-Jun N-terminal kinase is identified as a crucial downstream mediator of ROS and PKCdelta for induction of cell scattering upon serum deprivation. We demonstrate that the C1B domain of PKCdelta is essential not only for its localization at the Golgi complex, but also for its activation and ability to induce cell scattering upon serum deprivation. Finally, depletion of PKCdelta in human bladder carcinoma T24 cells restores their cell-cell contacts, which thereby reverses a scattered growth pattern to an epithelial-like growth pattern. Collectively, our results suggest that elevated expression of PKCdelta might facilitate the scattering of cells in order to escape stress induced by growth-factor deprivation.
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- Chien-Lin Chen
- Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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Kamenecka T, Jiang R, Song X, Duckett D, Chen W, Ling YY, Habel J, Laughlin JD, Chambers J, Figuera-Losada M, Cameron MD, Lin L, Ruiz CH, LoGrasso PV. Synthesis, biological evaluation, X-ray structure, and pharmacokinetics of aminopyrimidine c-jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitors. J Med Chem 2010; 53:419-31. [PMID: 19947601 DOI: 10.1021/jm901351f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Given the significant body of data supporting an essential role for c-jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK) in neurodegenerative disorders, we set out to develop highly selective JNK inhibitors with good cell potency and good brain penetration properties. The structure-activity relationships (SAR) around a series of aminopyrimidines were evaluated utilizing biochemical and cell-based assays to measure JNK inhibition and brain penetration in mice. Microsomal stability in three species, P450 inhibition, inhibition of generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and pharmacokinetics in rats were also measured. Compounds 9g, 9i, 9j, and 9l had greater than 135-fold selectivity over p38, and cell-based IC(50) values < 100 nM. Moreover, compound 9l showed an IC(50) = 0.8 nM for inhibition of ROS and had good pharmacokinetic properties in rats along with a brain-to-plasma ratio of 0.75. These results suggest that biaryl substituted aminopyrimidines represented by compound 9l may serve as the first small molecule inhibitors to test efficacy of JNK inhibitors in neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Ted Kamenecka
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, and Translational Research Institute, The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Florida, 130 Scripps Way A2A, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA
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Deyts C, Galan-Rodriguez B, Martin E, Bouveyron N, Roze E, Charvin D, Caboche J, Bétuing S. Dopamine D2 receptor stimulation potentiates PolyQ-Huntingtin-induced mouse striatal neuron dysfunctions via Rho/ROCK-II activation. PLoS One 2009; 4:e8287. [PMID: 20016831 PMCID: PMC2790370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Huntington's disease (HD) is a polyglutamine-expanded related neurodegenerative disease. Despite the ubiquitous expression of expanded, polyQ-Huntingtin (ExpHtt) in the brain, striatal neurons present a higher susceptibility to the mutation. A commonly admitted hypothesis is that Dopaminergic inputs participate to this vulnerability. We previously showed that D2 receptor stimulation increased aggregate formation and neuronal death induced by ExpHtt in primary striatal neurons in culture, and chronic D2 antagonist treatment protects striatal dysfunctions induced by ExpHtt in a lentiviral-induced model system in vivo. The present work was designed to elucidate the signalling pathways involved, downstream D2 receptor (D2R) stimulation, in striatal vulnerability to ExpHtt. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using primary striatal neurons in culture, transfected with a tagged-GFP version of human exon 1 ExpHtt, and siRNAs against D2R or D1R, we confirm that DA potentiates neuronal dysfunctions via D2R but not D1R stimulation. We demonstrate that D2 agonist treatment induces neuritic retraction and growth cone collapse in Htt- and ExpHtt expressing neurons. We then tested a possible involvement of the Rho/ROCK signalling pathway, which plays a key role in the dynamic of the cytoskeleton, in these processes. The pharmacological inhibitors of ROCK (Y27632 and Hydroxyfasudil), as well as siRNAs against ROCK-II, reversed D2-related effects on neuritic retraction and growth cone collapse. We show a coupling between D2 receptor stimulation and Rho activation, as well as hyperphosphorylation of Cofilin, a downstream effector of ROCK-II pathway. Importantly, D2 agonist-mediated potentiation of aggregate formation and neuronal death induced by ExpHtt, was totally reversed by Y27632 and Hydroxyfasudil and ROCK-II siRNAs. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our data provide the first demonstration that D2R-induced vulnerability in HD is critically linked to the activation of the Rho/ROCK signalling pathway. The inclusion of Rho/ROCK inhibitors could be an interesting therapeutic option aimed at forestalling the onset of the disease.
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- Carole Deyts
- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Salpêtrière, Assitance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
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- CNRS UMR 7102, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- INSERM UMRS 952, CNRS UMR 7224, Université Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris 6, Paris, France
- Université Evry Val d'Essonne, Evry, France
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Cui XP, Li BY, Gao HQ, Wei N, Wang WL, Lu M. Effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts on peripheral nerves in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 2009; 54:321-8. [PMID: 18797155 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.54.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common diabetic chronic complications. The aim of this study was to clarify whether grape seed proanthocyanidins extracts (GSPE) are therapeutic agents against DPN. In this study, we used streptozocin (STZ) to induce diabetic rats. GSPEs (250 mg/kg body weight/d) were administrated to diabetic rats for 24 wk. Motor nerve conductive velocity (MNCV) and mechanical hyperalgesia were determined in the rats. Serum glucose, glycated hemoglobin, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined. Light and electron microscopy were used to observe the changes of nerval ultrastructure.GSPE significantly increased the MNCV, mechanical hyperalgesia and SOD of diabetic rats (p<0.05) and reduced the AGEs and MDA of diabetic rats (p<0.05). After being treated by GSPE, the severe segmental demyelination was decreased and Schwann cells were improved. In conclusion, GSPE plays an important role against DPN. With the decreasing of AGEs and MDA, it can ameliorate oxidation-associated nerval damage. This study may provide a new recognition of natural medicine for the treatment of DPN.
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- Xiao-pei Cui
- Department of Geriatrics, Qi-Lu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province 250012, the People's Republic of China
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Shuto M, Seko K, Kuramoto N, Sugiyama C, Kawada K, Yoneyama M, Nagashima R, Ogita K. Activation of c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Cascades Is Involved in Part of the Neuronal Degeneration Induced by Trimethyltin in Cortical Neurons of Mice. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 109:60-70. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.08211fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Ikeda Y, Tsuji S, Satoh A, Ishikura M, Shirasawa T, Shimizu T. Protective effects of astaxanthin on 6-hydroxydopamine-induced apoptosis in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. J Neurochem 2008; 107:1730-40. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05743.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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