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Carneiro P, Ferreira M, Marisa Costa V, Carvalho F, Capela JP. Protective effects of amphetamine and methylphenidate against dopaminergic neurotoxicants in SH-SY5Y cells. Curr Res Toxicol 2024; 6:100165. [PMID: 38562456 PMCID: PMC10982568 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2024.100165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Full treatment of the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease (PD), is still considered an unmet need. As the psychostimulants, amphetamine (AMPH) and methylphenidate (MPH), were shown to be neuroprotective against stroke and other neuronal injury diseases, this study aimed to evaluate their neuroprotective potential against two dopaminergic neurotoxicants, 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and paraquat (PQ), in differentiated human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells. Neither cytotoxicity nor mitochondrial membrane potential changes were seen following a 24-hour exposure to either therapeutic concentration of AMPH or MPH (0.001-10 μM). On the other hand, a 24-hour exposure to 6-OHDA (31.25-500 μM) or PQ (100-5000 μM) induced concentration-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction, assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and lysosomal damage, evaluated by the neutral red uptake assay. The lethal concentrations 25 and 50 retrieved from the concentration-toxicity curves in the MTT assay were 99.9 µM and 133.6 µM for 6-OHDA, or 422 µM and 585.8 µM for PQ. Both toxicants caused mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, but only 6-OHDA increased reactive oxygen species (ROS). Most importantly, PQ-induced toxicity was partially prevented by 1 μM of AMPH or MPH. Nonetheless, neither AMPH nor MPH could prevent 6-OHDA toxicity in this experimental model. According to these findings, AMPH and MPH may provide some neuroprotection against PQ-induced neurotoxicity, but further investigation is required to determine the exact mechanism underlying this protection.
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- Patrícia Carneiro
- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050‐313 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050‐313 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050‐313 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050‐313 Porto, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB – Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- UCIBIO – Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, 4050‐313 Porto, Portugal
- FP3ID, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Rua Carlos da Maia 296, 4200-150 Porto, Portugal
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Vallucci M, Boutin JA, Janda E, Blandel F, Musgrove R, Di Monte D, Ferry G, Michel PP, Hirsch EC. The specific NQO2 inhibitor, S29434, only marginally improves the survival of dopamine neurons in MPTP-intoxicated mice. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2024; 131:1-11. [PMID: 37851107 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-023-02709-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/19/2023]
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Over the years, evidence has accumulated on a possible contributive role of the cytosolic quinone reductase NQO2 in models of dopamine neuron degeneration induced by parkinsonian toxin, but most of the data have been obtained in vitro. For this reason, we asked the question whether NQO2 is involved in the in vivo toxicity of MPTP, a neurotoxin classically used to model Parkinson disease-induced neurodegeneration. First, we show that NQO2 is expressed in mouse substantia nigra dopaminergic cell bodies and in human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells as well. A highly specific NQO2 inhibitor, S29434, was able to reduce MPTP-induced cell death in a co-culture system of SH-SY5Y cells with astrocytoma U373 cells but was inactive in SH-SY5Y monocultures. We found that S29434 only marginally prevents substantia nigra tyrosine hydroxylase+ cell loss after MPTP intoxication in vivo. The compound produced a slight increase of dopaminergic cell survival at day 7 and 21 following MPTP treatment, especially with 1.5 and 3 mg/kg dosage regimen. The rescue effect did not reach statistical significance (except for one experiment at day 7) and tended to decrease with the 4.5 mg/kg dose, at the latest time point. Despite the lack of robust protective activity of the inhibitor of NQO2 in the mouse MPTP model, we cannot rule out a possible role of the enzyme in parkinsonian degeneration, particularly because it is substantially expressed in dopaminergic neurons.
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- Maeva Vallucci
- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute -ICM, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Endocrine and Germinal Differentiation and Communication (NorDiC), Univ Rouen Normandie, Inserm, NorDiC, UMR 1239, 76000, Rouen, France.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Campus Germaneto, Magna Graecia University, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute -ICM, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Institut de R&D, Servier Paris-Saclay, 91190, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France
- Gilles Ferry Consulting, Les Issambres, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute -ICM, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute -ICM, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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Sivagurunathan N, Gnanasekaran P, Calivarathan L. Mitochondrial Toxicant-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis in Parkinson's Disease: What We Know so Far. Degener Neurol Neuromuscul Dis 2023; 13:1-13. [PMID: 36726995 PMCID: PMC9885882 DOI: 10.2147/dnnd.s361526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common progressive neurodegenerative diseases caused by the loss of dopamine-producing neuronal cells in the region of substantia nigra pars compacta of the brain. During biological aging, neuronal cells slowly undergo degeneration, but the rate of cell death increases tremendously under some pathological conditions, leading to irreversible neurodegenerative diseases. By the time symptoms of PD usually appear, more than 50 to 60% of neuronal cells have already been destroyed. PD symptoms often start with tremors, followed by slow movement, stiffness, and postural imbalance. The etiology of PD is still unknown; however, besides genetics, several factors contribute to neurodegenerative disease, including exposure to pesticides, environmental chemicals, solvents, and heavy metals. Postmortem brain tissues of patients with PD show mitochondrial abnormalities, including dysfunction of the electron transport chain. Most chemicals present in our environment have been shown to target the mitochondria; remarkably, patients with PD show a mild deficiency in NADH dehydrogenase activity, signifying a possible link between PD and mitochondrial dysfunction. Inhibition of electron transport complexes generates free radicals that further attack the macromolecules leading to neuropathological conditions. Apart from that, oxidative stress also causes neuroinflammation-mediated neurodegeneration due to the activation of microglial cells. However, the mechanism that causes mitochondrial dysfunction, especially the electron transport chain, in the pathogenesis of PD remains unclear. This review discusses the recent updates and explains the possible mechanisms of mitochondrial toxicant-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in PD.
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- Narmadhaa Sivagurunathan
- Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India
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- Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India,Correspondence: Latchoumycandane Calivarathan, Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology (Sponsored by DST-FIST), School of Life Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, 610005, India, Tel +91-6381989116, Email
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Moyano P, Sanjuna J, Garcia JM, Garcia J, Frejo MT, Naval MV, Del Pino J. Paraquat Treatment Compromises the Clearance of β-Amyloid and Tau Proteins and Induces Primary Hippocampal Neuronal Cell Death through HSP70, P20S, and TFEB Disruption. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 34:1240-1244. [PMID: 33156613 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The herbicide paraquat (PQ) induces hippocampal neuronal cell loss and cognitive dysfunction after one and repeated treatment. All the mechanisms involved in these effects are not well understood. Single and repeated PQ treatment increased Aβ and tau protein levels, through HSP70 and TFEB downregulation and proteasome 20S inhibition, producing cell death in primary hippocampal neurons associated with cognitive decline. Our results reveal the mechanisms through which PQ could induce the accumulation of abnormal proteins and neurodegeneration that could originate the cognitive decline produced by it and could help managing its degenerative effects.
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- Paula Moyano
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Health Sciences School, Alfonso X University, 28691 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Pharmacy School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Moyano P, Sanjuan J, García JM, Anadon MJ, Naval MV, Sola E, García J, Frejo MT, Pino JD. Dysregulation of prostaglandine E2 and BDNF signaling mediated by estrogenic dysfunction induces primary hippocampal neuronal cell death after single and repeated paraquat treatment. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 144:111611. [PMID: 32738378 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Paraquat (PQ) produces hippocampal neuronal cell death and cognitive dysfunctions after unique and continued exposure, but the mechanisms are not understood. Primary hippocampal wildtype or βAPP-Tau silenced cells were co-treated with PQ with or without E2, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), NS-398 (cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor), MF63 (PGES-1 inhibitor) and/or recombinant brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) during one- and fourteen-days to studied PQ effect on prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and BDNF signaling and their involvement in hyperphosphorylated Tau (pTau) and amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein formation, and oxidative stress generation, that lead to neuronal cell loss through estrogenic disruption, as a possible mechanism of cognitive dysfunctions produced by PQ. Our results indicate that PQ overexpressed cyclooxygenase-2 that leads to an increase of PGE2 and alters the expression of EP1-3 receptor subtypes. PQ induced also a decrease of proBDNF and mature BDNF levels and altered P75NTR and tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TrkB) expression. PQ induced PGE2 and BDNF signaling dysfunction, mediated through estrogenic disruption, leading to Aβ and pTau proteins synthesis, oxidative stress generation and finally to cell death. Our research provides relevant information to explain PQ hippocampal neurotoxic effects, indicating a probable explanation of the cognitive dysfunction observed and suggests new therapeutic strategies to protect against PQ toxic effects.
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- Paula Moyano
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy and Botany, Pharmacy School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Health Sciences School, Alfonso X University, 28691, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Moyano P, Sanjuan J, García JM, Anadon MJ, Lobo M, Pelayo A, García J, Frejo MT, Del Pino J. Primary hippocampal estrogenic dysfunction induces synaptic proteins alteration and neuronal cell death after single and repeated paraquat exposure. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 136:110961. [PMID: 31715309 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The extensively utilized herbicide Paraquat (PQ) was reported to generate cognitive disorders and hippocampal neuronal cell death after unique and extended exposure. Although, most of the mechanisms that mediate these actions remain unknown. We researched whether PQ induces synaptic protein disruption, Tau and amyloid beta protein formation, oxidative stress generation, and hippocampal neuronal cell loss through anti-estrogen action in primary hippocampal neurons, after day and two weeks PQ treatment, as a probable mechanism of such learning and memory impairment. Our results reveal that PQ did not alter estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) gene expression, yet it decreased ER activation, which led to synaptic proteins disruption and amyloid beta proteins generation and Tau proteins hyperphosphorylation. Estrogenic signaling disruption induced by PQ also downregulated the NRF2 pathway leading to oxidative stress generation. Finally, PQ exposure induced cell death mediated by ER dysfunction partially through oxidative stress and amyloid beta proteins generation and Tau proteins hyperphosphorylation. The results presented provide a therapeutic strategy to protect against PQ toxic effects, possibly giving an explanation for the learning and memory impairment generated following PQ exposure.
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- Paula Moyano
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Health Sciences School, Alfonso X University, 28691, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
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Yadawa AK, Richa R, Chaturvedi CM. Herbicide Paraquat provokes the stress responses of HPA axis of laboratory mouse, Mus musculus. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 153:106-115. [PMID: 30744883 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Paraquat (PQ) is a herbicide and well characterized pneumotoxicant which is also known to induce neurodegeneration in organisms. Aim of this study was to investigate the effect of PQ on hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis. PQ was administered i.p.10 mg/kg body weight once a week for 5 weeks in laboratory male mice. Results indicate that SOD activity decreased while catalase activity and nitrate-nitrite level increased significantly in the hypothalamus of PQ treated mice. The expression of both AVP and CRH mRNA in the hypothalamus as well as ir-AVP and ir-CRH increased in the PVN of PQ treated mice compared to control. Immunoreactivity of nNOS and Hsp70 including NF-κB mRNA expression increased in the PVN of PQ treated mice. As expected, serum corticosterone level was also elevated significantly in the herbicide PQ treated mice. From these findings it is concluded that paraquat treatment is capable of activating the HPA axis via upregulating transcription and translation of the hypothalamic neuropeptides AVP and CRH as well as serum corticosterone level. Increase in both oxidative and nitrosative stress in PQ treated mice might be the driver which also contributed to the activation of HPA axis. It seems that stress induced reactive species (ROS, RNS) might be also responsible for the induced expression of NF-κB mRNA and Hsp70 protein which are considered as the reliable markers of certain types of stressors including PQ toxicity.
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- Arun Kumar Yadawa
- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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Feng N, Bian Z, Zhang X, Wang C, Chen J. Rapamycin reduces mortality in acute-stage paraquat-induced toxicity in zebrafish. Singapore Med J 2018; 60:241-246. [PMID: 30402654 DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2018132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Paraquat (PQ) intoxication is frequently associated with a high mortality rate. No specific treatment has been shown to reduce mortality in victims within the first 72 hours. We investigated the protective effects of rapamycin (Rapa) against PQ-induced toxicity in a zebrafish model. METHODS To determine the maximum nonlethal concentration (MNLC) and lethal concentration 50 (LC50) of Rapa, zebrafish were treated at 2-5 days post fertilisation (dpf) and their mortality was recorded every 24 hours. At 5 dpf, the zebrafish were treated with PQ 100 µg/mL or PQ+Rapa (MNLC, 1/3 MNLC or 1/9 MNLC) for 72 hours, and the rate of survival was recorded every 24 hours. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to test the signalling pathway of mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin). RESULTS MNLC and LC50 of Rapa were determined to be 6.7 µg/mL and 28.9 µg/mL, respectively. At 48 hours, the PQ+Rapa groups had much lower mortality than the PQ group. The rates of survival of the PQ+Rapa groups were 43.33% (MNLC), 53.89% (1/3 MNLC) and 44.45% (1/9 MLNC), as compared to 19.45% in the PQ group, with the 1/3 MNLC group showing the highest rate of survival (p < 0.001). atg1 was slightly activated in the PQ group. In the PQ+Rapa groups, the expression of atg1 was markedly increased, suggesting strengthening of the autophagy process. CONCLUSION Rapa can increase the rate of survival of PQ-intoxicated zebrafish by inhibiting mTOR complex 1 and activating autophagy. Rapa could be an alternative first-line drug in the treatment of PQ poisoning.
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- Nan Feng
- Emergency Department, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nantong Institute of Liver Disease, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, China
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- Emergency Department, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Emergency Department, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Emergency Department, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Revisiting the Paraquat-Induced Sporadic Parkinson's Disease-Like Model. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:1044-1055. [PMID: 29862459 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1148-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1-2% of the total global population. Despite its high prevalence and publication of several studies focused on understanding its pathology, an effective treatment that stops and/or reverses the damage to dopaminergic neurons is unavailable. Similar to other neurodegenerative disorders, PD etiology may be linked to several factors, including genetic susceptibility and environmental elements. Regarding environmental factors, several neurotoxic pollutants, including 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), have been identified. Moreover, some pesticides/herbicides, such as rotenone, paraquat (PQ), maneb (MB), and mancozeb (MZ), cause neurotoxicity and induce a PD-like pathology. Based on these findings, several in vitro and in vivo PD-like models have been developed to understand the pathophysiology of PD and evaluate different therapeutic strategies to fight dopaminergic neurodegeneration. 6-OHDA and MPTP are common models used in PD research, and pesticide-based approaches have become secondary models of study. However, some herbicides, such as PQ, are commonly used by farming laborers in developing countries. Thus, the present review summarizes the relevant scientific background regarding the use and effects of chronic exposure to PQ in the context of PD. Similarly, we discuss the relevance of PD-like models developed using this agrochemical compound.
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Del Pino J, Moyano P, Díaz GG, Anadon MJ, Diaz MJ, García JM, Lobo M, Pelayo A, Sola E, Frejo MT. Primary hippocampal neuronal cell death induction after acute and repeated paraquat exposures mediated by AChE variants alteration and cholinergic and glutamatergic transmission disruption. Toxicology 2017; 390:88-99. [PMID: 28916328 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2017.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Paraquat (PQ) is a widely used non-selective contact herbicide shown to produce memory and learning deficits after acute and repeated exposure similar to those induced in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the complete mechanisms through which it induces these effects are unknown. On the other hand, cholinergic and glutamatergic systems, mainly in the hippocampus, are involved on learning, memory and cell viability regulation. An alteration of hippocampal cholinergic or glutamatergic transmissions or neuronal cell loss may induce these effects. In this regard, it has been suggested that PQ may induce cell death and affect cholinergic and glutamatergic transmission, which alteration could produce neuronal loss. According to these data, we hypothesized that PQ could induce hippocampal neuronal loss through cholinergic and glutamatergic transmissions alteration. To prove this hypothesis, we evaluated in hippocampal primary cell culture, the PQ toxic effects after 24h and 14 consecutive days exposure on neuronal viability and the cholinergic and glutamatergic mechanisms related to it. This study shows that PQ impaired acetylcholine levels and induced AChE inhibition and increased CHT expression only after 14days exposure, which suggests that acetylcholine levels alteration could be mediated by these actions. PQ also disrupted glutamate levels through induction of glutaminase activity. In addition, PQ induced, after 24h and 14days exposure, cell death on hippocampal neurons that was partially mediated by AChE variants alteration and cholinergic and gultamatergic transmissions disruption. Our present results provide new view of the mechanisms contributing to PQ neurotoxicity and may explain cognitive dysfunctions observed after PQ exposure.
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- Javier Del Pino
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain; Department of Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain; Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy, Medical School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28041 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Veterinary School, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Patel M, McElroy PB. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease. OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REDOX SIGNALLING IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/9781782622888-00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders where oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction have been implicated as etiological factors. Mitochondria are the major producers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can have damaging effects to cellular macromolecules leading to neurodegeneration. The most compelling evidence for the role of mitochondria in the pathogenesis of PD has been derived from toxicant-induced models of parkinsonism. Over the years, epidemiological studies have suggested a link between exposure to environmental toxins such as pesticides and the risk of developing PD. Data from human and experimental studies involving the use of chemical agents like paraquat, diquat, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, rotenone and maneb have provided valuable insight into the underlying mitochondrial mechanisms contributing to PD and associated neurodegeneration. In this review, we have discussed the role of mitochondrial ROS and dysfunction in the pathogenesis of PD with a special focus on environmental agent-induced parkinsonism. We have described the various mitochondrial mechanisms by which such chemicals exert neurotoxicity, highlighting some landmark epidemiological and experimental studies that support the role of mitochondrial ROS and oxidative stress in contributing to these effects. Finally, we have discussed the significance of these studies in understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of PD-related dopaminergic neurodegeneration.
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- Manisha Patel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora CO 80045 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Aurora CO 80045 USA
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Milczarek A, Starzyński RR, Styś A, Jończy A, Staroń R, Grzelak A, Lipiński P. A drastic superoxide-dependent oxidative stress is prerequisite for the down-regulation of IRP1: Insights from studies on SOD1-deficient mice and macrophages treated with paraquat. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176800. [PMID: 28542246 PMCID: PMC5438123 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Iron regulatory protein 1 (IRP1) is a cytosolic bifunctional [4Fe-4S] protein which exhibits aconitase activity or binds iron responsive elements (IREs) in untranslated regions of specific mRNA encoding proteins involved in cellular iron metabolism. Superoxide radical (O2.-) converts IRP1 from a [4Fe-4S] aconitase to a [3Fe-4S] „null” form possessing neither aconitase nor trans-regulatory activity. Genetic ablation of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), an antioxidant enzyme that acts to reduce O2.- concentration, revealed a new O2.--dependent regulation of IRP1 leading to the reduction of IRP1 protein level and in consequence to the diminution of IRP1 enzymatic and IRE-binding activities. Here, we attempted to establish whether developmental changes in SOD1 activity occurring in the mouse liver, impact IRP1 expression. We show no correlation between hepatic SOD1 activity and IRP1 protein level neither in pre- nor postnatal period probably because the magnitude of developmental fluctuations in SOD1 activity is relatively small. The comparison of SOD1 activity in regards to IRP1 protein level in the liver of threeSOD1 genotypes (Sod1+/+, Sod1+/- and Sod1-/-) demonstrates that only drastic SOD1 deficiency leads to the reduction of IRP1 protein level. Importantly, we found that in the liver of fetuses lacking SOD1, IRP1 is not down-regulated. To investigate O2.--dependent regulation of IRP1 in a cellular model, we exposed murine RAW 264.7 and bone marrow-derived macrophages to paraquat, widely used as a redox cycler to stimulate O2.-production in cells. We showed that IRP1 protein level as well as aconitase and IRE-binding activities are strongly reduced in macrophages treated with paraquat. The analysis of the expression of IRP1-target genes revealed the increase in L-ferritin protein level resulting from the enhanced transcriptional regulation of the LFt gene and diminished translational repression of L-ferritin mRNA by IRP1. We propose that O2.--dependent up-regulation of this cellular protectant in paraquat-treated macrophages may counterbalance iron-related toxic effects of O2.-.
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- Anna Milczarek
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzębiec, Poland
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Patel AK, Hackam AS. A novel protective role for the innate immunity Toll-Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) in the retina via Stat3. Mol Cell Neurosci 2014; 63:38-48. [PMID: 25264029 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2014.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2014] [Revised: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The innate immune system and inflammatory pathways play key roles in numerous diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Recent evidence indicates that innate immunity induces both pathogenesis and protection during neuronal injury. To test the possibility that the conflicting roles of innate immunity in the CNS depends on the cellular environment in which innate immunity is stimulated, we analyzed the effect of Toll-Like Receptor 3 (TLR3) activation on neuronal survival in the presence and absence of oxidative injury in a mouse model system. We demonstrated that activation of TLR3 by the double stranded RNA activator, Poly (I:C), during paraquat induced oxidative stress, significantly protected mouse photoreceptors, as measured by increased retinal structure, function, and improved visual acuity. In contrast, TLR3 activation without concurrent oxidative injury was neurotoxic. The neurotoxic and protective effects of Poly (I:C) stimulation were absent in TLR3 knockout animals, which indicates that protection by Poly (I:C) is dependent on the TLR3 signaling pathway. Furthermore, we identified the pro-survival transcription factor Stat3 as a necessary mechanism for protection. Knockdown of Stat3 using lentivirally delivered shRNA abolished the protective effects of TLR3 signaling in the retina during oxidative stress. Therefore, TLR3 activation in the context of oxidative stress triggers protective instead of pathogenic signaling, suggesting that TLR3 is a potential therapeutic target for neurodegeneration where oxidative stress is a significant contributor.
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- Amit K Patel
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Costa KM, Maciel IS, Kist LW, Campos MM, Bogo MR. Pharmacological inhibition of CXCR2 chemokine receptors modulates paraquat-induced intoxication in rats. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105740. [PMID: 25153082 PMCID: PMC4143277 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Paraquat (PQ) is an agrochemical agent commonly used worldwide, which is allied to potential risks of intoxication. This herbicide induces the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that ends up compromising various organs, particularly the lungs and the brain. This study evaluated the deleterious effects of paraquat on the central nervous system (CNS) and peripherally, with special attempts to assess the putative protective effects of the selective CXCR2 receptor antagonist SB225002 on these parameters. PQ-toxicity was induced in male Wistar rats, in a total dose of 50 mg/kg, and control animals received saline solution at the same schedule of administration. Separate groups of animals were treated with the selective CXCR2 antagonist SB225002 (1 or 3 mg/kg), administered 30 min before each paraquat injection. The major changes found in paraquat-treated animals were: decreased body weight and hypothermia, nociception behavior, impairment of locomotor and gait capabilities, enhanced TNF-α and IL-1β expression in the striatum, and cell migration to the lungs and blood. Some of these parameters were reversed when the antagonist SB225002 was administered, including recovery of physiological parameters, decreased nociception, improvement of gait abnormalities, modulation of striatal TNF-α and IL-1β expression, and decrease of neutrophil migration to the lungs and blood. Taken together, our results demonstrate that damage to the central and peripheral systems elicited by paraquat can be prevented by the pharmacological inhibition of CXCR2 chemokine receptors. The experimental evidence presented herein extends the comprehension on the toxicodynamic aspects of paraquat, and opens new avenues to treat intoxication induced by this herbicide.
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- Kesiane M. Costa
- Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
- Faculty of Dentistry, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil,
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- Postgraduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
- Laboratory of Genomics and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
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Stayte S, Vissel B. Advances in non-dopaminergic treatments for Parkinson's disease. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:113. [PMID: 24904259 PMCID: PMC4033125 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Since the 1960's treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) have traditionally been directed to restore or replace dopamine, with L-Dopa being the gold standard. However, chronic L-Dopa use is associated with debilitating dyskinesias, limiting its effectiveness. This has resulted in extensive efforts to develop new therapies that work in ways other than restoring or replacing dopamine. Here we describe newly emerging non-dopaminergic therapeutic strategies for PD, including drugs targeting adenosine, glutamate, adrenergic, and serotonin receptors, as well as GLP-1 agonists, calcium channel blockers, iron chelators, anti-inflammatories, neurotrophic factors, and gene therapies. We provide a detailed account of their success in animal models and their translation to human clinical trials. We then consider how advances in understanding the mechanisms of PD, genetics, the possibility that PD may consist of multiple disease states, understanding of the etiology of PD in non-dopaminergic regions as well as advances in clinical trial design will be essential for ongoing advances. We conclude that despite the challenges ahead, patients have much cause for optimism that novel therapeutics that offer better disease management and/or which slow disease progression are inevitable.
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- Sandy Stayte
- Neuroscience Department, Neurodegenerative Disorders Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney NSW, Australia ; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Department, Neurodegenerative Disorders Laboratory, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney NSW, Australia ; Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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Wang X, Luo F, Zhao H. Paraquat-induced reactive oxygen species inhibit neutrophil apoptosis via a p38 MAPK/NF-κB-IL-6/TNF-α positive-feedback circuit. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93837. [PMID: 24714343 PMCID: PMC3979731 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Paraquat (PQ), a widely used herbicide and potent reactive oxygen species (ROS) inducer, can injure multiple tissues and organs, especially the lung. However, the underlying mechanism is still poorly understood. According to previous reports, neutrophil aggregation and excessive ROS production might play pivotal pathogenetic roles. In the present study, we found that PQ could prolong neutrophil lifespan and induce ROS generation in a concentration-independent manner. Activated nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), p38 mitogen-activated kinase (p38 MAPK), and myeloid cell leukemia sequence 1 (Mcl-1) but not Akt signaling pathways were involved in this process, as well as increasing levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and IL-1β. Furthermore, the proinflammatory mediators IL-6 and TNF-α could in turn promote ROS generation, creating a vicious cycle. The existence of such a feedback loop is supported by our finding that neutrophil apoptosis is attenuated by PQ in a concentration-independent manner and could partially explain the clinical dilemma why oxygen therapy will exacerbate PQ induced tissue injury.
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- Xiaolong Wang
- Emergency department, the 2nd affiliated hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Mucuna pruriens seed extract reduces oxidative stress in nigrostriatal tissue and improves neurobehavioral activity in paraquat-induced Parkinsonian mouse model. Neurochem Int 2013; 62:1039-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized, in part, by the progressive and selective loss of dopaminergic neuron cell bodies within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the associated deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine (DA) in the striatum, which gives rise to the typical motor symptoms of PD. The mechanisms that contribute to the induction and progressive cell death of dopaminergic neurons in PD are multi-faceted and remain incompletely understood. Data from epidemiological studies in humans and molecular studies in genetic, as well as toxin-induced animal models of parkinsonism, indicate that mitochondrial dysfunction occurs early in the pathogenesis of both familial and idiopathic PD. In this review, we provide an overview of toxin models of mitochondrial dysfunction in experimental Parkinson's disease and discuss mitochondrial mechanisms of neurotoxicity. RECENT ADVANCES A new toxin model using the mitochondrial toxin trichloroethylene was recently described and novel methods, such as intranasal exposure to toxins, have been explored. Additionally, recent research conducted in toxin models of parkinsonism provides an emerging emphasis on extranigral aspects of PD pathology. CRITICAL ISSUES Unfortunately, none of the existing animal models of experimental PD completely mimics the etiology, progression, and pathology of human PD. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Continued efforts to optimize established animal models of parkinsonism, as well as the development and characterization of new animal models are essential, as there still remains a disconnect in terms of translating mechanistic observations in animal models of experimental PD into bona fide disease-modifying therapeutics for human PD patients.
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- Terina N Martinez
- Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Huang C, Zhang X, Jiang Y, Li G, Wang H, Tang X, Wang Q. Paraquat-induced convulsion and death: a report of five cases. Toxicol Ind Health 2012; 29:722-7. [PMID: 22491725 DOI: 10.1177/0748233712442712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Paraquat (PQ) is a potent toxicant for humans, and poisoning with PQ is associated with high mortality. Patients with severe PQ-induced poisoning may die of multiple organ failure involving the circulatory and respiratory systems. Death resulting from epilepsy-like convulsions, which are infrequently noted reported with PQ poisoning, is observed clinically with this condition. This study presents the clinical data of five patients with severe PQ-induced poisoning who died of epilepsy-like convulsions, and related publications were reviewed in order to investigate the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and prognosis of these convulsions. Our results may help prevent this event and improve the success of treatment.
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- Changbao Huang
- Department of Emergency, 307 Hospital of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China
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Rathinam ML, Watts LT, Narasimhan M, Riar AK, Mahimainathan L, Henderson G. Astrocyte mediated protection of fetal cerebral cortical neurons from rotenone and paraquat. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 33:353-360. [PMID: 22301167 PMCID: PMC3357901 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Accepted: 12/31/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Primary cultures of fetal rat cortical neurons and astrocytes were used to test the hypothesis that astrocyte-mediated control of neuronal glutathione (GSH) is a potent factor in neuroprotection against rotenone and paraquat. In neurons, rotenone (0.025-1 μM) for 4 and 24 h decreased viability as did paraquat (2-100 μM). Rotenone (30 nM) decreased neuronal viability and GSH by 24% and 30%, while ROS were increased by 56%. Paraquat (30 μM) decreased neuronal viability and GSH by 36% and 70%, while ROS were increased by 23%. When neurons were co-cultured with astrocytes, their GSH increased 1.5 fold and 5 fold at 12 and 24 h. Co-culturing with astrocytes blocked neuronal death and damage by rotenone and paraquat. Astrocyte-mediated neuroprotection was dependent on the activity of components of the γ-glutamyl cycle. These studies illustrate the importance of astrocyte-mediated glutathione homeostasis for protection of neurons from rotenone and paraquat and the role of the γ-glutamyl cycle in this neuroprotection.
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- Mary Latha Rathinam
- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Cell and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Intranasal administration of neurotoxicants in animals: support for the olfactory vector hypothesis of Parkinson's disease. Neurotox Res 2011; 21:90-116. [PMID: 22002807 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-011-9281-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The causes of Parkinson's disease (PD) are unknown, but there is evidence that exposure to environmental agents, including a number of viruses, toxins, agricultural chemicals, dietary nutrients, and metals, is associated with its development in some cases. The presence of smell loss and the pathological involvement of the olfactory pathways in the early stages of PD are in accord with the tenants of the olfactory vector hypothesis. This hypothesis postulates that some forms of PD may be caused or catalyzed by environmental agents that enter the brain via the olfactory mucosa. In this article, we provide an overview of evidence implicating xenobiotics agents in the etiology of PD and review animal, mostly rodent, studies in which toxicants have been introduced into the nose in an attempt to induce behavioral or neurochemical changes similar to those seen in PD. The available data suggest that this route of exposure results in highly variable outcomes, depending upon the involved xenobiotic, exposure history, and the age and species of the animals tested. Some compounds, such as rotenone, paraquat, and 6-hydroxydopamine, have limited capacity to reach and damage the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system via the intranasal route. Others, such as 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), readily enter the brain via this route in some species and influence the function of the nigrostriatal pathway. Intranasal infusion of MPTP in some rodents elicits a developmental sequence of behavioral and neurochemical changes that closely mimics that seen in PD. For this reason, such an MPTP rodent model appears to be an ecologically valid means for assessing novel palliative treatments for both the motor and non-motor symptoms of PD. More research is needed, however, on this and other ecologically valid models.
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Paolillo N, Piccirilli S, Giardina E, Rispoli V, Colica C, Nisticò S. Effects of Paraquat and Capsaicin on the Expression of Genes Related to Inflammatory, Immune Responses and Cell Death in Immortalized Human HaCat Keratinocytes. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2011; 24:861-8. [DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The present experiments were aimed to characterize in immortalized human HaCat keratinocytes the gene expression induced by paraquat and capsaicin, two agents known to induce cell death or to affect inflammatory and pain pathways, respectively. In particular, the following set of genes were analysed by qRealtime PCR: CXCL10,CXCL11, IL-10 (inflammatory and immune responses), TP73, BCL2, (apoptotic and anti-apoptotic genes), MMP9 (proteolysis), SOD-1, BAK-1 and CAT (peroxysomal and microsomal oxidation pathways). In this way, we were able to differentiate the two toxins since they had a different profile of gene expression. In fact, paraquata was found to activate set of genes involved in inflammatory (CXL10,CXL11 and IL-10), and cell death (BCL2, BAK-1, MMP9) pathways. Another specific site of action of paraquat was represented by an activation of the gene involved in SOD-1 transcription. On the contrary, capsaicin was found to produce only an up-regulation of BCL2, an anti-apoptotic gene and MMP9, whereas no significant changes were reported in genes involved in inflammatory and immune responses. Finally, in comparison to previous experiments carried out with TNF-α and IL-1β, we have shown that paraquat produced a similar pattern of activation of set of genes involved both in inflammation and apoptosis.
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- N. Paolillo
- IRCCS “C. Mondino Institute of Neurology” Foundation, Pavia
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- Center of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Rome Tor Vergata
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- Department of Biopathology and Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome
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- Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro
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- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Morán JM, Ortiz-Ortiz MA, Ruiz-Mesa LM, Fuentes JM. Nitric oxide in paraquat-mediated toxicity: A review. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2011; 24:402-9. [PMID: 21182169 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Paraquat, a cationic herbicide, produces degenerative lesions in the lung and in the nervous system after systemic administration to man and animals. Many cases of acute poisoning and death have been reported over the past few decades. Although a definitive mechanism of toxicity of paraquat has not been delineated, a cyclic single electron reduction/oxidation is a critical mechanistic event. The redox cycling of paraquat has two potentially important consequences relevant to the development of toxicity: the generation of the superoxide anion, which can lead to the formation of more toxic reactive oxygen species which are highly reactive to cellular macromolecules; and the oxidation of reducing equivalents (e.g., NADPH, reduced glutathione), which results in the disruption of important NADPH-requiring biochemical processes necessary for normal cell function. Nitric oxide is an important signaling molecule that reacts with superoxide derived from the paraquat redox cycle, to form the potent oxidant peroxynitrite, which causes serious cell damage. Although nitric oxide has been involved in the mechanism of paraquat-mediated toxicity, the role of nitric oxide has been controversial as both protective and harmful effects have been described. The present review summarizes recent findings in the field and describes new knowledge on the role of nitric oxide in the paraquat-mediated toxicity.
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- José M Morán
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Moleculary Genética, EU Enfermería y TO, Universidad de Extremadura, Avda Universidad s/n 10071 Cáceres, Spain.
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Evidence that central action of paraquat interferes in the dipsogenic effect of Ang II. Neurotoxicology 2010; 31:305-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ethell DW, Fei Q. Parkinson-linked genes and toxins that affect neuronal cell death through the Bcl-2 family. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009; 11:529-40. [PMID: 18715146 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) results from the death of specific neuronal populations in the CNS. Potential causative factors include environmental toxins and gene mutations that can combine to dysregulate the processing and degradation of alpha-synuclein. Oxidative stress induced by the neurotoxins MPTP, paraquat, maneb, and rotenone causes lipid peroxidation and protein misfolding that affects cell death through members of the Bcl-2 family. Sufficient activation of Bax and Bak facilitates mitochondrial outer-membrane permeabilization, which releases death-inducing factors that cause apoptotic and nonapoptotic programmed cell death. The formation of alpha-synuclein aggregates is a defining pathologic feature of PD and is induced by these neurotoxins as well as several Parkinson-linked familial mutations. Of the familial mutations identified thus far, two of the loci encode proteins associated with ubiquitin-proteasome degradation of misfolded proteins (Parkin and Uch-L1), and two encode proteins associated with mitochondria and oxidative stress (DJ-1 and PINK1). Both gene and toxin findings indicate that dopaminergic neuron losses in PD are the result of oxidative stress affecting mitochondria function and ubiquitin-proteasome activity. Here we describe how related cell death mechanisms are involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease.
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- Douglas W Ethell
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California Riverside, Riverside, California 92521-0121, USA.
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Calon F, Cicchetti F. Can we prevent Parkinson’s disease with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.2217/17460875.3.2.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kang X, Chen J, Xu Z, Li H, Wang B. Protective effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on paraquat-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2007; 21:1003-9. [PMID: 17509817 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Revised: 01/25/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Previous studies have suggested that Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb761) has a protective potentiality against apoptosis of neurons or neuron-like cells induced by MPTP. In this study, the effects of EGb761 on PC12 cells injured by paraquat (PQ), a neurotoxin, were tested. The results showed that after incubation of PC12 cells with EGb761 prior to PQ exposure, the PQ-induced decrease of cell viability was significantly reversed, the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was attenuated and the percentage of apoptotic cells was reduced. Moreover, EGb761 pretreatment evidently increased the numbers of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) positive and bcl-2 positive cells and degraded the number of caspase-3 positive cells in PQ-injured PC12 cells, in comparison to the treatment with PQ alone. This study indicates that EGb761 has a neuroprotective effect on paraquat-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells. The mechanism underlying the protective effects of EGb761 in PQ-injured PC12 cells might be related to the increase of bcl-2 activation, maintenance of MMP stability and decrease of caspase-3 activation through mitochondria-dependent pathway. The results from this study provide an experimental basis for the potential use of EGb761 in treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- Xiaogang Kang
- Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine on Elderly Encephalopathy, Xijing Hospital, PR China
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Mitra S, Abraham E. Participation of superoxide in neutrophil activation and cytokine production. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2006; 1762:732-41. [PMID: 16919916 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 06/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can participate in cellular signaling and have been shown to modulate activation of the transcriptional regulatory factor NF-kappaB. However, the effects of ROS can differ in various cell populations. To examine the role of superoxide in neutrophil activation, we exposed resting neutrophils and neutrophils stimulated with LPS to paraquat, an agent that specifically increases intracellular superoxide concentrations. Culture of resting neutrophils with paraquat resulted in increased production of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha and MIP-2, enhanced degradation of IkappaB-alpha, and increased nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB. Such effects of paraquat were due to intracellular superoxide (O2-) since they were blocked by the non-specific antioxidant N-acetyl cysteine and the cell permeable superoxide scavenger Tiron, but not by catalase, which facilitates the conversion of H2O2 to H2O and O2. Similar potentiating effects of paraquat were found in LPS-stimulated neutrophils. Exposure of neutrophils to paraquat also enhanced phosphorylation of Ser536 in the p65 subunit of NF-kappaB an event associated with increased transcriptional activity. Examination of kinases critical for LPS-stimulated gene expression showed that addition of paraquat to resting or LPS exposed neutrophils enhanced activation of p38 MAPK, but not that of Akt or ERK1/2. The potentiation of NF-kappaB translocation and proinflammatory cytokine production, but not of Ser536 p65 phosphorylation, by paraquat was dependent on activation of p38 MAPK. These results demonstrate that increased intracellular superoxide concentrations are proinflammatory in neutrophils, acting through a p38 MAPK dependent mechanism that results in enhanced nuclear accumulation of NF-kappaB and increased expression of NF-kappaB dependent proinflammatory cytokines.
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- Sanchayita Mitra
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, 4200 E. Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA
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Dinis-Oliveira RJ, Remião F, Carmo H, Duarte JA, Navarro AS, Bastos ML, Carvalho F. Paraquat exposure as an etiological factor of Parkinson's disease. Neurotoxicology 2006; 27:1110-22. [PMID: 16815551 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2006] [Revised: 04/12/2006] [Accepted: 05/09/2006] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a multifactorial chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease influenced by age, and by genetic and environmental factors. The role of genetic predisposition in PD has been increasingly acknowledged and a number of relevant genes have been identified (e.g., genes encoding alpha-synuclein, parkin, and dardarin), while the search for environmental factors that influence the pathogenesis of PD has only recently begun to escalate. In recent years, the investigation on paraquat (PQ) toxicity has suggested that this herbicide might be an environmental factor contributing to this neurodegenerative disorder. Although the biochemical mechanism through which PQ causes neurodegeneration in PD is not yet fully understood, PQ-induced lipid peroxidation and consequent cell death of dopaminergic neurons can be responsible for the onset of the Parkinsonian syndrome, thus indicating that this herbicide may induce PD or influence its natural course. PQ has also been recently considered as an eligible candidate for inducing the Parkinsonian syndrome in laboratory animals, and can therefore constitute an alternative tool in suitable animal models for the study of PD. In the present review, the recent evidences linking PQ exposure with PD development are discussed, with the aim of encouraging new perspectives and further investigation on the involvement of environmental agents in PD.
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- R J Dinis-Oliveira
- REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Aníbal Cunha, 164, 4099-030 Porto, Portugal.
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Carvey PM, Punati A, Newman MB. Progressive dopamine neuron loss in Parkinson's disease: the multiple hit hypothesis. Cell Transplant 2006; 15:239-50. [PMID: 16719059 DOI: 10.3727/000000006783981990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Animal models have been an essential tool for researchers and clinicians in their efforts to study and treat Parkinson's disease (PD). Thus, the various ways 6-hydroxydopamine is employed, the use of MPTP in rodents and nonhuman primates, the prenatal exposure to bacterial endotoxin, the postnatal exposure to environmental toxins such as paraquat and rotenone, the assessment of dopamine (DA) neurons in genetic knockout mouse, and even the behavioral analysis of fruit flies and worms have added significantly to our knowledge base of PD--or have they? Are these animal models manifesting a true model of PD? Have the 7786 published studies (to date) on PD with animal models led to a clearer understanding of its etiology, treatment, or progression? In this review we critically assess this question. We begin with a succinct history of the major contributions, which have led to the current animal models of PD. We then evaluate the primary issue of the progressive loss of DA neurons, which, except for a few studies, has not been addressed in animal models of PD, even though this is the major pathological characteristic of the disease. Lastly, we discuss the possibility that more than one risk factor for PD may be necessary to develop an animal model that shows synergy--the progressive loss of DA neurons. Thus, the multiple hit hypothesis of PD-that is, the effect of more then one risk factor-may be the start of new era in animal models of PD that is one step closer to mimicking the pathology of PD in humans.
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- Paul M Carvey
- Department of Pharmacology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Ravikumar B, Berger Z, Vacher C, O'Kane CJ, Rubinsztein DC. Rapamycin pre-treatment protects against apoptosis. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:1209-16. [PMID: 16497721 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Macroautophagy (generally referred to as autophagy) mediates the bulk degradation of cytoplasmic contents, including proteins and organelles, in lysosomes. Rapamycin, a lipophilic, macrolide antibiotic, induces autophagy by inactivating the protein mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). We previously showed that rapamycin protects against mutant huntingtin-induced neurodegeneration in cell, fly and mouse models of Huntington's disease [Ravikumar, B., Duden, R. and Rubinsztein, D.C. (2002) Aggregate-prone proteins with polyglutamine and polyalanine expansions are degraded by autophagy. Hum. Mol. Genet., 11, 1107-1117, Ravikumar, B., Vacher, C., Berger, Z., Davies, J.E., Luo, S., Oroz, L.G., Scaravilli, F., Easton, D.F., Duden, R., O'Kane, C.J. et al. (2004) Inhibition of mTOR induces autophagy and reduces toxicity of polyglutamine expansions in fly and mouse models of Huntington disease. Nat. Genet., 36, 585-595]. This protective effect of rapamycin was attributed to enhanced clearance of the mutant protein via autophagy [Ravikumar, B., Duden, R. and Rubinsztein, D.C. (2002) Aggregate-prone proteins with polyglutamine and polyalanine expansions are degraded by autophagy. Hum. Mol. Genet., 11, 1107-1117, Ravikumar, B., Vacher, C., Berger, Z., Davies, J.E., Luo, S., Oroz, L.G., Scaravilli, F., Easton, D.F., Duden, R., O'Kane, C.J. et al. (2004) Inhibition of mTOR induces autophagy and reduces toxicity of polyglutamine expansions in fly and mouse models of Huntington disease. Nat. Genet., 36, 585-595]. Here, we show that rapamycin may have additional cytoprotective effects--it protects cells against a range of subsequent pro-apoptotic insults and reduces paraquat toxicity in Drosophila. This protection can be accounted for by enhanced clearance of mitochondria by autophagy, thereby reducing cytosolic cytochrome c release and downstream caspase activation after pro-apoptotic insults. Thus, rapamycin (pro-autophagic) treatment may be useful in certain disease conditions (including various neurodegenerative diseases) where a slow but increased rate of apoptosis is evident, even if they are not associated with overt aggregate formation.
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- Brinda Ravikumar
- Department of Medical Genetics, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome/MRC Building, Cambridge, UK
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Brown TP, Rumsby PC, Capleton AC, Rushton L, Levy LS. Pesticides and Parkinson's disease--is there a link? ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2006; 114:156-64. [PMID: 16451848 PMCID: PMC1367825 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2005] [Accepted: 09/07/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is an idiopathic disease of the nervous system characterized by progressive tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. It has been postulated that exogenous toxicants, including pesticides, might be involved in the etiology of PD. In this article we present a comprehensive review of the published epidemiologic and toxicologic literature and critically evaluate whether a relationship exists between pesticide exposure and PD. From the epidemiologic literature, there does appear to be a relatively consistent relationship between pesticide exposure and PD. This relationship appears strongest for exposure to herbicides and insecticides, and after long durations of exposure. Toxicologic data suggest that paraquat and rotenone may have neurotoxic actions that potentially play a role in the development of PD, with limited data for other pesticides. However, both the epidemiology and toxicology studies were limited by methodologic weaknesses. Particular issues of current and future interest include multiple exposures (both pesticides and other exogenous toxicants), developmental exposures, and gene-environment interactions. At present, the weight of evidence is sufficient to conclude that a generic association between pesticide exposure and PD exists but is insufficient for concluding that this is a causal relationship or that such a relationship exists for any particular pesticide compound or combined pesticide and other exogenous toxicant exposure.
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- Terry P Brown
- Medical Research Council Institute for Environment and Health,University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Lau YS, Novikova L, Roels C. MPTP treatment in mice does not transmit and cause Parkinsonian neurotoxicity in non-treated cagemates through close contact. Neurosci Res 2005; 52:371-8. [PMID: 15936837 DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2005.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Revised: 04/16/2005] [Accepted: 04/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is currently a leading neurotoxic agent used for producing Parkinsonism in laboratory animals. The MPTP neurotoxicity in humans is irreversible and the consequential clinical and neurochemical features closely resemble those of the idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Therefore, handling of MPTP in laboratory may pose neurotoxic risk among researchers and animal caretakers. While it is well recognized that systemic administration of MPTP will cause Parkinsonian-like symptoms in humans and animals, it is not known whether similar neurological toxicity is transmittable and would develop in normal subjects housed closely with the MPTP-treated animals. In the present study, we treated mice daily with MPTP hydrochloride (30mg/kg, s.c.) for 5 consecutive days. In the same cage, a non-treated mouse (cagemate) was kept allowing for close physical interaction, free contact with the excreta, and sharing of food and water. Seventy-two hours after the treatment, the MPTP-treated mice and MPTP-exposed cagemates were analyzed for dopaminergic neurotoxicity comparing with the MPTP non-exposed control animals. We detected a significant number of TUNEL-positive cells, loss of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra, and depletion of dopamine in the striatum of MPTP-treated mice. However, these neurotoxic indices were not detected in the MPTP-exposed cagemates or MPTP non-exposed controls. Following each MPTP injection, approximately 42% of the chemical was excreted within 3h through the urine largely in the form of MPTP N-oxide, which is not expected to cross the blood-brain barrier and to cause dopaminergic toxicity in the brain when administered peripherally. These observations suggest that MPTP injections in mice do not transmit and cause Parkinsonian-like dopaminergic neurotoxicity in the neighboring normal cagemates through direct physical contact and exposure from the contaminated cage, food, water, and excreta.
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MESH Headings
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/administration & dosage
- 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/urine
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism
- Animals
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/physiology
- Blotting, Western/methods
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dopamine/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry/methods
- In Situ Nick-End Labeling/methods
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Parkinsonian Disorders/metabolism
- Parkinsonian Disorders/pathology
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Substantia Nigra/drug effects
- Substantia Nigra/metabolism
- Substantia Nigra/pathology
- Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism
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- Yuen-Sum Lau
- Division of Pharmacology, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, 2411 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
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Five dipyridyl isomers, 2,2'-, 2,3'-, 2,4'-, 3,3'-, and 4,4'-dipyridyl, are products resulting from the pyrolytic degradation of tobacco products and degradation of the herbicide paraquat, and therefore may be present in the environment. In this article, the toxicological properties of these dipyridyl isomers in humans and animals are reviewed. Epidemiological studies suggest that cancerous skin lesions in workers involved in the manufacturing of paraquat may be associated with exposure to dipyridyl compounds. Experimental animal studies suggest that dipyridyl isomers may have several toxicological effects. Three of the dipyridyl isomers (the 2,2', 2,4', and 4,4' isomers) appear to be inducers of some metabolic enzymes. The 2,2'-dipyridyl isomer, an iron chelator, appears to influence vasospasm in primate models of stroke. The cytotoxic effects of 2,2'-dipyridyl on several leukemia cell lines have been reported, and a potent teratogenic effect of 2,2'-dipyridyl has been observed in rats. Based on the results of paraquat studies in experimental animal models, it has been proposed that paraquat may have deleterious effects on dopaminergic neurons. These findings support the epidemiological evidence that paraquat exposure may be associated with the development of Parkinson's disease. Studies designed to determine an association between paraquat exposure and Parkinson's disease are complicated by the possibility that metabolic changes may influence the neurotoxicity of paraquat and/or its metabolites. Preliminary unpublished data in mice show that 300-mg/kg doses of 2,2'-dipyridyl are neurotoxic, and 300-mg/kg doses of 2,4'- and 4,4'-dipyridyls are lethal. These results are consistent with earlier studies in Sherman rats using high 2,2'- and 4,4'-dipyridyl doses. New studies are needed to further explore the toxicological properties of dipyridyls and their potential public health impact.
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- Shenggang Li
- University of Kentucky Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky 40508, USA
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McCarthy S, Somayajulu M, Sikorska M, Borowy-Borowski H, Pandey S. Paraquat induces oxidative stress and neuronal cell death; neuroprotection by water-soluble Coenzyme Q10. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2004; 201:21-31. [PMID: 15519605 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2004.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2003] [Accepted: 04/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Neuronal cell death induced by oxidative stress is correlated with numerous neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and stroke. The causes of sporadic forms of age-related neurodegenerative diseases are still unknown. Recently, a correlation between paraquat exposure and neurodegenerative diseases has been observed. Paraquat, a nonselective herbicide, was once widely used in North America and is still routinely used in Taiwan. We have used differentiated Human Neuroblastoma (SHSY-5Y) cells as an in vitro model to study the mechanism of cell death induced by paraquat. We observed that paraquat-induced oxidative stress in differentiated SHSY-5Y cells as indicated by an increase in the production of cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, apoptosis was evident as indicated by cellular and nuclear morphology and DNA fragmentation. Interestingly, pretreatment of SHSY-5Y cells with water-soluble Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) before paraquat exposure inhibited ROS generation. Pretreatment with CoQ10 also significantly reduced the number of apoptotic cells and DNA fragmentation. We also analyzed the effect of paraquat and CoQ10 on isolated mitochondria. Our results indicated that treatment with paraquat induced the generation of ROS from isolated mitochondria and depolarization of the inner mitochondrial membrane. Pretreatment with CoQ10 was able to inhibit ROS generation from isolated mitochondria as well as the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential. Our results indicate that water-soluble CoQ10 can prevent oxidative stress and neuronal damage induced by paraquat and therefore, can be used for the prevention and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases caused by environmental toxins.
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- S McCarthy
- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Uversky VN. Neurotoxicant-induced animal models of Parkinson?s disease: understanding the role of rotenone, maneb and paraquat in neurodegeneration. Cell Tissue Res 2004; 318:225-41. [PMID: 15258850 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-0937-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2004] [Accepted: 05/28/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The etiologic basis of Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder, is unknown. Recent epidemiological and experimental studies indicate that exposure to environmental agents, including a number of agricultural chemicals, may contribute to the pathogenesis of this disorder. Animal models are important tools in experimental medical science for studying the pathogenesis and therapeutic intervention strategies of human diseases. Since many human disorders do not arise spontaneously in animals, characteristic functional changes have to be mimicked by neurotoxic agents. Recently, agricultural chemicals, when administrated systemically, have been shown to reproduce specific features of PD in rodents, thus opening new routes for the development of animal models for this disorder. In addition to a brief historical overview of the toxin-induced PD models, this study provides a detailed description of exiting models in which Parkinsonism is initiated via the exposure of animals to such agricultural chemicals as rotenone, paraquat, and maneb. Suggested neurotoxicity mechanisms of these chemicals are considered, and the major lessons learned from the analysis of pesticide-induced PD models are discussed.
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- Vladimir N Uversky
- Institute for Biological Instrumentation, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia.
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von Bohlen und Halbach O, Schober A, Krieglstein K. Genes, proteins, and neurotoxins involved in Parkinson’s disease. Prog Neurobiol 2004; 73:151-77. [PMID: 15236834 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2004.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2003] [Accepted: 05/11/2004] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder. The etiology of PD is likely due to combinations of environmental and genetic factors. In addition to the loss of neurons, including dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, a further morphologic hallmark of PD is the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites. The formation of these proteinaceous inclusions involves interaction of several proteins, including alpha-synuclein, synphilin-1, parkin and UCH-L1. Animal models allow to get insight into the mechanisms of several symptoms of PD, allow investigating new therapeutic strategies and, in addition, provide an indispensable tool for basic research. In animals PD does not arise spontaneously, thus, characteristic and specific functional changes have to be mimicked by application of neurotoxic agents or by genetic manipulations. In this review we will focus on genes and gene loci involved in PD, the functions of proteins involved in the formation of cytoplasmatic inclusions, their interactions, and their possible role in PD. In addition, we will review the current animal models of PD.
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- O von Bohlen und Halbach
- Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 307, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Lapointe N, St-Hilaire M, Martinoli MG, Blanchet J, Gould P, Rouillard C, Cicchetti F. Rotenone induces non‐specific central nervous system and systemic toxicity. FASEB J 2004; 18:717-9. [PMID: 14766796 DOI: 10.1096/fj.03-0677fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We investigated the dopaminergic (DA) neuronal degeneration in animals subjected to systemic treatment of rotenone via subcutaneous delivery. Behavioral observations revealed a hypokinetic period in rats sacrificed at 3 and 5 days, and dystonic episodes in animals sacrificed at 8 days. Less than 20% of the total number of animals given rotenone depicted brain lesions after 8 days of treatment, as demonstrated by a significant loss of DA fibers in the striatum, but not of DA nigral neurons. Tyrosine hydroxylase-negative striatal territories were characterized by post-synaptic toxicity as demonstrated by a decreased number of interneurons labeled for choline acetyltransferase, NADPH-diaphorase, parvalbumin, and projection neurons labeled for calbindin and nerve growth factor inducible-B (NGFI-B). Post-synaptic neurodegeneration was demonstrated further by abundant striatal staining for Fluoro-Jade. Decrease in the nuclear orphan receptor Nurr1 expression was the only significant change observed at the level of the substantia nigra. Autopsy reports confirmed that animals suffered from severe digestion problems. These data suggest that hypokinesia observed between 3 and 5 days is the result of general health problems rather than a specific motor deficit associated to Parkinson's disease (PD) symptoms. Overall, the effects of rotenone toxicity are widespread, and subcutaneous administration of this toxin does not provide the neuropathological and behavioral basis for a relevant and reliable PD model.
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- Nicolas Lapointe
- Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences, CHUL, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada
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Gélinas S, Bureau G, Valastro B, Massicotte G, Cicchetti F, Chiasson K, Gagne B, Blanchet J, Martinoli MG. Alpha and beta estradiol protect neuronal but not native PC12 cells from paraquat-induced oxidative stress. Neurotox Res 2004; 6:141-8. [PMID: 15325966 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Oxidative stress is currently considered a mediator of cell death in several neurodegenerative diseases. Notably, it may play an important role in the degeneration of dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease. We examined the effect of a strong oxidant, the herbicide paraquat, on cell distress using native and neuronal pheochromocytoma PC12 cells. Paraquat administration for 8 hours induced a significant cellular death in both native and in neuronal PC12 cells. Since the anti-oxidant properties of estrogens may promote neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo, we then investigated the ability of estradiol stereoisomers, 17alpha-estradiol and 17- beta-estradiol, to rescue PC12 cells submitted to paraquat-induced oxidative stress. Our results show a protective effect of both estradiol stereoisomers in neuronal PC12 cells treated with paraquat, whereas this effect could not be observed in native PC12 cells. We also demonstrate that estrogen receptor beta protein expression is modulated by paraquat administration in native PC12 cells, while paraquat does not change estrogen receptor beta ?expression in neuronal PC12 cells. Paraquat also decreases estrogen receptor alpha in neuronal PC12 cells, thus suggesting new routes for paraquat to collapse cellular metabolism. Besides, the oxidation of dihydrodhodamine-123 into fluorescent rhodamine in the presence of paraquat but not in presence of paraquat and 17 alpha-estradiol or 17 beta-estradiol, sustain a possible direct scavenging role of both estradiol stereoisomers.
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- Sylvie Gélinas
- Neurosciences Research Group, Department of Biochemistry, Université du Québec á Trois-Riviéres, Trois-Riviéres, G9A 5H7, Québec, Canada
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Shimizu K, Matsubara K, Ohtaki KI, Shiono H. Paraquat leads to dopaminergic neural vulnerability in organotypic midbrain culture. Neurosci Res 2003; 46:523-32. [PMID: 12871774 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-0102(03)00163-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium, PQ) is a herbicide to possibly induce Parkinson's disease (PD), since a strong correlation has been found between the incidence of the disease and the amount of PQ used. In this study, we examined PQ toxicity in rat organotypic midbrain slice cultures. PQ dose dependently reduced the number of dopaminergic neurons in cultured slices. Since this damage was prevented by GBR-12909, the dopamine transporter could be an initial step of the PQ induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity. The sequential treatments with lower PQ and 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium (MPP+) doses, where each dose alone was not lethal, markedly killed dopamine neurons, suggesting that the exposure of a lower dose of PQ could lead to the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons. This cell death was prevented by the inhibitors of NMDA, nitric oxide synthase (NOS), cycloheximide and caspase cascade. Neurons expressing NOS were identified inside and around the regions where dopamine neurons were packed. The cell death induced by the sequential treatments with PQ and MPP+ was also rescued by L-deprenyl and dopamine D2/3 agonists. These results strongly support that the constant exposure to low levels of PQ would lead to the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in the nigrostriatal system by the excitotoxic pathway, and might potentiate neurodegeneration caused by the exposure of other substances and aging.
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- Keiko Shimizu
- Department of Legal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
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Shimizu K, Matsubara K, Ohtaki K, Fujimaru S, Saito O, Shiono H. Paraquat induces long-lasting dopamine overflow through the excitotoxic pathway in the striatum of freely moving rats. Brain Res 2003; 976:243-52. [PMID: 12763259 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02750-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The herbicide paraquat is an environmental factor that could be involved in the etiology of Parkinson's disease. We have previously shown that paraquat penetrates through the blood-brain barrier and is taken up by neural cells. In this study, we examined the in vivo toxic mechanism of paraquat to dopamine neurons. GBR-12909, a selective dopamine transporter inhibitor, reduced paraquat uptake into the striatal tissue including dopaminergic terminals. The subchronic treatment with systemic paraquat significantly decreased brain dopamine content in the striatum and slightly in the midbrain and cortex, and was accompanied by the diminished level of its acidic metabolites in rats. When paraquat was administered through a microdialysis probe, a transitory increase in the extracellular levels of glutamate, followed by long-lasting elevations of the extracellular levels of NO(x)(-) (NO(2)(-) plus NO(3)(-)) and dopamine were detected in the striatum of freely moving rats. This dopamine overflow lasted for more than 24 h after the paraquat treatment. Dopamine overflow was inhibited by N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, dizocilpine, 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione and L-deprenyl. The toxic mechanism of paraquat involves glutamate induced activation of non-NMDA receptors, resulting in activation of NMDA receptor-channels. The influx of Ca(2+) into cells stimulates nitric oxide synthase. Released NO would diffuse to dopaminergic terminals and further induce mitochondrial dysfunction by the formation of peroxynitrite, resulting in continuous and long-lasting dopamine overflow. The constant exposure to low levels of paraquat may lead to the vulnerability of dopaminergic terminals in humans, and might potentiate neurodegeneration caused by the exposure of other substances, such as endogenous dopaminergic toxins.
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- K Shimizu
- Department of Legal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, 078-8510, Asahikawa, Japan.
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Andersen JK. Paraquat and iron exposure as possible synergistic environmental risk factors in Parkinson's disease. Neurotox Res 2003; 5:307-13. [PMID: 14715449 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Julie K Andersen
- Buck Institute for Age Research, 8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato, CA 94945, USA.
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Hayakawa H, Uchiumi T, Fukuda T, Ashizuka M, Kohno K, Kuwano M, Sekiguchi M. Binding capacity of human YB-1 protein for RNA containing 8-oxoguanine. Biochemistry 2002; 41:12739-44. [PMID: 12379116 DOI: 10.1021/bi0201872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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8-oxoguanine (8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine) is generated in the cellular nucleotide pool as well as in nucleic acids, by the action of oxygen radicals produced in cells. 8-oxoguanine has the potential to pair with both cytosine and adenine, and thus, the persistence of this base in messenger RNA would cause translational errors. To prevent such an outcome, organisms should have mechanisms for preventing the misincorporation of 8-oxoguanine-containing nucleotide into RNA and for removing 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA from processes of translation. We now report that mammalian Y box-binding protein 1 (YB-1 protein) possesses the activity to bind specifically to RNA containing 8-oxoguanine. On incubation with a purified preparation of YB-1 protein, 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA forms stable complexes with the protein while normal RNA scarcely forms such a complex. Using a series of deletion mutants which produce altered forms of YB-1 protein lacking some parts of the sequence, domains of the protein necessary for RNA binding were identified. Escherichia coli cells expressing normal or truncated forms of YB-1 protein with the binding capacity acquire resistance against paraquat, a drug that induces oxidative stress in cells, whereas cells with truncated proteins lacking such an activity do not. YB-1 protein may disturb the bacterial system in recognizing oxidatively damaged RNA, thus exerting a dominant negative effect on cell growth. We propose that YB-1 protein may discriminate the oxidized RNA molecule from normal ones, thus contributing to the high fidelity of translation in cells.
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- Hiroshi Hayakawa
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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MPTP burst upon the medical landscape two decades ago, first as a mysterious parkinsonian epidemic, triggering an unparalleled quest for the toxin's identity, and closely followed by an intense pursuit of its cellular mechanisms of action. MPTP treatment created an animal model of many features of Parkinson's disease (PD), used primarily in primates and later in mice. The critical role of oxidative stress damage to vulnerable dopamine neurons, as well as for neurodegenerative diseases in general, emerged from MPTP neurotoxicity. A remarkable cross-fertilization of basic and clinical findings, including genetic and epidemiologic studies, has greatly advanced our understanding of PD and revealed multiple factors contributing to the parkinsonian phenotypes. Brain imaging localizes sites of action and provides potential presymptomatic diagnostic testing. Epidemiologic reports linking PD with pesticide exposure were complimented by supportive evidence from biochemical studies of MPTP and structurally related compounds, especially after low-level, long-term exposure. Genetic studies on the role of risk genes, such as alpha-synuclein or parkin, have been validated by biochemical, anatomical and neurochemical investigations showing factors interacting to produce pathophysiology in the animal model. Focusing on the pivotal role of mitochondria, subcellular pathways participating in cell death have been clarified by unraveling similar sites of action of MPTP. Along the way, compounds antagonizing or potentiating MPTP effects indicated new PD therapies, some of the former achieving clinical trials. The future is encouraging for combating PD and will continue to benefit from the MPTP neurotoxicity model.
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- Samuel G Speciale
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
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McCormack AL, Thiruchelvam M, Manning-Bog AB, Thiffault C, Langston JW, Cory-Slechta DA, Di Monte DA. Environmental risk factors and Parkinson's disease: selective degeneration of nigral dopaminergic neurons caused by the herbicide paraquat. Neurobiol Dis 2002; 10:119-27. [PMID: 12127150 DOI: 10.1006/nbdi.2002.0507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 529] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Environmental toxicants and, in particular, pesticides have been implicated as risk factors in Parkinson's disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to determine if selective nigrostriatal degeneration could be reproduced by systemic exposure of mice to the widely used herbicide paraquat. Repeated intraperitoneal paraquat injections killed dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta, as assessed by stereological counting of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactive and Nissl-stained neurons. This cell loss was dose- and age-dependent. Several lines of evidence indicated selective vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons to paraquat. The number of GABAergic cells was not decreased in the SN pars reticulata, and counting of Nissl-stained neurons in the hippocampus did not reveal any change in paraquat-treated mice. Degenerating cell bodies were observed by silver staining, but only in the SN pars compacta, and glial response was present in the ventral mesencephalon but not in the frontal cortex and cerebellum. No significant depletion of striatal dopamine followed paraquat administration. On the other hand, enhanced dopamine synthesis was suggested by an increase in TH activity. These findings unequivocally show that selective dopaminergic degeneration, one of the pathological hallmarks of PD, is also a characteristic of paraquat neurotoxicity. The apparent discrepancy between pathological (i.e., neurodegeneration) and neurochemical (i.e., lack of significant dopamine loss) effects represents another important feature of this paraquat model and is probably a reflection of compensatory mechanisms by which neurons that survive damage are capable of restoring neurotransmitter tissue levels.
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Manning-Bog AB, McCormack AL, Li J, Uversky VN, Fink AL, Di Monte DA. The herbicide paraquat causes up-regulation and aggregation of alpha-synuclein in mice: paraquat and alpha-synuclein. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:1641-4. [PMID: 11707429 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c100560200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 442] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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alpha-Synuclein-containing aggregates represent a feature of a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD). However, mechanisms that promote intraneuronal alpha-synuclein assembly remain poorly understood. Because pesticides, particularly the herbicide paraquat, have been suggested to play a role as PD risk factors, the hypothesis that interactions between alpha-synuclein and these environmental agents may contribute to aggregate formation was tested in this study. Paraquat markedly accelerated the in vitro rate of alpha-synuclein fibril formation in a dose-dependent fashion. When mice were exposed to the herbicide, brain levels of alpha-synuclein were significantly increased. This up-regulation followed a consistent pattern, with higher alpha-synuclein at 2 days after each of three weekly paraquat injections and with protein levels returning to control values by day 7 post-treatment. Paraquat exposure was also accompanied by aggregate formation. Thioflavine S-positive structures accumulated within neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta, and dual labeling and confocal imaging confirmed that these aggregates contained alpha-synuclein. The results suggest that up-regulation of alpha-synuclein as a consequence of toxicant insult and direct interactions between the protein and environmental agents are potential mechanisms leading to alpha-synuclein pathology in neurodegenerative disorders.
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Yokota T, Igarashi K, Uchihara T, Jishage K, Tomita H, Inaba A, Li Y, Arita M, Suzuki H, Mizusawa H, Arai H. Delayed-onset ataxia in mice lacking alpha -tocopherol transfer protein: model for neuronal degeneration caused by chronic oxidative stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:15185-90. [PMID: 11752462 PMCID: PMC65004 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.261456098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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alpha-Tocopherol transfer protein (alpha-TTP) maintains the concentration of serum alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E), one of the most potent fat-soluble antioxidants, by facilitating alpha-tocopherol export from the liver. Mutations of the alpha-TTP gene are linked to ataxia with isolated vitamin E deficiency (AVED). We produced a model mouse of AVED by deleting the alpha-TTP gene, which showed ataxia and retinal degeneration after 1 year of age. Because the brain alpha-TTP functions in maintaining alpha-tocopherol levels in the brain, alpha-tocopherol was completely depleted in the alpha-TTP(-/-) mouse brain, and the neurological phenotype of alpha-TTP(-/-) mice is much more severe than that of wild-type mice when maintained on an alpha-tocopherol-deficient diet. Lipid peroxidation in alpha-TTP(-/-) mice brains showed a significant increase, especially in degenerating neurons. alpha-Tocopherol supplementation suppressed lipid peroxidation and almost completely prevented the development of neurological symptoms. This therapy almost completely corrects the abnormalities in a mouse model of human neurodegenerative disease. Moreover, alpha-TTP(-/-) mice may prove to be excellent animal models of delayed onset, slowly progressive neuronal degeneration caused by chronic oxidative stress.
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- T Yokota
- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
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Hayakawa H, Kuwano M, Sekiguchi M. Specific binding of 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA to polynucleotide phosphorylase protein. Biochemistry 2001; 40:9977-82. [PMID: 11502194 DOI: 10.1021/bi010595q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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8-Oxoguanine, an oxidized form of guanine, has the potential to pair with both cytosine and adenine, and thus, the persistence of this base in messenger RNA would cause translational errors. To prevent such an outcome, organisms probably have a mechanism for recognizing RNA molecules carrying 8-oxoguanine and prevent them from entering into the cellular translational machinery. We now report that the Escherichia coli cell possesses proteins that bind specifically to RNA carrying 8-oxoguanine. On incubation with a cell-free extract, 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA is stable while normal RNA is degraded by cellular nucleases. The RNase protection assay and gel shift assay revealed that some proteins bind specifically to 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA, hence preventing nuclease attacks. Among the complexes that were detected, one with a 77 kDa protein exhibits tight binding between RNA and protein components. This protein was identified as polynucleotide phosphorylase, encoded by the pnp gene. pnp(-)() mutants are hyperresistant to paraquat, a drug that induces oxidative stress in the cell. Binding of Pnp protein to 8-oxoguanine-containing RNA would inhibit cell growth, probably due to withdrawal of such RNA from the translational machinery. The Pnp protein may, therefore, discriminate between an oxidized RNA molecule and a normal one, thus contributing a high fidelity of translation.
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- H Hayakawa
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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Shimizu K, Ohtaki K, Matsubara K, Aoyama K, Uezono T, Saito O, Suno M, Ogawa K, Hayase N, Kimura K, Shiono H. Carrier-mediated processes in blood--brain barrier penetration and neural uptake of paraquat. Brain Res 2001; 906:135-42. [PMID: 11430870 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02577-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Due to the structural similarity to N-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium (MPP(+)), paraquat might induce dopaminergic toxicity in the brain. However, its blood--brain barrier (BBB) penetration has not been well documented. We studied the manner of BBB penetration and neural cell uptake of paraquat using a brain microdialysis technique with HPLC/UV detection in rats. After subcutaneous administration, paraquat appeared dose-dependently in the dialysate. In contrast, MPP(+) could not penetrate the BBB in either control or paraquat pre-treated rats. These data indicated that the penetration of paraquat into the brain would be mediated by a specific carrier process, not resulting from the destruction of BBB function by paraquat itself or a paraquat radical. To examine whether paraquat was carried across the BBB by a certain amino acid transporter, L-valine or L-lysine was pre-administered as a co-substrate. The pre-treatment of L-valine, which is a high affinity substrate for the neutral amino acid transporter, markedly reduced the BBB penetration of paraquat. When paraquat was administered to the striatum through a microdialysis probe, a significant amount of paraquat was detected in the striatal cells after a sequential 180-min washout with Ringer's solution. This uptake was significantly inhibited by a low Na(+) condition, but not by treatment with putrescine, a potent uptake inhibitor of paraquat into lung tissue. These findings indicated that paraquat is possibly taken up into the brain by the neutral amino acid transport system, then transported into striatal, possibly neuronal, cells in a Na(+)-dependent manner.
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- K Shimizu
- Department of Legal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan
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