Journal
ARCHIVES OF TOXICOLOGY
Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 1245-1259Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1788-6
Keywords
Parkinson's disease; alpha-Synuclein; ROS; Superoxide dismutase; Glutathione; Iron; Antioxidant activity
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- FEDER funds through the Operational Programme Competitiveness Factors-COMPETE
- national funds by FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology [PTDC/SAU-NEU/101928/2008, UID/NEU/04539/2013, PEst-C/SAU/LA0001/2013-2014]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [PTDC/SAU-NEU/101928/2008] Funding Source: FCT
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Alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) is a major component of Lewy bodies found in sporadic and inherited forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Mutations in the gene encoding alpha-syn and duplications and triplications of wild-type (WT) alpha-syn have been associated with PD. Several mechanisms have been implicated in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in PD, including oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Here we defined the occurrence of oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells overexpressing WT alpha-syn in a doxycycline (Dox) regulated manner, before and after exposure to iron (500 A mu M), and determined the changes in proteins involved in the intracellular antioxidant defense system. Data evidenced an increase in caspase-3 activation and diminished reducing capacity of -Dox cells, associated with decreased activity of mitochondria complex I and reduced mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) levels in these cells. Furthermore, total and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species levels were higher under basal conditions in cells overexpressing alpha-syn (-Dox) and this increase was apparently correlated with diminished levels and activities of SOD1 and SOD2 in -Dox cells. Moreover, both reduced and oxidized glutathione levels were diminished in -Dox cells under basal conditions, concomitantly with decreased activity of GCL and reduced protein levels of GCLc. The effects caused by iron (500 A mu M) were mostly independent of alpha-syn expression and triggered different antioxidant responses to possibly counterbalance higher levels of free radicals. Overall, data suggest that overexpression of alpha-syn modifies the antioxidant capacity of SH-SY5Y cells due to altered activity and protein levels of SOD1 and SOD2, and decreased glutathione pool.
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