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TOXICOLOGY
Volume 208, Issue 2, Pages 207-212Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.11.033
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Parkinson's disease; DOPAC; mitochondria; storage vesicles; oxidative stress; free radicals
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- NIEHS NIH HHS [5R01ES011342] Funding Source: Medline
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Nitric oxide ((NO)-N-.) is a ubiquitous diffusible messenger in the central nervous system. (NO)-N-. and derived nitrogen species may interact with catecholamines, thus, modifying not only its regulatory actions but also producing oxidants and free radicals that are likely to trigger toxic pathways in the nervous system. Oxidative pathways and chain oxidation reactions triggered by catecholamines may be broken by ascorbate and glutathione, of which there is ample supply in the brain. At the subcellular level, mitochondria. and cytosolic dopamine storage vesicles are likely to provide site-specific settings for (NO)-N-. and catecholamines interactions. Thus, a complex picture emerges in which the steady- state levels of the individual reactants, the rate constants of the reactions involved, the oxygen tension, and the compartmentalization of reactions determine the biological significance of the redox. interactions between (NO)-N-. and dopamine metabolism in the brain. The physiological relevance of (NO)-N-.-driven chemical modifications of dopamine and its derivatives and the ensuing free radical production are discussed in connection with the neurodegeneration inherent in Parkinson's disease. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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