期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 107, 期 5, 页码 1398-1413出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05709.x
关键词
N-methyl-salsolinol; Parkinson's disease; salsolinol; substantia nigra pars compacta; tetrahydroisoquinoline
资金
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke [R03NS049123]
Several members of the tetrahydroisoquinoline (TIQ) family of monoamine alkaloids can be formed from dopamine or its oxidized metabolites and may be involved in the pathogenesis of monoaminergic cell death in Parkinson's disease (PD). Using enantiomeric-selective high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectroscopy, the regional concentrations of several TIQ derivatives, including salsolinols, were determined in mouse, rat, normal human, and PD brain. TIQ derivatives were detected in all regions subjected to analysis. In general, salsolinols were present at higher concentrations than TIQ and its benzyl and methyl derivatives, especially in human brain. Moreover, salsolinols were concentrated in areas with increased dopamine synthesis and turnover such as the ventral midbrain and striatum, respectively. A possible consequence of nigrostriatal dopaminergic cell death, significantly lower levels of (R) salsolinol, (S) salsolinol, N-methyl-(R) salsolinol and N-methyl-(S) salsolinol were found in the caudate nuclei of PD in comparison with normal human brain. Our data support the hypothesis of endogenous synthesis of salsolinols and provide evidence for their accumulation in catecholaminergic neurons.
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