期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 123, 期 5, 页码 876-885出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12038
关键词
6-OHDA; neuroprotection; oxidative stress; Parkinson's disease; urate
资金
- The Suzhou Foundation for Development of Science and Technology [200815404]
- Suzhou Technology Support Project [SS201112]
- Jiangsu Ordinary University Science Research Project [08KJB320012]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China [BK2010229]
Higher plasma urate level is reported to be associated with a reduced risk and slower progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). In this study, we explored the effects of urate on dopaminergic neurons in nigrostriatal pathway in the 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) unilaterally lesioned rats. Uric acid (UA), when given twice daily at 200mg/kg intraperitoneally for 10 consecutive days, elevated urate (the anionic form of UA) in plasma and striatum by 55% and 36.8%, respectively, as compared with vehicle group. This regimen of UA was found to ameliorate the behavioral deficits, dopaminergic neuron loss as well as dopamine depletion in the nigrostriatal system. Moreover, UA administration was capable of increasing glutathione level and superoxide dismutase activity while decreasing malondialdehyde accumulation in striatum. In addition, the phosphorylation of both protein kinase B (Akt) and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3 beta) in the lesioned striata of 6-OHDA-lesioned rats was dramatically reduced as compared with sham-operated rats. This reduction was attenuated in the Parkinsonian rats receiving UA treatment. Similarly, in vitro findings showed that UA alleviated the decrease in Akt activation and the increase in GSK3 beta activity caused by 6-OHDA. Furthermore, neuroprotection by urate and its regulation on GSK3 beta phosphorylation at Ser9 was found to be abolished in the presence of PI3K inhibitor. Therefore, our findings demonstrated that urate was able to protect dopaminergic neurons in rat nigrostriatal pathway against the neurotoxicity of 6-OHDA, and showed that its beneficial effects may be related to its regulation on Akt/GSK3 beta signaling.
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