期刊
NEUROTOXICITY RESEARCH
卷 35, 期 4, 页码 898-907出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12640-019-0001-0
关键词
alpha-Synuclein; Dopamine; Mitochondria; Parkinson's disease
资金
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India [SR/SO/HS-026/2012]
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India [09/896(0012) 2013-EMR-1]
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India
The cytotoxicity of dopamine on cultured cells of neural origin has been used as a tool to explore the mechanisms of dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. In the current study, we have shown that dopamine induces a dose-dependent (10-40 mu M) and time-dependent (up to 96 h) loss of cell viability associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and increased intra-cellular accumulation of alpha-synuclein in cultured SH-SY5Y cells. Dopamine-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and the loss of cell viability under our experimental conditions could be prevented by cyclosporine, a blocker of mitochondrial permeability transition pore, as well as the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Interestingly, the dopamine effects on cell viability and mitochondrial functions were significantly prevented by knocking down alpha-synuclein expression by specific siRNA. Our results suggest that dopamine cytotoxicity is mediated by alpha-synuclein acting on the mitochondria and impairing its bioenergetic functions.
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