期刊
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 141, 期 2, 页码 128-137出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2005.08.014
关键词
zebrafish; MPTP; Parkinson's disease; neurodegeneration; dopamine transporter
Parkinson's disease is characterized by a severe loss of dopaminergic neurons resulting in a range of motor deficits. The neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl- 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is known to cause a similar loss of dopaminergic, neurons in the human midbrain with corresponding Parkinsonian symptoms. Several animal species have also shown sensitivity to MPTP, including primates, mice, goldfish, and, most recently, zebrafish. This study demonstrates that the effect of MPTP on dopaminergic neurons in zebrafish larvae is mediated by the same pathways that have been demonstrated in mammalian species. MPTP-induced neurodegeneration was prevented by co-incubation with either the monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) inhibitor L-deprenyl or the dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor nomifensine. Furthermore, targeted inactivation of the DAT gene by antisense morpholinos also protected neurons from MPTP damage. Thus, the mechanism for MPTP-induced dopaminergic neuron toxicity in mammals is conserved in zebrafish larvae. Effects on swimming behavior and touch response that result from MPTP damage are partially ameliorated by both L-deprenyl and DAT knockdown. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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