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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
卷 30, 期 8, 页码 924-931出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(01)00484-1
关键词
free radicals; Parkinson's disease; reactive species; dopamine; mitochondria; permeability transition
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [AG09014, AG14390, AG15354] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [R01 NS038741] Funding Source: Medline
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a major cause of age-related morbidity and mortality, present in nearly 1% of individuals at ages 70-79 and similar to2.5% of individuals at age 85. L-DOPA (L-dihydroxyphenylalanine), which is metabolized to dopamine by dopa decarboxylase. is the primary therapy for PD, but may also contribute to disease progression. Association between mitochondrial dysfunction, monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, and dopaminergic neurotoxicity has been repeatedly observed, but the mechanisms underlying selective dopaminergic neuron depletion in aging and neurodegenerative disorders remain unclear. We now report that 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL), the MAO metabolite of dopamine, is more cytotoxic in neuronally differentiated PC 12 cells than dopamine and several of its metabolites. In isolated, energetically compromised mitochondria, physiological concentrations of DOPAL induced the permeability transition (PT), a trigger for cell death. Dopamine was > 1000-fold less potent. PT inhibitors protected both mitochondria and cells against DOPAL. Sensitivity to DOPAL was reduced greater than or equal to 30-fold in fully energized mitochondria, suggesting that mitochondrial respiration may increase resistance to PT induction by the endogenous DOPAL in the substantia nigra. These data provide a potential mechanism of action for L-DOPA-mediated neurotoxicity and suggest two potentially interactive mechanisms for the selective vulnerability of neurons exposed to dopamine. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc.
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