Depletion of glutathione in brainstem of mice caused by N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine is prevented by antioxidant pretreatment |
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Authors: | V W Yong T L Perry A A Krisman |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, United States;2. Department of Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, United States;3. Emory Alzheimer''s Disease Research Center, United States |
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Abstract: | C57 black mice showed significantly decreased glutathione (GSH) content in the brainstem 24 h after a single s.c. injection of N-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), 40 mg/kg. This loss of GSH could be prevented by pretreating animals with large amounts of alpha-tocopherol or beta-carotene. Increasing dopamine turnover of nigrostriatal neurons in mice by dietary administration of L-dihydroxy-phenylalanine and carbidopa did not accentuate the neurotoxic effects of MPTP. It seems likely that MPTP metabolites directly damage dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons and that GSH is consumed in attempts to detoxify these metabolites in the substantia nigra. |
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