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Mechanism of resistance to NO-induced neurotoxicity in cultured rat dopaminergic neurons

✍ Scribed by H. Sawada; S. Shimohama; T. Kawamura; A. Akaike; Y. Kitamura; T. Taniguchi; J. Kimura

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
1009 KB
Volume
46
Category
Article
ISSN
0360-4012

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✦ Synopsis

We previously reported that mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons are resistant to cytotoxicity induced by nitric oxide (NO). This study investigated the intracellular mechanism that protects dopaminergic neurons against NO toxicity in rat mesencephalic cultures. Peroxynitrite anion, an active metabolite of NO, caused significant cytotoxic effects against dopaminergic and nondopaminergic neurons, but NO caused cytotoxic effects restricted to nondopaminergic neurons. In addition, we studied the effects of ascorbate, an anti-oxidant, on NO-induced neurotoxicity against dopaminergic neurons and found that coadministration of ascorbate failed to affect resistance against NO-induced neurotoxicity. These findings suggest that the protecting mechanism from NO neurotoxicity in dopaminergic neurons is based on inhibition of conversion of NO to peroxynitrite anion, is independent of the NO redox state, and is possibly due to suppression of superoxide anion production. Furthermore, we investigated NO-induced neurotoxicity with or without pretreatment with sublethal doses of methylphenylpyridium ion (MPP + ). Following pretreatment with 1 p M MPP+, which did not show significant cytotoxic effects against dopaminergic neurons, NO demonstrated significant cytotoxicity. Therefore, MPP+ may inhibit the protecting systems from NO neurotoxicity in dopaminergic neurons.

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