title: Partial protective effect of MK-801 on MPTP-induced reduction of striatal dopamine in mice.
abstract: The protective effect of MK-801, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced reduction of striatal dopamine (DA) was examined in C57 BL/6 mice. Striatal DA levels were significantly higher in animals receiving parenteral MK-801 before and for 48 h following MPTP administration after 28 days than in animals receiving MPTP alone. The effect was not due to inhibition of monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) by MK-801. These data suggest that NMDA receptors may be involved in some of the neurotoxicity produced by MPTP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krieger
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid