title: Mechanism of accumulation of the 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium species into mouse brain synaptosomes.
abstract: The mechanism of accumulation of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+), the toxic metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, into neuronal terminals was studied using mouse brain synaptosomes as an in vitro model. Addition of MPP+ to synaptosomal preparations, essentially devoid of contamination by extrasynaptosomal mitochondria, resulted in its time- and concentration-dependent accumulation. Intrasynaptosomal concentrations of 79 and 106 microM were reached 10 and 30 min, respectively, after addition of 50 microM MPP+. The accumulation of 50 microM MPP+ into synaptosomes was only slightly affected by the catecholamine uptake blockers mazindol and nomifensine; in contrast, it was markedly enhanced by tetraphenylborate, a lipophilic anion that increases the rate of accumulation of permeant cations via a Nernstian concentration gradient, MPP+ accumulation was significantly increased or decreased as a consequence of hyperpolarization or depolarization, respectively, of the plasma membrane of synaptosomes. This effect was evident after incubation for 10 min. Changes in mitochondrial membrane potential also affected MPP+ accumulation, although only after 30 min of incubation. Data indicate that polarization of neuronal membranes may significantly contribute to the accumulation of MPP+ into nerve terminals.
authors.affiliation: California Institute for Medical Research, San Jose 95128.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Scotcher
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Irwin
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: DeLanney
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Langston
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Monte
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium