title: GM1 ganglioside-induced recovery of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons after MPTP: an immunohistochemical study.
abstract: The administration of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) to mice results in the loss of dopamine (DA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) from the mouse striatum and a loss of cells containing tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-immunoreactivity from the substantia nigra. The cells that remained in the nigra after MPTP treatment were smaller in diameter than normal cells. Treatment with GM1 ganglioside beginning 24 h after establishing the MPTP lesion resulted in partial restoration of DA and DOPAC content in the striatum and an increase in the diameter of the TH-immunoreactive nigra cells. It appears, therefore, that treatment of MPTP-intoxicated mice with GM1 ganglioside results in the partial restoration of both the biochemistry and morphology of dopaminergic neurons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hadjiconstantinou
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Neff
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000633:toxicity*; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D005677:G(M1) Ganglioside; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D004298:Dopamine