title: Apparent antioxidant effect of l-deprenyl on hydroxyl radical formation and nigral injury elicited by MPP+ in vivo.
abstract: Using a modified microdialysis procedure, we confirmed that intrastriatal administration of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) induced a sustained overflow of dopamine accompanied by increased formation of hydroxyl free radicals (.OH) as reflected by salicylate hydroxylation. Pretreatment with l-deprenyl (selegiline 60 pmol, intrastriatal perfusion) significantly decreased the .OH formation elicited by MPP+ (75 nmol). There was a small decrease of dopamine efflux and an insignificant change of the ratio of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)/dopamine following l-deprenyl pretreatment. These in vivo findings support prior in vitro data that an unique antioxidant property of l-deprenyl may be independent of its inhibition of type B monoamine oxidase. In addition, intranigral co-administration of l-deprenyl (4.2 nmol) with MPP+ (4.2 nmol) completely protected nigral neurons from probable oxidative injuries induced by MPP+ (4.2 nmol), as reflected by a near 50% loss of striatal dopamine ipsilateral to the side of infusion of drug into the substantia nigra. This apparent neuroprotective effect of l-deprenyl on midbrain nigral neurons was also confirmed by histological findings. The present in vivo data clearly demonstrate that l-deprenyl can protect nigral neurons against dopamine neurotoxicity produced by MPP+, as suggested by an earlier in vitro study. Thus, l-deprenyl can preserve the function of MPP(+)-damaged nigral neurons perhaps by its apparent antioxidant property in addition to its blockade of the bioactivation of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) to toxic pyridinium metabolites by type B monoamine oxidase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chiueh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pert
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012642:Selegiline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D012642:Selegiline; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; D004298:Dopamine