title: Effect of lazaroid U-74389G on iron-induced reduction of striatal dopamine metabolism.
abstract: The substantia nigra of parkinsonian brains is reported to contain increased amounts of iron as compared with age-matched controls. Since iron might be cytotoxic via radical mechanisms, we analyzed the effect of intranigral iron infusion on the dopaminergic activity in the striatum of the rat. The striatal dopamine metabolism of the rat was followed 1, 3, and 6 weeks after unilateral intranigral iron (III) (1.5 micrograms) application. A progressive decrease of extraneuronal 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) levels was observed in the ipsilateral striatum by means of in vivo pulse voltammetry. The significant reduction of the DOPAC signal could be attenuated by pretreatment of the animals with the lazaroid U-74389G, applied ip 20 minutes before unilateral intranigral iron application. Our data indicate that a single iron application into the substantia nigra leads to a progressive loss of dopaminergic activity in the striatum, also observed in Parkinson patients. Furthermore, the Lazaroid U-74389G seems to be beneficial in this model of Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurochemistry, Philipps-University Marburg/Lahn, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wesemann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Solbach
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nafe
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grote
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Sontag
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riederer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jellinger
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Mennel
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Clement
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D007267:Injections; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000187:drug effects; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism; D011281:Pregnatrienes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D011281:Pregnatrienes; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; C074965:U 74389F; D007501:Iron; D004298:Dopamine