title: Chronic exposure to Ro20-1724 protects dopaminergic neurons in vitro against the neurotoxic action of N-methyl-D-aspartate and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium.
abstract: Using organotypic cultures of rat ventral mesencephalon, the effects of chronic (12-15 day) exposure to the type IV cAMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, Ro20-1724, were examined. At concentrations of 10(-8)-10(-5) M, Ro20-1724 alone had no effect upon the number of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons or upon neurite outgrowth. However, the drug offered significant protection, with maximum effect at 10(-6) M, against subsequent acute (48 h) exposure to the neurotoxic agents 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA).
authors.affiliation: University Department of Pharmacology, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Dickie
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Greenfield
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012368:4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D009498:Neurotoxins; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D012368:4-(3-Butoxy-4-methoxybenzyl)-2-imidazolidinone; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; D004298:Dopamine