title: U-83836E prevents kainic acid-induced neuronal damage.
abstract: The effect of kainic acid (KA) on mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and reactive-oxygen species (ROS) production was studied in dissociated cerebellar granule cells from rat pups. KA induced a maximum increase of 361%+/-35% in ROS production. The lazaroid compound U-83836E (at concentrations ranging from 10(-9) to 5x10(-6) M) completely inhibited this increase, with an IC50 value of 3.02+/-1.08x10(-7) M. KA also decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), with a maximum decrease of about 30%. Absence of Na+ in the incubation medium did not significantly alter the effect of KA on MMP. As expected, the AMPA/kainate receptor antagonist NBQX inhibited the effects of KA on MMP with an IC50 value of 1.1+/-0.8 microM. However, the lazaroid U-83836E, indomethacin, nor-dihydroguaiaretic acid and L-nitroarginine all failed to inhibit the KA-induced decrease in the MMP. Finally, to assess the neuroprotective effect of U-83836E on KA-induced neurotoxicity in vivo, the increase in the peripheral-type benzodiazepine receptor density in rat hippocampus was measured. Treatment with KA increased the Bmax to 1341+/-192 fmol mg(-1). When U-83836E was coadministered with KA, the Bmax was reduced to 765+/-122 fmol mg(-1), which was not significantly different from the Bmax obtained from untreated rats (Bmax: 518+/-33 fmol mg(-1)). We conclude that treatment with the lazaroid U-83836E might be a suitable therapeutic strategy in neurodegenerative disorders.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Farmacologia i Farmacognòsia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aguirre
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Sureda
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pubill
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pallàs
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Escubedo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Camarasa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002839:Chromans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007608:Kainic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002839:Chromans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D010879:Piperazines; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D011963:Receptors, GABA-A; C066382:U 78517F; D007608:Kainic Acid