title: Protective effect of histidine on MPP+-induced hydroxyl radical generation in rat striatum.
abstract: We investigated the efficacy of histidine on MPP+-induced hydroxyl radical (.OH) formation in extracellular fluid of rat striatum. Rats were anesthetized and sodium salicylate in Ringer's solution (0.5 nmol microl-1 min-1) was infused through a microdialysis probe to detect the generation of.OH as reflected by the nonenzymatic formation of 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) in the striatum. MPP+ (5 mM) clearly produced an increase in.OH formation. However, histidine (25 mM) reduced the.OH formation by the action of MPP+. These results indicate that histidine protects MPP+-induced.OH formation in rat striatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Oita Medical University, 1-1, Hasama-machi, Oita 879-5593, Japan.tobata@oita-med.ac.jp
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inada
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects*; D006207:Half-Life; D006639:Histidine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D008297:Male; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D009498:Neurotoxins; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D006639:Histidine; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium