title: Neuroprotective mechanism of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor on dopamine neurons: role of antioxidation.
abstract: Recombinant human GDNF was infused into the rat striatum either acutely or subchronically. Its effects and its interactions with MPP+ on antioxidant enzyme activities were examined. Results indicated that acute GDNF infusion significantly increased glutathione peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. Subchronic GDNF treatment decreased the DA level and enhanced DA turnover. Pre-treatment with GDNF markedly protected DA neurons against MPP+-induced toxicity. These results suggest that GDNF protects DA neurons through its activation of the antioxidant enzyme systems.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; C495039:GDNF protein, human; C495041:Gdnf protein, rat; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; D004298:Dopamine