title: Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor activation protects striatal dopaminergic nerve terminals against MPP+-induced neurotoxicity along with brain-derived neurotrophic factor induction.
abstract: We have studied the in vivo effect of the selective agonist for group II metabotropic glutamate receptors (2S, 2'R, 3'R)-2-(2'3'-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine (DCG-IV) against MPP+-induced toxicity on rat striatal dopaminergic nerve terminals by using both microdialysis and immunohistochemical techniques. Perfusion of 1 mM DCG-IV during 1 h protected dopaminergic nerve terminals against the degeneration induced by a 15-minute perfusion of 1 mM MPP+. In addition, the microglial cell population was markedly activated 24 h after DCG-IV perfusion. The astroglial cell population was only markedly activated around the microdialysis probe. This protective effect seems to be dependent on protein synthesis since 1 mM cycloheximide, an inhibitor of protein synthesis, abolished the neuroprotective effect of 1 mM DCG-IV against MPP+ toxicity. Perfusion of DCG-IV induced an upregulation of striatal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA expressing cells which were confined precisely around the microdialysis probe. Taken together, our results suggest that the induction and release of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) by activated glial cells induced by DCG-IV perfusion may account for its protective action against MPP+-induced dopaminergic terminal degeneration.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Bromatología, Toxicología y Medicina Legal, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Matarredona
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Venero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D000818:Animals; D001565:Benzoates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000494:pharmacology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D020267:MPTP Poisoning / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D017628:Microglia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D003521:Cyclopropanes; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D011500:Protein Synthesis Inhibitors; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C079694:alpha-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine; C082313:2-(2,3-dicarboxycyclopropyl)glycine; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D005998:Glycine; D004298:Dopamine