title: Thioredoxin suppresses 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced neurotoxicity in rat PC12 cells.
abstract: Thioredoxin (TRX) is a redox-active protein which plays a cytoprotective role against oxidative stress. Geranylgeranylacetone (GGA), used widely as an anti-ulcer drug, has been reported to induce TRX as well as heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in hepatocytes and other cells. 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), causes dopaminergic denervation and Parkinsonism in humans. The 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)), an active metabolite of MPTP, induces cell death in a rat pheochromocytoma cell line (PC12 cells). We found that MPP(+) suppresses TRX expression in PC12 cells. Overexpression or administration of TRX attenuates MPP(+)-induced neurotoxicity on PC12 cells. Moreover, GGA induces expression of TRX and HSP70 and attenuates MPP(+)-induced toxicity in PC12 cells. These results indicate that TRX and GGA have a possible potential as new therapeutic agents for Parkinson disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Itaro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanito
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yodoi
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000818:Animals; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions / Q000502:physiology; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D016716:PC12 Cells; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D013879:Thioredoxins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D004224:Diterpenes; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D013879:Thioredoxins; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium; C031049:geranylgeranylacetone