title: Nicotine suppresses 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion-induced hydroxyl radical generation in rat striatum.
abstract: The present study examined the ability of antioxidant effects of nicotine on 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+))-induced hydroxyl radical (*OH) formation of rat striatum. Rats were anesthetized and sodium salicylate in Ringer's solution (0.5 nmol/microl per min) was infused through a microdialysis probe to detect the generation of.OH as reflected by non-enzymatic formation trapped as 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) in the striatum. MPP(+) enhanced generation of.OH formation trapped as DHBA. However, nicotine (100 microM) significantly suppressed.OH formation induced by MPP(+). Iron (II) (2, 5 and 10 microM) increased the levels of DHBA in a concentration-dependent manner. However, in the presence of nicotine (100 microM), the effect of nicotine was suppressed. These results suggest that nicotine has a preventive effect on.OH generation by MPP(+) in rat striatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Oita Medical University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Oita 879-5593, Japan. tobata@oita-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Obata
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aomine
authors.forename: Toshiya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinemuchi
mesh_terms: D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D009538:Nicotine; D015655:1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium