title: Neurotoxicity of MAO metabolites of catecholamine neurotransmitters: role in neurodegenerative diseases.
abstract: The monoamine oxidase (MAO) metabolites of norepinephrine (NE) or epinephrine (EPI) and of dopamine (DA) are 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (DOPEGAL) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL), respectively. The toxicity of these catecholamine (CA) MAO metabolites was predicted over 50 years ago. However, until our recent chemical synthesis of these CA aldehyde metabolites, the hypothesis about their toxicity could not be tested. The present paper reviews recent knowledge gained about these compounds. Topics to be reviewed include: chemical synthesis and properties of DOPEGAL and DOPAL; in vitro and in vivo toxicity of CA aldehydes; subcellular mechanisms of toxicity; free radical formation by DOPEGAL versus DOPAL; mechanisms of accumulation of CA aldehydes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) and potential therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. althagml@slucare1.sluh.edu
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Shu Wen
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hyung D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kristal
authors.forename: Eugene M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lampe
authors.forename: Vijaya B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franko
authors.forename: Evelyn A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Zahm
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000502:physiology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D002396:Catechols; D006801:Humans; D019636:Neurodegenerative Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D002395:Catecholamines; D002396:Catechols; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; C007431:3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde; C007430:3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde