title: Widespread increased expression of the DNA repair enzyme PARP in brain in ALS.
abstract: Expression of the DNA repair enzyme poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) is a known response to oxidative damage of DNA. In ALS brain, PARP expression by western analyses was increased in the motor cortex, parietal cortex, and cerebellum. PARP immunostaining in the motor cortex was increased in ALS neurons and subcortical glia and macrophages. Importantly, there was widespread increased PARP expression in neurons in the parietal cortex and cerebellum, regions that are typically clinically unaffected in ALS, suggesting widespread oxidative stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Henkel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siklós
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soós
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D015415:Biomarkers; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000201:enzymology; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000201:enzymology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D009457:Neuroglia / Q000201:enzymology; D009474:Neurons / Q000201:enzymology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000201:enzymology; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011065:Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases