title: Parkinsonism-preventing activity of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives in C57BL mouse in vivo.
abstract: 1-Methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (1MeTIQ), an endogenous parkinsonism-preventing substance, and its 5-, 6-, and 7-hydroxylated derivatives are reported to show in vitro neuroprotective activity against toxicity due to salsolinol in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells. In the present study, we tested the parkinsonism-preventing potential of these derivatives by means of the pole test in C57BL mice in vivo, and measured brain dopamine contents by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Parkinsonism was induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydroisoquinoline(MPTP), and pretreatment with any of the 1MeTIQ derivatives prevented its induction. 6-Hydroxy-1MeTIQ showed the greatest preventive activity. The amount of dopamine in the brain was reduced by MPTP treatment, and this reduction was suppressed by pretreatment with 1MeTIQ derivatives. These hydroxy-1MeTIQ derivatives may have potential for the treatment of Parkinson's disease as well as 1MeTIQ itself.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University, Japan. k-okuda@ps.hirokoku-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Yaichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kotake
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D000818:Animals; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; C050386:1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D004298:Dopamine