Alpha-synuclein overexpression induced mitochondrial damage by the generation of endogenous neurotoxins in PC12 cells

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• 作者：Yanyan Zhang¹ ; Hong Ma¹ ; Bingjie Xie ; Chao Han ; Chen Wang ; Hong Qing ; Yulin Deng ; ^{deng@bit.edu.cn}
• 关键词：PD ; Parkinson's disease ; salsolinol ; 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4-tetrahydroisoquinoline ; NM-salsolinol ; 2(N)-dimethyl-6 ; 7-dihydroxy-1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4-tetrahydroisoquinolin ; MPTP ; 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 6-tetrahy-dropyridine
• 刊名：Neuroscience Letters
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：28 June, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：547
• 期：Complete
• 页码：65-69
• 全文大小：1051 K

文摘

Alpha-synuclein is one of the important components of Lewy body which involved in neuropathology of Parkinson's disease (PD). The relationship between ¦Á-synuclein and cell death is still unclear. In the study, PC12 cell, stably over expressing ¦Á-synuclein model was used, and we investigated the level of intracellular oxidative stress, dopamine and endogenous neurotoxin. The results showed that the level of oxidative stress and intracytoplasmic dopamine (DA) was increased in cells over expressing ¦Á-synuclein compared with normal PC12 cells. Simultaneously, additional generation of endogenous neurotoxins 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (salsolinol) and 1(R),2(N)-dimethyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin (NM-salsolinol) was detected and this phenomenon was exacerbated after exposed to H₂O₂ for 24 h, but mitigated when treated with dopamine synthesis inhibitors. The presence of endogenous neurotoxins exacerbated ¦Á-synuclein induced mitochondrial damage. These results suggest that the endogenous neurotoxins may become a bridge between ¦Á-synuclein and cell death.