The high-affinity D2/D3 agonist D512 protects PC12 cells from 6-OHDA-induced apoptotic cell death and rescues dopaminergic neurons in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease

Autor: Chandrashekhar Voshavar, Julie K. Andersen, Mrudang M. Shah, Liping Xu, Subramanian Rajagopalan, Aloke K. Dutta, Yevgeniya I. Shurubor, Flint Beal
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of neurochemistry. 131(1)
ISSN: 1471-4159
Popis: In this study, in vitro and in vivo experiments were carried out with the high-affinity multifunctional D2/D3 agonist D-512 in order to explore its potential neuroprotective effects in models of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and the potential mechanism(s) underlying such properties. Pretreatment with D-512 in vitro was found to rescue rat adrenal phaeochromocytoma PC12 cells from toxicity induced by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) administration in a dose-dependent manner. Neuroprotection was found to coincide with reductions in intracellular reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, and DNA damage. In vivo, pretreatment with 0.5 mg/kg D-512 was protective against neurodegenerative phenotypes associated with systemic administration of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), including losses in striatal dopamine (DA), reductions in numbers of DAergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN), and locomotor dysfunction. These observations strongly suggest that the multifunctional drug D-512 may constitute a novel viable therapy for PD.
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