Further investigation of allopurinol effects on MPTP-induced oxidative stress in the striatum and brain stem of the rat

Maria S. Desole, Giovanni Esposito, Luigia Fresu, Rossana Migheli, Sara Sircana, Rosaria Delogu, Maddalena Miele, Egidio Miele

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Abstract

Levels of uric acid, xanthine, hypoxanthine, ascorbic acid (AA), dehydroascorbic acid (DHAA), glutathione (GSH), noradrenaline (NA), dopamine (DA), dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA), 5- hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) 1-methyl-4- phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) were determined in the striatum and/or in the brain stem of 3-month- old male Wistar rats given allopurinol (300 mg/kg day by gavage) for 3 days before a single MPTP 35 mg/kg dose IP. Allopurinol alone decreased uric acid and increased xanthine levels both in the striatum and in the brain stem; moreover, allopurinol decreased striatal DOPAC + HVA/DA ratio and increased 5-HIAA/5HT ratio in the brainstem. Allopurinol affected neither regional MPTP nor MPP+ disposition. Allopurinol potentiated the MPTP-induced decrease in the DOPAC + HVA/DA ratio and increase in striatal AA oxidation; in addition, allopurinol antagonised the MPTP-induced: (i) increase in uric acid levels; (ii) decrease in NA levels in both regions, in DA levels, and in the 5- HIAA/5-HT ratio in the brain stem: (iii) increase in AA oxidation in the brain stem. In conclusion, the MPP+-induced oxidative stress mediated by xanthine oxidase seems to be involved in DA depletion in the brainstem and in NA depletion in both regions; moreover, striatal uric acid may have an active role in the neuronal antioxidant pool.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)377-383
Numero di pagine7
RivistaPharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
Volume54
Numero di pubblicazione2
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - mag 1996
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