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ATP depletion is the major cause of MPP+ induced dopamine neuronal death and worm lethality in alpha-synuclein transgenic C. elegans / 神经科学通报·英文版
Neuroscience Bulletin ; (6): 329-335, 2007.
Artículo en Inglés | WPRIM | ID: wpr-264705
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the toxic effect of environmental neurotoxin MPP+ to C. elegans and identify the mechanisms that cause the toxicity.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Human alpha-synuclein transgenic C. elegans was used as the animal model, the toxic effect of MPP+ to dopamine (DA) neurons and the lifespan of worms was tested. The worms were feed with OP50 to determine whether ATP increase can rescue the worm from toxicity. ATP level and aberrant protein accumulation were analyzed in the MPP+ treated worms with or without OP50 addition.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>We found that MPP+ induced DA cell death and worm lethality, which could be prevented by OP50 treatment. OP50 exerted the protective effect by up-regulating ATP level, even though it also induced accumulation of alpha-synuclein. Despite the undefined role of protein aggregation to the cell death, our results showed that the toxicity of MPP+ was mainly caused by the ATP depletion in the alpha-synuclein transgenic C. elegans.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>MPP+ could induce DA neuronal death and worm lethality in alpha-synuclein transgenic C. elegans; Compared with the aggregation of alpha-synuclein, the major cause of MPP+ toxicity appeared due to ATP depletion.</p>
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Animales Modificados Genéticamente / Dopamina / 1-Metil-4-fenilpiridinio / Adenosina Trifosfato / Mortalidad / Muerte Celular / Caenorhabditis elegans / Intoxicación por MPTP / Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans / Modelos Animales de Enfermedad Tipo de estudio: Estudio pronóstico Límite: Animales / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Neuroscience Bulletin Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental) Asunto principal: Animales Modificados Genéticamente / Dopamina / 1-Metil-4-fenilpiridinio / Adenosina Trifosfato / Mortalidad / Muerte Celular / Caenorhabditis elegans / Intoxicación por MPTP / Proteínas de Caenorhabditis elegans / Modelos Animales de Enfermedad Tipo de estudio: Estudio pronóstico Límite: Animales / Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Neuroscience Bulletin Año: 2007 Tipo del documento: Artículo