Journal Article

DZNE-2024-00046

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png The specific NQO2 inhibitor, S29434, only marginally improves the survival of dopamine neurons in MPTP-intoxicated mice.

Vallucci, M. ; Boutin, J. A. ; Janda, E. ; Blandel, F. ; Musgrove, R.DZNE* ; Di Monte, D.DZNE* ; Ferry, G. ; Michel, P. P. ; Hirsch, E. C.

2024
Springer Wien [u.a.]

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1007/s00702-023-02709-3

Abstract: Over the years, evidence has accumulated on a possible contributive role of the cytosolic quinone reductase NQO2 in models of dopamine neuron degeneration induced by parkinsonian toxin, but most of the data have been obtained in vitro. For this reason, we asked the question whether NQO2 is involved in the in vivo toxicity of MPTP, a neurotoxin classically used to model Parkinson disease-induced neurodegeneration. First, we show that NQO2 is expressed in mouse substantia nigra dopaminergic cell bodies and in human dopaminergic SH-SY5Y cells as well. A highly specific NQO2 inhibitor, S29434, was able to reduce MPTP-induced cell death in a co-culture system of SH-SY5Y cells with astrocytoma U373 cells but was inactive in SH-SY5Y monocultures. We found that S29434 only marginally prevents substantia nigra tyrosine hydroxylase+ cell loss after MPTP intoxication in vivo. The compound produced a slight increase of dopaminergic cell survival at day 7 and 21 following MPTP treatment, especially with 1.5 and 3 mg/kg dosage regimen. The rescue effect did not reach statistical significance (except for one experiment at day 7) and tended to decrease with the 4.5 mg/kg dose, at the latest time point. Despite the lack of robust protective activity of the inhibitor of NQO2 in the mouse MPTP model, we cannot rule out a possible role of the enzyme in parkinsonian degeneration, particularly because it is substantially expressed in dopaminergic neurons.

Keyword(s): Mice (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Animals (MeSH) ; Dopaminergic Neurons: metabolism (MeSH) ; MPTP Poisoning (MeSH) ; Neuroblastoma (MeSH) ; Substantia Nigra: metabolism (MeSH) ; Dopamine: metabolism (MeSH) ; Mice, Inbred C57BL (MeSH) ; Disease Models, Animal (MeSH) ; MPTP ; NQO2 ; Neuroprotection ; Parkinson disease ; S29434 ; NRH - quinone oxidoreductase2 ; N-(2-(2-methoxy-6H-dipyrido(2,3-a-3,2-e)pyrrolizin-11-yl)ethyl)-2-furamide ; Dopamine

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Neurodegeneration and Neuroprotection in Parkinson´s Disease (AG Di Monte)

Research Program(s):

1. 352 - Disease Mechanisms (POF4-352) (POF4-352)

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