Methylparaben protects 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells and improved behavioral impairments in mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology. Considerable evidence suggests that free radical formation and oxidative stress might play an important role in the pathogenesis of PD. In the present investigation we evaluated the therapeutic potential of methylparaben (MP) a well known pharmaceutical preservative against 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells and in a mouse model of PD. At nanomolar concentrations MP (0.01, 0.1 and 1 nM) significantly attenuated the 6-OHDA- and hydrogen peroxide-induced cytotoxicity in SH-SY5Y cells. The reactive oxygen species generated by 6-OHDA in SH-SY5Y cells was also inhibited by MP in a concentration dependent fashion. Further, intranigral damage induced by stereotaxically injecting 6-OHDA in mouse brain was significantly attenuated by MP treatment. MP (1, 10 or 50 μg/kg, i.p.) prevented apomorphine-induced rotational behavior and significantly improved motor deficits in 6-OHDA-lesioned mice. The cognitive impairments as evaluated by passive avoidance and Y-maze task in mice were also attenuated by MP concentration dependently. Immunohistochemical analysis of substantia nigra in MP treated mice showed significantly higher number of surviving tyrosine hydroxylase positive cells. Furthermore, MP also suppressed the lipid peroxidation products in 6-OHDA-lesioned mouse brain tissues. Considering the results obtained, the marked neuroprotection exhibited by MP might be attributed to its potent antioxidant property. In conclusion, this study reports the neuroprotective properties of MP in experimental models of PD for the first time and can be developed as a potential therapeutic agent.

• Authors: Spandana Rajendra Kopalli, Su-Jin Noh, Sushruta Koppula, Yoo-Hun Suh
• Journal: Neurotoxicology (Neurotoxicology) Vol. 34 Pg. 25-32 (Jan 2013) ISSN: 1872-9711 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 23068419 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Antioxidants
• Neuroprotective Agents
• Parabens
• Reactive Oxygen Species
• Malondialdehyde
• Oxidopamine
• methylparaben
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

Topics

• Animals
• Antioxidants (pharmacology)
• Avoidance Learning (drug effects)
• Behavior, Animal (drug effects)
• Cell Line, Tumor
• Cognition (drug effects)
• Cytoprotection
• Disease Models, Animal
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Humans
• Hydrogen Peroxide (toxicity)
• Immunohistochemistry
• Lipid Peroxidation (drug effects)
• Male
• Malondialdehyde (metabolism)
• Maze Learning (drug effects)
• Mice
• Mice, Inbred C57BL
• Motor Activity (drug effects)
• Neurons (drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
• Neuroprotective Agents (pharmacology)
• Neurotoxicity Syndromes (etiology, metabolism, pathology, prevention & control)
• Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
• Oxidopamine (toxicity)
• Parabens (pharmacology)
• Parkinsonian Disorders (chemically induced, drug therapy, metabolism, psychology)
• Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
• Rotarod Performance Test
• Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase (metabolism)