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Inhibition of prolyl hydroxylase protects against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced neurotoxicity: model for the potential involvement of the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway in Parkinson disease.

Abstract
Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) plays an important role in cell survival by regulating iron, antioxidant defense, and mitochondrial function. Pharmacological inhibitors of the iron-dependent enzyme class prolyl hydroxylases (PHD), which target alpha subunits of HIF proteins for degradation, have recently been demonstrated to alleviate neurodegeneration associated with stroke and hypoxic-ischemic injuries. Here we report that inhibition of PHD by 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (DHB) protects against 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced nigral dopaminergic cell loss and up-regulates HIF-1alpha within these neurons. Elevations in mRNA and protein levels of HIF-dependent genes heme oxygenase-1 (Ho-1) and manganese superoxide dismutase (Mnsod) following DHB pretreatment alone are also maintained in the presence of MPTP. MPTP-induced reductions in ferroportin and elevations in nigral and striatal iron levels were reverted to levels comparable with that of untreated controls with DHB pretreatment. Reductions in pyruvate dehydrogenase mRNA and activity resulting from MPTP were also found to be attenuated by DHB. In vitro, the HIF pathway was activated in N27 cells grown at 3% oxygen treated with either PHD inhibitors or an iron chelator. Concordant with our in vivo data, the MPP(+)-elicited increase in total iron as well as decreases in cell viability were attenuated in the presence of DHB. Taken together, these data suggest that protection against MPTP neurotoxicity may be mediated by alterations in iron homeostasis and defense against oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction brought about by cellular HIF-1alpha induction. This study provides novel data extending the possible therapeutic utility of HIF induction to a Parkinson disease model of neurodegeneration, which may prove beneficial not only in this disorder itself but also in other diseases associated with metal-induced oxidative stress.
AuthorsDonna W Lee, Subramanian Rajagopalan, Ambreena Siddiq, Roberto Gwiazda, Lichuan Yang, M Flint Beal, Rajiv R Ratan, Julie K Andersen
JournalThe Journal of biological chemistry (J Biol Chem) Vol. 284 Issue 42 Pg. 29065-76 (Oct 16 2009) ISSN: 1083-351X [Electronic] United States
PMID19679656 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate
  • Hydroxybenzoates
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1
  • RNA, Messenger
  • 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
  • Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase
  • Heme Oxygenase-1
  • Oxygen
Topics
  • 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (chemistry)
  • Animals
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 (chemistry)
  • Hydroxybenzoates (pharmacology)
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 (metabolism)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neurons (metabolism)
  • Oxygen (chemistry)
  • Parkinson Disease (drug therapy, pathology)
  • Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase (antagonists & inhibitors)
  • RNA, Messenger (metabolism)
  • Rats

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