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ArticleBrain research2012

Catechol and aldehyde moieties of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde contribute to tyrosine hydroxylase inhibition and neurotoxicity.

Lydia M M Vermeer, Virginia R Florang, Jonathan A Doorn

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Article in Brain research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lydia M M VermeerDivision of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa, 115 South Grand Ave., Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. lydia-mexas@uiowa.edu
Virginia R Florang
Jonathan A Doorn
University of Iowa · US

Funding

Organochlorine-Mediated Generation of a Dopamine Derived NeurotoxinR01ES015507 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI DOORN, JONATHAN A · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES015507NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES15507
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which leads to the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons. This causes a decrease in the important neurotransmitter dopamine (DA), which is essential for coordinated movement. Previous studies have implicated the monoamine oxidase metabolite of DA, 3,4-dihydroxphenylacetaldehyde (DOPAL), in the pathogenesis of PD and have shown it to be a reactive intermediate capable of protein modification. DOPAL also has demonstrated the ability to cause mitochondrial dysfunction and lead to significant inhibition of the rate-limiting enzyme in DA synthesis, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). The current study was undertaken to investigate four analogs of DOPAL, including a novel nitrile analog, to determine how the structure of DOPAL is related to its toxicity and inhibition of TH. Both mitochondrial function and inhibition of TH in cell lysate were investigated. Furthermore, a novel whole cell assay was designed to determine the consequence to enzyme action when DOPAL levels were elevated. The results presented here demonstrate that changes to DOPAL structure lead to a decrease in toxicity and inhibition of enzyme activity as compared to the parent compound. Furthermore, the production of superoxide anion but not hydrogen peroxide increased in the presence of elevated DOPAL. These results reveal the toxicity of DOPAL and demonstrate that both the catechol and aldehyde are required to potently inhibit TH activity.

Indexed as

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAldehydesCatecholsCell LineChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDopaminergic NeuronsFlow CytometryHumansParkinson DiseaseStructure-Activity RelationshipTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAldehydesCatecholsTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

Identifiers

PMID22877852
PMCPMC3428502
OpenAlexW2004788812

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