Blockade of Tetrahydrobiopterin Synthesis Protects Neurons after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rat: A Novel Role for the Cofactor
Blockade of Tetrahydrobiopterin Synthesis Protects Neurons after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rat: A Novel Role for the Cofactor
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阻断四氢生物蝶呤合成可保护大鼠短暂前脑缺血后的神经元:辅因子的新作用
作者:
Sunghee Cho;B. Volpe;Y. Bae;O. Hwang;H. Choi;J. Gal;L. Park;C. K. Chu;Jinfa Du;T. Joh
The generation of nitric oxide (NO) aggravates neuronal injury. (6R)-5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-l-biopterin (BH4) is an essential cofactor in the synthesis of NO by nitric oxide synthase (NOS). We attempted to attenuate neuron degeneration by blocking the synthesis of the cofactor BH4using N-acetyl-3-O-methyldopamine (NAMDA). In vitro data demonstrate that NAMDA inhibited GTP cyclohydrolase I, the rate-limiting enzyme for BH4biosynthesis, and reduced nitrite accumulation, an oxidative metabolite of NO, without directly inhibiting NOS activity. Animals exposed to transient forebrain ischemia and treated with NAMDA demonstrated marked reductions in ischemia-induced BH4 levels, NADPH-diaphorase activity, and caspase-3 gene expression in the CA1 hippocampus. Moreover, delayed neuronal injury in the CA1 hippocampal region was significantly attenuated by NAMDA. For the first time, these data demonstrate that a cofactor, BH4, plays a significant role in the generation of ischemic neuronal death, and that blockade of BH4 biosynthesis may provide novel strategies for neuroprotection.
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影响因子:
2.9
作者:
GREEN, LC;WAGNER, DA;TANNENBAUM, SR
通讯作者:
TANNENBAUM, SR
DOI:
10.1016/s0021-9258(19)47089-0
发表时间:
1989-12
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
N. Kwon;C. Nathan;D. Stuehr
通讯作者:
N. Kwon;C. Nathan;D. Stuehr
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.94.5.2007
发表时间:
1997-03-04
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
Hara, H;Friedlander, RM;Moskowitz, MA
通讯作者:
Moskowitz, MA
影响因子:
56.9
作者:
HUANG, ZH;HUANG, PL;MOSKOWITZ, MA
通讯作者:
MOSKOWITZ, MA
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.88.14.6368
发表时间:
1991-07-01
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
DAWSON, VL;DAWSON, TM;SNYDER, SH
通讯作者:
SNYDER, SH