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  • Title: Manganese neurotoxic time course is not influenced by L-deprenyl systemic treatment: influence of L-deprenyl in manganese neurotoxic time course.
    Author: Fernandes A, de Oliveira EF, de Rezende IC, Ponzoni S.
    Journal: Brain Res; 2010 Mar 04; 1317():277-85. PubMed ID: 20045397.
    Abstract:
    Unilateral microinjection of manganese into the rat substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) leads to the death of nigral neurons and a decrease in dopamine (DA) within the ipsilateral striatum. L-deprenyl, an irreversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B, appears to protect or rescue dopaminergic nigral neurons from the toxic effects of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) and 1-methyl-4 phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropiridine (MPTP). In this study we aimed to investigate whether L-deprenyl is able to influence the manganese neurotoxic time course. L-deprenyl rescue activity was evaluated in discontinuous posology and its protective effect was evaluated in a continuous one. Apomorphine-induced rotational behavior and striatal tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining (TH-IS) were evaluated in both conditions at 24 h, 72 h and 168 h after intranigral microinjections. Our results indicate a failure in L-deprenyl to influence the establishment and time course of rotational response to apomorphine. Strikingly, a further decrease in the tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining, at 168 h post microinjection in L-deprenyl-treated rats was obtained. Our data revealed no correlation between an increasing rotational behavior and reduction in TH-IS.
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