Abstract
Previously, we suggested that tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), an obligatory cofactor for dopamine synthesis, as an intrinsic contributor to dopaminergic neuron vulnerability. The BH4 toxicity is observed in dopamine-producing cells, including Cath.a cells, but not in non-dopaminergic cells. Furthermore, the dopaminergic cell death induced by BH4 is apoptotic in nature and involves oxidative stress, similar to that observed in Parkinson's disease. Accordingly, various antioxidants have been found to protect dopaminergic cells from BH4. This study was undertaken to evaluate protective effects of the dopamine receptor agonist bromocriptine on BH4-induced Cath.a cell death, because bromocriptine has been reported to be an antioxidant with a neuroprotective activity. In the presence of bromocriptine, the increase in LDH activity and mitochondrial cytochrome c release induced by BH4 were significantly abolished. This cytoprotective effect was phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway-dependent. In addition, bromocriptine was found to up-regulate the expressions of nuclear factor-E2-related factor-2 and antioxidant enzymes including NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1. Our findings show that bromocriptine stimulates antioxidant defense...Continue Reading
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