Abstract
In cerebrospinal fluid of patients with cerebral infections, elevated concentrations of the pteridine compounds neopterin and 7,8-dihydroneopterin were detected. Here, the potential of pteridines to induce apoptosis of the rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12) was investigated. In contrast to aromatic pteridines like neopterin, the reduced forms 7,8-dihydroneopterin, 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin and 7,8-dihydrobiopterin led to a significant increase of apoptotic cells. After terminal differentiation, cells were less sensitive to incubation with pteridines. A noticeable augmentation of apoptosis was observed upon incubation with 7,8-dihydroneopterin and 7,8-dihydrofolic acid. Antioxidants partly protected PC12 cells from pteridine-induced apoptosis, suggesting the involvement of reactive oxygen intermediates. Exposure of cells to 7,8-dihydroneopterin led to activation of the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase and to a lesser degree also of JUN/SAP kinase. Results implicate that high concentrations of reduced pteridines, might contribute to the pathogenesis involved in neurodegeneration.
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