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Title: | GDNF modulates HO-1 expression in substantia nigra postnatal cell cultures | Authors: | Saavedra, Ana Baltazar, Graça Carvalho, Caetana M. Duarte, Emília P. |
Keywords: | Astrocytes; Dopaminergic neurons; Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor; Heme oxygenase-1; Oxidative stress; Parkinson disease; Free radicals | Issue Date: | 2005 | Citation: | Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 39:12 (2005) 1611-1619 | Abstract: | Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) has been strongly highlighted because of its induction in many cell types by toxic stimuli, including oxidative stress. The intense HO-1 immunostaining in the substantia nigra of Parkinson disease (PD) patients suggests its involvement in the pathogenesis of this neurodegenerative disease. In this work we investigated HO-1 expression in rat substantia nigra postnatal cell cultures under conditions mimicking dopamine toxicity and its modulation by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a potent neuroprotective factor for dopaminergic neurons. In neuron-glia cultures, we found that H2O2, a product of dopamine metabolism, or l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), the dopamine precursor used in the therapy of PD, induced a fast up-regulation of HO-1 mRNA and protein levels, followed by a secondary down-regulation. H2O2 and l-DOPA also increased HO-1 expression in astrocyte cultures, but with a delayed time course in H2O2-treated cultures. HO-1 expression was decreased in neuron-glia cultures under conditions under which GDNF up-regulation was observed. Because exogenously applied GDNF prevented HO-1 up-regulation in cultures treated with H2O2 or l-DOPA, and antibody neutralization of GDNF prevented the secondary HO-1 down-regulation observed in neuron-glia cultures, we propose that GDNF negatively modulates HO-1 expression induced by oxidative stress. To our knowledge, this is the first report showing the modulation of HO-1 expression by GDNF. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/5358 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2005.08.005 | Rights: | openAccess |
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