Abstract
The role of ascorbic acid on dopamine (DA) oxidation-mediated cytotoxicity was studied using the PC12 cell line. DA cytotoxicity was slightly attenuated by ascorbic acid, whereas the cytotoxicity of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), a DA oxidation product, was markedly potentiated. To elucidate the relationship between the ascorbic acid effect and the degree of DA oxidation, ascorbic acid was added in a time-dependent fashion after DA treatment. We found greater cell death the later ascorbic acid was applied. Treatment of cells with glutathione alleviated DA- and 6-OHDA-induced cell death, while L-buthionine sulfoximine potentiated DA and 6-OHDA cytotoxicity. Ascorbic acid combined with glutathione eliminated the toxicity of DA and 6-OHDA. These results suggest that the interaction between DA and ascorbic acid is dependent upon the degree of DA oxidation and glutathione availability. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 81-84 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Neuroscience Letters |
| Volume | 296 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 22 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Catecholamines
- Glutathione
- L-Buthionine sulfoximine
- Oxidative stress
- Parkinson's disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience