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G Díaz-Véliz1, S Mora, H Lungenstrass, J Segura-Aguilar.
Abstract
The present study shows that intranigral injection of dicoumarol, a DT-diaphorase inhibitor, potentiates the neurotoxic effect of salsolinol (salsolinol 1.25 nmoles plus dicoumarol 2 nmoles; in 2 microl). Rats treated with dicoumarol plus salsolinol presented a characteristic contralateral rotational behaviour when they were stimulated with apomorphine (0.5 mg/kg, s.c.), similar to rats injected unilaterally with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). These rats also exhibited impairment of motor and cognitive behaviours. The results support the hypothesis that DT-diaphorase plays a protective role in the nigrostriatal dopaminergic systems.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15111240 DOI: 10.1007/BF03033183
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurotox Res ISSN: 1029-8428 Impact factor: 3.978