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B Drukarch1, J Flier, C A M Jongenelen, G Andringa, A N M Schoffelmeer.
Abstract
Anethole dithiolethione (ADT) is a clinically available, pluripotent antioxidant proposed as a neuroprotectant for Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, using extracts from cultured astrocytes, containing both monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B activity, we demonstrate that ADT concentration-dependently inhibits MAO-B activity in a clinically relevant concentration range (0.03-30 microM, IC-50 = 0.5 microM) without affecting MAO A activity. Considering the alleged contribution of MAO activity in general, and MAO-B in particular, to oxidative stress and neurodegeneration in PD, our data further support the neuroprotective potential of ADT.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16252076 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-005-0350-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm (Vienna) ISSN: 0300-9564 Impact factor: 3.575