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Lichuan Yang1, Qingli Shi, Daniel J Ho, Anatoly A Starkov, Elizabeth J Wille, Hui Xu, H L Chen, Steven Zhang, Cliona M Stack, Noel Y Calingasan, Gary E Gibson, M Flint Beal.
Abstract
The activity of a key mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme, alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC), declines in many neurodegenerative diseases. KGDHC consists of three subunits. The dihydrolipoyl succinyl transferase (DLST) component is unique to KGDHC. DLST(+/-) mice showed reduced mRNA and protein levels and decreased brain mitochondrial KGDHC activity. Neurotoxic effects of mitochondrial toxins were exacerbated in DLST(+/-) mice. MPTP produced a significantly greater reduction of striatal dopamine and tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta of DLST(+/-) mice. DLST deficiency enhanced the severity of lipid peroxidation in the substantia nigra after MPTP treatment. Striatal lesions induced by either malonate or 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) were significantly larger in DLST(+/-) mice than in wildtype controls. DLST deficiency enhanced the 3-NP inhibition of mitochondria enzymes, and 3-NP induced protein and DNA oxidations. These observations support the hypothesis that reductions in KGDHC may impair the adaptability of the brain and contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19660549 PMCID: PMC3605719 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2009.07.023
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurobiol Dis ISSN: 0969-9961 Impact factor: 5.996