The Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor 7-Nitroindazole Also Inhibits the Monoamine Oxidase-B-Catalyzed Oxidation of 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Chemical Research in Toxicology
- Vol. 10 (4) , 364-368
- https://doi.org/10.1021/tx970001d
Abstract
The neurodegenerative properties of the parkinsonian inducing agent 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) are thought to result from inhibition of complex I of the mitochondrial respiratory chain by the monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) generated 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium metabolite MPP+. Treatment with 7-nitroindazole (7-NI) protects rodents and baboons against MPTP's neurotoxicity, presumably as a consequence of its inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The results reported in the present communication, while not in conflict with the proposed role of nNOS, raise the possibility that the inhibition of MAO-B by 7-NI also may contribute to the observed neuroprotection.Keywords
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