Study of apoptosis pattern of dopaminergic neurons and neuroprotective effect of nicotine in MPTP mouse model

作     者：Dan Hua Wei Cao Shenggang Sun 

作者机构：Department of Neurology Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022 Hukei Province China Department of Nuclear Medicine Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022 Hukei Province China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Nanjing Medical University》 (南京医科大学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2007年第21卷第4期

页      面：248-252页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100204[医学-神经病学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：This project was supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China (No.30400516) Youth Chenguang Project of Scienceand Technology of Wuhan City of China (No. 20045006071-2) 

主　　题：Parkinson's Disease apoptosis 1-methyl-4-phenyl- 1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine Nicotine 

摘      要：Objective：To investigate the apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons and the protective effect of nicotine in 1-methyl-4-phenyl- 1, 2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine （MPTP）-induced mouse model of Parkinson＇s disease. Methods：The mouse model of Parkinson＇s disease were formed by MPTP （30 mg/kg/d×7, i.p. ）; and the loss and apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons was observed by Tyrosine Hydroxylase（TH） and TUNEL *** ＂Nicotime plus MPTP＂ group, mice were pretreated with nicotine before MPTP injection. The putative protective effect of nicotine was analyzed. Results：The number of TH-positive cells decreased during MPTP treatment. Apoptotic neurons began to appear after three injections of MPTP and peaked on the 8th day. In the MPTP-intoxicated mice treated with nicotine, the loss of TH-positive cells was significantly less than that of MPTP- treated group （30 mg/kg/d×7）（P 〈 0.05）. Conclusion：The chronic treatment of MPTP can induce the apoptosis of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra, and nicotine might have a neuroprotecitve effect on dopaminergic neurons against MPTP toxicity.