RGD Reference Report - Effects of benserazide on L-DOPA-derived extracellular dopamine levels and aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase activity in the striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. - Rat Genome Database

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Effects of benserazide on L-DOPA-derived extracellular dopamine levels and aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase activity in the striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats.

Authors: Shen, H  Kannari, K  Yamato, H  Arai, A  Matsunaga, M 
Citation: Shen H, etal., Tohoku J Exp Med. 2003 Mar;199(3):149-59.
RGD ID: 4139893
Pubmed: PMID:12703659   (View Abstract at PubMed)

Benserazide is commonly used for Parkinson's disease in combination with L-DOPA as a peripheral aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) inhibitor. However, recent studies using intact animals indicate that benserazide acts also in the central nervous system. We determined the influence of benserazide on the central AADC activity in rats with dopaminergic denervation and observed changes in extracellular dopamine (DA) levels after benserazide and L-DOPA administration. First, using in vivo microdialysis technique, we measured extracellular DA levels in the striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats treated with benserazide and L-DOPA. Second, we measured AADC activity in the striatal tissues after benserazide administration. Although administration of 5, 10 and 50 mg/kg benserazide to 6-OHDA-lesioned rats showed an identical increase in exogenous L-DOPA-derived extracellular DA levels, the time to reach the peak DA levels were significantly prolonged by benserazide dose-dependently. The AADC activity in the denervated striatal tissues showed a significant decrease by 10 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg benserazide. These results suggest that benserazide reduces the central AADC activity in the striatum of rats with nigrostriatal denervation, which leads to changes in the metabolism of exogenous L-DOPA. Central activity of AADC inhibitors should be taken into consideration when they are used both in experimental and clinical studies on Parkinson's disease.



RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
DDCHumanParkinson's disease  ISODdc (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 
DdcRatParkinson's disease  IMP  RGD 
DdcMouseParkinson's disease  ISODdc (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
DdcRatdopamine biosynthetic process  IDA  RGD 

Molecular Function

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
DdcRataromatic-L-amino-acid decarboxylase activity  IDA  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ddc  (dopa decarboxylase)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Ddc  (dopa decarboxylase)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
DDC  (dopa decarboxylase)


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