Dopamine-induced oxidative stress in neurons with glutathione deficit: implication for schizophrenia.

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Title: Dopamine-induced oxidative stress in neurons with glutathione deficit: implication for schizophrenia.
Authors: Grima, G., Benz, B., Parpura, V., Cuénod, M., Do, K.Q.
Publication Year: 2025
Collection: Université de Lausanne (UNIL): Serval - Serveur académique lausannois
Subject Terms: Animals, Dopamine/metabolism, Glutathione/cerebrospinal fluid, Glutathione/deficiency, Mice, Neurons/metabolism, Oxidative Stress/physiology, Receptors, Schizophrenia/metabolism, Schizophrenia/physiopathology, Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism, Synaptic Transmission/physiology
Description: Glutathione (GSH) is the main non-protein antioxidant and plays a critical role in protecting cells from damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by dopamine (DA) metabolism. We reported a decrease of GSH levels ([GSH]) in CSF and in prefrontal cortex in vivo in schizophrenics [Eur. J. Neurosci. 12 (2000) 3721]. A GSH deficit may lead to membrane peroxidation and microlesions around dopaminergic terminals, resulting in loss of connectivity. To test this hypothesis, we studied the effect of DA in cultured cortical neurons with low [GSH]. DA alone decreased [GSH] by 40%. This effect appears to result from direct conjugation of DA semiquinone/quinone with GSH. Ethacrynic acid (EA) decreased [GSH] in a concentration-dependent manner. When added to EA, DA further lowers [GSH]. As this additional decrease is blocked by superoxide dismutase (SOD) or D(1)/D(2) receptor antagonists, it likely involves the generation of superoxide via activation of DA receptors. It also reduces the mitochondrial membrane potential. Most interestingly, a significant decrease in number of neuronal processes (spines analogous) was induced by 24-h application of DA only in low [GSH]. These data, compatible with our hypothesis, is consistent with the dendritic spines reduction reported in schizophrenia and could be related to abnormalities in synaptic connectivity.
Document Type: article in journal/newspaper
Language: English
ISSN: 0920-9964
Relation: Schizophrenia Research; https://iris.unil.ch/handle/iris/237723; serval:BIB_E80C13ACAAE4; 000184060500003
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00405-X
Availability: https://iris.unil.ch/handle/iris/237723
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00405-X
Accession Number: edsbas.F1B5F32A
Database: BASE
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