Microglial NADPH oxidase is a novel target for femtomolar neuroprotection against oxidative stress Liya Qin * , Michelle L. Block * , Yuxin Liu * ,§ , Rachelle J. Bienstock † , Zhong Pei * , Wei Zhang * ,|| , Xuefei Wu * ,†† , Belinda Wilson * , Tom Burka ‡ and Jau-Shyong Hong * ,1 * Neuropharmacology Section, † Laboratory of Structural Biology, ‡ Chemistry Section, Laboratory of Pharmacology and Chemistry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA; § Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China; and || Department of Neurology, First Clinical Hospital, †† Department of Physiology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China 1 Correspondence: MD F1-01 NIEHS, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. E-mail: Hong3@niehs.nih.gov Inflammation has been increasingly recognized to contribute to the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease. Several compounds are neuroprotective at femtomolar concentrations through the inhibition of inflammation. However, the mechanisms mediating femtomolar-acting compounds are poorly understood. Here we show that both gly-gly-phe (GGF), a tri-peptide contained in the dynorphin opioid peptide, and naloxone are neuroprotective at femtomolar concentrations against LPS-induced dopaminergic neurotoxicity through the reduction of microglial activation. Mechanistic studies demonstrated the critical role of NADPH oxidase in the GGF and naloxone inhibition of microglial activation and associated DA neurotoxicity. Pharmacophore analysis of the neuroprotective dynorphin peptides and naloxone revealed common chemical properties (hydrogen bond acceptor, hydrogen bond donor, positive ionizable, hydrophobic) of these femtomolar-acting compounds. These results support a common high-affinity site of action for several femtomolar-acting compounds, where NADPH oxidase is the critical mechanism governing neuroprotection, suggesting a novel avenue of anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective therapy.—Qin, L., Block, M. L., Liu, Y., Bienstock, R. J., Pei, Z., Zhang, W., Wu, X., Wilson, B., Burka, T., Hong, J.-S. Microglial NADPH oxidase is a novel target for femtomolar neuroprotection against oxidative stress. Key Words: dynorphin pepide • ROS • GGF • Parkinson’s disease
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Microglial NADPH oxidase is a novel target for femtomolar neuroprotection against oxidative stress
Qin, Liya; Block, Michelle L.; Liu, Yuxin; Bienstock, Rachelle J.; Pei, Zhong; Zhang, Wei; Wu, Xuefei; Wilson, Belinda; Burka, Tom; Hong, Jau-Shyong
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, Volume 19 (6): 550
Fed of American Socs for Experimental Biology – Apr 1, 2005
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