TY - JOUR
T1 - Two novel pyrrolopyrimidine lipid peroxidation inhibitors U-101033E and U-104067F protect facial motor neurons following neonatal axotomy
AU - Smith, Sarah L.
AU - Oostveen, Jo A.
AU - Hall, Edward D.
PY - 1996/10
Y1 - 1996/10
N2 - Recent reports suggest that oxygen radical-induced lipid peroxidation plays a role in the retrograde degeneration of motor neurons following facial nerve axotomy in the neonatal rat. The purpose of the present study was to explore this notion further by testing the neuroprotective properties of two novel brain penetrating, lipid peroxidation inhibitors, U-101033E and U-104067F, in this model of neuronal degeneration. In Experiment 1, 14-day-old rats were pretreated with 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg U-101033E (po) 10 min before right facial nerve axotomy (Day 0) and then posttreated once a day from Day 1 to Day 6, and once every other day from Day 8 to Day 21. Rats were sacrificed 21 days postaxotomy and surviving cholinergic cell bodies were identified using choline acetyltransferase immunocytochemistry. Both 10 and 30 mg/kg U-101033E significantly enhanced motor neuron survival, with survival rates of 65.9-88.9% being noted in comparison to 51.7-62% survival in vehicle controls (P ≤ 0.05). Experiment 2 demonstrated a significant neuroprotective effect of 10 and 30 mg/kg U-104067F using the same dosing schedule. Experiment 3 was designed to test whether shorter periods of drug exposure (e.g., 5 or 7 days) would be sufficient to preserve motor neurons in rats treated with 10 mg/kg U-101033E. The results suggested that as little as 5 days of drug treatment is sufficient to enhance motor neuron survival. Finally, Experiment 4 demonstrated an 18-19% increase in motor neuron survival in rats treated with 10 and 30 mg/kg U-104067F for 5 consecutive days postaxotomy. Taken together, the attenuation of motor neuron degeneration by the two pyrrolopyrimidine lipid peroxidation inhibitors, U-101033E and U-104067F, lends support to the notion that lipid peroxidation contributes to the pathogenesis of axotomy-induced neurodegeneration.
AB - Recent reports suggest that oxygen radical-induced lipid peroxidation plays a role in the retrograde degeneration of motor neurons following facial nerve axotomy in the neonatal rat. The purpose of the present study was to explore this notion further by testing the neuroprotective properties of two novel brain penetrating, lipid peroxidation inhibitors, U-101033E and U-104067F, in this model of neuronal degeneration. In Experiment 1, 14-day-old rats were pretreated with 3, 10, or 30 mg/kg U-101033E (po) 10 min before right facial nerve axotomy (Day 0) and then posttreated once a day from Day 1 to Day 6, and once every other day from Day 8 to Day 21. Rats were sacrificed 21 days postaxotomy and surviving cholinergic cell bodies were identified using choline acetyltransferase immunocytochemistry. Both 10 and 30 mg/kg U-101033E significantly enhanced motor neuron survival, with survival rates of 65.9-88.9% being noted in comparison to 51.7-62% survival in vehicle controls (P ≤ 0.05). Experiment 2 demonstrated a significant neuroprotective effect of 10 and 30 mg/kg U-104067F using the same dosing schedule. Experiment 3 was designed to test whether shorter periods of drug exposure (e.g., 5 or 7 days) would be sufficient to preserve motor neurons in rats treated with 10 mg/kg U-101033E. The results suggested that as little as 5 days of drug treatment is sufficient to enhance motor neuron survival. Finally, Experiment 4 demonstrated an 18-19% increase in motor neuron survival in rats treated with 10 and 30 mg/kg U-104067F for 5 consecutive days postaxotomy. Taken together, the attenuation of motor neuron degeneration by the two pyrrolopyrimidine lipid peroxidation inhibitors, U-101033E and U-104067F, lends support to the notion that lipid peroxidation contributes to the pathogenesis of axotomy-induced neurodegeneration.
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U2 - 10.1006/exnr.1996.0165
DO - 10.1006/exnr.1996.0165
M3 - Article
C2 - 8812165
AN - SCOPUS:0030271453
SN - 0014-4886
VL - 141
SP - 304
EP - 309
JO - Experimental Neurology
JF - Experimental Neurology
IS - 2
ER -