The Neuroprotection of Hydrogen Sulfide Against MPTP-Induced Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration Involves Uncoupling Protein 2 Rather Than ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels

作者：Ming Lu, Fangfang Zhao, Juanjuan Tang, Cunjin Su, Yi Fan, Jianhua Ding, Jin‐Song Bian, Gang Hu · 发表于：Antioxidants and Redox Signaling · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.1089/ars.2011.4507 · 被引用次数：83 · 研究领域：Sulfur Compounds in Biology、Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress、Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling

AIMS: Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S), a novel gaseous mediator, has been recognized to protect neurons from overexcitation by enhancing the activity of the adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium (K-ATP) channel. However, no direct evidence supports that the K-ATP channel contributes to the neuroprotective effect of H(2)S in neurodegeneration. Herein, wild-type and Kir6.2 knockout (Kir6.2(-/-)) mice were used to establish the 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD) so as to investigate the involvement of K-ATP channels in the neuroprotection of H(2)S. RESULTS: Systemic administration of sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS) (an H(2)S donor, 5.6 mg/kg/day) for 7 days rescued MPTP-induced loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in substantia nigra compacta of both Kir6.2(+/+) and Kir6.2(-/-) mice. Consistently, NaHS (100 μM) protected primary mesencephalic neurons against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+))-induced cytotoxicity in both genotypes. We further found that deficiency of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2), which reduces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and functions as upstream to the K-ATP channel in determining vulnerability of DA neurons, abolished the protective effects of H(2)S against either DA neuron degeneration in the PD mouse model or MPP(+)-induced injury in primary mesencephalic neurons. Rationally, UCP2 evokes mild uncoupling, which in turn diminishes ROS accumulation in DA neurons. Furthermore, H(2)S exert...