Noradrenaline protects neurons against H 2 O 2 -induced death by increasing the supply of glutathione from astrocytes via β 3 -adrenoceptor stimulation

Oxidative stress has been implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Astrocytes play a significant role in maintaining survival of neurons by supplying antioxidants such as glutathione (GSH) to neurons. Recently, we found that norad...

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Published in:Journal of neuroscience research 2021-02, Vol.99 (2), p.621-637
Main Authors: Yoshioka, Yasuhiro, Negoro, Ryosuke, Kadoi, Hisatsugu, Motegi, Toshiki, Shibagaki, Fumiya, Yamamuro, Akiko, Ishimaru, Yuki, Maeda, Sadaaki
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Summary:Oxidative stress has been implicated in a variety of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Astrocytes play a significant role in maintaining survival of neurons by supplying antioxidants such as glutathione (GSH) to neurons. Recently, we found that noradrenaline increased the intracellular GSH concentration in astrocytes via β -adrenoceptor stimulation. These observations suggest that noradrenaline protects neurons from oxidative stress-induced death by increasing the supply of GSH from astrocytes to neurons via the stimulation of β -adrenoceptor in astrocytes. In the present study, we examined the protective effect of noradrenaline against H O -induced neurotoxicity using two different mixed cultures: the mixed culture of human astrocytoma U-251 MG cells and human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells, and the mouse primary cerebrum mixed culture of neurons and astrocytes. H O -induced neuronal cell death was significantly attenuated by pretreatment with noradrenaline in both mixed cultures but not in single culture of SH-SY5Y cells or in mouse cerebrum neuron-rich culture. The neuroprotective effect of noradrenaline was inhibited by SR59230A, a selective β -adrenoceptor antagonist, and CL316243, a selective β -adrenoceptor agonist, mimicked the neuroprotective effect of noradrenaline. DL-buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine, a GSH synthesis inhibitor, negated the neuroprotective effect of noradrenaline in both mixed cultures. MK571, which inhibits the export of GSH from astrocytes mediated by multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, also prevented the neuroprotective effect of noradrenaline. These results suggest that noradrenaline protects neurons against H O -induced death by increasing the supply of GSH from astrocytes via β -adrenoceptor stimulation.
ISSN:0360-4012
1097-4547
DOI:10.1002/jnr.24733