PMID- 17576792 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20071019 LR - 20131121 IS - 0026-895X (Print) IS - 0026-895X (Linking) VI - 72 IP - 3 DP - 2007 Sep TI - Perturbation of dopamine metabolism by 3-amino-2-(4'-halophenyl)propenes leads to increased oxidative stress and apoptotic SH-SY5Y cell death. PG - 744-52 AB - We have recently characterized a series of 3-amino-2-phenyl-propene (APP) derivatives as reversible inhibitors for the bovine adrenal chromaffin granule vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) that have been previously characterized as potent irreversible dopamine-beta-monooxygenase (DbetaM) and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors. Halogen substitution on the 4'-position of the aromatic ring gradually increases VMAT inhibition potency from 4'-F to 4'-I, parallel to the hydrophobicity of the halogen. We show that these derivatives are taken up into both neuronal and non-neuronal cells, and into resealed chromaffin granule ghosts efficiently through passive diffusion. Uptake rates increased according to the hydrophobicity of the 4'-substituent. More importantly, these derivatives are highly toxic to human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y but not toxic to M-1, Hep G2, or human embryonic kidney 293 non-neuronal cells at similar concentrations. They drastically perturb dopamine (DA) uptake and metabolism in SH-SY5Y cells under sublethal conditions and are able to deplete both vesicular and cytosolic catecholamines in a manner similar to that of amphetamines. In addition, 4'-IAPP treatment significantly increases intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decreases glutathione (GSH) levels in SH-SY5Y cells, and cell death is significantly attenuated by the common antioxidants alpha-tocopherol, N-acetyl-l-cysteine and GSH, but not by the nonspecific caspase inhibitor N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethyl ketone. DNA fragmentation analysis further supports that cell death is probably due to a caspase-independent ROS-mediated apoptotic pathway. Based on these and other findings, we propose that drastic perturbation of DA metabolism in SH-SY5Y cells by 4'-halo APP derivatives causes increased oxidative stress, leading to apoptotic cell death. FAU - Samms, Warren C AU - Samms WC AD - Department of Chemistry, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA. FAU - Perera, Rohan P AU - Perera RP FAU - Wimalasena, D S AU - Wimalasena DS FAU - Wimalasena, K AU - Wimalasena K LA - eng GR - NS39423/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20070618 PL - United States TA - Mol Pharmacol JT - Molecular pharmacology JID - 0035623 RN - 0 (Allyl Compounds) RN - 0 (Benzene Derivatives) RN - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Halogenated) RN - T75W9911L6 (Propane) RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) SB - IM MH - Allyl Compounds/*pharmacology/toxicity MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Benzene Derivatives/*pharmacology/toxicity MH - Cell Death/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Dopamine/*metabolism MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Hydrocarbons, Halogenated/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Neuroblastoma/pathology MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Propane/*analogs & derivatives/chemistry/pharmacology MH - Time Factors EDAT- 2007/06/20 09:00 MHDA- 2007/10/20 09:00 CRDT- 2007/06/20 09:00 PHST- 2007/06/20 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/10/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/06/20 09:00 [entrez] AID - mol.107.035873 [pii] AID - 10.1124/mol.107.035873 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pharmacol. 2007 Sep;72(3):744-52. doi: 10.1124/mol.107.035873. Epub 2007 Jun 18.