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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
A series of novel molecular combinations (1-4), in which L-dopa (LD) is linked covalently via an amide bond with glutathione (GSH), were synthesized and evaluated as potential anti-Parkinson agents with antioxidant properties. These conjugates were characterized by evaluating solubility, chemical and enzymatic stabilities, and apparent partition coefficient (log P). Derivatives 2 and 4 were tested for their radical scavenging activities, by use of a test involving the Fe(II)/H2O2-induced degradation of deoxyribose. In this study, the antioxidant efficacy of codrugs 1 and 3 was also assessed through the evaluation of plasmatic activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). Furthermore, the central nervous effects and rat striatal concentration of LD and dopamine (DA) have been evaluated after oral administration of codrugs 1 and 3. Tested compounds prolonged the plasma LD levels and were able to induce sustained delivery of DA in rat striatum with respect to an equimolar dose of LD. The results suggest that compounds 1 and 3 could represent useful new anti-Parkinson agents devoid of the pro-oxidant effects associated with LD therapy and potentially able to restore the GSH depletion evidenced in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) of PD patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2506-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis and study of L-dopa-glutathione codrugs as new anti-Parkinson agents with free radical scavenging properties.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università G. D'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't