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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
The reactions of dopamine (1-amino-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-ethane, DA), 5-hydroxydopamine (5-OHDA), and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), with molecular oxygen-with and without the addition of catalytic amounts of iron(III) and other metal ions-have been studied and the implication of these results with respect to the chemistry involved in the progress of Parkinson's disease is discussed. In the presence of O2 DA reacts spontaneously without the necessity of metal-ion catalysis under the production of stoichiometric amounts of H2O2, to form initially pink dopaminochrome, which is not stable and reacts further (without the consumption of dioxygen) to form the insoluble polymeric material known as 'melanine'. DA reacts with iron(III) yielding an intermediate 1:1 complex, which decomposes releasing Fe(II) and the semiquinone, which reacts further under involvement of both Fe(III) and dioxygen. 6-OHDA reacts without showing the necessity of such an intermediate, and it is shown to be able to release iron as Fe(II) from ferritine. On the other hand, it is shown (in vitro) that Fe(II) reacts in a Fenton type reaction with DA and the present H2O2 producing 5-OHDA and especially 6-OHDA. Based on these mutual interacting reactions a mechanism for the initiation and progress of Parkinson's disease is suggested. The catalytic effects of some other transition-metal ions are presented and an explanation for the peculiarly toxic effects of manganese(II) is put forward. Finally, a possible reason for the effect that nicotine has in the mitigation of Parkinson's disease is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
1316
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
160-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Dopamine, 6-hydroxydopamine, iron, and dioxygen--their mutual interactions and possible implication in the development of Parkinson's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute for Inorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't