Research Article

Two fighters against oxidative stress in peripheral organs in Parkinson's Disease: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide

Volume: 63 Number: 2 June 10, 2024
TR EN

Two fighters against oxidative stress in peripheral organs in Parkinson's Disease: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide

Abstract

Aim: Parkinson's disease, which is a neurodegenerative disorder, has adverse consequences on peripheral organs as well as the brain. This study aims to investigate the effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide on liver, kidney, stomach and intestine in Parkinson's disease model created in mice. Materials and Methods: To assess the achievement of the Parkinson's disease model and the effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide on this model, animals in all groups were subjected to motor behavior tests. Oxidative stress in peripheral organs was determined biochemically by measuring total oxidant and total antioxidant levels. It was also evaluated histologically in terms of tissue damage and cellular degeneration. Results: According to the motor behaviour tests it was revealed that hydrogen sulfide increased motor performance and coordination against Parkinson's disease and decreased bradykinesia. Experimental Parkinson's Disease and inhibition of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor caused cellular changes in the liver, kidney, and intestine indicating oxidative stress-induced degeneration. It was revealed that hydrogen sulfide protects the histological structure especially in the liver and intestinal tissue and supports the process by increasing the antioxidant capacity in the liver and decreasing the oxidant capacity in the intestine. Conclusion: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide have different but generaly protective effects on oxidative stress in peripheral organs due to Parkinson's disease.

Keywords

Ethical Statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Thanks

The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Yigit UYANIKGIL, faculty member of Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, for all his scientific support.

References

  1. 1. Moore DJ, West AB, Dawson VL, Dawson TM. Molecular pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease. Annual Review of Neuroscience 2005; 28:57-87.
  2. Giovannini D, Andreola F, Spitalieri P, Krasnowska EK, Colini Baldeschi A, Rossi S, et al. Natriuretic peptides are neuroprotective on in vitro models of PD and promote dopaminergic differentiation of hiPSCs derived neurons via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Cell Death Discovery 2021; 7(1):330.
  3. Beitz JM. Parkinson's disease: a review. Frontiers in Bioscience (Scholar Edition) 2014; 6(1):65-74.
  4. Narmashiri A, Abbaszadeh M, Ghazizadeh A. The effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on the cognitive and motor functions in rodents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2022; 140:104792.
  5. Arora PK, Riachi NJ, Harik SI, Sayre LM. Chemical oxidation of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and its in vivo metabolism in rat brain and liver. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 1988; 152(3):1339-47.
  6. Lai F, Jiang R, Xie W, Liu X, Tang Y, Xiao H, et al. Intestinal Pathology and Gut Microbiota Alterations in a Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease. Neurochemical Research 2018; 43(10):1986-99.
  7. Menozzi E, Macnaughtan J, Schapira AHV. The gut-brain axis and Parkinson disease: clinical and pathogenetic relevance. Annals of Medicine 2021; 53(1):611-25.
  8. Palasz E, Wysocka A, Gasiorowska A, Chalimoniuk M, Niewiadomski W, Niewiadomska G. BDNF as a Promising Therapeutic Agent in Parkinson's Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020; 21(3):1170.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Central Nervous System , Histology and Embryology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 10, 2024

Submission Date

September 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

October 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 63 Number: 2

Vancouver
1.Berna Tezcan Yavuz, Cansın Şirin, Canberk Tomruk, Gulay Hacıoğlu, Selma Cırrık, Emine Gülçeri Güleç Peker, Selçuk Takır. Two fighters against oxidative stress in peripheral organs in Parkinson’s Disease: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and hydrogen sulfide. EJM. 2024 Jun. 1;63(2):206-14. doi:10.19161/etd.1355434

Cited By

Ege Journal of Medicine enables the sharing of articles according to the Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.