Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 3.0

Amlodipine Abridged Calcium Associated Complex-I Inhibition in 6-OHDA Lesioned Parkinson’s Rat

A. Shanish Antony, P. Vijayan

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 1269–1275 · Published 15 May 2014

10.9734/BJPR/2014/6613

Abstract

Aims: The present study was carried out to evaluate Amlodipine, a L-type calcium channel blocker for alleviating or reducing the neurodegeneration in 6-OHDA lesioned rat models. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, Ooty, India between October 2011 and may 2012. Methodology: Male adult Wistar rats were given with intra-cerebroventricular injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the median forebrain bundle and treated post 48 hours with Amlodipine (10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg) per oral for 30 days. Motor coordination, striatal dopamine, mid brain calcium and complex-I activity were estimated. Data were statistically analyzed and p<0.05 was considered significant. Results: Amlodipine regained motor coordination, mid-brain dopamine content, and prevented calcium overload and complex I activity at both dose levels when compared with 6-OHDA control group. Alleviation of calcium overload and complex I inhibition with subsequent increase in dopamine level in Parkinson’s rats were observed at the end of treatment period. Conclusion: The experimental study gave light to a new therapeutic intervention of Amlodipine in preventing neuronal morbidity in Parkinson’s disease (PD). So, further neuro-molecular study with Amlodipine in experimental PD is warranted in future.

Parkinson’s disease dopamine calcium complex I Amlodipine

References (16)

  1. 1 PROTEIN MEASUREMENT WITH THE FOLIN PHENOL REAGENT [DOI]
  2. 2 Projected number of people with Parkinson disease in the most populous nations, 2005 through 2030 [DOI]
  3. 3 Persistent inhibition of cell respiration by nitric oxide: Crucial role of S -nitrosylation of mitochondrial complex I and protective action of glutathione [DOI]
  4. 4 Ca2+ transfer from the ER to mitochondria: When, how and why [DOI]
  5. 5 The L-type channel antagonist isradipine is neuroprotective in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease [DOI]
  6. 6 Celastrol protects against MPTP‐ and 3‐nitropropionic acid‐induced neurotoxicity [DOI]
  7. 7 The IP3 receptor–mitochondria connection in apoptosis and autophagy [DOI]
  8. 8 Use of Calcium Channel Blockers and Parkinson’s Disease [DOI]
  9. 9 Drug-free evaluation of rat models of parkinsonism and nigral grafts using a new automated rotarod test [DOI]
  10. 10 Iron‐sulfur enzyme mediated mitochondrial superoxide toxicity in experimental Parkinson's disease [DOI]
  11. 11 Novel anti-inflammatory actions of amlodipine in a rat model of arteriosclerosis induced by long-term inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis [DOI]
  12. 12 Chronic SKF83959 induced less severe dyskinesia and attenuated L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in 6-OHDA-lesioned rat model of Parkinson's disease [DOI]
  13. 13 Mitochondrial complex I in the network of known and unknown facts [DOI]
  14. 14 Can Calcium Antagonists Provide a Neuroprotective Effect in Parkinson??s Disease? [DOI]
  15. 15 L-Type Cav1.2 Calcium Channel is Involved in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in Rats [DOI]
  16. 16 Regulation of endogenous calcium and magnesium levels by δ opioid receptors in the rat brain [DOI]

Cited by 1

Evaluation of Supplement Consumption on North Sumatera Regional Police Headquarters Personnel

Munazar, Wiryanto, Khairunnisa · Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research · 2020

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

18

Page views

0

PDF downloads

11

Outbound clicks

1

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.