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Oxidative stress in Huntington’s disease

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Browne, Susan E., Ferrante, Robert J., Beal, M. Flint·1999·Brain Pathology

Abstract

It has been five years since the elucidation of the genetic mutation underlying the pathogenesis of Huntington's disease (HD) (97), however the precise mechanism of the selective neuronal death it propagates still remains an enigma. Several different etiological processes may play roles, and strong evidence from studies in both humans and animal models suggests the involvement of energy metabolism dysfunction, excitotoxic processes, and oxidative stress. Importantly, the recent development of transgenic mouse models of HD led to the identification of neuronal intranuclear inclusion bodies in affected brain regions in both mouse models and in HD brain, consisting of protein aggregates containing fragments of mutant huntingtin protein. These observations opened new avenues of investigation into possible huntingtin protein interactions and their putative pathogenetic sequelae. Amongst these studies, findings of elevated levels of oxidative damage products such as malondialdehyde, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, 3-nitrotyrosine and heme oxygenase in areas of degeneration in HD brain, and of increased free radical production in animal models, indicate the involvement of oxidative stress either as a causative event, or as a secondary constituent of the cell death cascade in the disease. Here we review the evidence for oxidative damage and potential mechanisms of neuronal death in HD.

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Authors
Browne, S. E., Ferrante, R. J., & Beal, M. F.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Browne, Susan E.
Venue
Brain Pathology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1999-01
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pages
147-163
ISSN
  • 1015-6305 (ISSN-L)
  • 1750-3639
OpenAlex
W2044695362
Cited by
508
References
102
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FWCI
2.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Brain Pathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 35255, NS 16367, R01NS035255)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
Keywords
Huntington's disease, oxidative stress, neuronal cell death, huntingtin, intranuclear inclusions, excitotoxicity, free radicals, malondialdehyde, 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, nitrotyrosine, heme oxygenase, transgenic mouse model, protein aggregation
MeSH terms
Huntingtin Protein, Animals, Corpus Striatum, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Huntington Disease, Mitochondria, Mutation, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurons, Nuclear Proteins, Cell Death, Oxidative Stress, Trinucleotide Repeats

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