Remarkable increase in cerebrospinal fluid 3-nitrotyrosine in patients with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
1999; Wiley; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1002/1531-8249(199907)46
ISSN1531-8249
AutoresHideo Tohgi, Takashi Abe, Kinya Yamazaki, Tatsunori Murata, Eri Ishizaki, Chiaki Isobe,
Tópico(s)Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
ResumoTo investigate the significance of peroxynitrite-mediated oxidative damage in the pathogenesis of sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (SALS), the concentrations of 3-nitrotyrosine and tyrosine in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with SALS were determined. The concentration of 3-nitrotyrosine and the 3-nitrotyrosine/ tyrosine ratio in patients with SALS were approximately seven times those of controls. Thus, the present findings in living patients provide in vivo evidence for a possible role of peroxynitrite, a mediator of oxidative stress, and increased nitration of tyrosine residues in the pathogenesis of SALS. Ann Neurol 1999;46:129–131
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