Review Article

The Role of Dopamine and Its Dysfunction as a Consequence of Oxidative Stress

Table 2

Neuroprotector and antioxidant effect of compounds that alter the dopaminergic metabolism.

SubstanceEffectsTissue or animal modelsRef.

Carnosic acid (CA)Protection against lipid peroxidation and GSH reduction levels and antiapoptotic and antioxidative actionHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells[100]

HesperidinReduction in glutathione peroxidase and catalase activity, total reactive antioxidant potentialStriatum mice[101]

Carnosic acidPrevent apoptosis through an increase in glutathione S-transferase P (GSTP) expression via activation of the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB pathwayHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells[102]

Alkaloids from Piper longum (PLA)Upregulate the activities of SOD, GSH-Px, CAT, the content of GSH, and the total antioxidant capacity and decrease the content of NOS and the content of MDA, NOSustantia nigra and striatum of rats[103]

Novel (E)-3,4-dihydroxystyryl aralkyl sulfones and sulfoxidesNeuroprotective, antioxidative, and antineuroinflammatory propertiesNeuronal cells[104]

FenofibrateProtected against decreased level of DA and excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS)Rats[105]

2-[[(1,1-Dimethylethyl)oxidoimino]-methyl]-3,5,6-trimethylpyrazine (TBN)Remarkable neurorescue effects to increase the number of dopaminergic neurons and reduce ROSMice and rats[106]

D-440 is a novel highly selective agonistNeuroprotection in cell survival and apoptosisDopaminergic MN9D cells[107]

Gallic acidSignificantly increased passive avoidance memory and total thiol and GPx contents and also decreased MDA levelsNigral tissue[108]

Garcinia indica extractActed as an effective neuroprotective agent for striatal dopaminergic neuronsRat[109]

(±)-α-Lipoic acidInduced reversal of oxidative stressHuman neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells[110]