HUGO ID Detailed Result 11179


HUGO ID 11179
Symbol SOD1
Name superoxide dismutase 1, soluble (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 (adult))
#Occurrence 1982
#Paper 91

 


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8841988SODSOD1.4We measured the antioxidant actions of superoxide dismutase (SOD), SOD glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), GSH-Px and cytochrome c oxidase (CO) CO 
8841988SODSOD1.4Total SOD activity in spinal cord transections from patients with sporadic ALS 
8899665SOD1SOD11.2the same patients was examined for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 mutations 
8899665SOD1SOD11.2The search for SOD1 mutations by linkage study and cycle sequencing proved negative 
8899665SOD1SOD11.2We did not find evidence for SOD1 mutations by either method of study 
9044305SODSOD0.9supports the concept that decreases in Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD activity causes apoptotic cell death in neuronal cells 
9092140SODSOD1.4SOD research is an important step for a better understanding of 
9172131SOD1SOD12.9major cellular antioxidant enzyme Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 in familial ALS subjects 3 has initiated an intense investigation 
9172131SOD1SOD12.9fewer than 20_amp_#37 of familial ALS cases map to the SOD1 gene 
9462746SODSOD0.9We report that treatment with the superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD mimetic Manganese 5 10 15 20-tetrakis (4-benzoic 4-benzoic acid porphyrin 
9620775SOD1SOD12.0Extension of Drosophila lifespan by overexpression of human SOD1 in motorneurons 
9620775SOD1SOD12.0encoding the oxygen radical metabolizing enzyme CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 and loss of motorneurons in the brain and spinal cord 
9620775SOD1SOD12.0test this hypothesis we generated transgenic Drosophila which express human SOD1 specifically in adult motorneurons 
9620775SOD1SOD12.0We show that overexpression of a single gene SOD1 in a single cell type the motorneuron extends normal lifespan 
9620775SODSOD1.7These results show that SOD activity in motorneurons is an important factor in ageing and 
9633809ALSALS2.2disease onset and progression in a transgenic model of familial ALS 
9633809SOD1SOD12.2that highly over-express a mutated human CuZn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene gly93-->ala TgN(SOD1-G93A)G1H TgN SOD1-G93A G1H line found in some 
9633809ALSALS2.2TgN SOD1-G93A G1H line found in some patients with familial ALS (FALS) FALS have been shown to develop motor neuron disease 
9633809SODSOD2.2The mutant Cu Zn SOD exhibits essentially normal SOD activity but also generates toxic oxygen 
9633809SODSOD2.2The mutant Cu Zn SOD exhibits essentially normal SOD activity but also generates toxic oxygen radicals as a result 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4gene encoding Cu 2 /Zn Zn 2 superoxide dismutase ( SOD1 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4Mice made transgenic for mutant SOD1 developed selective motoneurone pathology strongly resembling human ALS (Ref Ref 
9745361SOD1SOD1-dependent1.4aetiology of sporadic forms may involve mechanisms similar to the SOD1-dependent defects of fALS (Ref Ref 55 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4Mutations in SOD1 not only reduce the capacity to detoxify superoxide but actually 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4Abnormalities of SOD1 may result in defective glutamate transport since transgenic mice expressing 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4in defective glutamate transport since transgenic mice expressing an ALS-linked SOD1 mutation show increased tyrosine nitration of glutamate transporters 43 and 
9745361SOD1SOD11.4a result of altered function of mutant superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 
9856861SOD1SOD10.8enzyme catalase and partially prevented with the antioxidant vitamin E SOD1 the enzyme that removes superoxide did not protect against iron(III)/ascorbate 
10077670SODSOD3.2(FALS)-associated FALS -associated mutant Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD) SOD induces apoptosis of neuronal cells in culture associated with an 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD recently has been shown to prevent calcineurin inactivation initiating the 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4the present investigations examining the role of calcineurin in mutant SOD-induced cell death 
10077670SODSOD3.2Wild-type or mutant SOD was expressed in neuronal cells by infection with replication-deficient adenoviruses 
10077670SODSOD3.2PC12 cells overexpressing human wild-type SOD exhibited higher calcineurin activity than cells expressing FALS-related mutant SOD 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD exhibited higher calcineurin activity than cells expressing FALS-related mutant SOD (SODV148G); SODV148G however cells expressing SODV148G had calcineurin activity equal 
10077670SODSOD3.2to mock-infected cells suggesting that cell death induced by mutant SOD was not related to a decrease in calcineurin activity 
10077670SODSOD-mediated2.4The importance of rotamase activity in mutant SOD-mediated apoptosis was supported by experiments showing that overexpressed wild-type cyclophilin 
10077670SODSOD3.2These data suggest that mutant SOD produces a greater need for rotamase and also highlights possible 
10077670SODSOD3.2preparation of adenoviruses (AdVs) AdVs expressing wild type or mutant SOD have been described previously ( 12 
10077670SODSOD3.2Expression of SOD and calcineurin A was analyzed by Western blot analysis as 
10077670SODSOD3.2A previously described method was followed for immunohistochemical detection of SOD ( 12 
10077670SODSOD3.2The effect of wild-type (WT) WT or FALS-linked mutant SOD gene expression on viability of cells was determined as reported 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD Activity Assay 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD activity was determined in triplicate by using a colorimetric assay 
10077670SODSOD3.2Overexpression of WT- and FALS-Associated Mutant SOD with Replication-Deficient Adenoviruses 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD expression in PC12 cells was determined by Western blot analysis 
10077670SODSOD3.2Endogenous rodent SOD was present in both the mock-infected (Fig Fig 1 A 
10077670SODSOD3.2of slower electrophoretic mobility consistent with that expected for human SOD was present in extracts from cells infected with AdSODWT AdSODV148G 
10077670SODSOD3.2The human SOD level in cells expressing SODWT SODV148G and SODA4V was similar 
10077670SODSOD3.2cells expressing SODWT SODV148G and SODA4V was similar to endogenous SOD seen in mock cells (Fig Fig 1 A 
10077670SODSOD3.2Effect of Overexpression of Mutant SOD on Neural Cell Viability 
10077670SODSOD3.2We determined the effect of expression of WT and mutant SOD on differentiated PC12 cells a model system for postmitotic neurons 
10077670SODSOD3.2that the cells that died were the ones expressing mutant SOD and that these cells died by apoptosis ( 12 
10077670SODSOD3.2Effect of Overexpression of Mutant SOD on Calcineurin Activity 
10077670SODSOD3.2We examined the effects of WT and mutant SOD overexpression on calcineurin activity in differentiated PC12 cells 
10077670SODSOD3.2We next tested whether the effects of SOD overexpression on calcineurin activity were related to a change in 
10077670SODSOD3.2CsA and CsA Analogs on Cell Death Induced by Mutant SOD Expression or NGF Withdrawal 
10077670SODSOD3.2To assess the relationship between SOD expression calcineurin activity and cell death cells were treated with 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4As previously noted these results indicate that mutant SOD-induced cell death is not related to calcineurin inhibition 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4Both CsA and PKF 211_amp_#x02013 811 significantly enhanced the mutant SOD-induced death of hippocampal neurons (Fig Fig 4 A 
10077670SODSOD3.2studies suggested that CsA and its immunosuppressive analogs might enhance SOD mutant-induced cell death through its interference with rotamase activity 
10077670SODSOD3.2Table 1 shows that the baseline SOD activity was similar in mock SODWT- and SODV148G-expressing cells CsA 
10077670SODSOD3.2mock SODWT- and SODV148G-expressing cells CsA caused a decrease in SOD activity that was significantly (albeit albeit slightly more in SODWT-expressing 
10077670SODSOD3.2the mutant SOD-expressing cells had a slightly greater decrease in SOD activity than SODWT-expressing cells 
10077670SODSOD3.2Our interpretation of these studies is that human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers that are formed in the transiently expressing 
10077670SODSOD3.2interpretation of these studies is that human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers that are formed in the transiently expressing cells may 
10077670SODSOD3.2In addition the mutant human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers may be more sensitive to changes in 
10077670SODSOD3.2In addition the mutant human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers may be more sensitive to changes in conformation than 
10077670SODSOD3.2sensitive to changes in conformation than the WT human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers 
10077670SODSOD3.2changes in conformation than the WT human SOD/rodent SOD rodent SOD heterodimers 
10077670SODSOD3.2Effect of Overexpression of Cyclophilin A in SOD Mutant-Induced Cell Death 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4further examine the role of cyclophilin rotamase activity on mutant SOD-induced cell death we transfected NGF-differentiated PC12 cells with wild-type CyPA 
10077670SODSOD-expression2.4CyPAWT produced _amp_#x0003e 50_amp_#x00025 protection from cell death after mutant SOD-expression compared with that seen with transfection of a control cDNA 
10077670SODSOD3.25 B indicating that the apoptotic pathway induced by mutant SOD differs from that after growth factor removal 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4investigate these issues we tested whether CyPA rescue of mutant SOD-induced cell death would be decreased with CsA treatment 
10077670SODSOD3.2FALS-associated mutant SOD is believed to kill neurons through a gain of adverse 
10077670SODSOD3.2We recently demonstrated that overexpression of mutant SOD leads to altered superoxide content and induces the death of 
10077670SODSOD3.2( 16 that WT SOD prevents calcineurin from inactivation 
10077670SODSOD3.2This finding suggested to us that mutant SOD might induce cell death because it fails to protect calcineurin 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4in this death and to elucidate the mechanism underlying mutant SOD-induced cell death 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4For the latter reason mutant SOD-induced cell death appeared unrelated to an effect on calcineurin activity 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4To further investigate a role for calcineurin inactivation in mutant SOD-induced cell death we tested the effect of CsA a calcineurin 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4demonstrate a lack of correlation between calcineurin activity and mutant SOD-induced cell death 
10077670SODSOD3.2Both NGF-withdrawal and expression of SOD mutations have been associated with the generation of O 2 
10077670SODSOD3.2hand CsA and its analogs enhanced death induced by mutant SOD 
10077670SODSOD3.2found that both drug classes enhanced apoptosis induced by mutant SOD indicating that the action of CsA may be related to 
10077670SODSOD3.2A role for rotamase in mutant SOD toxicity was supported by experiments comparing mutant SOD-induced cell death 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4in mutant SOD toxicity was supported by experiments comparing mutant SOD-induced cell death after expression of CyPAWT vs an isomerase activity-deficient 
10077670SODSOD3.2the mutant CyPA protected cells from death induced by mutant SOD expression 
10077670SODSOD3.2importance of rotamase activity in modifying the effect of mutant SOD 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4The findings that rotamase activity protects cells from mutant SOD-induced cell death and that there is roughly similar rotamase activity 
10077670SODSOD3.2WT- and mutant SOD-expressing cells suggests that cells expressing mutant SOD have a greater reliance on rotamase activity and has implications 
10077670SODSOD3.2Mutant SOD may increase the oxidative modification of proteins ( 30 and 
10077670SODSOD3.2especially sensitive to the free radical damage induced by mutant SOD because of their high oxidative activity at least partly resulting 
10077670SODSOD3.2also may have a role in the normal folding of SOD itself to help stabilize the enzyme or its dimers 
10077670SODSOD3.2This activity may be especially critical for abnormal FALS-associated mutant SOD function because SOD mutations may destabilize SOD or the dimer 
10077670SODSOD3.2be especially critical for abnormal FALS-associated mutant SOD function because SOD mutations may destabilize SOD or the dimer ( 3 37 
10077670SODSOD3.2abnormal FALS-associated mutant SOD function because SOD mutations may destabilize SOD or the dimer ( 3 37 and may lead to 
10077670SODSOD3.2We found that SOD activity decreased slightly more after mutant SOD expression than after 
10077670SODSOD3.2We found that SOD activity decreased slightly more after mutant SOD expression than after SODWT expression suggesting that the mutant enzyme 
10077670SODSOD3.2WT to the effects of CsA perhaps because the mutant SOD was more sensitive to a decline in rotamase activity and 
10077670SODSOD3.2may be that other proteins perhaps ones that interact with SOD are more sensitive to decreased rotamase activity 
10077670SODSOD3.2death seen after CsA treatment of PC12 cells expressing mutant SOD is related to its proapoptotic effect on these cells because 
10077670SODSOD3.2Figure 1 ( A Western blot analysis of SOD from PC12 cells 3 days after mock infection (lane lane 
10077670SODSOD3.2Table 1 Mean rotamase and SOD activity _amp_#x0005b percent of control (mock-infected) mock-infected PC12 Cells_amp_#x0005d 
10077670SODSOD3.2ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase-1 FALS familial ALS CyP cyclophilin 
10077670SODSOD3.2In 1993 mutations in Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD) SOD were found to be associated with 20_amp_#x00025 of cases of 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4investigations into the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of mutant SOD-induced FALS 
10077670SODSOD3.2SOD is a ubiquitously expressed homodimeric cytosolic enzyme that dismutates superoxide 
10077670SODSOD3.2Mutant SOD has been hypothesized to cause FALS not through a loss 
10077670SODSOD3.2or an augmentation of a normally present nondismutase activity of SOD 
10077670SODSOD3.2transgenic mice ( 4 5 that suggest cells expressing mutant SOD do not necessarily have decreased dismutase function 
10077670SODSOD3.2In addition a SOD knockout mouse has normal motor neuron development ( 6 demonstrating 
10077670SODSOD3.2The toxicity of mutant SOD has been proposed to involve one or more of the 
10077670SODSOD3.2recently has been reported that the expression of FALS-associated mutant SOD in nerve growth factor (NGF)-differentiated NGF -differentiated PC12 cells primary 
10077670SODSOD-induced2.4The present study explores the relationship of mutant SOD-induced death to calcineurin a calcium/calmodulin-dependent calcium calmodulin-dependent phosphatase and characterizes 
10077670SODSOD3.2proline residues aids normal folding and assembly of proteins including SOD and has other cellular functions ( 15 
10077670SODSOD3.2A recent report demonstrated that SOD normally protects calcineurin from inactivation ( 16 
10077670SODSOD3.2The present investigation demonstrates that the proapoptotic activity of mutant SOD is not related to calcineurin inhibition 
10077670SODSOD3.2CsA CsG and FK506 enhance cell death induced by mutant SOD and that this enhancement depends on rotamase inhibition 
10077670SODSOD3.2These findings suggest that mutant SOD may lead to increased protein damage or turnover and a 
10385054SODSODs2.7Superoxide dismutases (SODs) SODs are enzymes that can influence free radical processes in irradiated 
10385054SODSODs2.7irradiated cells and there is some evidence that manipulation of SODs can affect survival of cells after radiation treatments 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2SOD-1 associated FALS mutants may have an altered radiation response due 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2ability of the lymphoblastoid cell lines from FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations patients with sporadic ALS and controls to handle 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2radical-reactive fluorochrome in the cells from familial ALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations (2.14_amp_#xb1;1.06 2.14_amp_#xb1 1.06 Gy _amp_#x2212 1 and patients 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2The ability of lymphoblastoid cells from FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations to scavenge radiation-induced free radicals is not compromised 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2and defects in the Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) SOD-1 gene 2 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2The SOD-1 gene encodes the cytosolic SOD-1 protein which catalyses the dismutation 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2The SOD-1 gene encodes the cytosolic SOD-1 protein which catalyses the dismutation of superoxide anions (O O 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2However SOD-1 can also generate free radicals 3 and SOD-1 associated FALS 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2However SOD-1 can also generate free radicals 3 and SOD-1 associated FALS mutants have been shown to enhance the production 
10385054SODSOD2.7radicals 6 and it has been demonstrated that manipulation of SOD activity can influence the cellular radiation response 7 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2Cells from FALS patients with mutations in the SOD-1 gene might therefore have a reduced tolerance of ROS and 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2in lymphoblastoid cell-lines from FALS patients with mutations in the SOD-1 gene and to examine the ability of FALS cells to 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2( n =2 and Gly 37 Arg ( n =1 SOD-1 gene mutations 8 and a known UK FALS patient with 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2FALS patient with a Ile 149 Thr mutation in the SOD-1 gene 9 patients with sporadic ALS and matched spouse-controls were 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.21 in the lymhpoblastoid cell lines from FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations were 1.50 and 1.26 ( Ala 4 Val 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2DNA damage might be expected in lymphoblastoid cell lines with SOD-1 gene mutations 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2reduced ability of lymphobiastoid cells from either FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations or from patients with sporadic ALS to cope 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2production of hydroperoxides and double-strand DNA breaks is equivalent in SOD-1 associated FALS SALS and control lymphoblastoid cell lines 
10385054SODSOD2.7lines used in this study demonstrate a wide range of SOD activity regardless of the presence of the SOD-1 gene mutation 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2range of SOD activity regardless of the presence of the SOD-1 gene mutation (data data not shown 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2the hypothesis that a gain of an adverse function of SOD-1 rather than a loss of function may lead to motor 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.2An abnormal gain of function could enable SOD-1 to catalyse other reactions that are normally unfavorable e.g nitration 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.21 in the lymphoblastoid cell lines of FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations (FALS), FALS patients with sporadic ALS (SALS) SALS 
10385054SOD1SOD-110.21 in the lymphoblastoid cell lines of FALS patients with SOD-1 gene mutations (FALS), FALS patients with sporadic ALS (SALS) SALS 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in mice transfected with a mutant Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene from humans with familial ALS mice transfected with the 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2humans with familial ALS mice transfected with the normal human SOD1 gene and normal mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2impairment of its detoxification pathways perhaps by changed interactions between SOD1 and H 2 O 2 detoxification enzymes._amp_#151 Liu D. Wen 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2of a single-site mutation in the Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene in familial ALS (FALS) FALS patients (2 2 3 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2To explore how mutant SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 causes ALS Gurney and colleagues (5) 5 produced 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0To explore how mutant SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 causes ALS Gurney and colleagues (5) 5 produced a transgenic 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2model by introducing a human (with with ALS disease mutant SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 gene (Gly Gly 93 Ala G93A into mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0introducing a human (with with ALS disease mutant SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 gene (Gly Gly 93 Ala G93A into mice these transfected 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Since then over 50 different SOD1 mutants have been identified in FALS families (6) 6 and 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Screening revealed SOD1 mutations with reduced SOD1 activity in 16 of 73 (22%) 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Screening revealed SOD1 mutations with reduced SOD1 activity in 16 of 73 (22%) 22% ALS families (7) 
10593879SOD1SOD16.222% ALS families (7) 7 suggesting that a loss of SOD1 function sometimes occurs in ALS 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Mutations of the SOD1 gene reduce superoxide dismutase activity (2 2 3 8 9 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2found that transgenic mice expressing high levels of mutant human SOD1 protein became paralyzed even though the animal's own normal SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2SOD1 protein became paralyzed even though the animal's own normal SOD1 gene remained intact while similar overexpression of normal human SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2SOD1 gene remained intact while similar overexpression of normal human SOD1 did not produce ALS (5) 5 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2This result and the significantly increased expression of SOD1 mRNA in spinal cord motor neurons in sporadic ALS (13) 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0motor neurons in sporadic ALS (13) 13 suggest that the mSOD1 protein gains a new function that damages motor neurons (5) 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2It has been demonstrated in vitro that SOD1 can catalyze dissociation of H 2 O 2 to OH 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0OH (14 14 15 and that the OH-generating function of mSOD1 (G93A G93A and A4V is enhanced relative to that of 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2and A4V is enhanced relative to that of the normal SOD1 enzyme (16 16 17 18 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0X-ray crystallographic studies show that the active channel of the mSOD1 containing copper and zinc is slightly larger than that of 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2and zinc is slightly larger than that of the normal SOD1 enzyme (3) 3 thus the metal atoms are more accessible 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The mutant SOD1 might catalyze more OH formation because its Cu is more 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2there is strong disagreement regarding the possibility that the mutant SOD1 gains a new function to catalyze OH formation from H 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2OH levels are not significantly different between mutant (G37R) G37R SOD1 transgenic mice and controls (20) 20 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2(CSF) CSF in G93A transgenic mice than in normal and SOD1 transgenic mice (21) 21 and an elevated level of OH 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2is no difference in catalytic capability in vitro between mutant SOD1 and normal SOD1 in producing OH from H 2 O 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in catalytic capability in vitro between mutant SOD1 and normal SOD1 in producing OH from H 2 O 2 questioning the 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2examined in vivo the in vitro finding that on mutation SOD1 gains a new function catalyzing OH formation from H 2 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0the levels of ROS in the G93A transgenic mice (mSOD1 mSOD1 mice normal SOD1 transgenic mice (SOD1 SOD1 mice and normal 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2ROS in the G93A transgenic mice (mSOD1 mSOD1 mice normal SOD1 transgenic mice (SOD1 SOD1 mice and normal mice (or or 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2transgenic mice (mSOD1 mSOD1 mice normal SOD1 transgenic mice (SOD1 SOD1 mice and normal mice (or or the littermates of G93A 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0indicate that the in vitro finding of OH formation by mSOD1 using H 2 O 2 as a substrate reported previously 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in the spinal cord (32) 32 in mutant (G93A) G93A SOD1 transgenic mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Our results support that the mutation of SOD1 indeed induces oxidative stress and correlate SOD1 mutation to elevated 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2the mutation of SOD1 indeed induces oxidative stress and correlate SOD1 mutation to elevated H 2 O 2 OH and oxidative 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2the Jackson laboratory were used mice transfected with the mutant SOD1 gene (G93A) G93A from humans with FALS-B6SJL-TgN(SOD1-G93A)1Gur,mice FALS-B6SJL-TgN SOD1-G93A 1Gur 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2with FALS-B6SJL-TgN(SOD1-G93A)1Gur,mice FALS-B6SJL-TgN SOD1-G93A 1Gur mice transfected with normal human SOD1 gene B6SJL-TgN(SOD1)2Gur, B6SJL-TgN SOD1 2Gur and normal control mice (B6SJLF1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.21Gur mice transfected with normal human SOD1 gene B6SJL-TgN(SOD1)2Gur, B6SJL-TgN SOD1 2Gur and normal control mice (B6SJLF1 B6SJLF1 or littermates of 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.02Gur and normal control mice (B6SJLF1 B6SJLF1 or littermates of mSOD1 and SOD1 mice without gene transfection 
10593879SOD1SOD16.22Gur and normal control mice (B6SJLF1 B6SJLF1 or littermates of mSOD1 and SOD1 mice without gene transfection 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2normal control mice (B6SJLF1 B6SJLF1 or littermates of mSOD1 and SOD1 mice without gene transfection 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0and MDA the onset of the ALS symptoms in the mSOD1 mice we used was delayed due to a small transgenic 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0Therefore mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were used at 6-6.5 months of 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Therefore mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were used at 6-6.5 months of age 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The mSOD1 mice used for the measurement of O 2 and H 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0by 4-5 months for those mutants therefore 2.5- to 3-month-old mSOD1 mice and matching age SOD1 and Nc mice were used 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mutants therefore 2.5- to 3-month-old mSOD1 mice and matching age SOD1 and Nc mice were used while paralysis was developing in 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0levels of O 2 were different among the littermates of mSOD1 mice littermates of SOD1 mice and the normal control mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2were different among the littermates of mSOD1 mice littermates of SOD1 mice and the normal control mice (B6SJLF1); B6SJLF1 no difference 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0the B6SJLF1 normal control mice are a valid control for mSOD1 mice our definition of normal control (Nc) Nc mice includes 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0control (Nc) Nc mice includes B6SJLF1 mice and littermates of mSOD1 and SOD mice 
10593879SODSOD1.9Nc mice includes B6SJLF1 mice and littermates of mSOD1 and SOD mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The mutation of SOD1 significantly increases the levels of OH 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.05-DHBA (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD is 980 _amp_#177 240 nM in mSOD1 mice ( n =8 300 _amp_#177 120 nM in SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mSOD1 mice ( n =8 300 _amp_#177 120 nM in SOD1 mice ( n =5 and 400 _amp_#177 190 nM in 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0nM in Nc mice ( n =6 ~3.3-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0001 and 2.5-fold 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2( n =6 ~3.3-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0001 and 2.5-fold higher than in Nc 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.03-DHBA (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD is 650 _amp_#177 130 nM in mSOD1 mice 330 _amp_#177 90 nM in SOD1 mice and 350 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2130 nM in mSOD1 mice 330 _amp_#177 90 nM in SOD1 mice and 350 _amp_#177 190 nM in Nc mice ~2.0-fold 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0350 _amp_#177 190 nM in Nc mice ~2.0-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0006 and 1.9-fold 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in Nc mice ~2.0-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0006 and 1.9-fold higher than in Nc 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0Both 2,5- and 2 3-DHBA levels are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice but there is 
10593879SOD1SOD16.23-DHBA levels are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice but there is no significant difference between 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Nc mice but there is no significant difference between the SOD1 and Nc mice ( P =0.3 for 2 5-DHBA and 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2and 0.8 for 2 3-DHBA direct in vivo evidence that SOD1 mutation elevates the levels of OH 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2the first time using G93A transgenic mice that mutation of SOD1 elevates levels of both H 2 O 2 and OH 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2H 2 O 2 level is increased in the mutant SOD1 transgenic mice but not in the mice overexpressing normal human 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2transgenic mice but not in the mice overexpressing normal human SOD1 is particularly important with significant implications about the pathogenesis of 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0hypothesis and indicate that the new function gained by the mSOD1 includes both catalyzing H 2 O 2 conversion to OH 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.020 appeared to rule out elevation of OH production in mSOD1 transgenic mice and reports (18 18 23 as to whether 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mice and reports (18 18 23 as to whether mutant SOD1 catalyzes increased production of OH from H 2 O 2 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2However in our in vivo results mutation of SOD1 clearly raised H 2 O 2 levels and induced more 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0greater ratio of OH]/[H OH H 2 O 2 in mSOD1 mice (0.23) 0.23 than in SOD1 and Nc mice (0.17 
10593879SOD1SOD16.22 O 2 in mSOD1 mice (0.23) 0.23 than in SOD1 and Nc mice (0.17 0.17 and 0.16 respectively supports the 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0mice (0.17 0.17 and 0.16 respectively supports the notion that mSOD1 mice have a higher capability of converting H 2 O 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2capability of converting H 2 O 2 to OH than SOD1 and Nc mice do 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2SOD1 mice contain both the SOD1 enzyme from the transfected normal 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2SOD1 mice contain both the SOD1 enzyme from the transfected normal human SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 gene 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2contain both the SOD1 enzyme from the transfected normal human SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 gene and the mouse's own SOD1 (endogenous endogenous 
10593879SOD1hSOD11.9the SOD1 enzyme from the transfected normal human SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 gene and the mouse's own SOD1 (endogenous endogenous SOD1 eSOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2normal human SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 gene and the mouse's own SOD1 (endogenous endogenous SOD1 eSOD1 mSOD1 mice contain the G93A mutant 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2(hSOD1) hSOD1 gene and the mouse's own SOD1 (endogenous endogenous SOD1 eSOD1 mSOD1 mice contain the G93A mutant SOD1 and eSOD1 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0gene and the mouse's own SOD1 (endogenous endogenous SOD1 eSOD1 mSOD1 mice contain the G93A mutant SOD1 and eSOD1 whereas Nc 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2(endogenous endogenous SOD1 eSOD1 mSOD1 mice contain the G93A mutant SOD1 and eSOD1 whereas Nc mice contain only eSOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2thereby reduce the level of O 2 has the order SOD1 mice > mSOD1 mice > Nc mice and the opposite 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0level of O 2 has the order SOD1 mice > mSOD1 mice > Nc mice and the opposite order for the 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0order for the level of O 2 Nc mice > mSOD1 mice > SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2level of O 2 Nc mice > mSOD1 mice > SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2All together our results demonstrate that the mutation of SOD1 induced more OH formation from elevated H 2 O 2 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2H 2 O 2 may be converted to OH by SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2ability more H 2 O 2 should be produced in SOD1 mice however no accumulation of H 2 O 2 was 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2no accumulation of H 2 O 2 was observed in SOD1 mice compared to Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0which is the normal catalytic function of GSH-Px and catalase mSOD1 mice had significantly higher levels of H 2 O 2 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2of H 2 O 2 and OH than did the SOD1 and Nc mice and significantly lower levels of O 2 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0This suggests that mSOD1 gains a new function blocking H 2 O 2 conversion 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2O 2 caused by increasing or decreasing levels of wild-type SOD1 
10593879SOD1hSOD11.9Because overexpression of hSOD1 or knocking out eSOD1 did not change the onset and 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2of mice show that although addition of mutant and normal SOD1 both decrease O 2 concentrations concentrations of H 2 O 
10593879SOD1SOD16.22 increase with the presence of mutated but not normal SOD1 contrary to their assumption 
10593879SOD1hSOD11.9results that H 2 O 2 formed by overexpression of hSOD1 is efficiently destroyed whereas more of that produced by the 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2efficiently destroyed whereas more of that produced by the mutant SOD1 escapes into the tissue where it may produce damaging OH 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2O 2 detoxification pathway a crucial change whereby mutation of SOD1 leads to ALS 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0possible to discover this problem in vitro by using purified mSOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The deleterious SOD1 mutations typically are in the interaction regions crucial to subunit 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2folding and dimer contact (3) 3 explaining why there is SOD1 aggregation only in the G93A and G85R transgenic mice but 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2and G85R transgenic mice but not in the mice overexpressing SOD1 (19) 19 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The SOD1 dimer may act in tandem as a superoxide dismutase and 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0evidenced by the accumulation of H 2 O 2 in mSOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2radicals their work supports a relationship between free radicals and SOD1 mutation in FALS 
10593879SOD1SOD16.22 O 2 of fibroblasts from FALS patients with an SOD1 mutation is higher than for controls suggests that the mechanism 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0O 2 levels in the dialysates are also elevated in mSOD1 mice is consistent with this explanation since H 2 O 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0level of H 2 O 2 in the cells in mSOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The elevated level of H 2 O 2 in mSOD1 mice supports the notion that the increased levels of OH 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2partly formed from H 2 O 2 by the mutant SOD1 however a contribution of peroxynitrate cannot be ruled out since 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0we have found that the level of nitric oxide in mSOD1 mice is also significantly higher than in SOD1 and Nc 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2oxide in mSOD1 mice is also significantly higher than in SOD1 and Nc mice (65) 65 
10593879SOD1hSOD11.9Based on the observations that overexpression of hSOD1 did not change the onset and progress of the disease 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2It has been suggested that the deleterious effect of mutant SOD1 on motor neurons in ALS is not related to increased 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0of protein DNA and membrane lipids are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice but not between 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2membrane lipids are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice but not between SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice but not between SOD1 and Nc mice is consistent with some other reports (8 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0membrane lipid oxidation together with elevated level of OH in mSOD1 mice support the hypothesis that OH-triggered oxidation of major cell 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2been revealed the finding that there are higher levels of SOD1 in motoneurons relative to other neurons (66) 66 implicates a 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0selective degeneration of motoneurons in ALS because higher levels of mSOD1 are probably present in those neurons relative to others when 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0EC detection in the three groups of mice (8 8 mSOD1 5 SOD1 and 6 Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in the three groups of mice (8 8 mSOD1 5 SOD1 and 6 Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0b Chromatogram of 10 microl dialysate obtained from a mSOD1 mouse 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2c Chromatogram of 10 microl dialysate obtained from a SOD1 mouse 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0of reduced cytochrome c measured in the perfusates collected from mSOD1 ( n =6 SOD1 ( n =3 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2measured in the perfusates collected from mSOD1 ( n =6 SOD1 ( n =3 and Nc mice ( n =6 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0of reduced cytochrome c measured in spinal cord tissue in mSOD1 ( n =3 SOD1 ( n =3 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2measured in spinal cord tissue in mSOD1 ( n =3 SOD1 ( n =3 and Nc mice ( n =4 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0in microdialysates was measured by HPLC and fluorescence detection in mSOD1 ( n =8 SOD1 ( n =7 and Nc ( 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2by HPLC and fluorescence detection in mSOD1 ( n =8 SOD1 ( n =7 and Nc ( n =9 mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0Protein carbonyl content in the mouse spinal cord tissue of mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice was measured spectrophotometrically after labeling with 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2carbonyl content in the mouse spinal cord tissue of mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice was measured spectrophotometrically after labeling with DNPH 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0all measurements to determine whether the mean results obtained from mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were significantly different 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2measurements to determine whether the mean results obtained from mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were significantly different 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The mutation of SOD1 significantly increases the levels of H 2 O 2 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.02 (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD is 2.8 _amp_#177 0.3 microM in mSOD1 mice ( n =4 1.9 _amp_#177 0.2 microM in SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mSOD1 mice ( n =4 1.9 _amp_#177 0.2 microM in SOD1 mice ( n =3 and 2.1 _amp_#177 0.4 microM in 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0levels of H 2 O 2 are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 ( P =0.005 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2O 2 are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 ( P =0.005 and Nc mice ( P =0.007 but 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2P =0.007 but there is no significant difference between the SOD1 and Nc mice ( P =0.6 indicating that mutant SOD1in 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0Nc mice ( P =0.6 indicating that mutant SOD1in the mSOD1 mice also elevates H 2 O 2 levels 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0levels of O 2 in the perfusates collected from the mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2of O 2 in the perfusates collected from the mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0cytochrome c (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD is 0.060 _amp_#177 0.011 in mSOD1 mice ( n =6 0.037 _amp_#177 0.004 in SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in mSOD1 mice ( n =6 0.037 _amp_#177 0.004 in SOD1 mice ( n =3 and 0.130 _amp_#177 0.030 in Nc 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.02 are significantly higher in normal control mice than in mSOD1 ( P =0.0007 and SOD1 mice ( P =0.002 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2normal control mice than in mSOD1 ( P =0.0007 and SOD1 mice ( P =0.002 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The level of O 2 is also significantly higher in mSOD1 than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.01 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2O 2 is also significantly higher in mSOD1 than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.01 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0of O 2 in the spinal cord tissue of the mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2O 2 in the spinal cord tissue of the mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0absorbance g wet weight tissue is 158 _amp_#177 10 in mSOD1 mice ( n =3 138 _amp_#177 10 in SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2in mSOD1 mice ( n =3 138 _amp_#177 10 in SOD1 mice ( n =3 and 186 _amp_#177 12 in Nc 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0tissue of normal control mice is significantly higher than in mSOD1 ( P =0.02 and SOD1 mice ( P =0.003 and 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2is significantly higher than in mSOD1 ( P =0.02 and SOD1 mice ( P =0.003 and is also higher in mSOD1 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0SOD1 mice ( P =0.003 and is also higher in mSOD1 than in SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2P =0.003 and is also higher in mSOD1 than in SOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Mutation of SOD1 significantly increases membrane peroxidation 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0of MDA in the dialysates collected from the CSF in mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2MDA in the dialysates collected from the CSF in mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0MDA (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD is 70 _amp_#177 15 nM in mSOD1 mice ( n =8 40 _amp_#177 5 nM in SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mSOD1 mice ( n =8 40 _amp_#177 5 nM in SOD1 mice ( n =7 and 30 _amp_#177 10 nM in 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The MDA level in dialysates in mSOD1 mice is 1.8-fold that in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0005 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2level in dialysates in mSOD1 mice is 1.8-fold that in SOD1 mice ( P =0.0005 and 2.3-fold higher than in Nc 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2There was no significant difference between SOD1 and Nc mice ( P =0.1 suggesting that overexpression of 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2Nc mice ( P =0.1 suggesting that overexpression of normal SOD1 does not increase peroxidation of membrane lipids 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The significantly higher levels of MDA in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice demonstrate that oxidative 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2significantly higher levels of MDA in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 and Nc mice demonstrate that oxidative damage to membrane phospholipids 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2membrane phospholipids indeed occurs after the induction of the mutant SOD1 gene 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The mutation of SOD1 significantly increases protein oxidation 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0SD is 2.31 _amp_#177 0.16 nmol/mg nmol mg protein in mSOD1 mice 1.95 _amp_#177 0.09 nmol/mg nmol mg protein in SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2mSOD1 mice 1.95 _amp_#177 0.09 nmol/mg nmol mg protein in SOD1 mice and 1.94 _amp_#177 0.13 nmol/mg nmol mg in Nc 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0carbonyl content in spinal cord tissue is 1.2-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 ( P =0.0002 and Nc ( 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2cord tissue is 1.2-fold higher in mSOD1 mice than in SOD1 ( P =0.0002 and Nc ( P =0.0004 mice_amp_#151 a 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2two controls ( P =0.9 indicating that overexpression of normal SOD1 does not induce protein oxidation and only mutant SOD1 in 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2normal SOD1 does not induce protein oxidation and only mutant SOD1 in mSOD1 mice causes significantly more protein oxidation 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0does not induce protein oxidation and only mutant SOD1 in mSOD1 mice causes significantly more protein oxidation 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2The mutation of SOD1 significantly increases DNA oxidation 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0The average concentration (from from three samples of 8-OHdG in mSOD1 mice is 0.27 _amp_#177 0.06 fmol/mg fmol mg wet tissue 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0_amp_#177 0.12 fmol/microg fmol microg DNA (mean_amp_#177; mean_amp_#177 SD 10 mSOD1 mouse spinal cords were measured as three samples 8-OHdG was 
10593879SOD1SOD16.28-OHdG was undetectable in the same amount of tissue from SOD1 or Nc mice 
10593879SOD1mSOD13.0Thus DNA oxidation occurs in mSOD1 mice 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2and reduction of O 2 in the presence of mutant SOD1 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2by in vivo experiments the in vitro discovery that mutant SOD1 gains a new function catalyzing more OH production from H 
10593879SOD1SOD16.2also indicate that the new function gained by the mutant SOD1 enzyme is not only catalyzing more OH formation but also 
10671549SODSOD2.4The enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD may play a fundamental role in modulating NO toxicity since 
10671549SODSOD2.4As matter of fact cells producing an increased amount of SOD were resistant to NO-mediated toxicity ( 24 
10671549SODSOD2.4sclerosis (FALS FALS are pro-apoptotic agents although they retain enzymatic SOD activity ( 26 
10671549SODSOD2.4Cells carrying wild type SOD are protected from NO-mediated apoptosis whereas cells transfected with the 
10671549SODSOD2.4protected from NO-mediated apoptosis whereas cells transfected with the mutant SOD are more susceptible 
10671549SODSOD2.4type Cu Zn-SOD (named named WT or with a mutated SOD G93A (named named G93A were obtained as described previously ( 
10671549SODSOD2.4Supernatants were used for SOD activity and protein content assay 
10671549SODSOD2.4However cells transfected with normal SOD were much less protected than against NO-mediated apoptosis 
10671549SODSOD2.4be strengthened by O 2 via formation of peroxynitrite and SOD that catalytically removes O 2 is therefore indicated as a 
10671549SODSOD2.4However cells transfected with a SOD mutant (G93A G93A as active as the wild type were 
10671549SODSOD2.4NO-mediated apoptosis and that additional properties of the G93A mutant SOD potentiate apoptogenic stimuli of NO 
10671549SODSOD2.4a factor protecting neurons from NO-induced apoptosis whereas the G93A SOD mutant despite high dismutating activity increased intracellular flux of ROS 
10671549SODSOD2.4SOD activity (not not shown and protein levels of WT and 
10671549SODSOD2.4Furthermore SOD activity of the three cell lines was unaffected by GSNO 
10671549SODSOD2.4by GSNO treatment (not not shown as well as the SOD protein content as assessed by Western blot analysis (Fig Fig 
10671549SODSOD2.4apoptosis of G93A cells cannot be explained in terms of SOD level 
10671549SODSOD2.4or hydroxyl radical formation has been demonstrated for fully active SOD mutants associated with FALS ( 47 
10671549SODSOD2.4not significantly affected either by the transfection with the mutant SOD or by the GSNO treatment 
10742195SODSOD1.4essential role in loading Cu 2 onto superoxide dismutase (SOD)1 SOD 1 under conditions of low cytosolic Cu 2 8 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9it shows that the cell possesses machinery to ensure that SOD1 antioxidant activity (which which depends upon a Cu 2 catalytic 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9It is proposed that although SOD1 has a very high affinity (femtomolar) femtomolar Cu 2 -binding 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9atom per cell that CCS facilitates Cu 2 loading onto SOD1 by competing against the pool of cytosolic Cu 2 scavengers 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9resembling the metallochaperone protein Atx1 and a second domain resembling SOD1 itself but lacking its metal-binding sites and catalytic-site residues 9 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9unlikely to play any role in disease biochemistry outside of SOD1 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9Familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD1 and copper 
10742195SODSOD1.4the elucidation of how a mutation of Cu/Zn Cu Zn SOD (SOD1) SOD1 engenders a gain of function that changes this 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9of how a mutation of Cu/Zn Cu Zn SOD (SOD1) SOD1 engenders a gain of function that changes this ubiquitous antioxidant 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9abundant literature on the oxidative insult caused by the FALS-linked SOD1 mutation 15 and 16 as well as the formation of 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9mutation 15 and 16 as well as the formation of SOD1 aggregates in affected motor neurons and glia 17 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9I believe will become fundamental not only to understanding how SOD1 mutations cause FALS but also how well known toxic proteins 
10742195SODSOD1.4Alone it has a SOD activity with a rate constant the same as SOD1 itself 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9a SOD activity with a rate constant the same as SOD1 itself 18 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9The purpose of the SOD1 protein is to harness this activity of Cu 2 without 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9Hence the Cu 2 at the active site of SOD1 has the potential to be abnormally redox reactive generating unwanted 
10742195SOD1SOD11.919 describing a likely mechanism for the pathogenicity of mutant SOD1 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9The pathogenic SOD1 mutations do not cause a loss of function when the 
10742195SODSOD1.4al 19 observed that altered Cu 2 coordination made Zn-deficient SOD (wild wild type or mutant a more efficient oxidant able 
10742195SODSOD1.4The altered reactivity of Zn-deficient SOD enables it to be reduced by cellular reductants (such such 
10742195SODSOD1.4SOD then donates an electron to O 2 to generate O 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9Thus if SOD1 loses Zn 2 its catalytic activity is diminished while it 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9The O 2 _amp_#x2212 formed by Zn-deficient SOD1 might not be released as a free intermediate which would 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9released as a free intermediate which would explain why excess SOD1 fails to slow disease progression in FALS/SOD1 FALS SOD1 transgenic 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9excess SOD1 fails to slow disease progression in FALS/SOD1 FALS SOD1 transgenic mice 17 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9Intriguingly Estevez et al 19 found that apo SOD1 was not neurotoxic in cell culture whereas Zn-deficient Cu-loaded SOD1 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9SOD1 was not neurotoxic in cell culture whereas Zn-deficient Cu-loaded SOD1 was neurotoxic an effect that could be rescued by treatment 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9the treatment efficacy of Cu 2 chelators upon FALS/SOD1 FALS SOD1 transgenic mice 22 
10742195SODSOD-like1.4cell-culture data indicate that Cu/Zn-loaded Cu Zn-loaded A_amp_#x3b2 possesses catalytic SOD-like activity and that A_amp_#x3b2 1-42 has greater activity than A_amp_#x3b2 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9be mechanistically related to the oxidative stress induced by mutant SOD1 
10742195SODSOD1.4by David Brown et al 35 that PrP c possesses SOD activity 
10742195SODSOD1.4The SOD activity of PrP c is also intriguing because of the 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9Like mutant SOD1 PrP sc might be a modification of PrP that induces 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9In normal SOD1 Cu A_amp_#x3b2 or PrP c the Cu 2 active site 
10742195SODSOD1.4A manganese SOD SOD2 is the mitochondrial equivalent of SOD1 preventing O 2 
10742195SOD1SOD11.9A manganese SOD SOD2 is the mitochondrial equivalent of SOD1 preventing O 2 _amp_#x2212 from reacting with sensitive substrates such 
10795881SOD1SOD11.4In one or two percentage of patients mutations in the SOD1 gene are known to underly the disease 
10795881SOD1SOD1-related0.9evidence for oxidative stress is not only found in mutant SOD1-related familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but also in sporadic amyotrophic lateral 
10826922SODSODs1.4Eight mutant Cu Zn-superoxide dismutases (SODs) SODs related to familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) FALS were produced 
10826922SODSOD1.4with Chelex 100 resin decreased Cu contents as well as SOD activities in all mutant Cu Zn-SODs indicating that the affinities 
10826922SODSOD1.4Both SOD activities and their reactive oxidant forming correlated well with the 
10826922SOD1SOD11.4Since hyaline inclusions found in FALS patients with SOD1 mutations contained components which were reactive to anti-Cu Zn-SOD antibody 
10826922SOD1SOD11.4to anti-Cu Zn-SOD antibody a primary reaction caused by mutant SOD1 may be attributed to their propensity to form aggregates 
10826922SOD1SOD11.4Aggregated but still active mutant SOD1 would be expected to mediate the formation of reactive oxygen 
10899935SOD1SOD10.9by overexpression of wild-type antioxidant Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 that promotes CN activity and protects it from oxidative inactivation 
10899935SOD1SOD1s0.9On the contrary overexpression of mutant SOD1s associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) FALS impairs CN 
10899935SOD1SOD1-linked0.9that CN might be a target in the pathogenesis of SOD1-linked FALS 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1is associated with more than 70 different mutations in the SOD1 gene 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1lines derived from FALS patients with 16 different mutations in SOD1 gene exhibit significant increase of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1The ROS generation did not correlate with SOD1 activity 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1increased H 2 O 2 could be generated by mutant SOD1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1in the gene for cytosolic Cu Zn superoxide dismutase ( SOD1 CuZnSOD 1 and 2 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1SOD1 functions as a homodimeric enzyme that is widely expressed and 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1The mechanisms by which SOD1 mutations cause selective motor neuron degeneration is not clearly understood 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1However SOD1 activity in red blood cells of most SOD1 mutant heterozygotes 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1However SOD1 activity in red blood cells of most SOD1 mutant heterozygotes is reduced 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1be less than 50% in some cases suggesting that mutant SOD1 may affect the activity of the wildtype enzyme 2 3 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Evidence from SOD1 transgenic mice and SOD1 knockout mice suggests that reduced dismutase 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Evidence from SOD1 transgenic mice and SOD1 knockout mice suggests that reduced dismutase activity is not the 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Decreased SOD1 activity in ALS patients would be expected to lead to 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Mutant SOD1 was shown to have increased peroxidase activity over wildtype SOD1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1SOD1 was shown to have increased peroxidase activity over wildtype SOD1 in vitro 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Thus mutant SOD1 may produce more free radicals than wild SOD1 7 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Thus mutant SOD1 may produce more free radicals than wild SOD1 7 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1show any difference in peroxidase activity of mutant and wildtype SOD1 8 and 9 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1was shown this discrepancy was due to different preparations of SOD1 proteins and experimental conditions 8 and 9 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1(ROS) ROS in lymphoblast cell lines derived from patients with SOD1 linked FALS sporadic ALS and normal controls (spouses spouses of 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1were similar in all groups despite a 45% decrease in SOD1 activity in FALS mutants 
10930589SODSOD2.2SOD assay 
10930589SODSOD2.2Total SOD activity was determined by its ability to catalyze the disproportionation 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1No significant correlation was observed between relative C-DCF fluorescence and SOD1 activity in all groups at resting levels 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1with menadione showed an inverse correlation of C-DCF fluorescence with SOD1 activity ( r =0.6 P _amp_#x3c 0.001 ( Table 1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1is unlikely to be increased in FALS cells despite reduced SOD1 activity 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Previous studies have shown that SOD1 is inhibited by a number of metal chelating agents e.g 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Reaction of SOD1 with DDC requires two molecule of DDC (i) i one 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1(i) i one molecule interacts with the copper center of SOD1 with retention of activity (ii) ii while a second molecule 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1This suggests the interaction of DDC with mutant SOD1 may be altered and that wildtype SOD1 contributes approximately 30_amp_#x2013 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1DDC with mutant SOD1 may be altered and that wildtype SOD1 contributes approximately 30_amp_#x2013 50% of C-DCF fluorescence in resting cells 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1SOD1 is a major source of H 2 O 2 in 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Since mutations in SOD1 are associated with FALS and activity of SOD1 is decreased 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1mutations in SOD1 are associated with FALS and activity of SOD1 is decreased (primarily primarily due to decreased half life of 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1decreased (primarily primarily due to decreased half life of mutant SOD1 we investigated whether this would lead to increased free radical 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1O 2 ._amp_#x2212 is cleared very quickly from cells by SOD1 28 even when SOD1 is reduced by 50% 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1cleared very quickly from cells by SOD1 28 even when SOD1 is reduced by 50% 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Our hypothesis is that copper in mutant SOD1 is available to O 2 ._amp_#x2212 only or mostly in 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1it is reported to have a greater interaction with mutant SOD1 than with wildtype SOD1 7 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1have a greater interaction with mutant SOD1 than with wildtype SOD1 7 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1hypothesis of increased H 2 O 2 generation by mutant SOD1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1has shown that DDC reacts with Cu(II) Cu II of SOD1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1The reaction of DDC with SOD1 was shown to occur in two phases 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1a modest concentration of DDC (0.1_amp_#x2013;1.0 0.1_amp_#x2013 1.0 mM and SOD1 retains its full dismutase activity 19 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Phase 2 involves displacement of Cu(II) Cu II from SOD1 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Cu(II) Cu II polymerize into colloidal particles stabilized by unfolded SOD1 protein subunits 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1equal to 10 mM and leads to a loss of SOD1 dismutase activity 19 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1The contribution of SOD1 to C-DCF fluorescence in our studies was demonstrated by using 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Fig 3A and B suggests that hydrogen peroxide generated by SOD1 was indeed involved in the oxidation of C-DCDHF 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1cells suggesting either altered interaction or modified stoichiometry between mutant SOD1 and DDC 
10930589SOD1SOD15.12 O 2 damage due to increased concentrations of mutant SOD1 in these cells 
10930589SOD1SOD15.1Such an accumulation of mutant SOD1 has been reported in FALS spinal cords 33 and could 
11396274SOD1SOD11.2Neurochemistry of SOD1 and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0lateral sclerosis (fALS) fALS are linked to mutations in the SOD1 gene which encodes the copper/zinc copper zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) 
11513882SODSOD4.3monitored calcineurin activity in the presence of mutant and wild-type SOD 
11513882SODSOD4.3the degree of protection against inactivation of calcineurin by different SOD mutants correlates with the severity of the phenotype associated with 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0with the different mutations suggesting a potential role for calcineurin_amp_#x2013 SOD1 interaction in the etiology of fALS 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Mutations in the SOD1 gene which encodes the enzyme copper/zinc copper zinc superoxide dismutase 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Today more than 70 different mutations of the SOD1 gene are known ranging from mutations that are associated with 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Recently it was shown that SOD1 protects calcineurin a serine/threonine-specific serine threonine-specific calcium/calmodulin-dependent calcium calmodulin-dependent phosphoprotein 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0the last years the primary molecular targets of the mutated SOD1 in fALS are still unknown 
11513882SODSODs2.2In this study we report that the mutant SODs were significantly less protective against calcineurin inactivation and that the 
11513882SODSODs2.2Wt and mutant SODs were purified and demetalated by Ni-NTA-affinity chromatography using imidazole (500 
11513882SODSOD4.3SOD assay and activity staining 
11513882SODSOD4.3For atomic emission spectrometry (AES), AES SOD proteins were washed five times in refolding buffer (Centrex Centrex 
11513882SODSOD4.3okadaic acid (5 5 _amp_#x3bc m 200 _amp_#x3bc g of SOD proteins and water ad 40 _amp_#x3bc l 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0test the hypothesis that calcineurin is a target of mutated SOD1 we used recombinant wt enzyme and three variants associated with 
11513882SODSOD4.3native electropherograms with NBT showed a corresponding pattern with wt SOD showing the highest activity followed by the D90A mutant whereas 
11513882SODSODs2.2conveyed the most protection of calcineurin activity of the mutant SODs studied 
11513882SODSOD4.3loss of over 60% of the protection confered by wt SOD 
11513882SODSOD4.3This effect was not due to reduced SOD activity of the mutant SODs compared to wt when the 
11513882SODSODs2.2was not due to reduced SOD activity of the mutant SODs compared to wt when the amounts of wt or mutant 
11513882SODSOD4.3compared to wt when the amounts of wt or mutant SOD were quadrupled (800 800 ng the loss of protection of 
11513882SODSOD4.3calcineurin activity was magnified rather than reduced for the fALS SOD mutants ( Fig 2b dark bars however the differences in 
11513882SODSOD4.3While wt SOD maintained its protective effect on calcineurin activity and co-incubation of 
11513882SODSODs2.2effect on calcineurin activity and co-incubation of calcineurin with the SODs associated with benign (D9OA) D9OA and classic (G93A) G93A fALS 
11513882SODSOD4.3only showed a slight reduction compared to 200 ng of SOD the SOD associated with the most severe form of fALS 
11513882SODSOD4.3a slight reduction compared to 200 ng of SOD the SOD associated with the most severe form of fALS (A4V) A4V 
11513882SODhSOD2.2activity meaning that over 80% of the protection of wt hSOD were lost due to this mutation 
11513882SODSOD4.3To address the observation that increased amounts of mutant SOD compounded the loss of calcineurin activity we tested a mixture 
11513882SODSODs2.2Our results thus demonstrate that mutant SODs can reduce the protection conferred by wt SOD 
11513882SODSOD4.3that mutant SODs can reduce the protection conferred by wt SOD 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0This observation supports the hypothesis that the SOD1 mutations found in fALS result in a negative gain of 
11513882SODSOD4.3in a reduction of the protection of calcineurin by wt SOD 
11513882SODSOD4.3How the different mutations in the ubiquitously expressed enzyme SOD cause the highly specific neuropathological phenotype associated with fALS remains 
11513882SODSOD4.3CuZnSOD 5 which itself accounts for 2% of brain protein SOD and calcineurin are both among the most abundant proteins in 
11513882SODSODs2.2In this study we report that mutated SODs loose their capacity to protect calcineurin from oxidative inactivation as 
11513882SODSOD4.3The SOD mutant showing the least protective effect (A4V) A4V is associated 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0reduced calcineurin activity in human neuroblastoma cells transfected with mutated SOD1 and in the forebrains of fALS-transgenic mice 9 
11513882SODSOD4.3Moreover when the amount of SOD protein was quadrupled in the assay the wt maintained its 
11513882SODSOD4.3the wt CuZnSOD protein and not simply the presence of SOD activity is needed for the protection of calcineurin from oxidative 
11513882SODSOD-generated2.2that the increased inactivation of calcineurin is mediated by mutated SOD-generated oxidative species different from superoxide a hypothesis that has already 
11513882SODSOD4.3be in accordance with the notion that overexpression of wt SOD together with fALS-associated SOD is not protective 21 an observation 
11513882SODSOD4.3the notion that overexpression of wt SOD together with fALS-associated SOD is not protective 21 an observation that is strengthened by 
11513882SODSODs2.2by the fact that a mixture of wt and mutant SODs only confers an intermediate rate of protection 
11513882SODSOD4.3The partial protective effect of wt SOD when mixed with mutant SOD may be explained by the 
11513882SODSOD4.3partial protective effect of wt SOD when mixed with mutant SOD may be explained by the necessity of SOD to bind 
11513882SODSOD4.3with mutant SOD may be explained by the necessity of SOD to bind to calcineurin to exert its protective effect 
11513882SODSODs2.2Wt and mutant SODs therefore would compete for binding to calcineurin so that part 
11513882SODSOD4.3of the calcineurin molecules still could be protected by wt SOD 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0It has to be noted however that the recombinant reconstituted SOD1 proteins used in this study show an abnormal zinc content 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0A reduced affinity of SOD1 mutants for zinc is an observation that has already been 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0However our wt SOD1 gives exactly the same rate of protection as SOD1 purified 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0wt SOD1 gives exactly the same rate of protection as SOD1 purified from erythrocytes and the D90A mutation which shows a 
11513882SODSODs2.2of our results a reduction of calcineurin activity by mutant SODs would therefore lead to prolonged NMDA receptor-channel openings and therefore 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0This would explain why glutamate potentiates the toxicity of mutant SOD1 in motor neurons 22 
11513882SODSODs2.2systems and a higher Ca content in cells expressing mutant SODs or in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice has been observed 23 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Ca content in cells expressing mutant SODs or in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice has been observed 23 24 and 25 a 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Characterization of the SOD1 proteins 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0The recombinant SOD1 proteins are characterized by a reduced activity and a reduced 
11513882SOD1SOD16.0Lower panel Activity staining of recombinant SOD1 proteins 
11513882SODSOD4.3activity can be preserved by addition of erythrocyte (ery) ery SOD or recombinant human (hr) hr SOD 
11513882SODSOD4.3of erythrocyte (ery) ery SOD or recombinant human (hr) hr SOD 
11513882SODSODs2.2Recombinant mutant SODs associated with fALS are less protective 
11513882SODSODs2.2Addition of quadruple amounts of wt or mutant SODs (black black bars reduces the protective ability of the mutants 
11513882SODSOD4.3n =6 * P _amp_#x3c 0.05 significantly different from wt SOD by Student_amp_#x2019 s t -test ** P _amp_#x3c 0.01 significantly 
11513882SODSOD4.3t -test ** P _amp_#x3c 0.01 significantly different from wt SOD by Student_amp_#x2019 s t -test 
11513882SODSODs2.2A mixture of wt and mutant SODs confers intermediate protection 
11513882SODSOD4.3Addition of wt SOD (400 400 ng to mutant SOD1s (400 400 ng results 
11513882SOD1SOD1s2.2Addition of wt SOD (400 400 ng to mutant SOD1s (400 400 ng results in intermediate protective ability against oxidative 
11513882SODSOD4.3n =4 ** P _amp_#x3c 0.01 significantly different from mutant SOD alone by Student_amp_#x2019 s t -test 
11679167SODSODs1.9glucose consuming cultures some of the antioxidant defences such as SODs catalases and peroxidases are present at a very low level 
11679167SODSOD1.9been utilised for ALS research on clarifying the role of SOD mutations 
11679167SOD1SOD11.9the use of S cerevisiae in elucidating the mechanism of SOD1 mediated disease 
11701756SOD1SOD10.9mutations of the antioxidant enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 namely in neuroblastoma cells expressing either SOD1 mutant G93A or 
11701756SOD1SOD10.9superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 namely in neuroblastoma cells expressing either SOD1 mutant G93A or mutant H46R and in brain areas from 
11701756SOD1SOD10.9In this work we report that while wild-type SOD1 has a protective effect calcineurin is oxidatively inactivated by mutant 
11701756SOD1SOD1s0.9has a protective effect calcineurin is oxidatively inactivated by mutant SOD1s in vitro this inactivation is mediated by reactive oxygen species 
11701756SOD1SOD1s0.9These findings demonstrate that both wild-type and mutant SOD1s can interfere directly with calcineurin activity and further support the 
11796206SOD1sod11.9one fifth of these cases are associated with mutations in sod1 the gene that encodes human CuZnSOD 1 
11796206SODSOD1.9severe motor neuron degenerative syndrome despite normal or above normal SOD activities 2 3 4 and 5 whereas neither transgenic mice 
11796206SODSOD1.9because in vitro remetallation may not reflect the state of SOD mutants in vivo we developed a yeast model system to 
11796206SOD1SOD-11.9Yeast strains expressing the human SOD-1 mutant genes (G93A, G93A G93C A4V and L38V or the 
11796206SOD1SOD11.9were placed under the control of the wild type yeast SOD1 promoter and inserted into the high copy yeast/ yeast E 
11796206SOD1sod11.9plasmid was transformed into the Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain EG118 ( sod1 _amp_#x2212 which lacks the CuZnSOD polypeptide 
11796206SOD1sod11.9human and FALS mutant CuZnSOD proteins were expressed in an sod1 _amp_#x2212 strain of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae in order to 
11796206SODSOD1.9of expression of the CuZnSOD proteins as well as the SOD activities of crude cytosol preparations were similar in the strains 
11796206SODSOD1.9those expressing FALS mutant CuZnSODs although slightly higher levels of SOD activity were sometimes found for the strains expressing the human 
11796206SODSOD1.9in the copper site of the enzyme and is fully SOD active 11 making it highly likely that the same situation 
11905995SOD1SOD1-mediated2.2antioxidative activity or decreased oxygen free radical propagation prevent mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron cell death and increase amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-like transgenic 
11905995SODSOD2.2neuron degeneration in transgenic mice overexpressing mutant superoxide dismutase (SOD)1 SOD 1 gene and mitochondrial abnormality is observed in human ALS 
11905995SOD1SOD12.7neuron-like cell death with mutant G93A-SOD1 but not with wild-type SOD1 
11905995SOD1SOD12.7transfection significantly increased NSC-34 motor neuron-like cell resistance to mutant SOD1 
11905995SOD1SOD1-mediated2.2with spin trapping molecule 5' 5'-dimethylpryrroline-N-oxide (DMPO), DMPO prevented mutant SOD1-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death 
11905995SOD1SOD1-mediated2.2suggest a causal relationship between enhanced oxidative stress and mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration considering that enhanced oxygen free radical production 
11905995SOD1SOD12.7considering that enhanced oxygen free radical production results from the SOD1 structural alterations 
12218958SODSOD1.9Superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD catalyzes the conversion of single electron reduced species of molecular 
12218958SODSOD1.9There are several classes of SOD that differ in their metal binding ability distribution in different 
12218958SOD1SOD12.4Among these Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 is widely distributed and comprises 90% of the total SOD 
12218958SODSOD1.9SOD1 is widely distributed and comprises 90% of the total SOD 
12218958SODSODs1.9The present review describes the role of SODs especially Cu Zn SOD in several diseases such as familial 
12218958SODSOD1.9present review describes the role of SODs especially Cu Zn SOD in several diseases such as familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS), 
12218958SOD1SOD12.4Mutations in the SOD1 gene cause a familial form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
12218958SOD1SOD12.4The mechanism by which mutant SOD1 causes the degeneration of motor neurons is not well understood 
12218958SOD1SOD1s1.9Transgenic mice expressing multiple copies of FALS-mutant SOD1s develop an ALS-like motor neuron disease 
12218958SOD1SOD12.4Various observations and conclusions linking mutant SOD1 and FALS are discussed in this review in detail 
12368231SOD1SOD11.2Overexpression of SOD1 protects vulnerable motor neurons after spinal cord injury by attenuating 
12368231SOD1SOD11.2Defective Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 is responsible for some types of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and 
12368231SOD1SOD11.2mild spinal cord injury (SCI); SCI however the involvement of SOD1 ROS and apoptosis in their death has not been clarified 
12368231SOD1SOD1-overexpressing1.2Mild compression SCI was induced in SOD1-overexpressing transgenic rats and wild-type littermates 
12368231SOD1SOD11.2apoptotic VMN death after SCI and that increased levels of SOD1 in VMN reduce oxidative stress thereby attenuating the activation of 
12392777SOD1SOD-12.4in the brain include Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD-1) SOD-1 and Mn superoxide dismutase (SOD-2) SOD-2 which catalyze the conversion 
12437573SOD1SOD11.2in human neuroblastoma cells expressing Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 mutant G93A and in brain areas from G93A transgenic mice 
12437573SOD1SOD11.2the possibility that by interfering directly with calcineurin activity mutant SOD1 can modulate pathways of signal transduction mediated by redox-sensitive transcription 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7The increased oxidative stress induced by mutant SOD1 is associated with motor neuron degeneration in both human ALS 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7degeneration in both human ALS and transgenic mice expressing mutant SOD1 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7The potential role of VEGF in preventing mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron cell death was examined using a mouse NSC34 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7adenovirus containing mutant G93A-SOD1 but not vector control or wild-type SOD1 increased cellular oxidative stress and motor neuron-like cell death 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7discovery that mutations of the copper_amp_#x2013 zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene cause a portion of human familial ALS and that 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7human familial ALS and that transgenic animal models expressing mutant SOD1 mimic human ALS have contributed significantly to our understanding of 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7The G93A mutation in SOD1 (G93A-SOD1) G93A-SOD1 is one of the 90 currently known mutations 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7Nevertheless effective approaches to prevent mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron death remain largely unidentified 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7potential role of VEGF in motor neuron survival by mutant SOD1 effects remains largely unknown 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7cell culture model to test whether VEGF can prevent mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7Polyclonal antibody against SOD1 was purchased from Chemicon International (Temecula, Temecula CA USA 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7oxidative stress appears to be an early event of mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration although the causal relationships between mutant SOD1-mediated 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration although the causal relationships between mutant SOD1-mediated oxidative stress and mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron death are not 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7the causal relationships between mutant SOD1-mediated oxidative stress and mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron death are not fully elucidated 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7Infection with adenovirus containing human wild-type SOD1 (WT-SOD1) WT-SOD1 and human mutant G93A-SOD1 (G93A-SOD1) G93A-SOD1 increased target 
12654515SOD1SOD1-1.7VEGF protects from mutant SOD1- TNF-_amp_#x3b1;- and H 2 O 2 -mediated mouse NSC34 motor 
12654515SOD1mSOD11.7with significant increases in cell survival in the presence of mSOD1 TNF-_amp_#x3b1 and hydrogen peroxide ( Fig 2 3.3 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7NSC34 motor neuron-like cell survival in the presence of mutant SOD1 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7of Akt by VEGF contributes to the protection from mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron-like cell death 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7NSC34 motor neuron-like cell death associated with expression of mutant SOD1 4 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7prompted us to examine the effects of VEGF on mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron-like cell death (i) i VEGF acts as a 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7in a mouse model 40 and (iv) iv mutations of SOD1 result in enhanced oxidative stress and contribute at least partially 
12654515SOD1SOD1-induced1.7such an hypothesis whereby VEGF is effective in preventing mutant SOD1-induced mouse NSC34 motor neuron-like cell death 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7promotes motor neuron-like cell survival in the presence of mutant SOD1 thereby supporting the notion that deficits in VEGF protein induction 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7intrinsic characteristics of the neurotoxic initiators (glutamate glutamate vs mutant SOD1 leading to heterogeneities in downstream kinase recruitment and regulation 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7while the expression of constitutively active Akt partially prevented mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron-like cell death even in the absence of VEGF 
12654515SOD1SOD1-infected1.7apoptosis-related targets are specifically repressed by VEGF in the mutant SOD1-infected NSC34 motor neuron-like system 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7promote motor neuron-like cell survival in the presence of mutant SOD1 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7Fig 4 the long-lasting protective function of VEGF on mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron-like cell death may be due to the modulation 
12654515SOD1SOD1-1.7summary we have shown that VEGF can protect from mutant SOD1- and oxidative stress-mediated motor neuron-like cell death in a cell 
12654515SOD1mSOD11.7Expression of mutant G93A-SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 increased NSC34 motor neuron-like cell death 
12654515SOD1SOD13.7(A) A Western analysis of SOD1 expression in NSC34 motor neuron-like cells 
12654515SOD1mSOD11.7(B) B Expression of mutant G93A-SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 increased cellular production of reactive oxygen species 
12654515SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7VEGF reduced hydrogen peroxide- TNF-_amp_#x3b1;- and mutant SOD1-mediated NSC34 motor neuron-like cell death 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Since mutations of the superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD-1) SOD-1 gene were first identified in 1993 it has been considered 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Bredesen advocated the possibility that SOD-1 even plays a role in sporadic ALS 7 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7The glycation of SOD-1 under diabetic conditions has been studied extensively by Taniguchi et 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Glycation prompts the degradation of SOD-1 70 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7the lens of diabetic rats glycation and the degradation of SOD-1 were clearly recognized 104 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Mutant SOD-1 is more easily glycated than normal SOD-1 and would therefore 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Mutant SOD-1 is more easily glycated than normal SOD-1 and would therefore be more rapidly degraded 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7In addition mutant SOD-1 has a low affinity for copper 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Copper released from mutant or glycated SOD-1 would promote the generation of hydroxyl radicals by the Fenton 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Familial ALS and SOD-1 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7evidence that more than 50 mutations in the gene for SOD-1 the cytosolic copper/zinc-binding copper zinc-binding dimeric form of a protective 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7A discussion of FALS with SOD-1 mutations is complicated because transgenic expression of different SOD-1 mutants 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7with SOD-1 mutations is complicated because transgenic expression of different SOD-1 mutants in both mice and rats causes an ALS-like syndrome 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7mice and rats causes an ALS-like syndrome independently of whether SOD-1 catalytic activity is changed 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7These observations suggest that a novel gain-of-function effect of mutant SOD-1 may have a pathogenic role in FALS 33 and 85 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7First an increase in the peroxidase activity of mutant SOD-1 leading to hydroxyl radical production was assumed while several authors 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7argued against the copper-mediated theory of motor neuron degeneration in SOD-1 mutant mice 101 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Finally mutant SOD-1 has a tendency to form aggregates spontaneously 31 and 89 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7phosphorylated neurofilament protein are the characteristic markers of FALS with SOD-1 mutations 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Shibata et al 83 demonstrated the presence of intense SOD-1 immunoreactivity in the NHIs of FALS patients with a heterozygous 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7to Val substitution at codon 4 (Ala4Val) Ala4Val in the SOD-1 gene 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Of added interest is a recent report that mutant SOD-1 expressed in cultured cells abnormally aggregates in the cytoplasm 12.1.3 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7heterozygous Ala to Val substitution at codon 4 in the SOD-1 gene 83 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7No focal collection of either CML or SOD-1 was found in neurons of the controls 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7In the light of evidence that SOD-1 is a protein that is susceptible to the Maillard reaction 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7Maillard reaction the finding of the coexistence of CML and SOD-1 in NHIs points to the possibility that CML-modified SOD-1 is 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7and SOD-1 in NHIs points to the possibility that CML-modified SOD-1 is deposited in NHIs 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7with familial ALS have been shown to contain not only SOD-1 but also phosphorylated NFP and ubiquitin 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7The decreased activity of SOD-1 by glycation is not necessarily considered to be the sole 
12663085SODSOD-1-positive1.4Kato et al 35 and 37 found SOD-1-positive inclusions in astrocytes (astrocytic astrocytic hyaline inclusions or AHIs as 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7as in neurons (NHIs) NHIs in patients with FALS with SOD-1 mutations and in transgenic mice expressing human SOD-1 with the 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7FALS with SOD-1 mutations and in transgenic mice expressing human SOD-1 with the G85R mutation 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7conducted in the spinal cords of FALS patients with the SOD-1 mutation (A4V) A4V in sporadic ALS patients and in age-matched 
12663085SODSOD-1-related1.4of pyrraline and imidazolone supports the non-oxidative mechanism in the SOD-1-related degeneration of motor neurons 
12663085SOD1SOD-12.7found that AGE-R1 immunoreactivity was co-localized with those of AGE SOD-1 and neurofilaments 12.7 
12663085SODSOD1.7SOD and catalase activities were not changed suggesting that specific defects 
12684448SODSOD2.2sclerosis ROS glutamate excitotoxicity glutamate transport cell culture free radicals SOD nitrotyrosine AMPA 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2linked to mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 (Rosen Rosen et al. 1993 the vast majority (90-95%) 90-95% 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2For spinal cord immunohistochemical studies SOD1 G93A transgenic mice (The The Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor ME 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2For SOD1 G93A transgenic mouse studies spinal cords were removed from 90- 
12684448SODSOD2.2(MK-801)] MK-801 alone or in the presence of antioxidants (SOD, SOD 100 U/ml; U ml catalase 400 U/ml), U ml followed 
12684448SODSOD2.2seen in an annular pattern immediately surrounding MNs in the SOD mouse model of ALS is novel and lends support to 
12684448SODSOD2.2observed block of this oxidation by an extracellular antioxidant (SOD) SOD provides strong support for the idea that the ROS passes 
12684448SODSOD2.2In studies of glutamate transporters in ALS and SOD mutant mouse models there has been discussion as to whether 
12684448SODSOD2.2motor neurons and ventral horn in ALS and/or and or SOD mutant mouse models (Abe Abe et al. 1995 Beal et 
12684448SODSOD2.2increased nitrotyrosine staining in an annular pattern around MNs in SOD mutant mice suggest that this species may be involved 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2a critical involvement of both cell types in the mutant SOD1 mouse models of ALS development of disease seems to require 
12684448SODSOD2.2compatible with a multiplicity of inciting mechanisms (e.g., e.g. mutant SOD leading into a common self-propagating disease pathway 
12684448SODSOD2.2MK-801 alone ( left or with addition of the antioxidant SOD (100 100 U/ml) U ml to the bath (+ AO 
12684448SODSOD2.2both the absence ( black or presence ( white of SOD with minimal response in other neurons ( squares 
12684448SODSOD2.2( bottom left or presence ( bottom right of extracellular SOD (+ AO 
12684448SODSOD2.2micro M MK-801 alone or with addition of the antioxidants SOD (100 100 U/ml) U ml and catalase (400 400 U/ml) 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2Lumbar spinal cord sections from 3-month-old SOD1 transgenic mice ( G93A and nontransgenic controls ( non-TG ( 
12684448SODSOD2.2With the addition of a cell-impermeant antioxidant enzyme (SOD, SOD 100 U/ml), U ml despite closely matched MN Delta F 
12684448SODSOD2.2This selective effect of extracellular SOD on astrocytic responses suggests strongly that the ROS generated in 
12684448SODSOD2.2extracellular bath (in in which it can be quenched by SOD before inducing oxidation in neighboring glia 
12684448SODSOD2.2uptake was prevented by addition of cell-impermeant antioxidant enzymes (SOD, SOD 100 U/ml; U ml catalase 400 U/ml) U ml to 
12684448SOD1SOD12.2use of transgenic mice expressing the G93A mutant form of SOD1 associated with familial forms of ALS (Gurney Gurney et al. 
12718737SODSOD1.7Antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), SOD catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) GPx have demonstrated therapeutic efficacy 
12718737SODSOD1.7Most recently SOD mimetics small molecules which mimic the activity of endogenous superoxide 
12753090ALSALS1.9expressing a Cu Zn superoxide dismutase mutant involved in familial ALS 
12753090SODSOD1.9for nNOS as Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn Cu Zn SOD degradation by proteasome was influenced neither by its mutation nor 
12753090SODSOD1.9these results confirm the pro-oxidant activity of G93A Cu Zn SOD mutant and at the same time suggest a cross-talk between 
12893007SOD1SOD12.9in the gene for Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 can be identified 
12893007SODSOD2.9with mutation in the gene encoding the superoxide dismutase (SOD SOD 1 protein ([ Rosen et al 
12893007SODSOD2.9Most of the mutation in SOD 1 protein occur outside the active site and produce only 
12893007SODSOD2.9SOD 1 is a Cu/Zn-binding Cu Zn-binding ubiquitous antioxidative enzyme that 
12893007SODSOD2.9Loss of function in mutant SOD 1 proposes that motor neurons injury occurs by direct toxic 
12893007SODSOD2.9Weakened affinity for copper in the mutant SOD with consequent leakage of copper which may produce competition between 
12893007SODSOD2.9consequent leakage of copper which may produce competition between mutant SOD and other copper and zinc binding protein resulting in diminished 
12893007SODSOD2.9mutations could cause an alteration in copper active site of SOD 1 ([ Deng et al 
12893007SODSOD2.9Such changes could allow potential toxic gain of mutant SOD 1 to react with various subsidiary activities including peroxidase activity 
12893007SODSOD2.9The wide active site channel of the mutant SOD 1 protein may enhance the access of peroxynitrite to the 
12893007SODSOD2.9Mutant SOD 1 A4V protein aggregation and accumulation in the anterior horns_amp_#x2019 
12893007SODSOD2.9The relationship between the oxidative stress SOD 1 aggregation and accumulation of specific advanced glycation end products 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4expression of mutant G93A copper/zinc copper zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis specifically causes a decrease 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells compared to cells overexpressing wild-type SOD1 and untransfected cells 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4No large aggregates of human SOD1 are detectable under basal growth conditions in any of the 
12901835SOD1SOD1-generated1.9Our findings indicate that mitochondrial homeostasis is affected by mutant SOD1-generated ROS independently from the formation of aggregates and that this 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4coding for the antioxidant enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 Siddique et al 1991 Deng et al 1993 and Rosen 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4SOD1 typically has an antioxidant function because it removes the superoxide 
12901835SOD1sod12.4However mutations in sod1 gene do not cause FALS through simple loss of dismutating 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9et al 1993 several lines of evidence indicate that mutant SOD1s are responsible for the death of motor neurons through the 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4be responsible for the enhancement of the peroxidative activity of SOD1 as independently reported by two groups Wiedau-Pazos et al 1996 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9The second hypothesis relies on the observation that misfolded mutant SOD1s might release their metal ions (copper copper and zinc and 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4In particular decrease of the copper-buffering properties of SOD1 Steinkuhler et al 1991 could result in an increase of 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9It is not clear at present whether misfolded SOD1s would also bind copper ions and mediate increase in oxidative 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4neuron disease with mice devoid of the Copper Chaperone for SOD1 (CCS CCS _amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212;) _amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 does not rescue the phenotype 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4as the major culprit in oxidative stress induced by mutant SOD1 Bush 2002 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4The recent demonstration that a substantial amount of SOD1 (previously previously thought of as being exclusively a cytosolic enzyme 
12901835SOD1SOD1-linked1.9reductase defects have been shown both in postmortem brains from SOD1-linked FALS patients Browne et al 1998 and in skeletal muscle 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4spinal motor neurons of transgenic mice carrying G93A mutant human SOD1 Warita et al 2001 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4by site-directed mutagenesis of the cDNA coding for that mutant SOD1 cloning in expression vectors and transfection of parental human neuroblastoma 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4using the Immun-blot kit from Bio-Rad with a polyclonal antihuman SOD1 antibody Steinkuhler et al 1991 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4for 2 h at 37_amp_#xb0 C with a monoclonal antimouse SOD1 antibody (Sigma) Sigma 1 300 and for 2 h at 
12901835SOD1SOD12.40.05 in line with the well-known protective role of wild-type SOD1 overexpression against free radicals 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4Aggregation of mutant SOD1 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4It has been suggested that aggregation of misfolded mutant SOD1 contributes to neurodegeneration in FALS 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4However it is still debated whether SOD1 aggregates represent a cause a correlate or a consequence of 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4In all of our lines no large aggregates of human SOD1 are detectable after immunostaining in basal growth conditions ( Fig 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4localized in the cytoplasm and roughly paralleled the level of SOD1 expression being more intense in transfected cells than in control 
12901835SOD1SOD1-positive1.9specifically inhibit the proteasome activity with lactacystin for 16 h SOD1-positive aggregates localize in the cytoplasm of 30_amp_#x2013 40% cells expressing 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9localize in the cytoplasm of 30_amp_#x2013 40% cells expressing mutant SOD1s but not in control cells 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4is paralleled by the appearance of an insoluble fraction containing SOD1 in extracts from cells expressing mutant SOD1 as seen in 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4insoluble fraction containing SOD1 in extracts from cells expressing mutant SOD1 as seen in Western blot experiments where detergent-soluble and -insoluble 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4to demonstrate that human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell lines carrying G93A SOD1 mutation possess remarkable biochemical abnormalities compared to control cells such 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4This provides evidence that G93A SOD1 mutation acts as a remarkable source of intracellular oxidative stress 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4and mitochondrial ultrastructural abnormalities were found in animal models carrying SOD1 mutations Wong et al 1995 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4be a direct consequence of the pro-oxidant activity of mutant SOD1 indeed the use of NAC promptly reverts both increase in 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4survival and motor performance in transgenic mice with a G93A SOD1 mutation Andreassen et al 2000 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4When we specifically inhibit the proteasome activity insoluble SOD1 aggregates localize in the cytoplasm of cells expressing mutant SOD1s 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9SOD1 aggregates localize in the cytoplasm of cells expressing mutant SOD1s but not in control cells 
12901835SOD1SOD1s1.9growth factor (NGF)-differentiated NGF -differentiated PC12 cells transfected with mutant SOD1s (SODMT, SODMT V148G or A4V 
12901835SOD1SOD12.4survey on the properties of a large number of mutant SOD1 in vitro Hayward et al 2002 and Rodriguez et al 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7coding for the antioxidant enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 have been reported in fALS patients 21 and 80 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 is a very well-characterised homodimeric enzyme present in virtually every 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 binds zinc and copper ions with the Cu atom playing 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7Linkage studies have revealed that mutations in SOD1 are responsible for 10_amp_#x2013 15% of fALS cases 40 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7To date there are about 100 different SOD1 point mutations ( www.als.org reported in fALS families with various 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7and result in alteration of amino acids scattered throughout the SOD1 structure while some mutations affect the active site others are 
12909279SOD1SOD1s1.9For this reason the mechanisms through which expression of mutant SOD1s result in motoneuron injury and death are still controversial 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7believed that the gain of a novel toxic function of SOD1 is responsible for the acquisition of the pathological phenotype 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 is an abundant component of many cell types accounting for 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7_amp_#x201c conformational_amp_#x201d diseases formation of insoluble aggregates of misfolded mutant SOD1 contributes to cell death in fALS 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7However it is still debated whether SOD1 aggregates represent a cause a correlate or a consequence of 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7of sALS patients contain cytoplasmic aggregates that show immunoreactivity for SOD1 and ubiquitin similar inclusion bodies were also observed in SOD1-linked 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2SOD1 and ubiquitin similar inclusion bodies were also observed in SOD1-linked fALS patients 12 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7More recent evidence questioned the relevance of SOD1 aggregates in the pathogenesis of fALS 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7For instance it has been reported that formation of SOD1 aggregates is independent of induction of cell death 52 and 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 aggregates may be toxic through sequestration of other proteins required 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7Also SOD1 aggregates may reduce proteasome activity needed for normal protein turnover 
12909279SOD1SOD1s1.9How mutant SOD1s cause oxidative stress and which molecules represent direct targets/propagators targets 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7the active site could exacerbate the reported peroxidative activity of SOD1 as suggested by studies in vitro 100 and in vivo 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7it has been suggested that aggregated but still active mutant SOD1 may mediate the formation of ROS 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7uptake intracellular delivery from chaperones (e.g e.g copper chaperone for SOD1 (CCS), CCS COX17 and Atx1 to specific targets (such such 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7CCS COX17 and Atx1 to specific targets (such such as SOD1 and cytochrome c oxidase and/or and or storage in copper 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2This is not the case in SOD1-linked fALS in which no alteration of total copper content is 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2This may be occurring in SOD1-linked fALS since it is known that many mutant SOD1s do 
12909279SOD1SOD1s1.9in SOD1-linked fALS since it is known that many mutant SOD1s do not bind metals properly in vitro and possibly in 
12909279SOD1SOD1s1.9ability to bind copper (and and zinc among different mutant SOD1s have been reported 42 this seems to be to a 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7general characteristic of fALS-SOD1s reinforcing the previously suggested hypothesis that SOD1 plays a crucial role in copper buffering 
12909279SOD1sod12.7In man sod1 is present in a single copy per haploid genome and 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7penetrance close to 1 with patients usually heterozygous for mutant SOD1 except for some families carrying the mutation D90A 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7Therefore alteration of half of SOD1 molecules in patients may result in a relevant imbalance of 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7of either copper buffering or copper chemistry especially considering that SOD1 is a very abundant protein representing up to 1% of 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7models 16 and 32 inhibit the peroxidase activity of mutant SOD1 A4V and G93A in vitro 100 rescue elevation of ROS 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2Cp has been described 68 that could be altered in SOD1-linked fALS because of copper mishandling and cause iron mishandling 
12909279SODSOD1.9yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae 20 and 87 in which lack of SOD causes a substantial increase in the Fe demand of the 
12909279SODSOD-defective1.9The increased Fe demand of the SOD-defective yeast cell may reflect its aim to continuously reconstitute the 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7an imbalance in ROS production_amp_#x2014 either caused directly by mutant SOD1 or indirectly by other mechanisms_amp_#x2014 could be responsible for damage 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2complexes has been reported in patients and in models for SOD1-linked fALS 19 49 60 61 and 101 and there is 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7that the metal-mediated free radical generation derived either from mutant SOD1 or from mishandled metal ions might be related to the 
12909279SOD1SOD1-linked2.2clinically indistinguishable therefore studies on the less frequent genetically inherited SOD1-linked form of the disease are thought to be potentially useful 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7in order to understand cellular alterations induced by mutation of SOD1 17 and 48 up to date no study has shed 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7patients and in the transgenic mice model (while while mutant SOD1 is expressed ubiquitously 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7Therefore the neurotoxic effect of mutant SOD1 seems to be not a simple consequence of its expression 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7findings indicating that neuroinflammatory processes mediate the pathogenic effect of SOD1 mutation (and, and more in general ALS pathogenesis 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7the only (partially) partially understood is the presence of mutant SOD1 
12909279SOD1SOD12.7The general concept is that upon mutation SOD1 is partially misfolded and binds copper improperly 
12909279SODSOD-like1.9In both cases evidence of SOD-like activity arising from copper bound to peptide A_amp_#x3b2 and to 
14572730SODSOD1.4a mutant form of copper/zinc copper zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD 1 in patients with familial ALS which supports a crucial 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4human mutated form (G93A) G93A of Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (mSOD1) mSOD1 develop motor neuron degeneration resembling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.40.375 g/kg) g kg on disease onset and survival of mSOD1 transgenic mice 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4We conclude that zinc sulfate amplifies the mSOD1 transgenic mouse phenotype 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4but mutations in the gene encoding Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 are found in approximately 2% of ALS patients 12 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4Transgenic mice overexpressing human SOD1 carrying the G93A mutation (mSOD1) mSOD1 develop a rapidly progressive 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4Transgenic mice overexpressing human SOD1 carrying the G93A mutation (mSOD1) mSOD1 develop a rapidly progressive muscular weakness due to motor neuron 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4SOD1 is a metalloenzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide to 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4Such gained properties of mSOD1 include increased formation of free radicals with hydrogen peroxide as 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4In vitro studies showed that mutations in SOD1 destabilize the protein and decrease the affinity of SOD1 for 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4in SOD1 destabilize the protein and decrease the affinity of SOD1 for zinc up to 50-fold compared to the wild type 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4Zinc-deficient SOD1 leads to an increase in nitrotyrosine formation and induces apoptosis 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4This toxicity required copper to be bound to SOD1 and was not present when SOD1 was replete with zinc 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4to be bound to SOD1 and was not present when SOD1 was replete with zinc 3 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4upregulation of MT's is seen in the spinal cord of mSOD1 transgenic mice 11 and reduction of MT-I and -II significantly 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4and reduction of MT-I and -II significantly reduces survival of mSOD1 transgenic mice 10 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4expression of MT's would be neuroprotective in transgenic high-copy human SOD1 G93A mice (Jackson Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor MN 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4G93A male SOD1 mice were crossbred with non-transgenic Balb/C Balb C females 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4Prior to the G93A SOD1 experiment the effect of high dose zinc sulphate on hematological 
14625013SOD1SOD11.4In the G93A SOD1 mice the hind-paw extension reflex test was performed 5 days 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4In untreated mSOD1 transgenic mice a similar though clearly more intense staining pattern 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4in immunoreactivity for MT's were observed between zinc-treated and untreated mSOD1 transgenic mice ( Figs 2B C 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4would attenuate motor neuron death and thus extend survival of mSOD1 transgenic mice 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4zinc sulphate (0.375 0.375 g/kg) g kg decreased survival of mSOD1 transgenic mice 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4level in the spinal cord of both treated and untreated mSOD1 transgenic mice but a further upregulation of MT in the 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4The selective toxicity in mSOD1 transgenic mice may be due to enhanced motor neuron death 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4raises two related questions why is zinc not neuroprotective in mSOD1 transgenic mice and why does it even appear to accelerate 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4maximum in the spinal cord (and and intestinal wall of mSOD1 transgenic mice 11 so that a further upregulation cannot be 
14625013SOD1mSOD11.4direct toxic effect of zinc on motor neurons 18 of mSOD1 transgenic mice 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9developed both an antioxidant system containing superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 and a redox system including peroxiredoxin2 (Prx2, Prx2 thioredoxin peroxidase 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9peroxiredoxin2 (Prx2, Prx2 thioredoxin peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase1 (GPx1): GPx1 SOD1 converts superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide (H H 2 O 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the interaction of the redox system (Prx2/GPx1) Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 in SOD1-mutated motor neurons in vivo we produced an affinity-purified 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7of the redox system (Prx2/GPx1) Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 in SOD1-mutated motor neurons in vivo we produced an affinity-purified rabbit antibody 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9and an Ala Val substitution at codon 4 in the SOD1 gene as well as in transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9SOD1 gene as well as in transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 with H46R and G93A mutations 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7The LBHIs in motor neurons from the SOD1-mutated FALS patients and transgenic rats showed identical immunoreactivities for Prx2 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9In addition the localizations of the immunoreactivities for SOD1 and Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 were similar in the inclusions the 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9in the inclusions the co-aggregation of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 in neuronal LBHIs in mutant SOD1-related FALS patients and transgenic 
14648077SOD1SOD1-related1.7Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 in neuronal LBHIs in mutant SOD1-related FALS patients and transgenic rats was evident 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the redox system such co-aggregation of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 in neuronal LBHIs may lead to the breakdown of the 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7breakdown of the redox system itself thereby amplifying the mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity in mutant SOD1-linked FALS patients and transgenic rats expressing 
14648077SOD1SOD1-linked1.7system itself thereby amplifying the mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity in mutant SOD1-linked FALS patients and transgenic rats expressing human mutant SOD1 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9mutant SOD1-linked FALS patients and transgenic rats expressing human mutant SOD1 
14648077SODSOD1.7first antioxidant enzyme group three isoforms of superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD EC 1.15.1.1 have been identified SOD1 SOD2 and SOD3 9 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9of superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD EC 1.15.1.1 have been identified SOD1 SOD2 and SOD3 9 
14648077SODSOD1.7Unlike SOD and catalase enzymes of the Prx and GPx families require 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) FALS are caused by a mutant SOD1 15 17 18 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9SOD1 is thought to be an essential component of neuronal Lewy 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7LBHIs in affected anterior horn cells are morphological hallmarks of SOD1-mutated motor neurons of FALS patients 3 11 12 13 14 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7To cope with destructive ROSs even SOD1-mutated motor neurons induce mutant and wild-type SOD1 as well as 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9destructive ROSs even SOD1-mutated motor neurons induce mutant and wild-type SOD1 as well as Prx2 and GPx1 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Considering that Prx2 and GPx1 interact not only with wild-type SOD1 but also with mutant SOD1 the interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9interact not only with wild-type SOD1 but also with mutant SOD1 the interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 has been 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9with mutant SOD1 the interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with SOD1 has been suggested to contribute to mutant SOD1 aggregation toxicity 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9GPx1 with SOD1 has been suggested to contribute to mutant SOD1 aggregation toxicity Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 possibly aggregate as LBHIs in 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7aggregation toxicity Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 possibly aggregate as LBHIs in SOD1-mutated motor neurons 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7GPx1 might affect the intracytoplasmic redox regulation and amplify mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 (redox redox system with SOD1 in SOD1-mutated motor neurons in vivo we first produced an 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 (redox redox system with SOD1 in SOD1-mutated motor neurons in vivo we first produced an antibody against 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7expressions of both Prx2 and GPx1 in neuronal LBHIs in SOD1-mutated motor neurons of humans and animal models 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9SOD1 analysis revealed that the members of the Japanese Oki family 
14648077SODSOD1.7of five FALS cases ( FALS familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD superoxide dismutase LBHI Lewy body-like hyaline inclusion 2-bp two-base pair 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9transgenic line (H46R-4) H46R-4 in which the level of human SOD1 with the H46R mutation was 6 times the level of 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9was 6 times the level of that of endogenous rat SOD1 27 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9transgenic line (G93A-39) G93A-39 in which the level of human SOD1 with the G93A mutation was 2.5 times the level of 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9G93A mutation was 2.5 times the level of endogenous rat SOD1 27 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9BSA-PBS pH 7.4 2 and a polyclonal antibody to human SOD1 (diluted diluted 1 10 000 in 1% BSA-PBS pH 7.4 
14648077SOD1SOD1-linked1.7In mutant SOD1-linked FALS patients the neuronal LBHIs were generally composed of eosinophilic 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9C family and the transgenic rats expressing two different human SOD1 mutations (H46R H46R and G93A were intensely immunostained by the 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9and G93A were intensely immunostained by the antibody against human SOD1 (Figs Figs 4 A D 5 A D 6 A 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9many intracytoplasmic and intraneuritic LBHIs was similar to that of SOD1 in both diseases 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Prx2 the immunolocalization of GPx1 was similar to that of SOD1 in both diseases 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9an FALS patient with a two-base pair deletion in the SOD1 gene 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9A Immunostaining for SOD1 immunoreactivity is mostly restricted to the halo 
14648077SOD1SOD1-positive1.7B Immunostaining for GPx1 immunoreactivity is located in the SOD1-positive portion of the LBHI 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Co-localization of the three proteins SOD1 GPx1 and Prx2 in the LBHI is evident 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9core and halo-type LBHI in a transgenic rat expressing human SOD1 with an H46R mutation 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Immunostaining for SOD1 ( D GPx1 ( E and Prx2 ( F 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Similar stainability and immunolocalization of SOD1 GPx1 and Prx2 in the LBHI are observed ( LBHI 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9LBHI Lewy body-like hyaline inclusion FALS familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD1 superoxide dismutase 1 GPx1 glutathione peroxidase1 Prx2 peroxiredoxin2 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9LBHI in an FALS patient with an A4V mutation in SOD1 gene 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Immunostaining for SOD1 ( A GPx1 ( B and Prx2 ( C 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9an FALS patient with a two-base pair deletion in the SOD1 gene 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Immunostaining for SOD1 ( D GPx1 ( E and Prx2 ( F 
14648077SOD1SOD1-positive1.7Prx2 ( F are observed in only part of the SOD1-positive LBHI 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9LBHI Lewy body-like hyaline inclusion FALS familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis SOD1 superoxide dismutase 1 GPx1 glutathione peroxidase1 Prx2 peroxiredoxin2 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the spinal anterior horn in a transgenic rat expressing human SOD1 with an H46R mutation immunostained with antibodies against SOD1 ( 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9human SOD1 with an H46R mutation immunostained with antibodies against SOD1 ( A and Prx2 ( B 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9and sausage-like LBHIs in the neuropil are positive for both SOD1 and Prx2 ( arrows ( SOD1 superoxide dismutase1 LBHI Lewy 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9are positive for both SOD1 and Prx2 ( arrows ( SOD1 superoxide dismutase1 LBHI Lewy body-like hyaline inclusion Prx2 peroxiredoxin2 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the spinal anterior horn in a transgenic rat expressing human SOD1 with an H46R mutation immunostained with antibodies against SOD1 ( 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9human SOD1 with an H46R mutation immunostained with antibodies against SOD1 ( A and GPx1 ( B 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Round LBHIs in the neuropil are positive for both SOD1 and GPx1 ( arrows ( SOD1 superoxide dismutase1 LBHI Lewy 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9are positive for both SOD1 and GPx1 ( arrows ( SOD1 superoxide dismutase1 LBHI Lewy body-like hyaline inclusion GPx1 glutathione peroxidase1 
14648077SOD1SOD17.950 _amp_micro m Noticeably the co-localization of the three proteins SOD1 Prx2 and GPx1 in neuronal LBHIs in SOD1-mutated FALS patients 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7three proteins SOD1 Prx2 and GPx1 in neuronal LBHIs in SOD1-mutated FALS patients and transgenic rats (H46R H46R and G93A was 
14648077SOD1SOD1-positive1.7E immunostaining was observed in only some areas of the SOD1-positive LBHIs 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9As expected 12 13 16 27 30 SOD1 protein (probably probably the mutant form was found to aggregate 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9anterior horn cells as neuronal LBHIs in FALS patients with SOD1 gene mutations and transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 with H46R 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9patients with SOD1 gene mutations and transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 with H46R and G93A mutations 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Intense co-expression of SOD1 Prx2 and GPx1 in neuronal LBHIs in both diseases was 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7To eliminate ROSs SOD1-mutated motor neurons in mutant SOD1-linked FALS and transgenic rats (G46R 
14648077SOD1SOD1-linked1.7To eliminate ROSs SOD1-mutated motor neurons in mutant SOD1-linked FALS and transgenic rats (G46R G46R and G93A induce mutant/wild-type 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9transgenic rats (G46R G46R and G93A induce mutant/wild-type mutant wild-type SOD1 as an antioxidant system and Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 as a 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9In this in vivo milieu where mutant SOD1 exists Prx2 and GPx1 would aberrantly interact with the mutant 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9exists Prx2 and GPx1 would aberrantly interact with the mutant SOD1 which is assumed to aggregate easily by itself 8 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Among the multiple theories of how mutant SOD1 contributes to motor neuron death in mutant SOD1-related FALS and 
14648077SOD1SOD1-related1.7how mutant SOD1 contributes to motor neuron death in mutant SOD1-related FALS and transgenic animal models expressing human mutant SOD1 the 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9mutant SOD1-related FALS and transgenic animal models expressing human mutant SOD1 the aggregation of mutant SOD1 in neurons leads to part 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9animal models expressing human mutant SOD1 the aggregation of mutant SOD1 in neurons leads to part of the mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7mutant SOD1 in neurons leads to part of the mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity through the formation of advanced glycation endproduct-modified SOD1 that 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity through the formation of advanced glycation endproduct-modified SOD1 that is insoluble and cytotoxic 16 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9with a two-base pair deletion at codon 126 of the SOD1 gene (Oki Oki family and G85R transgenic mice has revealed 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9G85R transgenic mice has revealed that not only does mutant SOD1 provoke inclusion formation but that normal SOD1 also co-aggregates in 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9only does mutant SOD1 provoke inclusion formation but that normal SOD1 also co-aggregates in these inclusions 3 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9with the facts that there are neuronal LBHIs positive for SOD1 Prx2 and GPx1 in the milieu where mutant SOD1 exists 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9for SOD1 Prx2 and GPx1 in the milieu where mutant SOD1 exists but no LBHIs (no no aggregations exist under physiological 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9demonstrates an aberrant interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with mutant SOD1 the aggregation of which results in neuronal LBHIs 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9In addition intra-inclusional co-aggregation of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with mutant SOD1 causes the intracytoplasmic reduction of Prx2/GPx1, Prx2 GPx1 thereby reducing 
14648077SODSOD1.7A similar aberrant interaction of the copper chaperone for SOD (CCS) CCS and SOD1 (probably probably CCS-mutant SOD1 also occurs 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9interaction of the copper chaperone for SOD (CCS) CCS and SOD1 (probably probably CCS-mutant SOD1 also occurs in the formation of 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9chaperone for SOD (CCS) CCS and SOD1 (probably probably CCS-mutant SOD1 also occurs in the formation of the neuronal LBHIs in 
14648077SOD1SOD1-linked1.7occurs in the formation of the neuronal LBHIs in mutant SOD1-linked FALS 19 and the mutant SOD1 transgenic mouse model 32 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9neuronal LBHIs in mutant SOD1-linked FALS 19 and the mutant SOD1 transgenic mouse model 32 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9normal constitutive proteins with the aberrant interaction of cytotoxic mutant SOD1 with Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 directly regulating a redox system our 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9speculate that not only co-aggregation of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 and SOD1 into LBHIs but also intracytoplasmic reduction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7to the breakdown of the redox system itself in these SOD1-mutated neurons and this may be one of the endogenous mechanisms 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9whether this aberrant interaction of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 with mutant SOD1 is a direct or an indirect effect based on the 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mutated1.7direct or an indirect effect based on the pathogenesis of SOD1-mutated FALS disease itself or whether Prx2 and GPx1 play a 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9GPx1 play a primary or a secondary role to mutant SOD1 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9the aberrant interaction and co-aggregation of Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 and SOD1 (probably probably Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 and mutant SOD1 in FALS 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9GPx1 and SOD1 (probably probably Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 and mutant SOD1 in FALS patients with SOD1 gene mutations and transgenic rats 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9Prx2/GPx1 Prx2 GPx1 and mutant SOD1 in FALS patients with SOD1 gene mutations and transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 mutations may 
14648077SOD1SOD17.9patients with SOD1 gene mutations and transgenic rats expressing human SOD1 mutations may amplify a more marked mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity 
14648077SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7expressing human SOD1 mutations may amplify a more marked mutant SOD1-mediated toxicity 
14660707SOD1SOD11.1inhibition are paralleled by observations in cell lines expressing mutant SOD1 which show increased basal Ca 2 loads ( Carri et 
14660707SOD1SOD11.1resemble increased Na currents and enhanced neuronal excitability in mutant SOD1 mouse spinal MNs ( Kuo et al 2002 2003 
14660707SOD1SOD11.1by a mutated Cu/Zn Cu Zn super oxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 is thought to be causally involved in MN degeneration ( 
14690536SOD1SOD12.7Expression of SOD1 G93A or wild-type SOD1 in primary cultures of astrocytes down-regulates 
14690536SOD1SOD12.7Expression of SOD1 G93A or wild-type SOD1 in primary cultures of astrocytes down-regulates the glutamate transporter GLT-1 
14690536SOD1SOD12.7possible that mutations of Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 responsible for about 20% of familial ALS down-regulates glutamate transporters 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.7astrocytes to investigate the effect of the FALS-linked mutant hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A and wild-type SOD1 (hSOD1wt) hSOD1wt on the glutamate uptake 
14690536SOD1SOD12.7effect of the FALS-linked mutant hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A and wild-type SOD1 (hSOD1wt) hSOD1wt on the glutamate uptake system 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.7and RT-PCR it was shown that expression of either hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A or hSOD1wt in astrocytes produced down-regulation of the levels 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.7glutamate transporter GLT-1 without alterations in its mRNA level hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A or hSOD1wt expression caused a decrease of the monomeric 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.7protein 3H d-aspartate uptake was reduced in cultures expressing hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A or hSOD1wt 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.77'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF)-induced DCF -induced fluorescence revealed that expression of hSOD1(G93A) hSOD1 G93A or hSOD1wt in astrocytes does not lead to detectable 
14690536SOD1hSOD12.7GLT-1 protein in astrocytes are reduced rapidly by overexpression of hSOD1 and is due to a property shared between the wild-type 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2linked to mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2recent years has addressed crucial issues including actions of mutant SOD1 modulation of glutamate transport roles of inflammation and the formation 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2reported in end-stage ALS 34 as well as in some SOD1 transgenic mice 37 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2transporter peptides have been reported in both ALS and the SOD1 mutant mouse model 46 and 47 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) COX-2 have shown beneficial effects in SOD1 mutant mouse models 49 and 50 
14698606SODSOD2.2Another potential cause of aberrant oxidation is the mutant SOD itself 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2occurs in an annular pattern immediately surrounding motor neurons in SOD1 mutant mice 54 ( Figure 2c 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2explain how seemingly disparate inciting factors (for for instance mutant SOD1 environmental toxins trauma inflammation or infection could converge into a 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2are integrally involved in disease pathogenesis expression of the mutant SOD1 in either motor neurons or astrocytes alone did not cause 
14698606SOD1SOD12.2Furthermore recent studies of mutant SOD1 chimeras indicate the dependence of motor neuron survival on the 
14739060SODSOD1.3of motor neurons caused by a missense mutation of CuZn SOD (SOD1) SOD1 is an illustration of how these mechanisms can 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1neurons caused by a missense mutation of CuZn SOD (SOD1) SOD1 is an illustration of how these mechanisms can lead to 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1In transgenic mice expressing the human mutant SOD1 gene syndrome develops with many features of ALS including specific 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1to compare the evolution for motor neurons degeneration in mutant SOD1 transgenic mouse with non-transgenic mouse and normal human SOD1 transgenic 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1mutant SOD1 transgenic mouse with non-transgenic mouse and normal human SOD1 transgenic mouse 46 50 47 48 and 49 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1The toxicity of mutant SOD1 seems to be due to a gain of function of 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1It is also conceivable mutant SOD1 denatures more quickly in vivo than the normal form and 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1Oxidative stress may be involved in misfolding of mutant SOD1 to form abnormal protein aggregates found as early as 1_amp_#xa0 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1disorganization of intermediate filaments could be due also to mutant SOD1 induced toxicity as their proteins are vulnerable to oxidative damage 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1in patients with sporadic ALS and in transgenic mice with SOD1 mutations 
14739060SODSOD1.3of ubiquinated cytoplasmic inclusion bodies some of which contain aggregated SOD 46 
14739060SOD1SOD12.1The studies on mutant SOD1 transgenic mice 46 and 63 revealed an up-regulation of gene 
15031734SODSOD2.2the activity of the antioxidant proteins catalase superoxide dismutase ( SOD glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase are increased in the HIPPOCAMPUS 
15031734SOD1SOD11.9neurodegenerative disorders (A A beta in AD alpha-synuclein in PD SOD1 in ALS frataxin in Friedreich's ataxia ( Box 1 and 
15031734SOD1SOD11.9with the resulting coordination sphere reminiscent of that observed in SOD1 ( Fig 2 
15031734SODSOD2.2protein in neural tissue in this instance copper/zinc copper zinc SOD 89 
15031734SODSOD2.2There are more than 100 mutations of SOD associated with the familial forms of the disease 
15031734SODSOD2.2these mutations lead to a toxic gain of function by SOD 90 
15031734SODSOD2.2that the toxicity is due to misfolded aggregated forms of SOD whereas the other proposes that SOD becomes a pro-oxidant protein 
15031734SODSOD2.2misfolded aggregated forms of SOD whereas the other proposes that SOD becomes a pro-oxidant protein generating ROS 
15031734SODSOD2.2Mutations of SOD a cupro-enzyme that detoxifies the ROS superoxide can convert the 
15031734SODSOD2.2These initial observations suggested that the toxicity associated with mutant SOD is the result of a corruption of the active site 
15031734SODSOD2.2However if the copper at the active site of SOD is the culprit behind the toxicity then knocking out the 
15031734SODSOD2.2is the culprit behind the toxicity then knocking out the SOD copper chaperone (CCS), CCS which loads copper into the active 
15031734SODSOD2.2this hypothesis Subramaniam 97 crossed CCS knockout mice with an SOD mutant ALS mouse model the phenotype of this cross showed 
15031734SODSOD2.2ALS mouse model the phenotype of this cross showed reduced SOD activity which is consistent with a low copper load in 
15031734SODSOD2.2the possibility that other redox-active lower-affinity metal-binding sites exist on SOD 
15031734SODSOD2.298 and in vitro studies 99 with an H46R mutant SOD linked to familial ALS and which has no SOD activity 
15031734SODSOD2.2mutant SOD linked to familial ALS and which has no SOD activity have shown that a surface-exposed cysteine residue in SOD 
15031734SODSOD2.2SOD activity have shown that a surface-exposed cysteine residue in SOD is also capable of coordinating copper and is redox active 
15031734SODSOD2.2glucose transporter type-3 glutathione peroxidase glutathione reductase mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 SOD alpha-synuclein xanthine dehydrogenase 
15031734SODSOD2.2A beta amyloid-beta ROS reactive oxygen species SOD superoxide dismutase 
15031734SODSOD2.2The normal function of superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD is to convert toxic superoxide radicals into H 2 O 
15031734SODSOD2.2With age-dependent increases in copper levels low-affinity copper sites on SOD such as Cys111 are occupied these sites are redox active 
15208263SOD1SOD11.2for the ubiquitous anti-oxidant enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS), fALS a 
15208263SOD1SOD11.2Expression of a mutant SOD1 typical of fALS patients restricted to either motor neurons or 
15208263SOD1SOD1-linked1.2This cross-talk may be crucial for the pathogenesis of SOD1-linked fALS but also for the more common sporadic form of 
15289674SOD1SOD12.7Mutations in Cu/Zn-superoxide Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene have been identified in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
15289674SOD1SOD12.7hybrid cells (VSC4.1) VSC4.1 constitutively expressing a mutant (G93A) G93A SOD1 
15333927SODSOD1.4Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn Cu Zn SOD is an essential enzyme for protecting cells from the toxic 
15333927SODSOD1.4In humans two distinct Cu Zn SOD genes are located on chromosomes 4 and 21 and mutations 
15333927SODSODs0.9chronically debilitating disease schistosomiasis also produce two distinct Cu Zn SODs in this case one cytosolic and one bearing a signal 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Mutations in the copper_amp_#47 zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene are known to be responsible for familial amyotrophic lateral 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Alteration of metal binding properties of mutant SOD1 has been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2excess extracellular copper on motor neuronal cells expressing human mutant SOD1 (G93A), G93A and evaluated the neuroprotective effects of energy metabolism 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Motoneuron-neuroblastoma hybrid (VSC VSC 4.1 cells expressing mutant SOD1 when treated with copper chloride showed reduced viability and increased 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2and production of reactive oxygen species in cells expressing mutant SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2The mutation in the copper_amp_#47 zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene is known to be associated with the familial ALS 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2ALS (FALS) FALS because of some undefined property of mutant SOD1 protein _amp_#91 1 _amp_#93 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2SOD1 mutations cause the disease through a gain of function or 
15812313SODSOD2.2of function or by enhancing an unknown nondismutase activity of SOD _amp_#91 2 _amp_#93 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Several pathophysiological mechanisms linking the SOD1 mutation with FALS have been proposed 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2They include a failure to fold or degrade mutant SOD1 the formation of free radicals the susceptibility of mutant SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2SOD1 the formation of free radicals the susceptibility of mutant SOD1 to disulfide reduction and the release of free copper _amp_#91 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2hypotheses have been proposed concerning the metal binding properties of SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2(NO), NO reacts with the Cu 2_amp_#43 ion of mutant SOD1 to produce nitronium ions which then nitrate proteins and induce 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2and Yim et al _amp_#91 7 _amp_#93 reported that mutant SOD1 has higher peroxidase activity than the wild type (WT), WT 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2et al _amp_#91 8 _amp_#93 proposed that the FALS-associated mutant SOD1 failed to bind or shield Cu 2_amp_#43 as effectively as 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2by a mechanism involving the altered copper-dependent activity of mutant SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2If an altered copper binding capacity by SOD1 protein causes a toxic gain of function neurons with SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2SOD1 protein causes a toxic gain of function neurons with SOD1 mutations are likely to be more vulnerable to excess copper 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Furthermore mutant SOD1 mice have significant elevations in brain or spinal cord copper 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2elevation of copper is probably copper bound to the over-expressed SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2Therefore SOD1 mutant neurons would be more vulnerable to an exogenous load 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2WT or mutant (G93A) G93A human SOD1 cDNA (a a gift from Dr Lawrence J Hayward University 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2USA with pcDNA3.1 vector containing cDNA encoding WT or G93A SOD1 and then selected using geneticin (G418 G418 sulfate Gibco 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2or pooled colonies were used for experiments after determining human SOD1 expression by Western blot and immunohistochemical staining 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2The cells expressing human SOD1 were cultured in a medium containing geneticin at 200 microg_amp_#47 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2(Cu Cu 2_amp_#43 on the death of cells expressing mutant SOD1 the cells were treated with various agents prior to exposing 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2VSC 4.1 cells expressing human WT or mutant SOD1 (G93A) G93A were exposed to increasing concentrations of Cu 2_amp_#43 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2treatment (250 250 microM in cells expressing WT or mutant SOD1 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2In cells expressing WT SOD1 Cu 2_amp_#43 -induced cell death was not affected by trolox 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2attenuate Cu 2_amp_#43 -induced neuronal death in cells expressing mutant SOD1 ( Fig 2a 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2concentrations reduce the survival of VSC 4.1 cells expressing human SOD1 mutated at G93A and that pyruvate protects these cells from 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2functioning of several enzymes including cytochrome c oxidase ceruloplasmin and SOD1 _amp_#91 13 _amp_#93 
15812313SOD1SOD13.22_amp_#43 reduces the viability of VSC 4.1 cells expressing mutant SOD1 (G93A) G93A 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2through this property in VSC 4.1 cells harboring the G93A SOD1 mutation 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2free radical scavenging action in VSC 4.1 cells expressing mutant SOD1 (G93A) G93A 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2found to be toxic to motor neuronal cells expressing mutant SOD1 and pyruvate attenuated this Cu 2_amp_#43 -induced neuronal death 
15812313SOD1SOD13.2and energy metabolism enhancing actions in motor neurons harboring the SOD1 mutation 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Mutations of Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 are found in patients with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS) 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7with human wild type (wt) wt or mutant (G93A) G93A SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7In conclusion even a small amount of mutant SOD1 put motor neurons in a condition of oxidative stress and 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7the gene encoding for Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 and over 100 missense mutations have been described 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7SOD1 is a free radical-scavenging enzyme since it converts the superoxide 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7is now generally accepted that the toxic effect of mutant SOD1 is not due to the loss of dismutase activity but 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7oxidative chemistry and/or and or misfolding and aggregation of mutant SOD1 (for for a review see Ref 1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Apparently mutation converts SOD1 from an anti-apoptotic gene to a pro-apoptotic one 2 3 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The presence of SOD1 not only in the cytosol but also in the mitochondrial 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7and in vitro models were generated by genetic manipulation of SOD1 expression 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7previous in vitro studies of the toxic effects of mutant SOD1 were conducted in cells which did not have a motor 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7However while mutant SOD1 is ubiquitously expressed the selectivity of damage towards motor neurons 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7that this cell type has a peculiar susceptibility to mutant SOD1 toxicity 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Accordingly microinjected mutant SOD1 protein caused death in primary motor neurons but not in 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7review see Ref 10 and by a selective enrichment of SOD1 in motor neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem 11 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Recently the effects of human mutant SOD1 were investigated in the NSC-34 motor neuron-like cell line 12 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7wt or mutant G93ASOD1 and investigated the toxicity of mutant SOD1 expressed at levels close to those seen in the human 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7and generation of NSC-34 cell lines stably transfected with human SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7with the vector cloned with wt or G93A mutant human SOD1 cDNAs 16 using the LipofectAMINE PLUS reagent (Invitrogen Invitrogen Life 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7clones were isolated grown and tested for expression of human SOD1 protein by Western blotting 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The NSC-34 cell lines transfected with vv or wt SOD1 or G93ASOD1 were maintained in selective medium (0.5 0.5 mg/mL 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7SDS PAGE and Western blotting of SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Protein bands identified by SOD1 antibody were detected using the ECL-Plus detection system (Amersham Amersham 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The continued expression of wt and G93A human SOD1 was routinely checked in order to ensure the cell lines 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7cell lines expressed similar quantities of human wt and mutant SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD1s2.4The expression of human SOD1s was measured with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The expression of human SOD1s was measured with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts with murine SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7with an anti-human SOD1 antibody which also cross-reacts with murine SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD1s2.4In SDS-PAGE human SOD1s migrate at a slower rate than mouse SOD1 18 and 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7SDS-PAGE human SOD1s migrate at a slower rate than mouse SOD1 18 and accordingly two bands were detected with mouse SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7SOD1 18 and accordingly two bands were detected with mouse SOD1 being the band with the lower molecular weight 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7No human SOD1 expression is seen in cells transfected with empty vector 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7in this study was about 30% of the endogenous mouse SOD1 as measured by densitometry ( Fig 1 C 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7observed in NSC-34 cells transfected with the wt form of SOD1 while a shift towards a higher DCF fluorescence level was 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7level was observed in NSC-34 cells transfected with the mutant SOD1 protein ( Fig 3 A 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7quantified measuring the average DCF fluorescence of living untransfected wt SOD1 and G93ASOD1 transfected cells ( Fig 3 B 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7This suggests the two forms of SOD1 handle free radicals differently 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7of cells with depolarized mitochondria compared to untransfected or wt SOD1 transfected cell lines ( Fig 4 A 
15850589SOD1SOD15.73 days limited the MTT reduction in NSC-34 expressing mutant SOD1 protein more than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 or untransfected 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7expressing mutant SOD1 protein more than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 or untransfected cells ( Fig 5 A 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7h caused preferential toxicity towards cells transfected with the mutant SOD1 (about about 35% decrease Fig 5 C 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7(NSC-34) NSC-34 stably expressing the human mutant G93A form of SOD1 as representative of the SOD1 mutant forms seen in about 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7human mutant G93A form of SOD1 as representative of the SOD1 mutant forms seen in about 20% of FALS patients 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7containing G93ASOD1 had a lower viability than those expressing wt SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7though it was expressed at a lower level than normal SOD1 a condition similar to FALS 
15850589SOD1SOD1s2.4Apoptotic cell death by mutant SOD1s was shown in other cellular models but in these studies 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7was not investigated whether the expression level of the mutant SOD1 proteins was comparable to the level observed in the FALS 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The effect of mutant SOD1 on viability appeared when motor neurons were in the growth 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7event is the enhanced ROS formation in cells containing mutant SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7This effect is peculiar to G93ASOD1 and wt SOD1 might in fact afford protection since it lowered intracellular ROS 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7was also reduced in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells expressing mutant SOD1 in a ratio of 1 1 with the endogenous SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7SOD1 in a ratio of 1 1 with the endogenous SOD1 protein 24 and in primary motor neurons from G93A mice 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The presence of mutant SOD1 in our cellular model caused the appearance of a population 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Mitochondria of mutant SOD1 transgenic mice are also swollen and in addition abnormally vacuolated 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7damage with some relationship with the high content of mutant SOD1 in some of these in vivo experimental models 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7more affected in these cells than in NSC-34 expressing wt SOD1 after exposure to rotenone EA or serum withdrawal 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Altered ETC activities were shown in FALS patients with SOD1 mutations (for for a review see Ref 9 in mutant 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7mutations (for for a review see Ref 9 in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice 31 and 32 and in a cell culture 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7motor neurons to excitotoxicity 36 and motor neurons containing mutant SOD1 were more vulnerable to glutamate 25 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7A fraction of SOD1 is located in this space with the putative function to 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7The presence of mutant SOD1 in the intermembrane space of FALS mitochondria might however be 
15850589SOD1SOD1-associated2.4mitochondria might however be critical in the pathogenesis of mutant SOD1-associated FALS 32 38 and 39 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Our study shows that overexpression of wt SOD1 did indeed reduce the ROS level in viable motor neurons 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7disease onset and prolonged survival in transgenic mice with mutant SOD1 42 43 and 44 and rendered cells transfected with mutant 
15850589SOD1SOD15.742 43 and 44 and rendered cells transfected with mutant SOD1 more resistant to apoptosis 45 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7scavengers reversed mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death due to mutant SOD1 in cell culture models of FALS 12 and 35 and 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7In conclusion this study found that motor neurons containing mutant SOD1 in amounts comparable to FALS patients are in a condition 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7determining the cell destiny in the presence of the mutant SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Fig 1._amp_#xa0 Morphology and transfection of NSC-34 cells with human SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Panels B and C show the expression of human SOD1 after transient or stable transfection of NSC-34 cells with empty 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7cells with empty vector wild type or G93A mutant human SOD1 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7upper and lower bands correspond to the human and murine SOD1 respectively 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7Fig 6._amp_#xa0 Effect of sodium butyrate on expression of human SOD1 and mitochondrial function 
15850589SOD1SOD15.7shows the Western blot analysis of human wt or G93A SOD1 expression after 24 h treatment with sodium butyrate (NaB; NaB 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Cu/Zn-superoxide Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), SOD1 encoded on chromosome 21 is a key enzyme in metabolism 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Transgenic mice overexpressing human SOD1 (Tg-hSOD1) Tg-hSOD1 are useful model for Down syndrome (trisomy trisomy 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Our findings suggest that overexpressed SOD1 directly or by generating reactive oxygen species may lead to 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0The human Cu/Zn-superoxide Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 gene (hSOD1) hSOD1 was the first chromosome 21 gene to be characterised ( 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Later studies revealed overexpression of SOD1 mRNA protein and increased activity was detected in brains of 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Moreover transgenic mice expressing wild-type human SOD1 (Tg-hSOD1 Tg-hSOD1 mice were the first model for DS ( 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5deficit in DS no proof for a pathogenetic role of SOD1 in DS exists 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Although increased SOD1 may lead to generation of reactive oxygen species and thus 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5role in neurodegenerative mechanisms it was demonstrated that overexpression of SOD1 may be protective against apoptosis for hippocampal neurons ( Korenberg 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0Transgenic mice about 3-month-old male harbouring the hSOD1 gene were obtained from Dr Jacqueline London University of Paris 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0Generation of the hSOD1 transgenic line KT has been described previously ( Paris et 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0by injecting an 11.5 kb EcoRI_amp_#x2013 BamH1 fragment containing the hSOD1 gene into fertilised eggs from FVB/N FVB N mice 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Measurement of SOD1 activity and immunostaining in WT and Tg-hSOD1 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0For hSOD1 activity measurements hippocampal extracts of WT and Tg-hSOD1 mice were 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Activity of SOD1 was assayed photochemically by measuring inhibition of nitroblue tetrazolium reduction 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0In Tg-hSOD1 mice immunostaining for hSOD1 was strong in the brain and no immunostaining occurred in 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0the CNS of WT indicating that labeling was specific for hSOD1 ( Jaarsma et al. 2000 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Increased activity of SOD1 in hippocampus of Tg-hSOD1 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Overexpression of SOD1 in hippocampus was evaluated by enzymatic activity using the classic 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5the classic test of inhibition of nitroblue tetrazolium reduction by SOD1 and automatically assayed using a Ransod kit 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5The SOD1 activity was increased by factor 5 in blood 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5in hippocampus of 3-month-old Tg-SOD1 showed large increases in total SOD1 activity WT (2.5 2.5 _amp_#xb1 0.17 U/mg), U mg hemizygotes 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0WT (2.5 2.5 _amp_#xb1 0.17 U/mg), U mg hemizygotes (hSOD1/+, hSOD1 38.87 _amp_#xb1 2.04 U/mg) U mg and homozygotes (hSOD1/hSOD1, hSOD1 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0hSOD1 38.87 _amp_#xb1 2.04 U/mg) U mg and homozygotes (hSOD1/hSOD1, hSOD1 hSOD1 47.79 _amp_#xb1 1.69 U/mg) U mg 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.038.87 _amp_#xb1 2.04 U/mg) U mg and homozygotes (hSOD1/hSOD1, hSOD1 hSOD1 47.79 _amp_#xb1 1.69 U/mg) U mg 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0large series of proteins were successfully represented and even transgenic hSOD1 was detected in 2-DE gels of Tg-hSOD1 mice ( Fig 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Antioxidant proteins showed no different expression except mouse SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 (Unpublished Unpublished data Shin et al. 2003 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7Antioxidant proteins showed no different expression except mouse SOD1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 (Unpublished Unpublished data Shin et al. 2003 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7In addition spots of mSOD1 and hSOD1 showing high similarity ( Fig 3 (A)) A 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0In addition spots of mSOD1 and hSOD1 showing high similarity ( Fig 3 (A)) A were detected 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0We observed that expression level of hSOD1 in hippocampus of homozygotes was significantly higher than that in 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7_amp_#xb1 1.804 versus 12.244 _amp_#xb1 2.259 P = 0.0259 while mSOD1 was significantly decreased in hippocampus of Tg-hSOD1 mice (Unpublished Unpublished 
15863242SOD1SOD1-dependent1.7in hemizygous or homozygous Tg-hSOD1 mice revealing directly or indirectly SOD1-dependent alterations of several protein pathways and cascades systems that are 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5the gamma subunit was here observed in hippocampus in the SOD1 overexpression animal model of DS 
15863242SOD1SOD1-mediated2.0catalyzing covalent attachment of ubiquitin to other proteins may reflect SOD1-mediated impaired protein handling in terms of ubiquitination 
15863242SOD1SOD12.5Multiple protein derangement may directly or indirectly depend on SOD1 overexpression impairment of translation (translation translation elongation or simply reflect 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7Spots of mSOD1 and hSOD1 were demonstrated in hippocampus of Tg-hSOD1 mice 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0Spots of mSOD1 and hSOD1 were demonstrated in hippocampus of Tg-hSOD1 mice 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0Fig 3._amp_#xa0 Comparison of hSOD1 with mSOD1 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7Fig 3._amp_#xa0 Comparison of hSOD1 with mSOD1 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0(A) A Alignment of hSOD1 (P00441) P00441 with mSOD1 ( P08228 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7(A) A Alignment of hSOD1 (P00441) P00441 with mSOD1 ( P08228 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0This sequence alignment with CLUSTALW showed that hSOD1 has high similarity to mSOD1 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7alignment with CLUSTALW showed that hSOD1 has high similarity to mSOD1 
15863242SOD1mSOD11.7MALDI-TOF spectrum of mSOD1 (B) B and hSOD1 (C) C 
15863242SOD1hSOD13.0MALDI-TOF spectrum of mSOD1 (B) B and hSOD1 (C) C 
15896810SODSOD1.4three times faster than the rate of superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD in catalyzing the dismutation of the superoxide anion to hydrogen 
15896810SODSOD1.4Therefore when present at appropriate concentrations NO effectively competes with SOD for O 2 _amp_#x2212 
15964487SOD1SOD11.4its administration in mice expressing a mutant superoxide dismutase (SOD1(G37R)) SOD1 G37R at late presymptomatic stage delayed the onset of motor 
15964487SOD1SOD11.4and muscle strength decline and increased the longevity of SOD1(G37R) SOD1 G37R mice ( Kriz et al. 2002 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2induced by mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2For the well-studied familial form of ALS induced by mutant SOD1 the involvement of Ca 2 has been demonstrated in cell 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2given by the inhibition of glial glutamate transport by mutant SOD1 and the consecutive disturbance of Ca 2 homeostasis by excitotoxic 
16026864SOD1SOD1-related2.2the importance of Ca 2 -permeable AMPA receptors in mutant SOD1-related ALS 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2Ca 2 -permeable AMPA receptors and survival times of transgenic SOD1 mice were significantly increased following chronic treatment with AMPA receptor 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2addition to glutamate receptors in mediating the toxicity of mutant SOD1 in motoneurons 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2-permeable AMPA receptors was further underlined by cross-breeding of transgenic SOD1 mice with mice that showed markedly reduced Ca 2 permeability 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2Aggregates containing mutant SOD1 have been found within the mitochondrial matrix 42 43 and 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2Most interestingly recent work provided evidence that mutant SOD1 might disrupt association of complex IV (cytochrome cytochrome c with 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2This has been demonstrated for cultured motoneurons expressing mutant SOD1 49 and is in line with a study of motoneurons 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2Cross-breeding these mice with the SOD1 mutants severely enhanced motoneuron degeneration 55 whereas treatment of SOD-transgenic 
16026864SODSOD-transgenic2.2SOD1 mutants severely enhanced motoneuron degeneration 55 whereas treatment of SOD-transgenic mice with VEGF delayed progression of symptoms and prolonged survival 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2Briefly mitochondrial respiration can be disturbed by mutations in SOD1 hypoxia Ca 2 overload or alterations in the mitochondrial genome 
16026864SOD1SOD12.2disturbance of mitochondrial respiration by mutant superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 or hypoxia results in increased formation of reactive oxygen species 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7caused by a gain-of-function mutation in Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 
16043017SODSOD1.9proposed to explain the toxic gain of function of mutant SOD (mSOD) mSOD 
16043017SODmSOD1.9explain the toxic gain of function of mutant SOD (mSOD) mSOD 
16043017SODmSOD1.9One is that mSOD can directly promote reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7These proteins are SOD1 translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), TCTP ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1), 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7our current study suggests that oxidative modification of UCH-L1 TCTP SOD1 and possibly B-crystallin may play an important role in the 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7caused by a gain-of-function mutation in Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 3 and 4 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 catalyzes the disproportionation of superoxide anion radical to hydrogen peroxide 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Over 100 different missense substitutions in the 153-amino-acid SOD1 have been described in individuals and kindreds affected by SOD1-linked 
16043017SOD1SOD1-linked1.9SOD1 have been described in individuals and kindreds affected by SOD1-linked FALS 5 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7One of the most common mutations of SOD1 is the substitution of glycine by alanine at residue 93 
16043017SODSOD1.9proposed to explain the toxic gain of function of mutant SOD (mSOD) mSOD 6 
16043017SODmSOD1.9explain the toxic gain of function of mutant SOD (mSOD) mSOD 6 
16043017SODmSOD1.9One is that mSOD can directly promote reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species 
16043017SODmSOD1.9in tissues from ALS patients 23 24 and 25 and mSOD transgenic mice 22 and 26 reportedly are rich in mSOD 
16043017SODmSOD1.9mSOD transgenic mice 22 and 26 reportedly are rich in mSOD ubiquitin and neurofilament proteins 
16043017SOD1SOD1-related1.9oxidative modification of macromolecules was demonstrated in neuronal tissues of SOD1-related FALS patients and transgenic mice 30 31 and 32 
16043017SOD1mSOD11.9Enhanced susceptibility of exogenous oxidative stress in mSOD1 cell cultures was also observed in in vitro studies 33 
16043017SODmSOD1.9Exogenous oxidative stress can even inhibit the rapid degradation of mSOD 36 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7higher capacity to generate free radicals 9 compared to wild-type SOD1 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7of the oxidatively modified proteins in G93A-SOD1 transgenic mice is SOD1 32 indicating that oxidation of SOD1 is likely important to 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7G93A-SOD1 transgenic mice is SOD1 32 indicating that oxidation of SOD1 is likely important to the development of this model of 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Transgenic mice expressing the human SOD1 gene with a G93A mutation strain B6SJL/TgN B6SJL TgN (SOD1-G93A)-2Gur) 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7These proteins were identified as SOD1 translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP), TCTP UCH-L1 and B-crystallin 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7We report here that the specific carbonyl levels of human SOD1 TCTP UCH-L1 and possibly B-crystallin are significantly increased in the 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Spots close to human SOD1 are modified SOD1 possibly phosphorylated SOD1 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Spots close to human SOD1 are modified SOD1 possibly phosphorylated SOD1 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Spots close to human SOD1 are modified SOD1 possibly phosphorylated SOD1 
16043017SODSOD1.9provide insight into the mechanisms of the neurotoxicity of mutant SOD in vivo 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7It is well established that mutant SOD1 enhances oxidative activity by acting as a peroxidase 9 11 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7carbonyl levels compared to those of the nontransgenic mice as SOD1 TCTP UCH-L1 and B-crystallin 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7SOD1 previously was identified immunochemically as one of the oxidatively modified 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7proteomics approach to confirm that the specific carbonyl level of SOD1 is increased in the spinal cords of G93A-SOD1 transgenic mice 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Although G93A-SOD1 shows dismutation activity identical to that of wild-type SOD1 the activity of SOD1 in FALS patients with mutations is 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7activity identical to that of wild-type SOD1 the activity of SOD1 in FALS patients with mutations is decreased 50% in motor 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7radical production in the G93A-SOD1 transgenic animals is induced by SOD1 mutation 32 alteration of tumor necrosis factor TNF- and TNF--modulating 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7study is consistent with the notion that oxidative modification of SOD1 plays a role in the neurotoxicity of mutant SOD1 in 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7of SOD1 plays a role in the neurotoxicity of mutant SOD1 in the disease 
16043017SOD1mSOD11.9G93A-SOD1 mouse spinal cord the inclusions of human ALS and mSOD1 (including including G93A mice are excessively ubiquitinated 79 80 81 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Aberrant accumulation of mutant SOD1 is demonstrated in Caenorhabditis elegans expressing human mutant SOD1 36 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7mutant SOD1 is demonstrated in Caenorhabditis elegans expressing human mutant SOD1 36 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7Based on our current observations the increased oxidative modification of SOD1 UCH-L1 and B-crystallin plays a significant role in the protein 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7protein (TCTP) TCTP and proteins involved in inclusion formation (SOD1, SOD1 UCH-L1 and B-crystallin suggesting a potential relationship between protein oxidation 
16043017SOD1SOD12.7(TCTP), TCTP protein degradation (UCH-L1), UCH-L1 and antioxidant capacity (SOD1) SOD1 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2the expression of several mutant Cu Zn superoxide dismutases (SOD1) SOD1 typical of familial ALS is mediated by Apaf1 a scaffold 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7of neuronal origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we show that the removal of Apaf1 prevents 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2gene coding for the enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 ( Rosen et al. 1993 fALS-SOD1 mutations cause the appearance 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2paradigms (post-mortem post-mortem samples from patients mice transgenic for mutant SOD1 and cell cultures 
16046141SOD1SOD1-mediated1.7often yielded conflicting results converging evidence indicates that the mutant SOD1-mediated cell death observed in ALS is apoptotic in nature (reviewed 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2significantly extend the lifespan of transgenic mice overexpressing a fALS-linked SOD1 mutant ( Li et al. 2000 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2role in the initiation of motor neuron death by mutant SOD1 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2to be crucial targets of the toxic function of mutant SOD1 ( Mattiazzi et al. 2002 Liu et al. 2004 Pasinelli 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2coding for wt or G93A G37R G85R and I113T mutant SOD1 were described elsewhere ( Carr_amp_#xec et al. 1997 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2lines transfected for the transient expression of human wild type SOD1 (named named wt or mutant fALS-SOD1 G93A G37R G85R and 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Immunoreactive SOD1 was detected with a rabbit polyclonal antibody (Stratagene) Stratagene 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Measurement of SOD1 activity 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2SOD1 activity was detected as the achromatic band on the violet-colored 
16046141SOD1SOD12.21 A under this condition the total level of immunoreactive SOD1 is highly increased with respect to the parental line and 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2line and 1 day after transfection all lines expressing mutant SOD1 show a remarkable decrease in mitochondrial metabolic activity as indicated 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7Materials and methods 48 h after transfection expression of mutant SOD1s induces activation of caspase-3 caspase-9 but not caspase-1 ( Fig 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Cell death induced by mutant SOD1 is prevented by treatment both with pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD and 
16046141SOD1SOD1-induced1.7To analyze whether Apaf1 is involved in mutant SOD1-induced apoptosis we stably transfected SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells with a plasmid 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2is observed in SH/Apaf1 SH Apaf1 cells expressing the mutant SOD1 with respect to untransfected control SH cells 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2cytochrome c release in cells expressing either fALS-SOD1s or wild-type SOD1 ETNA cells were transfected with cDNA coding for GFP-SOD1s fusion 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7tag does not affect the dismutase activity of the various SOD1s ( Fig 4 A GFP-G93A and GFP-A4V mutants are similar 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7As shown in Fig 4 C overexpression of mutant SOD1s causes the appearance of large intracellular aggregates (not not visible 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2large intracellular aggregates (not not visible in cells overexpressing wild-type SOD1 in ETNA cells as in various other experimental paradigms ( 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7not shown are not affected by the expression of mutant SOD1s in this system 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7On the opposite cotransfection of mutant SOD1s with Apaf1 in ETNA_amp_#x2212;/_amp_#x2212; ETNA_amp_#x2212 _amp_#x2212 cells significantly restores the 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Again protein oxidation induced by mutant SOD1 in ETNA+/+ ETNA cells is significantly reduced in cells lacking 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2has been suggested also by studies where targeting of mutant SOD1 specifically to the nucleus cytosol and in the mitochondrion matrix 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2classic_amp_#x201d apoptosis is involved in the motor neuron death in SOD1 mutant mice and perhaps also in ALS patients 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7contribution of Apaf1 to cell death induced by different mutants SOD1s 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2loops (G37R, G37R I113T thus representing every class of mutant SOD1 found in patients except those truncated at the C-term end 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7of neuronal origin and modulating the expression of both mutant SOD1s and Apaf1 we have observed that indeed Apaf1 is a 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2direct consequence of the postulated pro-oxidant toxic function of mutant SOD1 ( Valentine 2002 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Mutant SOD1 may either exert some aberrant chemistry specifically inside (or or 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Indeed the intracellular localization of wild-type and mutant SOD1 has recently been questioned 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2previous studies reporting that a fraction of the normally cytosolic SOD1 protein is detected within the mitochondrion probably either at the 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2al have reported that multiple disease-causing mutants but not wild-type SOD1 are recruited to mitochondria but only in affected tissues ( 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2of protein are successfully imported but nearly constant amounts of SOD1 mutants and covalently damaged adducts of them accumulate 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2damage from action of spinal cord-specific factors that recruit mutant SOD1 to spinal mitochondria as the basis for their selective toxicity 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2to being in the mitochondrial outer membrane and intermembrane space SOD1 is also localized in the mitochondrial matrix 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2Furthermore aberrant SOD1 macromolecular aggregates are formed in the matrix of brain mitochondria 
16046141SOD1SOD1s1.7Aggregation of mitochondrial mutant SOD1s may also have a role in altering the functionality of 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2These results suggest a mechanism by which mutant SOD1 can disrupt the association of proteins involved in cell survival 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2causes altering mitochondria functionality or from abnormal aggregation of wild-type SOD1 together with mitochondria proteins 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2(A) A Western blot analysis of SOD1 expression in SH-SY5Y cells untransfected or transiently transfected for 48 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2h with wtSOD1 and G93A G37R G85R and I113T mutant SOD1 20 _amp_#x3bc g of total cell lysates was loaded 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2of total cell lysates was analyzed for the expression of SOD1 and Apaf1 
16046141SOD1SOD12.2After 24 h SOD1 activity was detected on 10% polyacrylamide gel by the NBT/riboflavin 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5of familial ALS expressing mutant Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Although the mechanisms whereby mutant SOD1 damages mitochondria remain to be fully understood the finding that 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5be fully understood the finding that a portion of mutant SOD1 is localized in mitochondria where it forms aberrant aggregates and 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5to devise models to better understand the effects of mutant SOD1 in mitochondria and the relative contribution of mitochondrial dysfunction to 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Familial ALS due to SOD1 mutations and transgenic mouse models 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5to mutations in the gene encoding superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1; SOD1 Cu Zn dismutase MIM147450 ( Rosen et al. 1993 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5SOD1 is a ubiquitous metalloprotein that prevents damage by oxygen-mediated free 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5The symptoms and pathology of FALS patients with SOD1 mutations closely resemble those of patients with SALS and the 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5and pathologic alterations in motor neurons from mice expressing mutant SOD1 are also strikingly similar to those found in SALS patients 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Since the initial report of SOD1 mutations ( Rosen et al. 1993 more than 100 different 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5al. 1993 more than 100 different mutated forms of the SOD1 gene most of which are missense mutations have been identified 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Because several pathogenic mutations do not affect SOD1 activity significantly ( Borchelt et al. 1994 a toxic _amp_#x2018 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5confirmed by several transgenic studies in which mice expressing mutant SOD1 develop motor neuron degeneration despite an overall increase in their 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5develop motor neuron degeneration despite an overall increase in their SOD1 activity ( Xu 2000 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mutant SOD1 is expressed ubiquitously but the pathological process leading to the 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5The tissue selectivity of SOD1 toxicity is a puzzling problem that has yet to be 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5While mouse models that express mutant SOD1 ubiquitously (similar similar to what happens in humans develop motor 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5develop motor neuron degeneration and ALS models that express mutant SOD1 exclusively either in the motor neurons or in astrocytes do 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5this view in chimeric mice that contain a mixture of SOD1 mutant and wild type cells motor neurons with wild type 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5mutant and wild type cells motor neurons with wild type SOD1 develop signs of degeneration whereas non-neuronal cells with wild type 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5to attenuate the degeneration of motor neurons with the mutant SOD1 gene ( Clement et al. 2003 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5However thanks to the availability of the mutant SOD1 transgenic mice that have provided an excellent platform to investigate 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5neuron degeneration in models of FALS caused by mutations in SOD1 gene 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mitochondrial involvement in models of ALS created by introduction of SOD1 mutants 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5A striking pathological feature observed in transgenic mice expressing SOD1 mutants G93A or G37R is the presence of membrane bound 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5evidence obtained in cellular models indicate that expression of mutant SOD1 is not only associated with mitochondrial morphological changes but also 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5observed in neuroblastoma cells transfected with the mutated form of SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5found in cultured motor neuron-like cells expressing mutated forms of SOD1 ( Menzies et al. 2002 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5reported that mitochondrial bioenergetics is impaired in the G93A mutant SOD1 mouse model of FALS 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Recently we have found that the bioenergetic failure in the SOD1 mutant mice causes an impairment of mitochondrial calcium loading capacity 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Impaired mitochondrial calcium loading capacity in SOD1 mutant mice may produce two consequences 
16050975SOD1hSOD11.7Consistent with this view antioxidant agents extended survival of mutant hSOD1 transgenic mice ( Jung et al. 2001 and Wu et 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5The expression of mutant SOD1 predisposes cultured neuronal cells to activation of apoptosis in response 
16050975SOD1SOD13.53 are activated sequentially in differentiated neuroblastoma cells expressing mutant SOD1 in response to oxidative stress ( Pasinelli et al. 1998 
16050975SOD1SOD13.51997 slow motor neuron degeneration and extend the survival of SOD1 mutant mice 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5For example mutant SOD1 mice genetically lacking caspase 11 an upstream regulator of the 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in SOD1 FALS mitochondrial localization of SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in SOD1 FALS mitochondrial localization of SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5changes and the biochemical abnormalities observed in mice expressing mutant SOD1 are still the object of intense investigation 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Two fundamental questions remain to be answered how is mutant SOD1 causing mitochondrial degeneration and dysfunction and is mitochondrial dysfunction necessary 
16050975SOD1SOD1-induced1.7necessary and/or and or sufficient for the development of mutant SOD1-induced motor neuron degeneration 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5answering these questions is the finding that a portion of SOD1 (most most of which is cytosolic is actually localized in 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5SOD1 enzymatic activity in rat liver mitochondria was first detected by 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Recently the existence of SOD1 in mitochondria of eukaryotic cells has been confirmed by several 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5By cell fractionation and mitochondrial purification techniques SOD1 was detected in the mitochondria of the yeast S cerevisiae 
16050975SOD1SOD13.52001 and Higgins et al. 2002 have independently demonstrated that SOD1 localizes in the mitochondria of motor neurons in the spinal 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5These investigators showed that both wild type and mutant SOD1 are localized in mitochondria 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5addition Field and colleagues have showed that the retention of SOD1 inside yeast mitochondria is dependent upon the interaction with its 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5dependent upon the interaction with its copper chaperone CCS since SOD1 mutants that are unable to interact with CCS _amp_#x2018 leak 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Based on mitochondrial fractionation experiments several groups have proposed that SOD1 concentrates mostly in the intermembrane space of mitochondria ( Okado-Matsumoto 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Recent experiments suggest that in mice expressing transgenic human SOD1 a portion of mutant SOD1 may also localize in the 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5in mice expressing transgenic human SOD1 a portion of mutant SOD1 may also localize in the matrix space of mitochondria where 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5matrix space of mitochondria where it forms large aggregates containing SOD1 and possibly other mitochondrial matrix proteins ( Vijayvergiya and Manfredi 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Although how mutant SOD1 damages mitochondria has not been unequivocally defined several non-mutually exclusive 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Higgins and colleagues have observed that SOD1 and cytochrome c a resident protein of the intermembrane space 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5colocalize at the early stages of mitochondrial vacuolization in mutant SOD1 transgenic mice 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5They also observed large aggregates of SOD1 immunoreactive material within the vacuoles 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5and colleagues have recently reported that in transgenic mice mutant SOD1 but not wild type SOD1 associates preferentially with mitochondria of 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5that in transgenic mice mutant SOD1 but not wild type SOD1 associates preferentially with mitochondria of the spinal cord 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5They proposed that mutant SOD1 progressively accumulates and aggregates on the outer membrane causing _amp_#x2018 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5of FALS it would suggest that mitochondrial localization of mutant SOD1 resulting in protein import impairment is an important contributor to 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5mentioned above where both wild type and mutant transgenic human SOD1 were detected in the mitochondria of various tissues including brain 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Discrepancies in terms of the localization of the wild type SOD1 in these studies may be attributed to the differences in 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5to the differences in the strategies for mitochondrial purification and SOD1 detection and will require further experiments to be reconciled 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5to clarify the specificity and the exact intramitochondrial localization of SOD1 there is general agreement that mutant SOD1 tends to form 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5intramitochondrial localization of SOD1 there is general agreement that mutant SOD1 tends to form aggregates in mitochondria with potential pathogenic effects 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5In particular it will be interesting to assess whether mutant SOD1 forms abnormal interactions with other mitochondrial proteins which may lead 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5such potentially harmful protein-protein interactions is the binding of mutant SOD1 with Bcl-2 ( Pasinelli et al. 2004 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5in protein import and energy metabolism may interact with mutant SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Because SOD1 is present both in the cytosol and in mitochondria it 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5mitochondrial dysfunction to a direct toxic effect of mitochondrial mutant SOD1 alone 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5mitochondrial dysfunction may arise as a consequence of cytosolic mutant SOD1 toxicity cannot be ruled out 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5For example mutant cytosolic SOD1 could promote aberrant production of reactive oxygen species ( Estevez 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5are prominent pathological features in the G93A and the G37R SOD1 transgenic mice other mouse models such as those transgenic for 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5It remains to be tested whether some SOD1 mutants can affect mitochondrial functions without causing overt morphological changes 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Since most of the work on the bioenergetics of SOD1 mutant mitochondria has been done in the G93A model in 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5function and protecting mitochondria from the pro-apoptotic effect of mutant SOD1 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway extend the lifespan of mutant SOD1 transgenic mice 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5could be to generate cellular and animal models where mutant SOD1 is selectively localized in the mitochondria 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mitochondrial targeting of SOD1 could be achieved by appending specific mitochondrial targeting signals on 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Conversely the identification of protein domains in SOD1 crucial for its mitochondrial import could allow for the generation 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5the generation of models where the mitochondrial content of mutant SOD1 is drastically reduced or eliminated 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5The comparison of these models with the ones where mutant SOD1 is expressed in both the cytosolic and mitochondrial compartments will 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5compartments will help us defining the role that mitochondrial mutant SOD1 plays in mitochondrial dysfunction and ultimately in the pathogenesis of 
16050975SOD1SOD1-related1.7Fig 1._amp_#xa0 Diagram of potential pathways of mitochondrial involvement in SOD1-related ALS 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mutant SOD1 has been proposed to affect mitochondrial functions in several ways 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Mutant SOD1 may affect mitochondria directly within the organelles or indirectly from 
16050975SOD1SOD13.5Within mitochondria mutant SOD1 may interfere with the anti-apoptotic function of Bcl-2 ( Pasinelli 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2cases are caused by mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), SOD1 which expressed in mice result in a phenotype resembling the 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2Transgenic SOD1 mice represent the predominant model to study ALS pathogenesis and 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2test for neuroprotection by PPX/SND PPX SND in vivo transgenic SOD1 mice were treated with both compounds 
16188953SODSOD-catalase2.2PPX (300 300 microM malonate (Malo, Malo 10 mM the SOD-catalase mimic EUK-134 (Melov Melov et al. 2001 EUK (30 30 
16188953SODSOD2.2The specificity for hydrogen peroxide was verified with SOD (300 300 mU/ml), mU ml which did not affect the 
16188953SODSOD-catalase-mimetic2.2and compartments obtained efficacies were compared with EUK-134 a potent SOD-catalase-mimetic (Jung Jung et al. 2001 Melov et al. 2001 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2Treatment of SOD1(G93A) SOD1 G93A transgenic mice with PPX and SND 
16188953SODSOD-catalase2.2SND and compared the obtained efficacy with EUK-134 a potent SOD-catalase mimetic (Melov Melov et al. 2001 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2Consequently we tested both compounds in mice expressing the G93A-mutant SOD1 a common and well described model of ALS where neuronal 
16188953SOD1SOD12.2Additionally survival time in SND-treated SOD1 (G93A) G93A mice (132 132 _amp_#177 2 days mean _amp_#177 
16227974SOD1SOD11.4the cytosolic form of the antioxidant protein superoxide dismutase ( SOD1 1 
16227974SOD1SOD11.4That said how disease-causing mutations in SOD1 lead to ALS remains controversial 2 3 
16227974SOD1SOD11.4ATM JunD parkin peroxiredoxin I PINK1 Ras seladin-1 SIRT1 SIRT3 SOD1 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7G93A Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 a human mutant SOD1 associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 a human mutant SOD1 associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis increased the toxicity of 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7have mutant forms of Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 a free radical-scavenging enzyme that converts the superoxide anion radical 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7Apparently the motor neuron toxicity of mutant SOD1 is due to a _amp_#x201c gain of function(s)_amp_#x201d; function s 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7oxidative chemistry and/or and or misfolding and aggregation of mutant SOD1 11 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7The identification of SOD1 mutations as a cause of ALS has served for creating 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7experimental models of the disease expressing mutant forms of human SOD1 in laboratory animals and cells 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7conversion more in NSC-34 motoneuronal cells expressing mutant (G93A) G93A SOD1 than in those expressing wild-type (wt) wt SOD1 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7(G93A) G93A SOD1 than in those expressing wild-type (wt) wt SOD1 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7stably expressing wild-type (wt) wt or mutant (G93A) G93A human SOD1 were generated and checked for SOD1 expression as previously described 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7mutant (G93A) G93A human SOD1 were generated and checked for SOD1 expression as previously described 43 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7lines stably transfected with cDNAs of human wt/G93A wt G93A SOD1 were generated 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7Western blotting indicated similar levels of murine SOD1 protein in all the lines wt or the G93A mutant 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7lines wt or the G93A mutant form of the human SOD1 protein was expressed at comparable levels ( Fig 2 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7The greater susceptibility of cells transfected with G93A SOD1 to inhibition of complex I of the ETC persisted after 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7To see why the presence of G93A SOD1 increased the motor neuron cells_amp_#x2019 susceptibility to rotenone we considered 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7toxin for motor neurons of humans with mutant forms of SOD1 and for unraveling the toxicity of these mutant forms 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7in the toxic _amp_#x201c gain of function_amp_#x201d of mutant SOD1(s) SOD1 s 11 free radical scavengers were protective in several models 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7might affect the mitochondria is reinforced by the finding that SOD1 also localizes in the mitochondrial intermembrane space and matrix 39 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7space and matrix 39 48 and 51 and that mutant SOD1 forms aggregates in the matrix 51 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7of mitochondrial membrane potential 45 and 49 was trapped by SOD1 aggregates in spinal cord mitochondria of transgenic SOD1 mice and 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7trapped by SOD1 aggregates in spinal cord mitochondria of transgenic SOD1 mice and in spinal cord homogenates from human samples 40 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7factor for motor neurons of individuals carrying the mutant G93A SOD1 and might act in concert with other genetic defects associated 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7SOD1 is present in the cytosol and in the mitochondrial intermembrane 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7Fig 2._amp_#xa0 Expression of human SOD1 in the NSC-34 cellular model of FALS 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7lane 2 human wild-type (lane lane 3 or G93A mutant SOD1 (lane lane 4 was done using a polyclonal anti-human SOD1 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7SOD1 (lane lane 4 was done using a polyclonal anti-human SOD1 antibody that crossreacts with murine SOD1(mSOD1) SOD1 mSOD1 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7a polyclonal anti-human SOD1 antibody that crossreacts with murine SOD1(mSOD1) SOD1 mSOD1 
16624679SOD1mSOD12.7polyclonal anti-human SOD1 antibody that crossreacts with murine SOD1(mSOD1) SOD1 mSOD1 
16624679SOD1mSOD12.7The positions of mSOD1 and human SOD1(hSOD1) SOD1 hSOD1 are indicated in SDS-PAGE they 
16624679SOD1SOD13.7The positions of mSOD1 and human SOD1(hSOD1) SOD1 hSOD1 are indicated in SDS-PAGE they can be resolved into 
16624679SOD1hSOD12.7The positions of mSOD1 and human SOD1(hSOD1) SOD1 hSOD1 are indicated in SDS-PAGE they can be resolved into two 
16624679SOD1mSOD12.7resolved into two bands due to the faster migration of mSOD1 
16681429SODSOD1.9activity of the following ADEs copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn CuZn SOD catalase (CAT), CAT glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) GSH-Px and glutathione reductase 
16681429SOD1SOD13.4- familial ALS patients with the Leu144Phe mutation in the SOD1 gene FALS (+/+)], asymptomatic carriers with the Leu144Phe mutation in 
16681429SOD1SOD13.4FALS (+/+)], asymptomatic carriers with the Leu144Phe mutation in the SOD1 gene (+/-), - and control subjects (-/-) - - 
16681429SODSOD1.9the in vitro effect of diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) DDC on CuZn SOD activity in erythrocytes from FALS patients SALS patients and control 
16681429SOD1SOD13.4The SOD1 gene mutation decreased CuZn SOD and GSH-Px activity (two-way two-way 
16681429SODSOD1.9The SOD1 gene mutation decreased CuZn SOD and GSH-Px activity (two-way two-way ANOVA significant mutation effect 
16681429SODSOD1.9We noted that the disease also contributed to decreased CuZn SOD activity in SALS patients in comparison with the control group 
16681429SODSOD1.9Finally DDC inhibited CuZn SOD activity in erythrocytes from control subjects FALS (Leu144Phe) Leu144Phe patients 
16877542ALSALS2.2Abstract ALS is a fatal paralytic disorder characterized by a progressive loss 
16877542ALSALS2.2species-producing enzyme during inflammation is activated in spinal cords of ALS patients and in spinal cords in a genetic animal model 
16877542ALSALS2.2We demonstrate that inactivation of NADPH oxidase in ALS mice delays neurodegeneration and extends survival 
16877542ALSALS2.2death and contribute to the selective motor neuronal degeneration in ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2Keywords Akt ALS microglia oxidation non-cell autonomous 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Transgenic SOD1 G93A mice [C57BL/6J-TgN(SOD1-G93A)1Gur C57BL 6J-TgN SOD1-G93A 1Gur dl were crossed 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2for details about the timeline of behavioral abnormalities in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice 
16877542ALSALS2.260.5 _amp_#x000b1 10.2 years and 8.0 _amp_#x000b1 2.6 h respectively ALS group ( n = 6 60.5 _amp_#x000b1 4.2 years and 
16877542ALSALS2.2For the ALS patients the mean duration of disease was 19.3 _amp_#x000b1 2.6 
16877542ALSALS2.2NADPH Oxidase Is Up-Regulated in Inflamed Spinal Cords of ALS Mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2stages of the disease in transgenic mice expressing mutant human SOD1 with a substitution of glycine to alanine in position 93 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2a substitution of glycine to alanine in position 93 (SOD1 SOD1 G93A the most widely studied model of ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.293 (SOD1 SOD1 G93A the most widely studied model of ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2cord which carries the brunt of the pathology in this ALS model was determined by analyzing its catalytic subunit gp91 phox 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2whole-tissue extracts of spinal cord rose over time in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice ( Fig 1 A B D and E 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2in membrane fractions of spinal cord extracts from symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice ( Fig 1 C indicating that this cytosolic 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Histological evaluation of the spinal cord of symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice showed numerous gp91 phox -positive cells primarily in 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2NADPH Oxidase Causes Protein Oxidation in Transgenic SOD1 G93A Mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2characterized the status of spinal cord NADPH oxidase in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice by probing for formation of ROS and evidence 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2In contrast in symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice carrying the wild-type gp91 phox allele (SOD SOD 
16877542SODSOD2.2SOD1 G93A mice carrying the wild-type gp91 phox allele (SOD SOD G93A /gp91 gp91 phox spinal cord ethidium fluorescence was intense 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2In symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice carrying the nonfunctional mutant allele (SOD SOD G93A 
16877542SODSOD2.2transgenic SOD1 G93A mice carrying the nonfunctional mutant allele (SOD SOD G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 ( 12 spinal cord ethidium fluorescence 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice but not age-matched SOD1 G93A 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice but not age-matched SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice had increased levels of spinal 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2for protein carbonyl adducts occurred in spinal cord sections from SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice at the level of cells 
16877542ALSALS2.2NADPH Oxidase Induction and Neuronal Protein Carbonylation in Sporadic ALS 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2to determine whether the NADPH oxidase alterations identified in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice were also present in human sporadic ALS the 
16877542ALSALS2.2transgenic SOD1 G93A mice were also present in human sporadic ALS the most common form of the disease ( 1 
16877542ALSALS2.2was _amp_#x02248 3-fold higher and its immunoreactivity robust in sporadic ALS spinal cords ( Fig 2 E 
16877542ALSALS2.22 F and were identified in all of the typical ALS loci of neurodegeneration including the anterior horn and the lateral 
16877542ALSALS2.2protein carbonyl adducts in postmortem spinal cord sections from sporadic ALS cases which seemed to be mainly associated with large motor 
16877542ALSALS2.2for protein carbonyl adducts per lumbar spinal cord section in ALS patients whereas no such immunoreactive motor neurons were seen in 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Deletion of gp91 phox Mitigates the Disease Phenotype in Transgenic SOD1 G93A Mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2of NADPH oxidase activation on the disease phenotype in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2the disease phenotype in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of ALS 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice reached end-stage paralysis (defined defined 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2a loss of the righting reflex later than their transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox counterparts ( Fig 3 A which 
16877542SOD1SOD12.23 A which resulted in a longer lifespan of transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice (log-rank log-rank test = 15.3 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Compared with end-stage transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice age-matched transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2end-stage transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice age-matched transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice had _amp_#x02248 50% more anterior 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2the glial cytokine IL-1_amp_#x003b2 did not differ between age-matched transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice and SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2between age-matched transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice and SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice (Fig Fig 7 which is 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2the deficit of gp91 phox were the levels of human SOD1 in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice (Fig Fig 7 or the 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2gp91 phox were the levels of human SOD1 in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice (Fig Fig 7 or the size of muscle 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF1)/Akt IGF1 Akt Pathway in Transgenic SOD1 G93A Mice 
16877542ALSALS2.2explored whether NADPH oxidase-mediated protein modifications might promote neurodegeneration in ALS by damaging essential surviving pathways for motor neurons such as 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2kinase cognate receptor in the spinal cord of symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice ( Fig 4 A and 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2receptor signaling ( 15 did not differ between symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice and their nontransgenic littermates 
16877542ALSALS2.2molecular pathway is not oxidatively modified by inflammation in this ALS model 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Although mutant SOD1 is expressed in all cells markers of IGF1 transduction such 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2smaller glia-like cells in spinal cord sections of symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2phospho-IGF1 receptor-immunoreactive cells in spinal cord sections from symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice than from age-matched SOD1 G93A 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice than from age-matched SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice ( Fig 4 C _amp_#x02013 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2ratios ( Fig 4 K and L in symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice compared with their age-matched SOD1 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice compared with their age-matched SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 counterparts 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2idea that oxidative modification of IGF1 receptor in symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice is associated with a range 
16877542ALSALS2.2Experimental evidence supports a model for ALS neurodegeneration in which nonneuronal cells such as microglia contribute to 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Conversely in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice paralleling the worsening of the ALS phenotype there 
16877542ALSALS2.2in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice paralleling the worsening of the ALS phenotype there was an intensification of spinal cord microgliosis accompanied 
16877542ALSALS2.2of oxidatively damaging nearby macromolecules and cells homed within inflamed ALS tissues 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2were markedly elevated in spinal cord extracts of symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice for the most part in a NADPH oxidase-dependent 
16877542ALSALS2.2was also found in postmortem spinal cords from human sporadic ALS cases ( Fig 2 supporting the conclusion that the occurrence 
16877542ALSALS2.2occurrence of inflammation-mediated oxidative damage is not restricted to familial ALS caused by SOD1 mutations but is also a pathological hallmark 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2oxidative damage is not restricted to familial ALS caused by SOD1 mutations but is also a pathological hallmark of the prevalent 
16877542ALSALS2.2a pathological hallmark of the prevalent nonfamilial sporadic form of ALS 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2of the gp91 phox subunit of NADPH oxidase in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice eliminates the production of microglial-derived ROS ( Fig 
16877542ALSALS2.2M and importantly prolongs survival and retards neurodegeneration in this ALS model ( Fig 3 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Deletion of gp91 phox in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice did not alter the spinal cord microglial response 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2the spinal cord microglial response or the expression of human SOD1 in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice (Fig Fig 7 which is 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2microglial response or the expression of human SOD1 in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice (Fig Fig 7 which is a known determinant 
16877542ALSALS2.2which is a known determinant of disease severity in this ALS model ( 18 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Consequently the attenuated phenotype seen in transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 mice is attributable to the lack 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2either an impaired microglial response or expression of the human SOD1 G93A transgene 
16877542ALSALS2.2NADPH oxidase contributes to the degeneration of motor neurons in ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2in the pathogenesis of chronic noninfectious pathological conditions such as ALS 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2magnitude of benefit afforded by gp91 phox deletion in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice argues that targeting neuroinflammation by inhibiting just one 
16877542ALSALS2.2not be sufficient to produce robust and lasting neuroprotection in ALS patients 
16877542ALSALS2.2However the chronic nature of ALS suggests that neuroinflammation is likely protracted and not as strong 
16877542ALSALS2.2oxidative stress with the selective demise of motor neurons in ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2of those already compromised as motor neurons probably are in ALS 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2was impaired by a NADPH oxidase-dependent mechanism in symptomatic transgenic SOD1 G93A mice ( Fig 4 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2to withstand the toxicity of etiologic agents such as mutant SOD1 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2the spinal cord and enhances motor neuronal survival in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice ( 23 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Nevertheless whether transgenic SOD1 G93A mice carrying the gp91 phox null mutation reach end-stage 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Injection of transgenic SOD1 G93A mice with an adeno-associated virus carrying an IGF1 gene 
16877542ALSALS2.2may blunt the motor neuron survival response to IGF1 in ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2Perhaps the modest change in ALS progression that is seen in patients treated with human recombinant 
16877542ALSALS2.2that optimal therapeutic response to IGF1 in diseases such as ALS may rely on a concomitant administration of this trophic factor 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2oxidase stimulates carbonylation of spinal cord motor neurons in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2E in 1-month-old (asymptomatic) asymptomatic to 4-month-old (end-stage) end-stage transgenic SOD1 (more more ... 
16877542ALSALS2.2with motor neuron carbonylation in the spinal cord of sporadic ALS patients 
16877542ALSALS2.2spinal cord extracts from six normal controls and six age-matched ALS patients 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2of gp91 phox increases lifespan and lessens neurodegeneration in transgenic SOD1 G93A mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2( A Survival comparison of transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox mice (red) red (122.0 122.0 _amp_#x000b1 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2(122.0 122.0 _amp_#x000b1 1.7 days n = 19 and transgenic SOD1 G93A /gp91 gp91 phox_amp_#x02212 littermates (more more ... 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2ROS reactive oxygen species SOD1 superoxide dismutase 1 IGF1 insulin-like growth factor 1 
16877542ALSALS2.2ALS is the most common adult-onset paralytic disease and is characterized 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2dominant mutations in the gene for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 cause familial ALS ( 2 3 
16877542ALSALS2.2the gene for superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) SOD1 cause familial ALS ( 2 3 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Overexpression of SOD1 mutants in rodents emulate clinical and pathological hallmarks of ALS 
16877542ALSALS2.2SOD1 mutants in rodents emulate clinical and pathological hallmarks of ALS through a toxic gain of function ( 4 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2mixture of neuronal and nonneuronal cells expressing wild-type or mutant SOD1 ( 5 investigation of these animals suggested that nonneuronal cells 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2Corroborating this hypothesis is the demonstration that reduction of mutant SOD1 selectively in microglia extended survival in transgenic SOD1 G37R mice 
16877542SOD1SOD12.2of mutant SOD1 selectively in microglia extended survival in transgenic SOD1 G37R mice ( 6 
16877542ALSALS2.2we undertook the study of NADPH oxidase in both human ALS and one of its genetic models 
16877542ALSALS2.2and mouse postmortem tissues indicate that spinal cord microgliosis in ALS is accompanied with an up-regulation of NADPH oxidase 
16895581SOD1SOD12.7either wild-type or mutant Cu/Zn Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 
17014688SOD1SOD11.7NSC-34 (2) 2 a genetic mouse model of ALS (SOD1(G93A)-transgenic SOD1 G93A -transgenic mice and (3) 3 a group of 31 
17014688SOD1SOD11.7In SOD1(G93A)-transgenic SOD1 G93A -transgenic mice high-dose oral melatonin delayed disease progression and 
17099894SOD1mSOD11.4The mechanisms of human mutant superoxide dismutase-1 (mSOD1) mSOD1 toxicity to motor neurons (MNs) MNs are unresolved 
17099894SOD1mSOD11.4swelling is associated with compromised Na K-ATPase activity and aggregation mSOD1 mouse MNs accumulate mitochondria from the axon terminals and generate 
17099894SOD1mSOD11.4subunit-I and alpha-synuclein as well as nitrated SOD2 accumulate in mSOD1 mouse spinal cord 
17099894SOD1mSOD11.4Mitochondria in mSOD1 mouse MNs accumulate NADPH diaphorase and inducible nitric oxide synthase 
17099894SOD1mSOD11.4as participants in the process of MN degeneration caused by mSOD1 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4G93A transgenic mice carrying the G93A human SOD1 mutation were obtained from the Jackson Laboratory (Bar Bar Harbor 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4These mechanisms include mitochondrial dysfunction SOD1 mutations and activation of Ca -permeable ionotropic glutamate receptors which 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4and point mutations in the Cu Zn superoxide dismutase ( SOD1 gene the last of which are present in approximately 20% 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4Two findings in particular suggest a strong link between the SOD1 gene mutation and oxidative stress 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4This raises the possibility that the SOD1 mutation not only enhances oxidative stress in lumbar motor neurons 
17105868SOD1SOD12.4The latter effect may be attributable to interaction of mutant SOD1 and Bcl-2 causing mitochondrial dysfunction and subsequently increased sensitivity to 
17105868SODSOD1.9DIV days in vitro BSO DL -buthionine- S R -sulfoximine SOD superoxide dismutase LDH lactate dehydrogenase FADD Fas-associated death domain 
17150307SOD1SOD13.2Mutations of Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene cause motor neuron degeneration and have linked to 2_amp_#x02013 
17150307SOD1SOD13.2culture model it has been shown that expression of mutant SOD1 gene decreased cellular levels of GSH suggesting the reduction in 
17150307SOD1SOD1-mediated2.2the reduction in GSH bioavailability may participate in the mutant SOD1-mediated motor neuron degeneration ( Lee et al. 2001 
17150307SODSOD2.2significantly treatment of ALS-like transgenic mice with antioxidants such as SOD and catalase mimetics ( Jung et al. 2001 DMPO ( 
17150307SOD1SOD13.2Oxidized Glutathione MBM Monobromobimane PFA Paraformaldehyde ROS Reactive Oxygen Species SOD1 Cu Zn-Superoxide Dismutase TUNEL Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase-Mediated Nick End Labeling 
17174478SODSOD3.4reductase module NHEJ nonhomologous end joining ROS reactive oxygen species SOD superoxide dismutase SSBs single-strand breaks TC-NER transcription-coupled nucleotide excision repair 
17174478SODSOD3.4rapidly scavenged in the cell by the superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD enzymes 
17174478SODSOD3.4SOD enzymes catalyze the disproportionation of superoxide anion radicals to molecular 
17174478SODSOD3.4The important role of SOD in the brain was highlighted by genetic inactivation of the 
17174478SODSOD3.4was highlighted by genetic inactivation of the mitochondrial form of SOD manganese SOD (MnSOD), MnSOD in mice 
17174478SODSOD3.4by genetic inactivation of the mitochondrial form of SOD manganese SOD (MnSOD), MnSOD in mice 
17174478SODSOD3.4Treatment with an SOD mimetic MnTBAP rescued the MnSOD _amp_#x02212;/_amp_#x02212; _amp_#x02212 _amp_#x02212 mutant mice 
17174478SOD1SOD12.9However mutations in the superoxide dismutase1 (SOD1) SOD1 gene give rise to approximately 20% of FALS cases ( 
17174478SOD1SOD12.9SOD1 encodes a cytosolic copper zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn Cu Zn 
17174478SODSOD3.4encodes a cytosolic copper zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn Cu Zn SOD which similar to the mitochondrial MnSOD is responsible for the 
17174478SODSOD3.4Structural studies on human Cu Zn SOD have revealed that the enzyme is composed of two identical 
17174478SOD1SOD12.9A multitude of SOD1 mutations have been identified in FALS patients ( Gaudette et 
17174478SODSOD3.4The mutations are dispersed throughout the 153 amino acid residue SOD polypeptide ( Deng et al. 1993 
17174478SODSOD3.4data support the idea that toxicity of intracellular Cu Zn SOD aggregates may result from protein misfolding or impaired protein degradation 
17174478SODSOD3.4found in the cytoplasm are strongly immunoreactive to Cu Zn SOD antibodies and cannot be dissociated with strong detergents or reducing 
17174478SODSOD-mediated2.9One proposed mechanism of FALS mutant SOD-mediated toxicity is the coprecipitation of mutant Cu Zn SOD with 
17174478SODSOD3.4mutant SOD-mediated toxicity is the coprecipitation of mutant Cu Zn SOD with essential cellular components ( Bruijn et al. 1998 Johnston 
17174478SODSOD3.4and this has been demonstrated with the copper chaperone for SOD (CCS)( CCS Kato et al. 2001 nitric oxide synthase (NOS) 
17174478SODSOD3.4is not entirely clear how the many different Cu Zn SOD single-site mutations which are widely dispersed throughout the protein sequence 
17174478SODSOD3.4combined structural biochemical and biophysical characterizations of two FALS mutant SOD proteins ( DiDonato et al. 2003 
17174478SODSOD3.4two FALS proteins represent the two major structural classes of SOD mutations 
17191135SOD1SOD11.9antioxidant enzymatic activities such as GPx GSSG reductase CAT and SOD1 were also found elevated in several regions of AD brain 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5oxidation of proteins and mutation of Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 in ALS 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Transgenic mice overexpressing the mutant Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (mSOD1) mSOD1 gene from humans with familial ALS wild-type mice overexpressing the 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5humans with familial ALS wild-type mice overexpressing the normal human SOD1 gene and normal mice without gene overexpression were used 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Neurons containing nitrated and oxidized proteins were visualized only in mSOD1 mice in the motor cortex the cerebellar cortex and nucleus 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5This correlates mutation of SOD1 to nitration and oxidation of neurons in the movement regions 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the brain sections of both motor and sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice than in the corresponding regions of control mice (P=0.005 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5_amp_#x3c 0.001 further correlating nitration and oxidation of proteins to SOD1 mutation 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7in the motor cortex than in the sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice (P=0.002 P=0.002 and 0.02 respectively indicating enhanced susceptibility of 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5in the brain tissues and in cerebrospinal fluid of mutant SOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5Our in vivo evidence correlates mutation of the SOD1 gene to increased nitric oxide nitration and oxidation of proteins 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5The discovery of mutation of the Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 gene in familial ALS patients ( Deng et al 1993 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7To explore how mutant Cu Zn-superoxide dismutase (mSOD1) mSOD1 causes ALS a transgenic mouse model was established by introducing 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5a human mutant (Gly Gly 93_amp_#x2192 Ala G93A of the SOD1 gene into the mouse ( Gurney et al. 1994 these 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5Since then over 100 different SOD1 mutants have been identified in ALS families and a number 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7A gain of function hypothesis currently explains the neurotoxicity of mSOD1 by two mechanisms 1 mSOD1 directly promotes generation of reactive 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7currently explains the neurotoxicity of mSOD1 by two mechanisms 1 mSOD1 directly promotes generation of reactive species and causes oxidative damage 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7species and causes oxidative damage to major cellular components 2 mSOD1 aggregation with itself and other important proteins leads to toxicity 
17368952SODSOD1.9Superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD is a major antioxidative defense enzyme converting superoxide anion (O 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Using mSOD1 transgenic models we previously demonstrated in vivo that mutation of 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5transgenic models we previously demonstrated in vivo that mutation of SOD1 elevates levels of H 2 O 2 _amp_#xb7 OH and 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5protein oxidation 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine_amp_#x2014 a marker of DNA oxidation compared with SOD1 and normal control (Nc) Nc mice ( Liu et al. 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5These results directly correlate mutation of SOD1 to generation of ROS and resulting oxidative damage 
17368952SODSOD1.9NO to form ONOO _amp_#x2212 which in turn reacts with SOD to form a nitronium-like intermediate that can nitrate tyrosine thereby 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5SOD1 mutation can disrupt the active-site pocket in the SOD1 dimer 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5SOD1 mutation can disrupt the active-site pocket in the SOD1 dimer to allow greater access of ONOO _amp_#x2212 to the 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5of ALS in the G93A transgenic mice compared with normal SOD1 mice and Nc mice ( Almer et al. 1999 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7On the other hand a transgenic cell line expressing mSOD1 releases less ONOO _amp_#x2212 than those expressing normal SOD1 ( 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5expressing mSOD1 releases less ONOO _amp_#x2212 than those expressing normal SOD1 ( Cookson et al. 2002 and pharmacological inhibition or genetic 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5SOD1 and NOS were colocalized at the foci of NF accumulation 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5correlation between nitration and oxidation of proteins and mutation of SOD1 in this disease the present study using the G93A transgenic 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7brain regions particularly between motor and sensory cortex in the mSOD1 mice and controls 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5further support for the correlation between RNS and mutation of SOD1 in ALS 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7(Bar Bar Harbor ME USA were used mice overexpressing the mSOD1 gene (G93A) G93A from humans with familial ALS B6SJL-TgN(SOD1-G93A)1Gur, B6SJL-TgN 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5familial ALS B6SJL-TgN(SOD1-G93A)1Gur, B6SJL-TgN SOD1-G93A 1Gur mice overexpressing normal human SOD1 gene B6SJL-TgN(SOD1)2Gur, B6SJL-TgN SOD1 2Gur and Nc mice (B6SJLF1) B6SJLF1 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5SOD1-G93A 1Gur mice overexpressing normal human SOD1 gene B6SJL-TgN(SOD1)2Gur, B6SJL-TgN SOD1 2Gur and Nc mice (B6SJLF1) B6SJLF1 without gene overexpression 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7in brain tissues the onset of ALS symptoms of the mSOD1 mice that we used was delayed due to a small 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Therefore mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were used at 6_amp_#x2013 6.5 months 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5Therefore mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were used at 6_amp_#x2013 6.5 months of 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7The mSOD1 mice used for the immunohistochemical staining of oxidized or nitrated 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7by 4_amp_#x2013 5 months therefore 3 month_amp_#xb1 1 week old mSOD1 mice and age matched SOD1 and Nc mice were used 
17368952SOD1SOD15.53 month_amp_#xb1 1 week old mSOD1 mice and age matched SOD1 and Nc mice were used while paralysis was developing in 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.73-NY- and DNP-positive neurons were only observed in mSOD1 mice in the movement-related brain regions 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7of double immunofluorescence-stained 3-NY- and DNP-positive neurons in cross-sections of mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5double immunofluorescence-stained 3-NY- and DNP-positive neurons in cross-sections of mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5There are no 3-NY-positive neurons in Nc (A) A and SOD1 (D) D mice but large neurons were 3-NY-positive in mSOD1 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7SOD1 (D) D mice but large neurons were 3-NY-positive in mSOD1 mice (G, G red arrowhead 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7This demonstrates that more 3-NY-positive neurons were present in the mSOD1 mice compared with the Nc (A) A and SOD1 (D) 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5the mSOD1 mice compared with the Nc (A) A and SOD1 (D) D mouse 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Similarly 3-NY-positive neurons appeared only in the mSOD1 mice (H) H in the motor cortex (B, B E 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7motor cortex (B, B E and H and in the mSOD1 mice (I) I in the cortex of the cerebellum (C, 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5and I except a few 3-NY-positive neurons were observed in SOD1 mice (F) F 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the brain (J, J K and L red arrowhead of mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7higher in motor cortex than in sensory cortex of the mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the motor cortex significantly more neurons were nitrated in the mSOD1 mice (48.8_amp_#xb1;5.6%, 48.8_amp_#xb1 5.6% S.D. than in the Nc (8.7_amp_#xb1;2.2, 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5S.D. than in the Nc (8.7_amp_#xb1;2.2, 8.7_amp_#xb1 2.2 S.D. and SOD1 (9.5_amp_#xb1;0.4, 9.5_amp_#xb1 0.4 S.D. mice ( P _amp_#x3c 0.001 Fig 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7number of 3-NY-positive neurons was also significantly higher in the mSOD1 mice (19.6_amp_#xb1;3.3%, 19.6_amp_#xb1 3.3% S.D. than in Nc (9.3_amp_#xb1;3.7%, 9.3_amp_#xb1 
17368952SOD1SOD15.53.3% S.D. than in Nc (9.3_amp_#xb1;3.7%, 9.3_amp_#xb1 3.7% S.D. and SOD1 (9.6_amp_#xb1;0.6%, 9.6_amp_#xb1 0.6% S.D. mice ( P =0.008 Fig 2 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5B but the number was not different between Nc and SOD1 mice in either region 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7cortex was significantly higher than in the sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice ( P =0.002 Fig 2 C demonstrating that neurons 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7to nitration than neurons in the sensory cortex in the mSOD1 mice or more ONOO _amp_#x2212 was produced in the motor 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7oxidation in motor cortex than in sensory cortex of the mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5and only a few DNP-positive neurons (1.38_amp_#xb1;0.39) 1.38_amp_#xb1 0.39 in SOD1 mice significantly more DNP-positive neurons appeared in the motor cortex 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7more DNP-positive neurons appeared in the motor cortex in the mSOD1 mice (31.3_amp_#xb1;9.5%, 31.3_amp_#xb1 9.5% S.D. than in the Nc and 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5mice (31.3_amp_#xb1;9.5%, 31.3_amp_#xb1 9.5% S.D. than in the Nc and SOD1 mice ( P =0.005 Fig 3 A 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5and only a few DNP-positive neurons (0.79_amp_#xb1;0.7) 0.79_amp_#xb1 0.7 in SOD1 mice while significantly more DNP-positive neurons (11.4_amp_#xb1;0.7%, 11.4_amp_#xb1 0.7% S.D. 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7(11.4_amp_#xb1;0.7%, 11.4_amp_#xb1 0.7% S.D. appeared in the sensory cortex of mSOD1 mice than in the controls ( P _amp_#x3c 0.001 Fig 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the motor cortex than in the sensory cortex in the mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Protein-bound nitrotyrosine is significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in controls as measured by HPLC 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7We demonstrated that the levels of 3-NY in mSOD1 mice are significantly higher than in SOD1 mice ( P 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5of 3-NY in mSOD1 mice are significantly higher than in SOD1 mice ( P =0.00003 and Nc mice ( P =0.00005 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5and Nc mice ( P =0.00005 but not different between SOD1 and Nc mice ( P =0.4 Fig 4 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7The level of 3-NY in mSOD1 mice is about 2.5-fold higher than its level in SOD1 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5mSOD1 mice is about 2.5-fold higher than its level in SOD1 and Nc mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5clearly correlates elevated protein nitration to the mutation of the SOD1 enzyme 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Significantly higher levels of _amp_#xb7 NO in mSOD1 mice than in the controls 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7We found a significantly higher citrulline level in the mSOD1 mice than in the SOD1 mice ( P =0.02 and 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5higher citrulline level in the mSOD1 mice than in the SOD1 mice ( P =0.02 and Nc mice ( P =0.03 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7The elevation of _amp_#xb7 NO in mSOD1 mice and the failure of normal SOD1 gene overexpressed in 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5_amp_#xb7 NO in mSOD1 mice and the failure of normal SOD1 gene overexpressed in the mouse to increase levels of _amp_#xb7 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7work revealed that 3-NY- and DNP-positive neurons were observed in mSOD1 mice in all movement-related brain regions that we examined (the 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5This correlates mutation of SOD1 to nitration and oxidation of proteins in neurons in the 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the brain sections of both motor and sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice than in the corresponding regions of control mice ( 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5A B further correlating nitration and oxidation of proteins to SOD1 mutation 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7were significantly higher in both motor and sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice than in controls the motor cortex had significantly higher 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Fig 3 C neurons than did the sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7cortex than in neurons in the sensory cortex of the mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5Our comparisons strongly correlate mutation of SOD1 to nitration and oxidation of proteins in the movement brain 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.73-NY were significantly ( 2.5-fold higher in the brains of mSOD1 mice than in controls ( Fig 4 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7Figs 2 demonstrated significantly higher levels of protein nitration in mSOD1 mice compared with the controls 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5analysis ( Casoni et al. 2005 confirms the correlation between SOD1 mutation and protein nitration 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7that the levels of _amp_#xb7 NO are significantly higher in mSOD1 transgenic mice than in their controls no difference was found 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5mice than in their controls no difference was found between SOD1 and Nc control groups ( Fig 5 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5NO is associated with ALS because overexpression of the normal SOD1 gene in the mouse did not increase levels of citrulline 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5et al. 1990 and in the extracellular fluid in G93A SOD1 mice ( Alexander et al. 2000 but the glutamate concentration 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7that neither glutamate nor aspartate concentrations were significantly increased in mSOD1 mice compared with age-matched controls ( Fig 5 A consistent 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7summary using double immunohistochemical staining of brain sections from the mSOD1 mice and the controls this work reveals that 1 3-NY- 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7that 1 3-NY- and DNP-positive neurons were observed only in mSOD1 mice 2 nitration and oxidation of proteins were significantly higher 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7nitration and oxidation of proteins were significantly higher in the mSOD1 mice than in the controls 3 the number of 3-NY- 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7significantly higher in motor cortex than in sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5These results correlate mutation of SOD1 to nitration and oxidation of proteins in neurons in the 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the motor cortex than of proteins in sensory cortex in mSOD1 mice 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7the microdialysates and protein-bound nitrotyrosine in the brain tissue in mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were measured 
17368952SOD1SOD15.5microdialysates and protein-bound nitrotyrosine in the brain tissue in mSOD1 SOD1 and Nc mice were measured 
17368952SOD1mSOD12.7both _amp_#xb7 NO and protein-bound 3-NY are significantly higher in mSOD1 mice than in control mice further supporting that RNS and 
17496232SODSOD2.220-fold NO utilization in contrast addition of superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD decreases NO utilization and prolongs its mean life and increases 
17496232SODSOD2.2At the same SOD level the production of ONOO (and and concurrent nitration at 
17496232SODSOD2.2Dismutation of O 2 by SOD proceeds with an order of magnitude lower than formation of 
17496232SOD1SOD12.7and 10-20% of cases are due to mutations in the SOD1 gene ( 122 123 
17496232SOD1SOD12.7Considering that SOD1 mutations lead to an increase of the denitrosylase activity of 
17496232SOD1SOD12.7increased denitrosylase activity is a toxic gain of function of SOD1 mutants 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7with muscle atrophy in aging in mice lacking CuZn-SOD ( Sod1 and in the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) ALS 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7In Sod1 mice muscle mitochondrial ROS production is increased >100% in 20-mo 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7is a knockout mouse lacking a major antioxidant enzyme CuZn-SOD Sod1 mice ( 67 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7In a recent study we reported that the Sod1 mice show a dramatic age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7By 20 mo of age the Sod1 mice have lost nearly 50% of their hindlimb muscle mass 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7The Sod1 mice are also characterized by very high levels of oxidative 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7that occurs in the three conditions we studied (aging, aging Sod1 mice and ALS is largely the result of loss of 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7The Sod1 mice used in this study were generated by Dr Charles 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7The mice were maintained in the heterozygous state ( Sod1 and backcrossed with C57Bl/6J C57Bl 6J females (Jackson Jackson Laboratory 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7associated with significant loss of muscle mass age-related muscle atrophy Sod1 mice (a a mouse model of accelerated sarcopenia and two 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7of muscle atrophy is lowest higher in muscle from the Sod1 mice and increased nearly 10-fold in G93A ALS mutant mice 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7production and atrophy were higher in 20-mo-old than in 5-mo-old Sod1 mice and ROS generation was higher in the G93A compared 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7to denervation (caused caused by breakdown of neuromuscular junctions in Sod1 mice ( 25 57 70 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7Thus one common characteristic of the three models (aging, aging Sod1 mice and ALS mutant mice is alterations in innervation of 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7on our experiments in young and old wild-type mice the Sod1 model and the ALS mouse models we cannot be certain 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7generation precedes or follows changes in innervation especially in the Sod1 mice and in the case of aging in which the 
17584954SOD1Sod12.72 O 2 release was in fact lower in old Sod1 and late-stage G93A ALS skeletal muscle mitochondria conditions that are 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7Increased ROS generation in skeletal muscle mitochondria from Sod1 mice 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7of gastrocnemius muscle isolated from female wild-type (WT) WT and Sod1 mice at 5 and 20 mo of age 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7substrate in isolated muscle mitochondria from 8 WT and 8 Sod1 mice at 20 mo of age * P _lt_ 0.05 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7open bars represent 5-mo-old WT light shaded bars represent 5-mo-old Sod1 dark shaded bars represent 20-mo-old WT and solid bars represent 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7shaded bars represent 20-mo-old WT and solid bars represent 20-mo-old Sod1 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7in mitochondria from 5-mo-old WT ( n = 21 and Sod1 mice ( n = 10 and 20-mo-old WT ( n 
17584954SOD1Sod12.710 and 20-mo-old WT ( n = 16 and old Sod1 mice ( n = 16 values in D are means 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7in H 2 O 2 release in muscle mitochondria from Sod1 mice compared with mitochondria from age-matched WT mice (ANOVA ANOVA 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7Skeletal muscle mitochondrial ROS production is increased in Sod1 null mice and is associated with the degree of muscle 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7In agreement with our previous report on Sod1 mice ( 57 the gastrocnemius mass was significantly decreased in 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7both young (5 5 mo and older (20 20 mo Sod1 mice compared with the age-matched wild-type mice ( Fig 2 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7was decreased ~36% in mitochondria isolated from muscle of 20-mo-old Sod1 mice compared with mitochondria from muscle of age-matched wild-type mice 
17584954SOD1Sod12.71 ROS production was increased over 30% in mitochondria from Sod1 mice at as early as 5 mo of age compared 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7By 20 mo of age ROS production in mitochondria from Sod1 mice was threefold higher than in the age-matched wild-type mice 
17584954SOD1Sod12.72 _amp_#183 min _amp_#183 mg protein in mitochondria from 5-mo-old Sod1 compared with 19.77 _amp_#177 1.78 pmol H 2 O 2 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7In 20-mo-old Sod1 mice the increase in ROS generation with the substrates glutamate 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7the substrate succinate was significantly lower in mitochondria from the Sod1 mice compared with wild-type controls especially in mitochondria from the 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7compared with wild-type controls especially in mitochondria from the 20-mo-old Sod1 mice ( Fig 2 D 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7the G93A mutants and in the 20-mo-old (late late stage Sod1 mice 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7the mitochondria from wild-type mice much higher than in the Sod1 mice or in old wild-type mice which had relatively less 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7As we had observed in mitochondria from the Sod1 mice ROS production with succinate as a substrate was lower 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7an even greater decrease than had been observed in the Sod1 mice approaching levels close to that measured in state 1 
17584954SOD1Sod12.7muscle mitochondria isolated from young and old wild-type mice 20-mo-old Sod1 mice and the two ALS mouse models is illustrated in 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-linked ALS -linked superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1 SOD1 mutation NGF induced apoptosis even in the absence of an 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7The increased susceptibility of SOD1 motor neurons to NGF was associated to decreased nuclear factor 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7of glutathione in nontransgenic motor neurons reproduced the effect of SOD1 expression increasing their sensitivity to NGF 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7This apoptotic pathway is facilitated by the expression of ALS-linked SOD1 mutations and critically modulated by Nrf2 activity 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7occurring in transgenic mice overexpressing mutant Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 (Lowry Lowry et al. 2001b Copray et al. 2003 Kust 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7by p75 in motor neurons and the impact of ALS-linked SOD1 expression 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Motor neurons overexpressing ALS-linked SOD1 mutation showed greater susceptibility to the p75 -activated apoptotic pathway 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Transgenic SOD1 and nontransgenic motor neurons were prepared in the same way 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Sprague Dawley SOD1 L26H rats were kindly provided by Dr David S Howland 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7As a control the expression of human SOD1 was determined in the spinal cord of E15 embryos and 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Anti-SOD1 antibodies were developed in rabbit using recombinant pure human SOD1 as immunogen (kindly kindly provided by Dr M Marin University 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Nontransgenic and SOD1 motor neuron cultures were maintained for 16 h in the 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Moreover ALS-linked SOD1 overexpression increases motor neuron vulnerability to NGF-mediated apoptosis by reducing 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7effect could be explained not only by the expression of SOD1 with aberrant redox properties (Beckman Beckman et al. 2001 but 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Interestingly the spinal cord of ALS patients and SOD1 mice exhibit a remarkable increase in ceramides and cholesterol esters 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7It was previously shown that motor neurons overexpressing ALS-linked SOD1 mutations (G37R, G37R G85R or G93A display increased susceptibility to 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7We show here that transgenic SOD1 motor neurons also show increased susceptibility to p75 -mediated apoptosis 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7In contrast to nontransgenic motor neurons SOD1 motor neurons are sensitive to NGF-mediated apoptosis in the absence 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7source of nitric oxide is not required NGF-induced apoptosis in SOD1 transgenic motor neurons requires endogenous production of nitric oxide by 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7the execution of a similar apoptotic pathway in nontransgenic and SOD1 motor neurons 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7The increased susceptibility of SOD1 motor neurons to NGF-induced apoptosis was not mediated by increased 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7The expression of mutant SOD1 leads to decreased antioxidant defenses thereby potentiating the detrimental stress 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Compared with nontransgenic motor neurons SOD1 motor neurons showed reduced Nrf2 mRNA expression which correlated with 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7a motor neuron-like NSC34 cell line transfected with a mutant SOD1 expression vector and in motor neurons from SOD1-associated familial ALS 
17634371SOD1SOD1-associated1.7a mutant SOD1 expression vector and in motor neurons from SOD1-associated familial ALS cases (Kirby Kirby et al. 2005 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7reduction in Nrf2 expression could explain the increased susceptibility of SOD1 motor neurons not only to NGF but also to Fas-mediated 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7prevented NGF- and Fas-mediated motor neuron apoptosis in nontransgenic and SOD1 motor neurons 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Motor neurons overexpressing SOD1 show increase susceptibility to NGF-induced apoptosis 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7A Motor neurons isolated from SOD1 or nontransgenic (Non-Tg) Non-Tg E15 embryos were maintained in the 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7B SOD1 transgenic motor neurons were exposed to NGF in the presence 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7C Fluorescence microphotographs showing cytochrome c immunoreactivity in SOD1 motor neurons maintained with GDNF and exposed to vehicle (control) 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7the fluorescence emission of mito-HE ( exc 405 nm in SOD1 motor neurons immediately after NGF addition ( t = 0 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7E SOD1 transgenic motor neurons were exposed to NGF in the presence 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7F Western blot showing the expression of human mutant SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 in the spinal cord and isolated motor neurons 
17634371SOD1hSOD11.7Western blot showing the expression of human mutant SOD1 (hSOD1) hSOD1 in the spinal cord and isolated motor neurons from transgenic 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Only the endogenous rat SOD1 (rSOD1) rSOD1 was detected in either the spinal cord or 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Reduced antioxidant defenses in SOD1 motor neurons 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7SOD1 and nontransgenic (Non-Tg) Non-Tg motor neuron cultures were maintained with 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Increased Nrf2 activation prevents SOD1 motor neuron death induced by NGF or sFasL 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7A SOD1 motor neuron cultures maintained with GDNF (1 1 ng/ml) ng 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7B SOD1 or nontransgenic (Non-Tg) Non-Tg motor neuron cultures were maintained in 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7In contrast to nontransgenic motor neurons SOD1 -expressing motor neurons were sensitive to NGF-induced apoptosis in the 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7The expression of SOD1 in transgenic motor neurons under our culture conditions was confirmed 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7and found to be significantly higher than the endogenous rat SOD1 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7to NGF-induced apoptosis did not further decrease the survival of SOD1 -expressing motor neurons ( Fig 3 A 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7NGF-induced apoptosis in SOD1 -expressing motor neurons was prevented by blocking antibodies to p75 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Moreover p75 -mediated apoptosis in SOD1 motor neurons was prevented by nSMase inhibitors ( Fig 3 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7mitoCP (1 1 n M also prevented NGF-induced apoptosis in SOD1 motor neurons ( Fig 3 E 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7of nitric oxide is not required for NGF to induce SOD1 motor neuron death N -nitro-L -arginine methyl ester (NAME) NAME 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7of the neuronal isoform of NOS prevented NGF-induced apoptosis in SOD1 motor neurons ( Fig 3 E 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7results indicate that the apoptotic pathway induced by NGF in SOD1 motor neurons required endogenous nitric oxide production by nNOS activation 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7The increased sensitivity of SOD1 motor neurons to NGF could not be explained by differential 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7in p75 and nNOS mRNA expression levels between nontransgenic and SOD1 motor neurons as determined by RT-PCR (data data not shown 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7the expression of the transcription factor Nrf2 was observed in SOD1 motor neurons compared with nontransgenic ones ( Fig 4 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Nrf2 activation by tBHQ also prevented NGF-induced apoptosis in SOD1 motor neurons ( Fig 6 A 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7effect of tBHQ on apoptosis induced by Fas ligand in SOD1 -expressing motor neurons 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7Rat SOD1 motor neurons also displayed increased sensitivity to Fas-mediated apoptosis ( 
17634371SOD1SOD11.7of motor neuron survival induced by sFasL was higher in SOD1 cultures than in nontransgenic reaching a plateau at concentrations >0.5 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4mutant forms of the enzyme Cu Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1), SOD1 which are associated with familial ALS in humans 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4indicate that the rate of progression of MN loss in SOD1 mutant mice varies bidirectionally with the level of expression of 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4in a distinct form of familial ALS not linked to SOD1 ( Lai et al. 2006 and a Ca-AMPA channel blocker 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4Ca-AMPA channel blocker 1-naphthyl acetylspermine (NAS) NAS in G93A transgenic SOD1 rats 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4Male hemizygous SOD1 G93A transgenic rats [Tac:N:(SD)-TgN(SOD1G93A)L26H, Tac N SD -TgN SOD1G93A L26H 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4NAS slows MN loss in G93A SOD1 transgenic rats 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4As previously reported hemizygous G93A SOD1 transgenic rats generally develop symptoms between 115 and 130_amp_#xa0 days 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4Effects of NAS on glial pathology in G93A SOD1 transgenic rats 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4astrogliosis nitrotyrosine labeling and loss of astrocytic glutamate transport in SOD1 mutant rodent models of ALS ( Alexander et al. 2000 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4as MNs is well documented in both sporadic human and SOD1 linked forms of the disease ( Beal et al. 1997 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4Of note while SOD1 mutations only account for a small percentage of human ALS 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4between MNs and glia which we suggest are unique to SOD1 linked forms of disease transporter loss and oxidative tissue damage 
17719032SOD1SOD11.4It has become increasingly clear that MN degeneration in SOD1 linked models of ALS is non-cell-autonomous with the genotype of 
17956327SODSOD0.9SOD (superoxide superoxide dismutase prevent excessive ROS accumulation 46 
17956327SODSOD0.9AIH-induced pLTF also requires ROS since pre-treatment with a SOD mimetic abolishes pLTF 23 
17956327SODSOD0.9following AIH although changes in superoxide anion levels (e.g e.g SOD mimetic can disrupt levels of other ROS species such as 
17956327SODSOD0.9with okadaic acid restores pLTF in animals pre-treated with a SOD mimetic (P.M P.M MacFarlane and G.S Mitchell unpublished work but 
17956327SODSOD0.9kinase B PKC protein kinase C ROS reactive oxygen species SOD superoxide dismutase TrkB tropomyosin receptor kinase B 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9In AD and PD patients superoxide dismutase (SOD1) SOD1 was also indicated as a major target of oxidative damage 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9In particular in brain tissue of these patients different SOD1 isoforms have been identified although their functional role still remains 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9In the light of the possibility that different SOD1 entities could be expressed also in other neurodegenerative disorders as 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9sclerosis (ALS) ALS using human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with mutated SOD1 gene H46R as cellular model 2-DE using a narrow-range IPG 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9linear 15% SDS-PAGE in the second allowed to separate different SOD1 spots 
17987632SOD1SOD11.9This is the first report in which the presence of SOD1 (iso) iso forms in a cellular model of ALS has 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Abstract Mutation in superoxide dismutase_amp_#x02013 1 (SOD1) SOD1 causes the inherited degenerative neurological disease familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), ALS a non_amp_#x02013 cell-autonomous disease mutant SOD1 synthesis in motor neurons and microglia drives disease onset and 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5this issue of the JCI Harraz and colleagues demonstrate that SOD1 mutants expressed in human cell lines directly stimulate NADPH oxidase 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5lateral sclerosis Nox NADPH oxidase O 2 _amp_#x02022 _amp_#x02013 superoxide SOD1 superoxide dismutase_amp_#x02013 1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5ROS by microglial Nox2 during inflammation is amplified by mutant SOD1 binding to Rac1 in ALS 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5cases of disease mutations in the superoxide dismutase_amp_#x02013 1 ( SOD1 gene are the most frequently identified 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5SOD1 catalyzes the conversion of superoxide (O2 O2 _amp_#x02022 _amp_#x02013 to 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Indeed SOD1 mimetics have been reported to slow disease progression when administered 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5more compelling are data obtained by selective silencing of mutant SOD1 synthesis by microglia ( 11 or replacement of the mutant 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Both approaches demonstrate that mutant SOD1 synthesis in inflammatory cells of the CNS directly accelerates the 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5By crossing mice expressing the SOD1 G93A mutant with mice lacking a catalytic subunit of Nox 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5progressive microglial activation during disease Nox2 expression was upregulated in SOD1 G93A mice ( 13 14 and sporadic ALS patients ( 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5However in the case of ALS associated with SOD1 mutations the new data reported by Harraz Engelhardt and colleagues 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5( 20 provide a direct link between the disease-causing mutant SOD1 and Nox-mediated ROS production by microglial cells through SOD1 binding 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5mutant SOD1 and Nox-mediated ROS production by microglial cells through SOD1 binding to the Nox activator Rac1 thereby influencing the non_amp_#x02013 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Mutant SOD1 stimulates Rac1-GTP activation of Nox and production of ROS 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Rac1 from different mouse tissues Harraz and colleagues proposed that SOD1 interacts directly with Rac1 but not with the other Nox2 
18219386SOD1SOD1-interacting2.2It is puzzling why multiple earlier screens for SOD1-interacting proteins including yeast 2-hybrid approaches did not identify Rac1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5_amp_#x02013 that is converted to H 2 O 2 by SOD1 it was further tested whether the enzymatic activity of SOD1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5SOD1 it was further tested whether the enzymatic activity of SOD1 was important for this interaction of SOD1 with Rac1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5enzymatic activity of SOD1 was important for this interaction of SOD1 with Rac1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Only the metalated (native) native form of SOD1 bound to Rac1 while the demetalated (enzymatically enzymatically inactive SOD1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5SOD1 bound to Rac1 while the demetalated (enzymatically enzymatically inactive SOD1 did not 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5In addition the binding of SOD1 to Rac1 was redox sensitive and could be cycled between 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Under reducing conditions SOD1 efficiently bound Rac1-GTP the form of Rac1 that is recruited 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5The binding of SOD1 to Rac1-GTP inhibited the intrinsic and/or and or GAP-facilitated GTPase 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5It is now widely accepted that ALS-linked mutations in SOD1 provoke disease due to the acquisition of one or more 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5the acquisition of one or more toxic properties of mutant SOD1 ( 2 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5in tissues from mice expressing the catalytically active ALS-linked mutant SOD1 G93A but not in tissues from mice expressing comparably high 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5not in tissues from mice expressing comparably high levels of SOD1 WT (Figure Figure 1 and ref 20 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5also seen in glial and neuronal cell lines expressing mutant SOD1 G93A and SOD1 L8Q but not SOD1 WT and was 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5glial and neuronal cell lines expressing mutant SOD1 G93A and SOD1 L8Q but not SOD1 WT and was accompanied by increased 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5lines expressing mutant SOD1 G93A and SOD1 L8Q but not SOD1 WT and was accompanied by increased cell death 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5In addition liver tissues from SOD1 G93A mice _amp_#x02014 in which no altered pathology is normally 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5_amp_#x02022 _amp_#x02013 in agreement with a direct effect of mutant SOD1 on Nox activation rather than a consequence of increased inflammation 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5direct effect of increased ROS as a result of mutant SOD1 within microglial cells obviously could influence the survival of motor 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5demonstrations of slowed disease progression after reducing or eliminating mutant SOD1 synthesis within the myeloid lineage ( 11 12 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5between increased production of O 2 _amp_#x02022 _amp_#x02013 by mutant SOD1 and elevated Rac1-GTP levels was seen not just for SOD1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5SOD1 and elevated Rac1-GTP levels was seen not just for SOD1 G93A but also for 2 additional ALS-linked SOD1 mutants SOD1 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5just for SOD1 G93A but also for 2 additional ALS-linked SOD1 mutants SOD1 L8Q and SOD1 G10V ( 20 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5SOD1 G93A but also for 2 additional ALS-linked SOD1 mutants SOD1 L8Q and SOD1 G10V ( 20 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5also for 2 additional ALS-linked SOD1 mutants SOD1 L8Q and SOD1 G10V ( 20 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5property of the more than 115 different mutations in the SOD1 gene known to cause ALS 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5is independent of dismutase activity with multiple mutants (including including SOD1 G85R SOD1 H46R and SOD1 G127X shown to be causative 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5of dismutase activity with multiple mutants (including including SOD1 G85R SOD1 H46R and SOD1 G127X shown to be causative for disease 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5with multiple mutants (including including SOD1 G85R SOD1 H46R and SOD1 G127X shown to be causative for disease in humans and 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Similarly the failure of demetalated SOD1 WT to bind and activate Rac1-GTP would predict that removal 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Rac1-GTP would predict that removal of the copper chaperone for SOD1 (CCS) CCS would substantially slow disease but this was not 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Thus only if SOD1 mutants increase Nox2 activity independently of their metalated state could 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5be a feature common to the broader set of ALS-linked SOD1 mutants 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5The addition of apocynin to the drinking water of SOD1 G93A ALS mice beginning at 2 weeks of age increased 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5greater than _amp_#x02014 the deletion of the Nox2 gene in SOD1 G93A mice previously reported by the same group ( 14 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5a neuronal cell line when cells were transfected with mutant SOD1 ( 20 providing support that apocynin effectiveness may be acting 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5( 13 but it is still unknown whether patients with SOD1 mutations generate similar or greater increases in Nox2 activity or 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5in the progression of disease and whether apocynin affects mutant SOD1 expression 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5disease and might therefore be a direct consequence of mutant SOD1 expression in the infected tissues deprived of Nox activity rather 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5With this new finding that interaction of metalated SOD1 with Rac1 serves to activate Nox2 and that mutant forms 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Rac1 serves to activate Nox2 and that mutant forms of SOD1 amplify production of ROS by locking Nox2 in its activated 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5new hypothesis for the gain of toxic function of mutant SOD1 ( 20 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5Indeed normal SOD1 function typically defined only by its dismutase activity is now 
18219386SOD1SOD12.5of these additional properties could be induced by mutations in SOD1 as one of the toxic contributors in ALS 
18308427SODSOD1.7Antioxidant defense enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), SOD catalase (CAT), CAT glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx), GSHPx glutathione reductase (GR) 
18308427SODSOD1.7These enzymes include superoxide dismutase (SOD) SOD (E.C E.C No 1.15.1.1 that remove O 2_amp_#x2212 by catalyzing 
18308427SODSOD1.7the correlation if any between the lipid peroxidation (LPO), LPO SOD CAT GSH GSHPx GR and G-6-PDH levels and the progression 
18308427SODSOD1.7SOD activity was estimated by the method of Nishikimi et al 
18308427SODSOD1.7However the activities of SOD and GSHPx were found to be insignificantly changed in comparison 
18308427SODSOD1.7elevated blood free radical levels did not induce the erythrocyte SOD and GSHPx enzyme activities in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients 
8588576superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase|  
8841988superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0decreased cytochrome c oxidase activity but unchanged superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities in the spinal cords of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
8841988superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we measured the antioxidant actions of superoxide dismutase sod glutathione peroxidase gsh px and cytochrome c oxidase co of the human spinal cord in patients with als in comparison with those in control patients.  
8899665superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0evidence against increased oxidative stress in fibroblasts from patients with non superoxide dismutase 1 mutant familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
8899665superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0in parallel fibroblasts were examined for signs of abnormal oxidative stress by study of reactive oxygen species metabolism and concurrently leukocyte dna from the same patients was examined for superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 mutations.  
9007410superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase and oxygen radical neurotoxicity.  
9007410superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0cytosolic cu zn superoxide dismutase normally defends against damage by reactive oxygen species; however mutant forms of the enzyme might instead contribute to damage of motor neurons n some amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients.  
9007410superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0possible mechanisms of oxidative injury to neurons are discussed with reference to cytosolic cu zn superoxide dismutase mutations and other factors which might enhance oxygen radical toxicity.  
9044305superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0oxidative stress caused by glycation of cu zn superoxide dismutase and its effects on intracellular components.  
9044305superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0accumulating evidence supports the concept that decreases in cu zn superoxide dismutase sod activity causes apoptotic cell death in neuronal cells.  
9092140superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and superoxide dismutase a review]  
9092140superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the recent observation that mutations in cytosolic cuzn superoxide dismutase cuzn sod are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als suggests that the disease arises from a perturbation of the homeostasis of free radicals resulting in neuronal degeneration by reactive  
9092140superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase|  
9462746superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0genetic inactivation of the mitochondrial form of superoxide dismutase in mice results in dilated cardiomyopathy hepatic lipid accumulation and early neonatal death.  
9462746superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we report that treatment with the superoxide dismutase sod mimetic manganese 5 10 15 20 tetrakis 4 benzoic acid porphyrin mntbap rescues these sod2tm1cje / mutant mice from this systemic pathology and dramatically prolongs their survival.  
9620775superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the association between mutations in the gene encoding the oxygen radical metabolizing enzyme cuzn superoxide dismutase sod1 and loss of motorneurons in the brain and spinal cord that occurs in the life shortening paralytic disease familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals; ref 4 suggests that chronic and unrepaired 
9633809superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0transgenic mice that highly over express a mutated human cuzn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene [gly93 >ala; tgn sod1 g93a g1h line] found in some patients with familial als fals have been shown to develop motor neuron disease that is characterized by motor neuron loss in the lumbar a 
9745361superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0ies by rosen and colleagues [ 53 ] linked als to reactive oxygen species toxicity since they showed that 15_amp_#x2013;20% of fals patients carry mis sense mutations in the gene encoding cu 2+ /zn 2+ superoxide dismutase sod1 .  
9745361superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis peroxynitrite onoo _amp_#x2212; or other noxious ros can be formed as a result of altered function of mutant superoxide dismutase sod1 .  
10077670superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0abstract it has been reported that expression of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals associated mutant cu/zn superoxide dismutase 1 sod induces apoptosis of neuronal cells in culture associated with an increase in reactive oxygen species.  
10077670superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0als amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sod cu/zn superoxide dismutase 1 fals familial als cyp cyclophilin wt wild type ngf nerve growth factor adv adenovirus csa cyclosporin a nmda n methyl d aspartate mptp mitochondrial permeability transition pore  
10077670superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0in 1993 mutations in cu/zn superoxide dismutase 1 sod were found to be associated with 20_amp_#x00025; of cases of familial als fals 1 .  
10077670superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase|calcineurin|immunophilins|  
10544701superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0lateral amyotrophic sclerosis: the discovery of a mutation in the copper zinc superoxide dismutase gene in patients with lateral amyotrophic sclerosis has made it possible to analyze the events leading to neuron death in transgenic mice.  
10593879superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0tive oxygen species ros play a role in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als a unique microdialysis or microcannula sampling technique was used in mice transfected with a mutant cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene from humans with familial als mice transfected with the normal human sod1 gene and normal mice.  
10593879superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0key words: mutation of cu zn superoxide dismutase gene _amp_#149; transgenic mouse _amp_#149; hydrogen peroxide _amp_#149; hydroxyl radical _amp_#149; superoxide anion  
10593879superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the finding of a single site mutation in the cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene in familial als fals patients 2 3 linked this disease to free radicals 4 .  
10593879superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations of the sod1 gene reduce superoxide dismutase activity 2 3 8 9 10 11 ; this should elevate levels of o 2 .  
10593879superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the sod1 dimer may act in tandem as a superoxide dismutase and a peroxidase.  
10643818superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0some cases of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are characterized by mutations of copper_amp_#x2013;zinc superoxide dismutase.  
10643818superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0this question arises particularly in view of the observation that superoxide dismutase activities in erythrocytes from patients may be reduced by 50% compared with healthy controls [ 27 ].  
10643818superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase may act as a peroxidase [ 33 and 34 ] with mutated superoxide dismutase catalyzing substrate oxidation by hydrogen peroxide at a higher rate than wild type enzyme [ 35 ].  
10671549superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0cells transfected with either wild type wt or mutant g93a cu zn superoxide dismutase cu zn sod produced comparable amounts of nitrite/nitrate but showed different degree of apoptosis.  
10671549superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the enzyme superoxide dismutase sod may play a fundamental role in modulating no toxicity since it acts as an antioxidant dismutating o 2 .  
10671549superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0cu zn superoxide dismutase activity cells attached and detached were washed and collected by centrifugation.  
10671549superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the abbreviations used are: no nitric oxide; wt sh sy5y transfected with wild type cu zn sod; g93a sh sy5y transfected with mutant g93a cu zn sod; cu zn sod copper zinc superoxide dismutase; gsno s nitrosoglutathione; nono diethylamine nonoate; nor 4 3 [ _amp_#177; e ethyl 2' [ e hydroxyimino] 5 nitro 3 exenecarbamo yl]pyridine; dcf da 2' 7' dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate; ac devd 
10742195superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the most important recent contribution to understanding basic neuronal cu 2+ metabolism has been the elaboration of the copper chaperone of superoxide dismutase ccs .  
10742195superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0recently ccs was reported to play an essential role in loading cu 2+ onto superoxide dismutase sod 1 under conditions of low cytosolic cu 2+ [ 8 ].  
10899935superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0calcineurin activity is regulated both by redox compounds and by mutant familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis superoxide dismutase.  
10899935superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0evidence for the existence of a redox regulation of this enzyme has been also obtained by overexpression of wild type antioxidant cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 that promotes cn activity and protects it from oxidative inactivation.  
10930589superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0about 2% of als cases are associated with missense mutations in the gene for cytosolic cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 cuznsod [ 1 and 2 ].  
11050436superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the transformation of this superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and under certain conditions then into hydroxyl radicals is important in diseases where respiratory chain function is abnormal or where superoxide dismutase function is altered as in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
11050436superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the mutations seen in cuznsod in als patients are odd in that they do not destroy superoxide dismutase activity even though they sometimes affect enzyme stability [ 5 6 and 29 ].  
11050436superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in mammals increased life span by transgenic modulation of levels of superoxide dismutase has not been observed [ 42 and 43 ].  
11050436superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the superoxide is converted to hydrogen peroxide h 2 o 2 by superoxide dismutase.  
11223912superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mitochondrial uncouplers markedly blocked acute excitotoxicity and membrane permeable superoxide dismutase mimics attenuated acute excitotoxicity induced by glutamate and nmda but not by alpha amino 3 hydroxy 5 methylisoxazole 4 propionate ampa or kainate.  
11513882superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0approximately 10% of all familial cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals are linked to mutations in the sod1 gene which encodes the copper/zinc superoxide dismutase cuznsod .  
11513882superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations in the sod1 gene which encodes the enzyme copper/zinc superoxide dismutase are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals a fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting spinal cord and brain motor neurons [ 1 ].  
11513882superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in order to address our hypothesis that calcineurin is one of the targets we investigated the ability of four different copper/zinc superoxide dismutase cuznsod proteins three mutant forms and the wild type wt enzyme to protect calcineurin from oxidative inactivation in vitro.  
11513882superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0therefore calcineurin would be an ideal candidate for a proposed influence of superoxide dismutase mutations on signal transduction pathways leading to a mutant steady state finally resulting in neurodegeneration.  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the association of heat shock and oxidative stress is further supported by the data revealing that the superoxide dismutase genes are upregulated by heat shock costa et al. 1997 .  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in agreement s. cerevisiae mutants deficient in antioxidant defences such as catalase superoxide dismutase and cytochrome c peroxidase are sensitive to a lethal heat shock and the overexpression of genes encoding catalase and superoxide dismutase increase the resistance to the severe heat shock davidson e 
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0 and cytochrome c peroxidase are sensitive to a lethal heat shock and the overexpression of genes encoding catalase and superoxide dismutase increase the resistance to the severe heat shock davidson et al. 1996 .  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the link between ethanol and oxidative stress was revealed by different experimental evidences such as the increase of the mitochondrial superoxide dismutase mnsod activity by ethanol the high ethanol sensitivity of s. cerevisiae cells deficient in mnsod costa and costa and the induction of ctt1 gene upon ethanol stress schuller et al. 1994 .  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0hap1p regulates the transcriptional activation of the antioxidant genes such as sod2 mitochondrial superoxide dismutase cta1 peroxisomal catalase ctt1 cytosolic catalase and ubi4 polyubiquitin .  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the accumulation of oxidised proteins carbonyls and mixed disulphides and the increased production of reactive oxygen species concomitant with a depletion of antioxidant defences glutathione and superoxide dismutase seem to be key factors in ageing and cell death.  
11679167superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0 both oxidative stress see above and apoptosis including chromatin fragmentation dna strand breaks and plasma membrane inversion laun et al. 2001 ; v the life span of non dividing yeast cells lacking superoxide dismutase is extended by overexpressing the anti apoptotic protein bcl 2 longo et al. 1999 .  
11701756superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0oxidative inactivation of calcineurin by cu zn superoxide dismutase g93a a mutant typical of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
11701756superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in a recent work we have observed that calcineurin activity is depressed in two models for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals associated with mutations of the antioxidant enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 namely in neuroblastoma cells expressing either sod1 mutant g93a or mutant h46r and in brain areas from g93a transgenic mice.  
11796206superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we previously characterized the enhanced peroxidative activity of the human familial als fals mutants of copper zinc superoxide dismutase cuznsod a4v and g93a in vitro.  
11905995superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mitochondrial dysfunction is an early event of motor neuron degeneration in transgenic mice overexpressing mutant superoxide dismutase sod 1 gene and mitochondrial abnormality is observed in human als patients.  
12218958superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase applications and relevance to human diseases.  
12218958superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase sod catalyzes the conversion of single electron reduced species of molecular oxygen to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen.  
12218958superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0among these cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 is widely distributed and comprises 90% of the total sod.  
12368231superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0defective cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 is responsible for some types of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and ventral horn motor neurons vmn have been shown to die through a mitochondria dependent apoptotic pathway after chronic exposure 
12437573superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we have recently observed that calcineurin activity is depressed in human neuroblastoma cells expressing cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 mutant g93a and in brain areas from g93a transgenic mice and that mutant g93a sod1 oxidatively inactivates calcineurin in vitro.  
12614931superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0to oxidative injury because of its high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids as substrates for lipid peroxidation high rate of oxygen consumption and low or moderate levels of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase catalase and gpx compared with kidney or liver [ 1 ].  
12618129superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction was also found in transgenic mice expressing a mutant form of superoxide dismutase 1 associated with familial als [ 15 ].  
12654515superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the landmark discovery that mutations of the copper_amp_#x2013;zinc superoxide dismutase sod1 gene cause a portion of human familial als and that transgenic animal models expressing mutant sod1 mimic human als have contributed significantly to our understanding of human als [ 5 18 37 41  
12663085superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0since mutations of the superoxide dismutase 1 sod 1 gene were first identified in 1993 it has been considered a possible cause of familial als fals [ 76 ].  
12684448superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0although a small percentage 1 2% of cases have been linked to mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 rosen et al. 1993 the vast majority 90 95% are sporadic.  
12718737superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases: therapeutic implications for superoxide dismutase mimetics.  
12718737superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase sod catalase and glutathione peroxidase gpx have demonstrated therapeutic efficacy in models of neurodegeneration.  
12718737superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0most recently sod mimetics small molecules which mimic the activity of endogenous superoxide dismutase have come to the forefront of antioxidant therapeutics.  
12753090superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0proteasome activation and nnos down regulation in neuroblastoma cells expressing a cu zn superoxide dismutase mutant involved in familial als.  
12753090superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we demonstrated that expression of the fully active g93a cu zn superoxide dismutase mutant in neuroblastoma cells is associated with an increased level of oxidatively modified proteins in terms of carbonylated residues.  
12753090superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the altered rate of proteolysis observed in g93a cells was specific for nnos as cu zn superoxide dismutase cu zn sod degradation by proteasome was influenced neither by its mutation nor by increased proteasome activity.  
12893007superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0about 20% of the fals cases which are dominantly inherited are linked with mutation in the gene encoding the superoxide dismutase sod 1 protein [ rosen et al ] .  
12901835superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0we report that the expression of mutant g93a copper/zinc superoxide dismutase sod1 associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis specifically causes a decrease in mtt reduction rate and atp levels and an increase in both cytosolic and mitochondrial reactive oxygen spe 
12901835superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in the early 1990s it has been demonstrated that about 20% of familial als fals patients possess point mutations in the gene coding for the antioxidant enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 [ siddique et al 1991 deng et al 1993 and rosen et al 1993 ].  
12909279superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0these include enzymatic activities superoxide dismutase catalase peroxidase and peroxiredoxin low molecular weight antioxidant species vitamin e ascorbate glutathione plus more complex forms of protection such as systems for metal transport and buffering  
12909279superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0to the concept that oxidative stress plays a major role in als as in other neurodegenerative diseases is provided by the observation that mutations in the gene coding for the antioxidant enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 have been reported in fals patients [ 21 and 80 ].  
13678536superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0cross talk of nitric oxide oxygen radicals and superoxide dismutase regulates the energy metabolism and cell death and determines the fates of aerobic life.  
13678536superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0because mitochondria are the major site of free radical generation they are highly enriched with enzymes such as mn type superoxide dismutase in matrix and antioxidants including gsh on both sides of inner membranes thus minimizing oxidative stress in and around this organelle.  
13678536superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the present work shows that cu/zn type superoxide dismutase which has been postulated for a long time to be a cytosolic enzyme also localizes bound to inner membranes of mitochondria thereby minimizing oxidative stress in and around this organelle while mitoc 
14572730superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0 neurons but may also involve altered function of non neural cells. _amp_#x201c;non cell autonomous_amp_#x201d; death of neurons is induced by the pro oxidant activity of a mutant form of copper/zinc superoxide dismutase sod 1 in patients with familial als which supports a crucial role of glia in the pathogenesis of als. 6 7 and 8 several findings indicate that neuroinflammatory processes mediate als pathogenesis and 
14625013superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0transgenic mice overexpressing the human mutated form g93a of cu zn superoxide dismutase msod1 develop motor neuron degeneration resembling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
14625013superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the exact etiology of the disease is unknown but mutations in the gene encoding cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 are found in approximately 2% of als patients [ 12 ].  
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0to protect themselves from these ross the cells have developed both an antioxidant system containing superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 and a redox system including peroxiredoxin2 prx2 thioredoxin peroxidase and glutathione peroxidase1 gpx1 : sod1 converts superoxide radicals into hydrogen peroxide h 2 o 2 and h 2 o 2 is then co 
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0keywords peroxiredoxin 2 glutathione peroxidase 1 redox system superoxide dismutase 1 familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis  
14648077superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0for the first antioxidant enzyme group three isoforms of superoxide dismutase sod [ec 1.15.1.1] have been identified: sod1 sod2 and sod3 [ 9 ].  
14648077superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0table 1 characteristics of five fals cases fals familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sod superoxide dismutase lbhi lewy body like hyaline inclusion 2 bp two base pair pci posterior column involvement type + detected nd not determined as asphyxia ih intraperitoneal hemorrhage rd respiratory distress pn pneumo 
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0similar stainability and immunolocalization of sod1 gpx1 and prx2 in the lbhi are observed lbhi lewy body like hyaline inclusion fals familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sod1 superoxide dismutase 1 gpx1 glutathione peroxidase1 prx2 peroxiredoxin2 .  
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0the precise intra inclusional immunolocalizations of these three proteins differ from each other in this lbhi lbhi lewy body like hyaline inclusion fals familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sod1 superoxide dismutase 1 gpx1 glutathione peroxidase1 prx2 peroxiredoxin2 .  
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase11.0round and sausage like lbhis in the neuropil are positive for both sod1 and prx2 arrows sod1 superoxide dismutase1 lbhi lewy body like hyaline inclusion prx2 peroxiredoxin2 .  
14648077superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase11.0round lbhis in the neuropil are positive for both sod1 and gpx1 arrows sod1 superoxide dismutase1 lbhi lewy body like hyaline inclusion gpx1 glutathione peroxidase1 .  
14698606superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0most cases are sporadic although a subset 10% is familial with 20% of these being linked to mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 .  
15031734superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in the ad brain the activity of the antioxidant proteins catalase superoxide dismutase sod glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase are increased in the hippocampus and amygdala 9 10 .  
15031734superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0modifications to proteins result in the impairment of enzymes for example glutamine synthase superoxide dismutase whereas ros interactions with dna lead to mutations.  
15031734superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0a beta amyloid beta; ros reactive oxygen species; sod superoxide dismutase.  
15031734superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the normal function of superoxide dismutase sod is to convert toxic superoxide radicals into h 2 o 2 that are subsequently inactivated by catalase.  
15208263superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations in the gene coding for the ubiquitous anti oxidant enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 are associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fals a fatal disease characterized by selective loss of motor neurons.  
15266948superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0melatonin has been shown to either stimulate gene expression for the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase catalase glutathione peroxidase glutathione reductase or to increase their activity.  
15333927superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0structure of the cytosolic cu zn superoxide dismutase from schistosoma mansoni.  
15333927superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0cu zn superoxide dismutase cu zn sod is an essential enzyme for protecting cells from the toxic effects of reactive oxygen species.  
15333927superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0this is the first report of a crystal structure of a cu zn superoxide dismutase derived from a human parasite.  
15812313superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations in the copper_amp_#47;zinc superoxide dismutase sod1 gene are known to be responsible for familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
15812313superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the mutation in the copper_amp_#47;zinc superoxide dismutase sod1 gene is known to be associated with the familial als fals because of some undefined property of mutant sod1 protein _amp_#91; 1 _amp_#93;.  
15850589superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0nitrocellulose membranes were probed with a polyclonal sheep anti human superoxide dismutase cu/zn antibody 1:1000; calbiochem emd biosciences inc la jolla ca usa .  
15863242superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0cu/zn superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 encoded on chromosome 21 is a key enzyme in metabolism of oxygen free radicals and oxidative stress.  
15863242superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0the human cu/zn superoxide dismutase 1 gene hsod1 was the first chromosome 21 gene to be characterised groner et al. 1985 and it was even shown earlier to be overexpressed at the protein level in down syndrome ds; trisomy 21 patients sine 
15896810superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0s such as polyunsaturated fatty acids and catecholamines; b relatively low levels of antioxidants such as glutathione and vitamin e and antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase catalase and superoxide dismutase ; c the endogenous generation of reactive oxygen free radicals via several specific reactions; d the elevated content of iron in specific areas of the human brain such as globus pallidus and substant 
15896810superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the rate of this reaction is three times faster than the rate of superoxide dismutase sod in catalyzing the dismutation of the superoxide anion to hydrogen peroxide.  
15896810superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0arable to the controls and a significant increase of glutathione bound to haemoglobin in erythrocytes have been demonstrated in frda patients [128] also associated with a significant elevation in the superoxide dismutase/glutathione peroxidase activity ratio and with an 83% rise of glutathione transferase activity in the blood [129] .  
15964487superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0also its administration in mice expressing a mutant superoxide dismutase sod1 g37r at late presymptomatic stage delayed the onset of motor neuron degeneration and muscle strength decline and increased the longevity of sod1 g37r mice kriz et al. 2002 .  
16026864superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0als is sporadic in 90% of cases; the remaining 10% are of genetic origin with a subset being induced by mutations in the enzyme superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 .  
16026864superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0als related disturbance of mitochondrial respiration by mutant superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 or hypoxia results in increased formation of reactive oxygen species ros 48 and 49 .  
16043017superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0familial als cases accounting for 10_amp_#x2013;15% of all als disease are caused by a gain of function mutation in cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 .  
16043017superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0inherited als accounts for 10_amp_#x2013;15% of cases and among all of the familial als fals patients 20_amp_#x2013;30% of them are caused by a gain of function mutation in cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 [3] and [4] .  
16046141superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0als occurs both as a sporadic and as a familial dominantly inherited disease fals and about one fifth of fals patients have mutations in the gene coding for the enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 rosen et al. 1993 . fals sod1 mutations cause the appearance of a pro oxidant pro apoptotic function in a typically anti oxidant anti apoptotic enzyme rabizadeh et al. 1995 wiedau pazos et al. 1 
16050975superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0however remarkable mitochondrial abnormalities have also been identified in transgenic mouse models of familial als expressing mutant cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 .  
16050975superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0approximately 20% of fals cases are due to mutations in the gene encoding superoxide dismutase 1 sod1; cu zn dismutase; mim147450 rosen et al. 1993 .  
16050975superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0superoxide dismutase 1|superoxide dismutase|  
16188953superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0finally both compounds were tested in superoxide dismutase 1 g93a mice a model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
16188953superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0twenty percent of familial als cases are caused by mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 which expressed in mice result in a phenotype resembling the pathology in patients.  
16194581superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0moreover the brain is not particularly endowed with antioxidant defenses: it has a very low level of catalase activity and only moderate amounts of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase.  
16227974superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0approximately 10% of cases are inherited and roughly a quarter of these inherited forms result from mutations in the cytosolic form of the antioxidant protein superoxide dismutase sod1 1 .  
16681429superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0methods: we determined activity of the following ades: copper zinc superoxide dismutase cuzn sod catalase cat glutathione peroxidase gsh px and glutathione reductase gr in erythrocytes from sporadic als patients [sals /+ ] familial als patients with the leu144phe mutation in the sod1 ge 
16877542superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0ros reactive oxygen species sod1 superoxide dismutase 1 igf1 insulin like growth factor 1  
16877542superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0insights into its neurodegenerative mechanisms followed the discovery that dominant mutations in the gene for superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 cause familial als 2 3 .  
17099894superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis mutant superoxide dismutase 1 transgenic mice: mechanisms of mitochondriopathy and cell death.  
17099894superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0the mechanisms of human mutant superoxide dismutase 1 msod1 toxicity to motor neurons mns are unresolved.  
17105868superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0oxidative stress in als seems to be attributable to multiple factors including mitochondrial dysfunction reduced glutathione peroxidase activity and point mutations in the cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene the last of which are present in approximately 20% of familial als cases rosen et al. 1993 .  
17105868superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0abbreviations: als amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; page paw grip endurance; mfr mitochondrial free radicals; div days in vitro; bso dl buthionine [ s r ] sulfoximine; sod superoxide dismutase; ldh lactate dehydrogenase; fadd fas associated death domain.  
17150307superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations of cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene cause motor neuron degeneration and have linked to 2_amp_#x02013;5% of als cases rosen et al. 1994 ; rosen et al. 1993 .  
17150307superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0etal bovine serum _amp_#x003b3; gcs _amp_#x003b3; glutamylcysteine synthetase gsh glutathione gssg oxidized glutathione mbm monobromobimane pfa paraformaldehyde ros reactive oxygen species sod1 cu zn superoxide dismutase tunel terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated nick end labeling  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mutations in a superoxide dismutase which removes oxygen free radicals may cause the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0keywords: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ataxia telangiectasia like disorder werner syndrome xeroderma pigmentosum nitric oxide synthase superoxide dismutase  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0ide e i or nnos endothelial inducible or neuronal nitric oxide synthase nosox nos catalytic oxygenase module nosred nos reductase module nhej nonhomologous end joining ros reactive oxygen species sod superoxide dismutase ssbs single strand breaks tc ner transcription coupled nucleotide excision repair thm thumb domain ttd trichothiodystropy ws werner syndrome xp xeroderma pigmentosum  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0most of these free radicals are rapidly scavenged in the cell by the superoxide dismutase sod enzymes.  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0ros and copper zinc superoxide dismutase  
17174478superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase11.0however mutations in the superoxide dismutase1 sod1 gene give rise to approximately 20% of fals cases deng et al. 1993 rosen et al. 1993 rakhit et al. 2002 while mutations in several other genes including als2 setx or vapb cause much rarer forms  
17174478superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0sod1 encodes a cytosolic copper zinc superoxide dismutase cu zn sod which similar to the mitochondrial mnsod is responsible for the disproportionation of harmful superoxide radicals to hydrogen peroxide and oxygen fridovich 1986 .  
17191135superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mccord and fridovich first described superoxide dismutase implying a potential physiological role of superoxide [ 2 ] subsequently confirmed in numerous studies [ 3 ].  
17191135superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in defense against this the cell has developed a number of antioxidant defense systems including superoxide dismutase the peroxidases the glutathione redox cycle with its associated constitutive enzymes as well as glutathione itself.  
17192933superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0correction of humoral derangements from mutant superoxide dismutase 1 spinal cord.  
17368952superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0effort to study the role of reactive species in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als the goal of this work is to explore the correlation between nitration and oxidation of proteins and mutation of cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 in als.  
17368952superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0transgenic mice overexpressing the mutant cu zn superoxide dismutase msod1 gene from humans with familial als wild type mice overexpressing the normal human sod1 gene and normal mice without gene overexpression were used.  
17368952superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the discovery of mutation of the cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 gene in familial als patients deng et al 1993 and rosen et al 1993 was the first breakthrough in identifying causes of familial als.  
17368952superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0to explore how mutant cu zn superoxide dismutase msod1 causes als a transgenic mouse model was established by introducing a human mutant gly 93_amp_#x2192;ala g93a of the sod1 gene into the mouse gurney et al. 1994 ; these transgenic mice developed 
17368952superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase sod is a major antioxidative defense enzyme converting superoxide anion o 2 _amp_#xb7; _amp_#x2212; to hydrogen peroxide h 2 o 2 which is reduced to h 2 o by catalase and selenium dependent glutathio 
17496232superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0on the contrary lack of no disrupts pathways like s nitrosylation or h 2 o 2 production and likewise is a gateway to disease in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with superoxide dismutase 1 mutations or to cancer proliferation.  
17496232superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in agreement supplementation of submitochondrial particles with complex i or complex ii substrates increases by 10 to 20 fold no utilization; in contrast addition of superoxide dismutase sod decreases no utilization and prolongs its mean life and increases h 2 o 2 110 .  
17584954superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0mitochondria; reactive oxygen species; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; copper zinc superoxide dismutase  
17634371superoxide dismutase 1superoxide dismutase 11.0in motor neurons overexpressing the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als linked superoxide dismutase 1 sod1 mutation ngf induced apoptosis even in the absence of an external source of no.  
17634371superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0induction of p75 renders motor neurons vulnerable to ngf induced apoptosis. p75 has been implicated in motor neuron death occurring in transgenic mice overexpressing mutant cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 lowry et al. 2001b ; copray et al. 2003 ; kust et al. 2003 ; turner et al. 2003a b or after axotomy ferri et al. 1998 ; wiese et al. 1999 ; lowry et al. 2001a .  
17719032superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0currently the best animal models of als are provided by rodents harboring mutant forms of the enzyme cu zn superoxide dismutase sod1 which are associated with familial als in humans.  
17956327superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0sod superoxide dismutase ] prevent excessive ros accumulation [ 46 ].  
17956327superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0lar signal regulated kinase; 5 ht 5 hydroxytryptamine; ltf long term facilitation; pltf phrenic ltf; pka protein kinase a; pkb protein kinase b; pkc protein kinase c; ros reactive oxygen species; sod superoxide dismutase; trkb tropomyosin receptor kinase b.  
17987632superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0optimizing separation efficiency of 2 de procedures for visualization of different superoxide dismutase forms in a cellular model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.  
17987632superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0in ad and pd patients superoxide dismutase sod1 was also indicated as a major target of oxidative damage.  
18270519superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0the nitroxide radical by itself is also an antioxidant and can be used as a superoxide dismutase mimic krishna et al 1996a .  
18308427superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0antioxidant defense enzymes: superoxide dismutase sod catalase cat glutathione peroxidase gshpx glutathione reductase gr and glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase g 6 pdh in the erythrocytes are capable of detoxifying reactive oxygen species produced en 
18308427superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0these enzymes include superoxide dismutase sod e.c no 1.15.1.1 that remove o 2_amp_#x2212; by catalyzing its dismutation one o 2_amp_#x2212; being reduced to h 2 o 2 and another oxidized to o 2 [fridovich 1989] [halliwell 2001] and [liochev a 
18308427superoxide dismutasesuperoxide dismutase1.0superoxide dismutase