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3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System

3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid has been researched along with Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System in 11 studies

3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid: A deaminated metabolite of LEVODOPA.
(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)acetic acid : A dihydroxyphenylacetic acid having the two hydroxy substituents located at the 3- and 4-positions. It is a metabolite of dopamine.
dihydroxyphenylacetic acid : A dihydroxy monocarboxylic acid consisting of phenylacetic acid having two phenolic hydroxy substituents.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Tolcapone treatment enhanced CSF DOPAC concentrations in unlesioned animals (by approximately four times) as well as monkeys rendered parkinsonian after severe nigrostriatal dopaminergic injury caused by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)."1.32Cerebrospinal fluid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid level after tolcapone administration as an indicator of nigrostriatal degeneration. ( Di Monte, DA; Langston, JW; Thiffault, C, 2003)

Research

Studies (11)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's5 (45.45)29.6817
2010's5 (45.45)24.3611
2020's1 (9.09)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Goldstein, DS3
Kopin, IJ1
Sharabi, Y1
Plotegher, N1
Bubacco, L1
Sgadò, P1
Viaggi, C1
Pinna, A1
Marrone, C1
Vaglini, F1
Pontis, S1
Mercuri, NB1
Morelli, M1
Corsini, GU1
Wey, MC1
Fernandez, E1
Martinez, PA1
Sullivan, P1
Strong, R1
Choi, DY1
Lee, MK1
Hong, JT1
Thiffault, C1
Langston, JW1
Di Monte, DA1
Burke, WJ1
Li, SW1
Chung, HD1
Ruggiero, DA1
Kristal, BS1
Johnson, EM1
Lampe, P1
Kumar, VB1
Franko, M1
Williams, EA1
Zahm, DS1
Youdim, MB1
Stephenson, G1
Ben Shachar, D1
Andreassen, OA1
Ferrante, RJ1
Dedeoglu, A1
Albers, DW1
Klivenyi, P1
Carlson, EJ1
Epstein, CJ1
Beal, MF1
Kirik, D1
Rosenblad, C1
Burger, C1
Lundberg, C1
Johansen, TE1
Muzyczka, N1
Mandel, RJ1
Björklund, A1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Does N-Acetylcysteine Decrease Spontaneous Oxidation of Central Neural Dopamine in Parkinson's Disease?[NCT03104725]Phase 16 participants (Actual)Interventional2017-09-25Terminated (stopped due to Difficulty with recruitment and participant accrual due to study eligibility criteria and required study procedures (e.g., multiple lumbar punctures).)
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Mean Percent Change in Cys-DA/DOPAC Between Pre and Post-treatment Lumbar Puncture With and Without N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) who took N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and healthy volunteers who did not take NAC, each had two separate lumbar punctures (LPs) to obtain spinal fluid. The spinal fluid samples were used to measure the ratio of the brain chemical called 5-S-cysteinyl-dopamine (Cys-DA) to the brain chemical called 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (Cys-DOPAC). Dopamine has 2 metabolic fates. One is the breakdown of dopamine by an enzyme to form DOPAC. The other is spontaneous oxidation to form Cys-DA. The ratio of Cys-DA/DOPAC may reflect these relative fates. If NAC reduced spontaneous oxidation to Cys-DA, then the ratio Cys-DA/DOPAC would decrease between LP 1 and LP 2, which would be reflected as a percent decrease. (NCT03104725)
Timeframe: All participants underwent a baseline LP. For PD participants, the second LP occurred approximately 2 hours after the participant had taken NAC the last NAC dose. For HV participants the second LP takes place approximately 48 hours after the first LP.

Interventionpercent change (Mean)
Healthy Volunteers (HVs)50.1
Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients27.2

The Mean Percent Change in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Concentration of 5-S-cysteinyl-dopamine (Cys-DA) Pre and Post-N-acetylcysteine (NAC) Treatment

Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) who took N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and healthy volunteers who did not take NAC, each had two separate lumbar punctures (LP 1 and LP 2) to obtain spinal fluid. The spinal fluid samples were used to measure the amount of a brain chemical called 5-S-cysteinyl-dopamine (Cys-DA). The primary outcome measure is the mean change in CSF Cys-DA levels between pre and post-NAC treatment, which is calculated as the difference of CSF Cys-DA levels at pre-treatment (LP 1) and post-treatment (LP 2) divided by CSF Cys-DA at pre-treatment (LP 1). A greater percent decrease in Cys-DA levels in the brain would suggest that NAC may contribute to a reduction in the oxidation of brain dopamine, while a smaller percent decrease would suggest that NAC had no effect on the oxidation of brain dopamine. (NCT03104725)
Timeframe: All participants underwent a baseline LP. For PD participants, the second LP occurred approximately 2 hours after the participant had taken NAC the last NAC dose. For HV participants the second LP takes place approximately 48 hours after the first LP.

Interventionpercent change (Mean)
Healthy Volunteers (HVs)45.7
Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients20.1

Mean Ratio of Cys-DA/DOPAC Pre and Post-treatment Lumbar Puncture With and Without N-acetylcysteine (NAC)

Patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) who took N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and healthy volunteers who did not take NAC, each had two separate lumbar punctures (LPs) to obtain spinal fluid. The spinal fluid samples were used to measure the ratio of the brain chemical called 5-S-cysteinyl-dopamine (Cys-DA) to the brain chemical called 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (Cys-DOPAC). Dopamine has 2 possible metabolic fates or processes of degradation. One fate is the breakdown of Dopamine by an enzyme to form DOPAC. The other fate is spontaneous oxidation to form Cys-DA. The ratio of Cys-DA to DOPAC may reflect these relative fates. If NAC reduced spontaneous oxidation to Cys-DA, then the ratio Cys-DA/DOPAC ratio would decrease between LP 1 and LP 2. (NCT03104725)
Timeframe: All participants underwent a baseline LP. For PD participants, the second LP occurred approximately 2 hours after the participant had taken NAC the last NAC dose. For HV participants the second LP takes place approximately 48 hours after the first LP.

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Interventionratio (Mean)
Cys-DA/DOPAC LP1Cys-DA/DOPAC LP2
Healthy Volunteers (HVs)0.120.05
Parkinson's Disease (PD) Patients0.160.13

Reviews

4 reviews available for 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System

ArticleYear
The catecholaldehyde hypothesis: where MAO fits in.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2020, Volume: 127, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; Animals; Dopamine; Humans; Monoamine Oxidase

2020
Catecholamine autotoxicity. Implications for pharmacology and therapeutics of Parkinson disease and related disorders.
    Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2014, Volume: 144, Issue:3

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; alpha-Synuclein; Animals; Apoptosis; Catecholamines; Humans; Lipid P

2014
Lysines, Achilles' heel in alpha-synuclein conversion to a deadly neuronal endotoxin.
    Ageing research reviews, 2016, Volume: 26

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Aldehydes; alpha-Synuclein; Brain; Dopamine; Humans; Lysine; Metabol

2016
Neurotoxicity of MAO metabolites of catecholamine neurotransmitters: role in neurodegenerative diseases.
    Neurotoxicology, 2004, Volume: 25, Issue:1-2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Aldehydes; Animals; Apoptosis; Catecholamines; Catechols; Humans; Ne

2004

Other Studies

7 other studies available for 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and Degenerative Diseases, Central Nervous System

ArticleYear
Behavioral, neurochemical, and electrophysiological changes in an early spontaneous mouse model of nigrostriatal degeneration.
    Neurotoxicity research, 2011, Volume: 20, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Age Factors; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain

2011
Neurodegeneration and motor dysfunction in mice lacking cytosolic and mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenases: implications for Parkinson's disease.
    PloS one, 2012, Volume: 7, Issue:2

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; Animals; Body Weight; Cognition Disorders; C

2012
Lack of CCR5 modifies glial phenotypes and population of the nigral dopaminergic neurons, but not MPTP-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration.
    Neurobiology of disease, 2013, Volume: 49

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Animals; Corpus Striatum; Disease Models, Animal; Dopaminergic Neuro

2013
Cerebrospinal fluid 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid level after tolcapone administration as an indicator of nigrostriatal degeneration.
    Experimental neurology, 2003, Volume: 183, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Animals; Antiparkinson

2003
Ironing iron out in Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases with iron chelators: a lesson from 6-hydroxydopamine and iron chelators, desferal and VK-28.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004, Volume: 1012

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Brain; Brocresine;

2004
Mice with a partial deficiency of manganese superoxide dismutase show increased vulnerability to the mitochondrial toxins malonate, 3-nitropropionic acid, and MPTP.
    Experimental neurology, 2001, Volume: 167, Issue:1

    Topics: 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Animals; Carrier Prote

2001
Parkinson-like neurodegeneration induced by targeted overexpression of alpha-synuclein in the nigrostriatal system.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2002, Apr-01, Volume: 22, Issue:7

    Topics: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; alpha-Synuclein; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Cell Count; Cell Death;

2002