6-Hydroxydopamine



6-Hydroxydopamine
IUPAC name 5-(2-Aminoethyl)benzene-1,2,4-triol
Other names 6-Hydroxydopamine
Identifiers
CAS number 636-00-0
PubChem 4624
SMILES NCCc1cc(O)c(O)cc1O
Properties
Molecular formula C8H11N1O3
Molar mass 169.178
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

6-Hydroxydopamine, or 6-OHDA, is a neurotoxin used by neurobiologists to selectively kill desipramine) to selectively kill dopaminergic neurons only. The reverse is also possible, however it is rarely done in research.

The main use for 6-OHDA in scientific research is to induce Parkinsonism in laboratory animals such as mice, rats and monkeys, in order to develop and test new medicines for treating Parkinson's disease in humans. In order to induce this condition in animals, around 90% of the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain must be destroyed, and this is achieved either with 6-OHDA or Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.[1]

References

  1. ^ Breese GR, Knapp DJ, Criswell HE, Moy SS, Papadeas ST, Blake BL (2005). "The neonate-6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat: a model for clinical neuroscience and neurobiological principles". Brain Res. Brain Res. Rev. 48 (1): 57-73. doi:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2004.08.004. PMID 15708628.
 
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