Identification of differentially expressed proteins in striatum of maneb-and paraquat-induced Parkinson's disease phenotype in mouse

Behavioral, phenotypic and biochemical changes induced by maneb + paraquat (MB + PQ) in experimental animals have shown their role in the etiologies of Parkinson's disease (PD); however, MB + PQ induced neuronal damage at genome and proteome level have not yet been clearly understood. The present study was undertaken to investigate the differential protein expression patterns in control and MB + PQ treated mouse striatum and to identify differentially expressed proteins. Animals were treated with and without MB + PQ, twice a week for three, six and nine weeks and proteome profiles of striatum were compared. Three differentially expressed proteins were identified as complexin-I, α-enolase and glia maturation factor-β (GMF-β) using 2D-PAGE and mass spectrometry. The differential expressions were also confirmed at transcription level by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. The results suggest the involvement of complexin-I, α-enolase and GMF-β in MB + PQ induced PD phenotype in mouse.