BMAA neurotoxicity in Drosophila

Xianchong Zhou; Wilfredo Escala; Spyridon Papapetropoulos; Walter G. Bradley; R. Grace Zhai

doi:10.3109/17482960903273445

BMAA neurotoxicity in Drosophila

Xianchong Zhou, Wilfredo Escala, Spyridon Papapetropoulos, Walter G. Bradley, R. Grace Zhai

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Abstract

We report the establishment of an in vivo model using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to investigate the toxic effects of L-BMAA. We found that dietary intake of BMAA reduced the lifespan as well as the neurological functions of flies. Furthermore, we have developed an HPLC method to reliably detect both free and protein-bound BMAA in fly tissue extracts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61-66
Number of pages	6
Journal	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Volume	10
Issue number	SUPPL. 2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/17482960903273445
State	Published - 2009

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ALS
Drosophila
Neurodegeneration

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Clinical Neurology
Neurology

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BMAA neurotoxicity in Drosophila

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