MAOB and Parkinson disease: The neurotoxic effects of MPTP are thought to be mediated by its metabolite 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) and monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) in neuron cells, leading to a number of deleterious effects on cellular function, such as impairing the dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons, generating free radicals from the mitochondria and a neuroinflammatory response, similar to those seen in PD [19, 20].