Ethanol-stimulated behaviour in mice is modulated by brain catalase activity and H2O2 rate of production
Ethanol-stimulated behaviour in mice is modulated by brain catalase activity and H2O2 rate of production
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小鼠乙醇刺激行为受脑过氧化氢酶活性和 H2O2 生成率调节
作者:
R. Pastor;C. Sanchis‐Segura;C. Aragón
Abstract
Rationale. Over the last few years, a role for the brain catalase-H2O2 enzymatic system has been suggested in the behavioural effects observed in rodents after ethanol administration. This role seems to be related to the ability of cerebral catalase to metabolise ethanol to acetaldehyde using H2O2 as a co-substrate. On the other hand, it has been shown that normobaric hyperoxia increases the rate of cerebral H2O2 production in rodents in vivo. Thus, substrate-level changes could regulate brain catalase activity, thereby modulating the behavioural effects of ethanol.
Objectives. The aim of the present study was to assess if the enhancement of cerebral H2O2 production after hyperoxia exposure results in a boost of ethanol-induced locomotion in mice.
Methods. CD-1 mice were exposed to air or 99.5% O2 inhalation (for 15, 30, or 45 min) and 0, 30, 60 or 120 min after this treatment, ethanol-induced locomotion was measured. The H2O2-mediated inactivation of endogenous brain catalase activity following an injection of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole was used as a measure of the rate of cerebral H2O2 production.
Results. Hyperoxia exposure (30 or 45 min) potentiated the locomotor-stimulating effects of ethanol (2.5 or 3.0 g/kg), whereas cocaine (4 mg/kg) or caffeine (15 mg/kg)-induced locomotion and blood ethanol levels were unaffected. Moreover, the results also confirmed brain H2O2 overproduction in mice.
Conclusions. The present results suggest that an increase in brain H2O2 production potentiates ethanol-induced locomotion. Therefore, this study provides further support for the notion that the brain catalase-H2O2 system, and by implication centrally formed acetaldehyde, plays a key role in the mediation of ethanol's psychopharmacological effects.
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影响因子:
3.3
作者:
T. Yusa;J. Beckman;J. Crapo;B. Freeman
通讯作者:
T. Yusa;J. Beckman;J. Crapo;B. Freeman
DOI:
10.1165/ajrcmb/9.6.603
发表时间:
1993
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
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通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1530-0277.1993.tb05239.x
发表时间:
1993
期刊:
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
影响因子:
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作者:
Reddy,BV;Sarkar,DK
通讯作者:
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影响因子:
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作者:
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