Absence of cellular stress in brain after hypoxia induced by arousal from hibernation in Arctic ground squirrels
Absence of cellular stress in brain after hypoxia induced by arousal from hibernation in Arctic ground squirrels
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpregu.00260.2005
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发表时间:
2005-11-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Drew, KL
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作者:
Ma, YL;Zhu, XW;Drew, KL
Although hypoxia tolerance in heterothermic mammals is well established, it is unclear whether the adaptive significance stems from hypoxia or other cellular challenge associated with euthermy, hibernation, or arousal. In the present study, blood gases, hemoglobin O-2 saturation (SO2), and indexes of cellular and physiological stress were measured during hibernation and euthermy and after arousal thermogenesis. Results show that arterial O-2 tension (Pa-O2) and S-O2 are severely diminished during arousal and that hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1 alpha accumulates in brain. Despite evidence of hypoxia, neither cellular nor oxidative stress, as indicated by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) levels and oxidative modification of biomolecules, was observed during late arousal from hibernation. Compared with rats, hibernating Arctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus parryii) are well oxygenated with no evidence of cellular stress, inflammatory response, neuronal pathology, or oxidative modification following the period of high metabolic demand necessary for arousal. In contrast, euthermic Arctic ground squirrels experience mild, chronic hypoxia with low S-O2 and accumulation of HIF-1 alpha and iNOS and demonstrate the greatest degree of cellular stress in brain. These results suggest that Arctic ground squirrels experience and tolerate endogenous hypoxia during euthermy and arousal.