Synaptosomal membrane lipids of mice during continuous exposure to ethanol
Synaptosomal membrane lipids of mice during continuous exposure to ethanol
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持续接触乙醇期间小鼠突触体膜脂质
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1977
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通讯作者:
G. John
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J. Littleton;G. John
ontinuous exposure of mice to increasing conozztions of ethanol vapour is associated first with the lopment of tolerance to ethanol and, after more nged administration, with physical dependence on 4anol (Griffiths, Littleton & Ortiz, 1974). The changes the central nervous system which lead to tolerance zd dependence are unknown, but Chin & Goldstein (1977) have reported that tolerance to the physical cBcctS .of ethanol can be demonstrated in the isolated flaPt,c membranes of ethanol-dependent mice. (1976) has suggested that development of ,lerance to ethanol by bacteria follows the incorporation of fatty acids of different degrees of unsaturation cell membrane phospholipids. Our own results (A(,,, Murad, Begg & others, 1977; Griffiths, Abu ,,gurad & Littleton, 1977) implicate alterations in lipid ,,,&olism in the development of physical dependence on ethanol. It seemed important to establish whether d m g e s in the fatty acid composition of synaptosomal membranes of mouse brain occurred a t any stage during the continuous administration of ethanol. Mice of the T O Swiss strain (LAB, Dagenham, asex) were exposed to ethanol vapour in the way p~viously described (Griffiths & others, 1974). Mice *re killed (plunging into liquid nitrogen) either 2 h rrfter commencing inhalation of ethanol, when no signs of physical dependence are seen, or 10 days after commencing inhalation, when withdrawal of ethanol results in a physical withdrawal syndrome. Brains from these ethanol-treated animals were compared with those of mice kept under identical conditions except that ethanol was not present in the inspired air. Ethanol, in the concentration obtained in brains of treated mice, was added to some control brains to establish the effect of the presence of ethanol on the measurement of fatty acids. Individual whole mouse brains were homogenized in ioGcold 0.32 M sucrose and centrifuged a t SOOg for 10 min. The supernatant was recentrifuged a t 25 OOOg for 30 min at 0" and the crude synaptosomal fraction in the Pellet subjected to Folch extraction. Phospholipids were adsorbed onto a silicic acid slurry and then eluted Mth methanol. After alkaline hydrolysis the fatty acids methylated by boiling for 2 min with boron tlfluoride-methanol reagent (BDH). After extraction W h chloroform and washing with distilled water, the -thYlesters were dried under nitrogen and stored in the &kat4" (maximum period 4 h) before chromatography. acid methylesters were separated by gas-liquid cbomatography (N, as carrier a t 70 ml min-' through a prolo