Existence of a threshold for hydroxyl radical generation independent of hypoxia in rat striatum during carbon monoxide poisoning
Existence of a threshold for hydroxyl radical generation independent of hypoxia in rat striatum during carbon monoxide poisoning
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DOI:
10.1007/s00204-010-0637-2
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发表时间:
2011-09-01
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Mukai, Toshiji
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作者:
Hara, Shuichi;Mizukami, Hajime;Mukai, Toshiji
We examined the role of hypoxia in the carbon monoxide (CO)-induced generation of the hydroxyl radical ((OH)-O-aEuro cent) in the striatum, which could contribute to brain damage due to CO poisoning. Exposure of free-moving rats to 1,000 and 3,000 ppm CO or 8 and 5% O-2 for 40 min caused concentration-dependent hypoxic conditions in terms of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb), deoxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, and O-2 contents in arterial blood. The hypoxic conditions seemed comparable between 3,000 ppm CO and 5% O-2, although alterations of pH and partial O-2 pressure (PO2) were complex and concentration independent. In the striatum, CO and low O-2 decreased tissue PO2 levels in a concentration-dependent and concentration-independent manner, respectively, but levels at the end of exposure were comparable among all groups. This was also the case for the increase in striatal blood flow. Although the increases in extracellular glutamate (excitatory), taurine (inhibitory), and alanine (non-neurotransmitter), in the striatum in response to CO and low O-2 were complex, 3,000 ppm CO and 5% O-2 had comparable effects. Thus, 3,000 ppm CO and 5% O-2 seemed to induce comparable hypoxic conditions. Nevertheless, the former more strongly stimulated (OH)-O-aEuro cent generation in the striatum than the latter. In addition, in contrast to low O-2 which caused a concentration-dependent increase in (OH)-O-aEuro cent, 1,000 ppm CO had no effect. The findings suggest that striatal (OH)-O-aEuro cent generation due to CO poisoning may be independent of hypoxia per se and that a threshold might exist.