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Ito Y, Nagoya H, Yamazato M, Asano Y, Sawada M, Shimazu T, Hirayama M, Yamamoto T, Araki N. The Effect of Aging on Nitric Oxide Production during Cerebral Ischemia and Reperfusion in Wistar Rats and Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12749. [PMID: 37628930 PMCID: PMC10454688 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the pathogenesis of cerebral ischemic injury. Here, we investigated the effects of aging on NO production during cerebral ischemia-reperfusion (IR). Male Wister rats (WRs) were assigned to 12-month-old (older; n = 5) and 3-month-old (younger; n = 7) groups. Similarly, male spontaneous hypertensive rats (SHRs) were allocated to 12-month-old (older; n = 6) and 3-month-old (younger; n = 8) groups. After anesthesia, their NO production was monitored using in vivo microdialysis probes inserted into the left striatum and hippocampus. Forebrain cerebral IR injuries were produced via ligation of the bilateral common carotid arteries, followed by reperfusion. The change in the NO3- of the older rats in the SHR groups in the striatum was less compared to that of the younger rats before ischemia, during ischemia, and after reperfusion (p < 0.05). In the hippocampus, the change in the NO3- of the older rats in the SHR groups was lower compared to that of the younger rats after reperfusion (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the two WR groups. Our findings suggested that aging in SHRs affected NO production, especially in the striatum, before and during cerebral ischemia, and after reperfusion. Hypertension and aging may be important factors impacting NO production in brain IR injury.
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- Yasuo Ito
- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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- Department of Neurology, Saitama Medical University, 38 Morohongo, Moroyama, Saitama 350-0495, (N.A.)
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Nitric oxide and the brain. Part 2: Effects following neonatal brain injury-friend or foe? Pediatr Res 2021; 89:746-752. [PMID: 32563184 DOI: 10.1038/s41390-020-1021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) has critical roles in a wide variety of key biologic functions and has intricate transport mechanisms for delivery to key distal tissues under normal conditions. However, NO also plays important roles during disease processes, such as hypoxia-ischemia, asphyxia, neuro-inflammation, and retinopathy of prematurity. The effects of exogenous NO on the developing neonatal brain remain controversial. Inhaled NO (iNO) can be neuroprotective or toxic depending on a variety of factors, including cellular redox state, underlying disease processes, duration of treatment, and dose. This review identifies key gaps in knowledge that should prompt further investigation into the possible role of iNO as a therapeutic agent after injury to the brain. IMPACT: NO is a key signal mediator in the neonatal brain with neuroprotective and neurotoxic properties. iNO, a commonly used medication, has significant effects on the neonatal brain. Dosing, duration, and timing of administration of iNO can affect the developing brain. This review article summarizes the roles of NO in association with various disease processes that impact neonates, such as brain hypoxia-ischemia, asphyxia, retinopathy of prematurity, and neuroinflammation. The impact of this review is that it clearly describes gaps in knowledge, and makes the case for further, targeted studies in each of the identified areas.
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Ghotbeddin Z, Basir Z, Jamshidian J, Delfi F. Modulation of behavioral responses and CA1 neuronal death by nitric oxide in the neonatal rat's hypoxia model. Brain Behav 2020; 10:e01841. [PMID: 32940009 PMCID: PMC7667332 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Neonatal hypoxia leads to cognitive and movement impairments that might persist throughout life. Hypoxia impairs hippocampal blood circulation and metabolism. The exact mechanisms underlying hypoxia-induced memory impairment are not fully understood. Nitric oxide (NO) is a key neuromodulator that regulates cerebral blood flow. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the possible role of NO on behavioral and histomorphometric changes in the hippocampus following hypoxia in neonate rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS Neonate male rats (n = 28) were randomly divided into 4 groups: control, hypoxia, hypoxia plus L-NAME (20 mg/kg), and hypoxia plus L-arginine (200 mg/kg). Drugs were injected intraperitoneally for seven consecutive days. Hypoxia was induced by keeping rats in a hypoxic chamber (7% oxygen and 93% nitrogen intensity). Ten to 14 days after hypoxia, behavioral changes were measured using a shuttle box, a rotarod, and an open field test. The histological changes in the hippocampus were measured using H&E and Nissl staining methods. RESULTS Findings showed that hypoxia caused significant atrophy in the hippocampus. Furthermore, the administration of L-NAME decreased the atrophy of the hippocampus in comparison with the hypoxic group. Behavioral results showed that hypoxia impaired memory performance and motor activity responses. Additionally, the administration of L-NAME improved behavioral performance in a significant manner compared with the hypoxic group. CONCLUSIONS Hypoxia damaged the neurons of hippocampal CA1 region and induced memory impairment. The NOS inhibitor, L-NAME, significantly attenuated the negative effects of hypoxia on behavior and observed changes in the hippocampus.
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- Zohreh Ghotbeddin
- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
- Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research CenterShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
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- Department of HistologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
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- Department of PharmacologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
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- Department of PhysiologyFaculty of Veterinary MedicineShahid Chamran University of AhvazAhvazIran
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Rutin, A Natural Flavonoid Protects PC12 Cells Against Sodium Nitroprusside-Induced Neurotoxicity Through Activating PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK1/2 Pathway. Neurochem Res 2015; 40:1945-53. [PMID: 26255195 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-015-1690-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Free radicals induced neural damage is implicated in CNS diseases and rutin isolated form Lonicera japonica are reported to have neuroprotective activity. Previously, we confirmed that rutin exerted neuroprotective effect against sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced cell death in PC12 cells. However, the neuroprotective mechanism of rutin is still not fully uncovered. Here, we found that rutin significantly decreased SNP-induced reactive oxygen species in PC12 cells. Rutin reversed the declined GSH/GSSG ratio and mitochondrial membrane potential induced by SNP. Moreover, rutin activated both the protein Akt/mTOR and the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) signaling pathways and the neuroprotective effects of rutin were blocked by either the specific PI3K inhibitor LY294002 or the MAPK pathway inhibitor PD98059. In summary, these results demonstrated that the neuroprotective effects of rutin might be through activating both the PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling pathways. Our findings support that rutin may have therapeutic potential for the treatment of CNS diseases related to NO neurotoxicity.
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Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factor Increases Cerebral Blood Flow via a NO Surge Mediated by Akt/eNOS Pathway to Reduce Ischemic Injury. ScientificWorldJournal 2015; 2015:657932. [PMID: 26146654 PMCID: PMC4471400 DOI: 10.1155/2015/657932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 11/06/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) protects brain from ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury, and inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthases partially reduces G-CSF protection. We thus further investigated the effects of G-CSF on ischemia-induced NO production and its consequence on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and neurological deficit. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) microinfused above middle cerebral artery caused a rapid reduction of rCBF (ischemia) which lasted for 30 minutes and was followed by a gradual recovery of blood flow (reperfusion) within the striatal region. Regional NO concentration increased rapidly (NO surge) during ischemia and recovered soon to the baseline. G-CSF increased rCBF resulting in shorter ischemic duration and an earlier onset of reperfusion. The enhancement of the ischemia-induced NO by G-CSF accompanied by elevation of phospho-Akt and phospho-eNOS was noted, suggesting an activation of Akt/eNOS. I/R-induced infarct volume and neurological deficits were also reduced by G-CSF treatment. Inhibition of NO synthesis by L-NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester (L-NAME) significantly reduced the effects of G-CSF on rCBF, NO surge, infarct volume, and neurological deficits. We conclude that G-CSF increases rCBF through a NO surge mediated by Akt/eNOS, which partially contributes to the beneficial effect of G-CSF on brain I/R injury.
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An investigation of the effects of curcumin on anxiety and depression in obese individuals: A randomized controlled trial. Chin J Integr Med 2015; 21:332-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-015-2160-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wang R, Yang J, Liao S, Xiao G, Luo J, Zhang L, Little PJ, Chen H, Zheng W. Stereoselective Reduction of 1-O-Isopropyloxygenipin Enhances Its Neuroprotective Activity in Neuronal Cells from Apoptosis Induced by Sodium Nitroprusside. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:1397-401. [DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201400051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mahesh R, Jung HW, Kim GW, Kim YS, Park YK. Cryptotanshinone from Salviae miltiorrhizae radix inhibits sodium-nitroprusside-induced apoptosis in neuro-2a cells. Phytother Res 2012; 26:1211-9. [PMID: 22228596 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The root of Salvia miltiorrhiza (Salviae miltiorrhizae radix), a herbal medicine has widely been used for the treatment of pain, miscarriage and oedema. In this study, we evaluated the neuroprotective effect of cryptotanshinone (CRT) from Salviae miltiorrhizae radix on sodium-nitroprusside (SNP)-induced apoptosis in neuro-2a (N2a) cells, and further investigated its action mechanism in signalling pathways. The effects of CRT against SNP-induced toxicity, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) changes, and oxidants/antioxidant defences and apoptotic signalling pathways were investigated in N2a cells. Cryptotanshinone significantly inhibited SNP-induced cell toxicity and the generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), and improved MMP in N2a cells. Cryptotanshinone significantly suppressed SNP-induced peroxidation of lipid and protein, and the expression of Gclc mRNA. In the signalling pathway, CRT effectively blocked SNP-induced activation of NF-κB and ERK1/2 and JNK MAPK pathways through the elevation of Akt and cyclic AMP response element binding protein. Furthermore, CRT remarkably reduced the increase of mitochondrial Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol, and the activations of cytosolic procaspase-3 and nuclear inactive poly ADP (adenosine diphosphate)-ribose polymerase by SNP-induced apoptosis. These results indicate that CRT has neuroprotective effects against SNP-induced apoptosis in neuronal cells via the regulation of mitochondrial apoptotic cascades and antiapoptotic cellular signalling pathways.
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- Ramalingam Mahesh
- Oriental Medicine R&D Center, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju 780-714, Republic of Korea
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Spasojević I. Free radicals and antioxidants at a glance using EPR spectroscopy. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2011; 48:114-42. [DOI: 10.3109/10408363.2011.591772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Ito S, Mori T, Kanazawa H, Sawaguchi T. Estimation of the postmortem duration of mouse tissue by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. J Toxicol 2011; 2011:973172. [PMID: 21776268 PMCID: PMC3135332 DOI: 10.1155/2011/973172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Electron spin resonance (ESR) method is a simple method for detecting various free radicals simultaneously and directly. However, ESR spin trap method is unsuited to analyze weak ESR signals in organs because of water-induced dielectric loss (WIDL). To minimize WIDL occurring in biotissues and to improve detection sensitivity to free radicals in tissues, ESR cuvette was modified and used with 5,5-dimethtyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). The tissue samples were mouse brain, hart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, muscle, skin, and whole blood, where various ESR spin adduct signals including DMPO-ascorbyl radical (AsA(∗)), DMPO-superoxide anion radical (OOH), and DMPO-hydrogen radical (H) signal were detected. Postmortem changes in DMPO-AsA(∗) and DMPO-OOH were observed in various tissues of mouse. The signal peak of spin adduct was monitored until the 205th day postmortem. DMPO-AsA(∗) in liver (y = 113.8-40.7 log (day), R1 = -0.779, R2 = 0.6, P < .001) was found to linearly decrease with the logarithm of postmortem duration days. Therefore, DMPO-AsA(∗) signal may be suitable for detecting an oxidation stress tracer from tissue in comparison with other spin adduct signal on ESR spin trap method.
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- Shinobu Ito
- I.T.O. Provitamin Research Center, 1-6-7-3F Nakamachi, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Regional Health Therapy, Teikyo Heisei University, 4-1 Uruido-minami, Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
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Vanin AF, Timoshin AA. Determination of in vivo nitric oxide levels in animal tissues using a novel spin trapping technology. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 704:135-149. [PMID: 21161635 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61737-964-2_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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It has been established that microdialysis ensured by the passage of aqueous solutions of Fe(3+) complexes with N-methyl-D: -glucamine dithiocarbamate (MGDMGD ) through fine dialysis fibers permeable for compounds with molecular weights below 5 kDa. These fibers can be implanted into heart, liver, and kidney tissues, enabling effective binding of Fe(3+)-MGD complexes to nitric oxide generated in interstitial fluids of narcotized rats in vivo. Subsequent treatment of dialyzate samples (60 μL) with sodium dithionite favors conversion of newly formed diamagnetic NO-Fe(3+)-MGD complexes into electron paramagnetic resonance-detectable NO-Fe(2+)-MGD complexes. The basal levels of NO determined from the concentrations of the complexes in the respective tissues are similar (1 μМ). The microdialysis data suggest that treatment of rats with a water-soluble analogue of nitroglycerine or a dinitrosyl iron complex with thiosulfate induces a long-lasting (>1 h) increase in the steady-state level of NO in animal tissues. This novel technology can be used for comparative analyses of production rates of NO and reactive oxygen species when using iron-dithiocarbamate complexes and spin traps for reactive oxygen species, respectively.
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- Anatoly F Vanin
- Semyonov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is one of the most promising therapies used in neonates, but there is little information available about its effect on the developing brain. We explored the effects of both iNO and endogenous NO on developing white matter in rodents. Rat or mouse pups and their mothers were placed in a chamber containing 5 to 20 ppm of NO for 7 days after birth. Neonatal exposure to iNO was associated with a transient increase in central nervous system myelination in rats and C57BL/6 mice without any deleterious effects at low doses (5 ppm) or behavioral consequences in adulthood. Exposure to iNO was associated with a proliferative effect on immature oligodendrocytes and a subsequent promaturational effect. The role of endogenous NO in myelination was investigated in animals treated with the nitric oxides synthase inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) in the neonatal period; this led to protracted myelination defects and subsequent behavioral deficits in adulthood. These effects were reversed by rescuing L-NAME-treated animals with iNO. Thus, we demonstrate considerable effect of both exogenous and endogenous NO on myelination in rodents. These data point to potential new avenues for neuroprotection in human perinatal brain damage.
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance - A Powerful Tool of Medical Biochemistry in Discovering Mechanisms of Disease and Treatment Prospects. J Med Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.2478/v10011-010-0020-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Electron Paramagnetic Resonance - A Powerful Tool of Medical Biochemistry in Discovering Mechanisms of Disease and Treatment ProspectsIn pathophysiological conditions related to oxidative stress, the application of selected antioxidants could have beneficial effects on human health. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a technique that provides unique insight into the redox biochemistry, due to its ability to: (i) distinguish and quantify different reactive species, such as hydroxyl radical, superoxide, carbon centered radicals, hydrogen atom, nitric oxide, ascorbyl radical, melanin, and others; (ii) evaluate the antioxidative capacity of various compounds, extracts and foods; (iii) provide information on other important parameters of biological systems. A combination of EPR spectroscopy and traditional biochemical methods represents an efficient tool in the studies of disease mechanisms and antioxidative therapy prospects, providing a more complete view into the redox processes in the human organism.
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Free radicals are highly reactive compounds that play an essential role in many biological processes, both beneficial and deleterious. Detection and quantification of these species is critical to develop a better understanding of normal and pathophysiological functions at the cellular and tissue levels. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is the technique most commonly used for this purpose through the detection of exogenous probes or spin traps that interact with the free radical species of interest. Over the past several years, the spatial and temporal distribution of free radicals within cells and tissues has been of particular interest. This chapter briefly explains the principles and challenges in the use of EPR for biological samples and introduces the concept of EPR for free radical imaging purposes. In addition, specific examples are given for the use of EPR imaging in four principal areas: free radical probes, nitric oxide (NO), redox state, and oxygen (O(2)) concentration.
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- Deepti S Vikram
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Biomedical EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Baud O, Olivier P, Vottier G, Pham H, Mercier JC, Loron G. Effet du NO inhalé sur le poumon et le cerveau en développement. Arch Pediatr 2009; 16 Suppl 1:S1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(09)75295-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Inhaled nitric oxide to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 2009; 14:28-34. [PMID: 18986855 DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2008.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic lung disease that affects premature infants and contributes to their morbidity and mortality. With the advent of prenatal steroids and postnatal exogenous surfactant and less aggressive respiratory support, premature infants can develop chronic oxygen dependency without even acute respiratory distress. This 'new bronchopulmonary dysplasia' could be the result of impaired postnatal growth. Several experimental studies have suggested a possible role of the vascular endothelial growth factor/nitric oxide (VEGF/NO) pathway in restoring pulmonary angiogenesis and enhancing distal lung growth. The results of the clinical studies are, however, inconclusive, and it is currently unclear which subsets of premature infants might benefit from inhaled nitric oxide. Besides, severe intracranial haemorrhage and/or cystic periventricular leucomalacia may affect the most immature babies, many of whom are spared from severe initial respiratory disease. Recently, inhaled nitric oxide was shown to significantly decrease the incidence of these neurological events, and to improve the long-term outcome in a few clinical trials. At times neuroprotective, at times neurotoxic, nitric oxide is capable of divergent effects depending upon the extent of cerebral damage, the redox state of the cell, and the experimental model used. Recently, our group found that inhaled nitric oxide had remote effects including angiogenesis and maturation on the developing brain in rodent pups. Thus, we await the results of the recently completed randomised clinical trial of inhaled nitric oxide to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (the European Nitric Oxide or 'EUNO' trial) where, besides the primary endpoint of chronic oxygen dependency reduction at 36 weeks' postconceptional age, long-term lung and brain will be followed-up until 7 years of age.
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Timoshin AA, Drobotova DY, Lakomkin VL, Ruuge EK, Vanin AF. Estimation of nitric oxide level in vivo by microdialysis with water-soluble iron-N-methyl-d-dithiocarbamate complexes as NO traps: A novel approach to nitric oxide spin trapping in animal tissues. Nitric Oxide 2008; 19:338-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2008] [Revised: 07/02/2008] [Accepted: 07/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kleschyov AL, Wenzel P, Munzel T. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin trapping of biological nitric oxide. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 851:12-20. [PMID: 17070113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2006] [Revised: 10/05/2006] [Accepted: 10/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical species with multiple physiological functions. Because of low concentrations and short half-life of NO, its direct measurement in living tissues remains a difficult task. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin trapping is probably one of the best suitable platforms for development of new methods for quantification of biological NO. The most reliable EPR-based approaches developed so far are based on the reaction of NO with various iron complexes, both intrinsic and exogenously applied. This review is focused on the current state and perspectives of EPR spin trapping for experimental and clinical NO biology.
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- Andrei L Kleschyov
- Second Department of Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Mainz 55131, Germany.
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Nie BM, Yang LM, Fu SL, Jiang XY, Lu PH, Lu Y. Protective effect of panaxydol and panaxynol on sodium nitroprusside-induced apoptosis in cortical neurons. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 160:225-31. [PMID: 16530744 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2005] [Revised: 01/25/2006] [Accepted: 02/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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An excess of the free radical nitric oxide (NO) is viewed as a deleterious factor involved in various CNS disorders. The protective effect of panaxydol (PND) and panaxynol (PNN) on sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced neuronal apoptosis and potential mechanism were investigated in primary cultured rat cortical neurons. Pretreatment of the cells with PND or PNN for 24 h following 1mM SNP, an exogenous NO donor, exposure for 1h, resulted significantly in reduction of cell death induced by SNP determined by MTT assay, LDH release and Hoechst staining. 5 microM PND and PNN also reduced the up-regulation of the pro-apoptotic gene, Bax, down-regulation of the anti-apoptotic gene, Bcl-2. The observations demonstrated that PND and PNN protect neurons against SNP-induced apoptosis via regulating the apoptotic related genes. The results raise the possibility that PND and PNN reduce neurodegeneration in the Alzheimer's brain.
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- Bao-Ming Nie
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, PR China
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Hirayama A, Nagase S, Ueda A, Oteki T, Takada K, Obara M, Inoue M, Yoh K, Hirayama K, Koyama A. In vivo imaging of oxidative stress in ischemia-reperfusion renal injury using electron paramagnetic resonance. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2005; 288:F597-603. [PMID: 15536173 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00020.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress during ischemia-reperfusion acute renal failure (IR-ARF) was noninvasively evaluated with in vivo electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging. Female ICR mice underwent left nephrectomy and 30-min ischemia-reperfusion of the right kidney. Oxidative stress was evaluated as organ reducing activity with the half-lives of the spin probe 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl (carbamoyl-PROXYL) using 1) conventional L-band EPR, which showed organ-reducing activity in the whole abdominal area; and 2) EPR imaging, which showed semiquantitative but organ-specific reducing activity. The results were compared with the reducing activity of organ homogenate and phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide (PC-OOH) concentrations. Half-lives of carbamoyl-PROXYL in the whole upper abdominal area, measured by L-band EPR, were prolonged on day 3 after ischemia-reperfusion and recovered to the level of nontreated mice on day 7. This trend resembled closely that of serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen concentration. The EPR imaging-measured carbamoyl-PROXYL half-life was also prolonged on day 3 in both the kidney and the liver. However, in the kidney this showed only partial recovery on day 7. In the liver, this convalescence was more remarkable. The ex vivo studies of organ reducing activity and PC-OOH agreed with the results from EPRI, but not with those from L-band EPR. These results indicate that renal reducing activity shows only partial recovery on day 7 after ischemia-reperfusion, when serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen have recovered. EPR imaging is an appropriate and useful method for the noninvasive evaluation of oxidative stress in the presence of renal injury.
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- Aki Hirayama
- Dept. of Nephrology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Univ. of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan 305-8575.
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Mikuni T, He G, Petryakov S, Fallouh MM, Deng Y, Ishihara R, Kuppusamy P, Tatsuta M, Zweier JL. In vivo detection of gastric cancer in rats by electron paramagnetic resonance imaging. Cancer Res 2004; 64:6495-502. [PMID: 15374960 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) enables noninvasive spatial mapping of free radical metabolism and has recently been shown to provide in vivo physiologic information regarding alterations in the redox state of tumors and neoplastic tissues. With the use of nitroxide spin probes, it has been shown that certain tumors possess a highly reduced state. To determine whether EPRI can be used for early detection and visualization of gastric carcinoma based on its altered redox metabolism, studies were performed in a rat gastric cancer model induced by 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine. Using a specialized 750 MHz resonator and EPRI instrument, a technique was developed for imaging nitroxide radicals in the whole stomach. In vivo three-dimensional EPRI of the stomach of rats with continuous intravenous administration of nitroxide 3-carboxamido-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-N-oxyl (3-carbamoyl-proxyl) [3-CP] was performed. Whereas electron paramagnetic resonance images from untreated controls provide a uniform visualization of the stomach mucosa and wall, in the treated rats with gastric cancer, holes were present in the image at the locations of tumors. With localized spectroscopy, it was confirmed that the tumor regions were devoid of signal, and this was largely due to the presence of a more reduced state with rapid reduction of nitroxide. Pharmacokinetic studies indicated that 3-CP in tumors was rapidly reduced to an undetectable level, whereas the 3-CP levels in normal stomach tissue persisted. Near-infrared reflectance measurements of indocyanine green dye uptake indicated that there were no significant differences in tumor versus normal mucosal perfusion. From these results, we concluded that gastric cancer tumors could be distinguished from normal tissue based primarily on the marked difference in their rate of radical metabolism. Because alterations in cellular redox state and radical metabolism are of critical importance in tumor biology and treatment, this methodology should provide an important new tool for the study and visualization of gastric carcinoma and may also be of use in other cancer models.
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- Tomiko Mikuni
- Center for Biomedical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging, Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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The measurement of nitric oxide (NO) in biological samples has normally required destructive chemical techniques. The ability to detect NO non-invasively in living animals or excised organs has great potential using specialized electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods. Although NO is paramagnetic, it cannot be observed directly unless it is complexed with ferrous iron-dithiocarbamate ligand spin trap complexes. Despite the minimally invasive nature of the technique, highly sensitive localized concentrations of NO may be observed ("trapped") in vivo by both L-band EPR and magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Lawrence J Berliner
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208-2436, USA.
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Tiravanti E, Samouilov A, Zweier JL. Nitrosyl-heme complexes are formed in the ischemic heart: evidence of nitrite-derived nitric oxide formation, storage, and signaling in post-ischemic tissues. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:11065-73. [PMID: 14704151 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m311908200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In addition to the generation from specific nitric-oxide (NO) synthases, NO formation from nitrite occurs in ischemic tissues, such as the heart. Although NO binding to heme-centers is the basis for NO-mediated signaling as occurs through guanylate cyclase, it is not known if this process is triggered with physiologically relevant periods of sublethal ischemia and if nitrite serves as a critical substrate. Therefore electron paramagnetic resonance studies were performed to measure nitrosylheme formation during the time course of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion and the role of nitrite in this process. Rat hearts were either partially nitrite-depleted by nitrite-free buffer perfusion or nitrite-enriched by preinfusion with 50 microm nitrite. Ischemic hearts loaded with nitrite showed prominent spectra of six-coordinate nitrosyl-heme complexes, primarily NO-myoglobin, that increased as a function of ischemic duration, whereas in nonischemic-controls these signals were not seen. Total nitrosyl-heme concentrations within the heart were 6.6 +/- 0.7 microm after 30 min of ischemia. Nitrite-depleted hearts also gave rise to NO-heme signals during ischemia, but levels were 8-fold lower. Nitrite-mediated NO-heme complex formation during ischemia was associated with activation of guanylate cyclase. Upon reperfusion, the levels of NO-heme complexes decreased 3-fold by the first 15 min but remained elevated for over 45 min. The decrease in NO-heme complex levels was paralleled by the formation of nitrate, suggesting the oxidation of heme-bound NO upon reperfusion. Thus, nitrite-mediated NO-heme formation occurs progressively during ischemia, with these complexes serving as a store of NO with concordant activation of NO signaling pathways.
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- Edy Tiravanti
- Center for Biomedical EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging, the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Parikh NA, Katsetos CD, Ashraf QM, Haider SH, Legido A, Delivoria-Papadopoulos M, Mishra OP. Hypoxia-induced caspase-3 activation and DNA fragmentation in cortical neurons of newborn piglets: role of nitric oxide. Neurochem Res 2003; 28:1351-7. [PMID: 12938857 DOI: 10.1023/a:1024992214886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Hypoxia results in generation of nitric oxide (NO) free radicals, activation of caspase-3, and genomic DNA fragmentation. The present study tests the hypothesis that hypoxia-induced caspase-3 activation and DNA fragmentation are nitric oxide mediated. Studies were conducted in newborn piglets, divided into normoxic (n = 5), hypoxic (n = 5), and hypoxic-7-NINA (n = 6). Hypoxic-7-NINA group received the neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, 7-Nitroindazole (7-NINA). Caspase-3 activity was determined spectrofluorometrically using enzyme-specific substrates. Sections from the neocortex were stained with an antiserum recognizing active caspase-3. Purified DNA was separated by gel electrophoresis. Administration of 7-NINA resulted in decreased immunoreactivity of caspase-3 (mean LI: 20.2%) as compared to the untreated hypoxia group (mean LI: 57.5%) (P < 0.05). 7-NINA attenuated caspase-3 enzymatic activity as well in comparison to the untreated hypoxia group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, multiple low molecular weight bands corresponding to DNA fragments were present in the hypoxic but not in the normoxic or hypoxic-7-NINA groups. Inhibition of nNOS abates the hypoxia-induced increase in active caspase-3 immunoreactivity, as well as enzymatic activity in cortical neurons, and DNA fragmentation in brain homogenates. We conclude that the coordinate increase of capase-3 activity and fragmentation of nuclear DNA in the hypoxic newborn piglet brain are NO mediated.
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- N A Parikh
- Department of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Serrano J, Encinas JM, Salas E, Fernández AP, Castro-Blanco S, Fernández-Vizarra P, Bentura ML, Rodrigo J. Hypobaric hypoxia modifies constitutive nitric oxide synthase activity and protein nitration in the rat cerebellum. Brain Res 2003; 976:109-19. [PMID: 12763628 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(03)02691-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ischemic hypoxia provokes alterations in the production system of nitric oxide in the cerebellum. We hypothesize that the nitric oxide system may undergo modifications due to hypobaric hypoxia and that may play a role in high altitude pathophysiology. Therefore, changes in the nitric oxide system of the cerebellum of rats submitted to acute hypobaric hypoxia were investigated. Adult rats were exposed for 7 h to a simulated altitude of 8235 m (27000 ft.) and then killed after 0 h or 1, 3, 5 and 10 days of reoxygenation. Nitric oxide synthase calcium-dependent and -independent activity, immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry of neuronal, endothelial, and inducible nitric oxide synthase, and nitrotyrosine were evaluated. Immunoreactivity for neuronal nitric oxide synthase slightly increased in the baskets of the Purkinje cell layer and in the granule cells, after 0 h of reoxygenation, although no changes in neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunoblotting densitometry were detected. Calcium-dependent activity significantly rose after 0 h of reoxygenation, reaching control levels in the following points, and being coincident with a peak of eNOS expression. Nitrotyrosine formation showed significant increments after 0 h and 1 day of reoxygenation. Nitrotyrosine immunoreactivity showed an intracellular location change in the neurons of the cerebellar nuclei and in addition, an appearance of nitration in the soma of the Purkinje cells was detected. No changes in inducible nitric oxide synthase activity, immunoblotting or immunohistochemistry were detected. We conclude that at least part of the nitric oxide system is involved in cerebellum responses to hypobaric hypoxia.
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- Julia Serrano
- Department of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Doctor Arce Av. 37, E-28002 Madrid, Spain
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Samouilov A, Zweier JL. Analytical implications of iron dithiocarbamates for measurement of nitric oxide. Methods Enzymol 2002; 352:506-22. [PMID: 12125375 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(02)52044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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- Alexandre Samouilov
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA
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Chen SH, Fung PCW, Cheung RTF. Neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor modulates nitric oxide level during stroke in the rat. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 32:776-84. [PMID: 11937303 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(02)00774-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In a rat endovascular middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) stroke model, we previously showed that intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of neuropeptide Y (NPY) or an Y1 receptor agonist, [Leu(31),Pro(34)]-NPY, increased the infarct volume, that an Y1 receptor antagonist, BIBP3226, reduced the infarct volume, and that an Y2 receptor agonist, NPY3-36, had no effect. In this study, we used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy to measure nitric oxide (NO) and examined how ICV administration of NPY or its receptor analogs would modulate the brain NO level between the bregma levels +2 and -4 mm during MCAO, since excessive NO mediates ischemic damage. The relative brain NO concentration was increased to 131.94 +/- 7.99% (mean +/- SEM; n = 8) at 15 min of MCAO. NPY treatment further increased the relative brain NO concentration to 250.94 +/- 50.48% (n = 8), whereas BIBP3226 significantly reduced the brain NO concentration to 69.63 +/- 8.84% (n = 8). [Leu(31),Pro(34)]-NPY (137.61 +/- 14.54%; n = 7) or NPY3-36 (129.23 +/- 21.77%; n = 8) did not affect the brain NO concentration at 15 min of MCAO. Our results suggest that the NPY-Y1 receptor activation mediates ischemic injury via NO overproduction and that inhibition of the Y1 receptor may confer protection via suppression of excessive NO production during ischemia.
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- Shao-Hua Chen
- University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Tetsuo Nagano
- Graduate School of Pharmacological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Krishnadasan B, Hampton CR, Griscavage-Ennis J, Dabal RJ, Verrier ED. Molecular Mechanisms of Neurologic Injury Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/108925320200600110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Neurologic injury is a potentially devastating consequence of heart surgery. Between 1% and 5% of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass have postoperative strokes and 30% to 80% of patients demonstrate some neurologic dysfunction postoperatively. This review focuses on anatomic, molecular and clinical markers of neurologic injury following cardiopulmonary bypass. Attention is directed to the molecular mechanisms underlying neurologic injury and clinical biochemical markers of injury during heart surgery. Novel strategies to modulate injury are also discussed.
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Washington, Box 356310, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-6310
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Chang YW, Jakobi R, McGinty A, Foschi M, Dunn MJ, Sorokin A. Cyclooxygenase 2 promotes cell survival by stimulation of dynein light chain expression and inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity. Mol Cell Biol 2000; 20:8571-9. [PMID: 11046152 PMCID: PMC102162 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.20.22.8571-8579.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibits nerve growth factor (NGF) withdrawal apoptosis in differentiated PC12 cells. The inhibition of apoptosis by COX-2 was concomitant with prevention of caspase 3 activation. To understand how COX-2 prevents apoptosis, we used cDNA expression arrays to determine whether COX-2 regulates differential expression of apoptosis-related genes. The expression of dynein light chain (DLC) (also known as protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase [PIN]) was significantly stimulated in PC12 cells overexpressing COX-2. The COX-2-dependent stimulation of DLC expression was, at least in part, mediated by prostaglandin E(2). Overexpression of DLC also inhibited NGF withdrawal apoptosis in differentiated PC12 cells. Stimulation of DLC expression resulted in an increased association of DLC/PIN with neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), thereby reducing nNOS activity. Furthermore, nNOS expression and activity were significantly increased in differentiated PC12 cells after NGF withdrawal. This increased nNOS activity as well as increased nNOS dimer after NGF withdrawal were inhibited by COX-2 or DLC/PIN overexpression. An nNOS inhibitor or a membrane-permeable superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic protected differentiated PC12 cells from NGF withdrawal apoptosis. In contrast, NO donors induced apoptosis in differentiated PC12 cells and potentiated apoptosis induced by NGF withdrawal. The protective effects of COX-2 on apoptosis induced by NGF withdrawal were also overcome by NO donors. These findings suggest that COX-2 promotes cell survival by a mechanism linking increased expression of prosurvival genes coupled to inhibition of NO- and superoxide-mediated apoptosis.
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- Y W Chang
- Department of Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
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Lukácová N, Cízková D, Marsala M, Pavel J, Jalc P, Sulla I, Kafka J, Marsala J. Effect of midthoracic spinal cord constriction on catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity in the white matter columns of rabbit. Neurochem Res 2000; 25:1139-48. [PMID: 11055753 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007682315257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The distribution and changes of catalytic nitric oxid synthase (cNOS) activity in the dorsal, lateral and ventral white matter columns at midthoracic level of the rabbit's spinal cord were studied in a model of surgically-induced spinal cord constriction performed at Th7 segment level and compared with the occurrence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate diaphorase expressing and neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive axons in the white matter of the control thoracic segments. Segmental and white-column dependent differences of cNOS activity were found in the dorsal (141.5 +/- 4.2 dpm/microm protein), lateral (87.3 +/- 11.5 dpm/microm protein) and ventral (117.1 +/- 7.6 dpm/microm protein) white matter columns in the Th5-Th6 segments and in the dorsal (103.3 +/- 15.5 dpm/microm protein), lateral (54.9 +/- 4.9 dpm/microm protein), and ventral (86.1 +/- 6.8 dpm/microm protein) white matter columns in the Th8-Th9 segments. A surgically-induced constriction of Th7 segment caused a disproportionate response of cNOS activity in the rostrally (Th5-Th6) and caudally (Th8-Th9) located segments in both lateral and ventral white matter columns. While a statistically significant decrease of cNOS activity was detected above the constriction site in the ventral columns, a considerable, statistically significant increase of cNOS activity was noted in the white lateral columns below the site of constriction. It is reasoned that the changes of cNOS activity may have adverse effects on nitric oxide (NO) production in the white matter close to the site of constriction injury, thus broadening the scope of the secondary mechanisms that play a role in neuronal trauma.
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- N Lukácová
- Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Borda TG, Genaro AM, Cremaschi G. Intracellular signals coupled to muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activation in cerebral frontal cortex from hypoxic mice. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2000; 20:255-68. [PMID: 10789827 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007053907569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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1. The aim of the present work was to determine hypoxia-induced modifications in the cascade of intracellular events coupled to muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) activation in brain. For this purpose, enzymatic activities were measured on normoxically incubated frontal cortical slices from mice exposed to hypobaric hypoxia for 72 hr. 2. We found that hypoxia induced alterations in several cerebral enzymatic basal activities: it increased nitric oxide synthase (NOS), but it decreased both membrane protein kinase C (PKC) and phospholipase C activities. 3. The mAChR agonist carbachol was found to increase phosphoinositide hydrolysis to greater values in hypoxic tissues than those found in normoxic conditions. Furthermore, a greater translocation of PKC in response to carbachol was observed in hypoxic tissues than in normoxic ones. 4. Besides, carbachol induced a drastic reduction of NOS activity in hypoxic brains, at concentrations that stimulated this enzyme activity in normoxic preparations. In the latter, inhibition is obtained only with high concentrations of the cholinergic muscarinic agonist. 5. These results pointed to a carbachol-mediated mAChR hyperactivity induced by hypoxic insult. 6. The possibility that these effects would account for a compensatory mechanism to diminish NOS hyperactivity, probably protecting for NO neurotoxic action in hypoxic brain, is also discussed.
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- T G Borda
- Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos, CEFYBO-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Bastianetto S, Zheng WH, Quirion R. The Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) protects and rescues hippocampal cells against nitric oxide-induced toxicity: involvement of its flavonoid constituents and protein kinase C. J Neurochem 2000; 74:2268-77. [PMID: 10820186 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0742268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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An excess of the free radical nitric oxide (NO) is viewed as a deleterious factor involved in various CNS disorders. Numerous studies have shown that the Ginkgo biloba extract EGb 761 is a NO scavenger with neuroprotective properties. However, the mechanisms underlying its neuroprotective ability remain to be fully established. Thus, we investigated the effect of different constituents of EGb 761, i.e., flavonoids and terpenoids, against toxicity induced by NO generators on cells of the hippocampus, a brain area particularly susceptible to neurodegenerative damage. Exposure of rat primary mixed hippocampal cell cultures to either sodium nitroprusside (SNP; 100 microM) or 3-morpholinosydnonimine resulted in both a decrease in cell survival and an increase in free radical accumulation. These SNP-induced events were blocked by either EGb 761 (10-100 microg/ml) or its flavonoid fraction CP 205 (25 microg/ml), as well as by inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC; chelerythrine) and L-type calcium channels (nitrendipine). In contrast, the terpenoid constituents of EGb 761, known as bilobalide and ginkgolide B, as well as inhibitors of phospholipases A [3-[(4-octadecyl)benzoyl]acrylic acid (OBAA)] and C (U-73122), failed to display any significant effects. Moreover, EGb 761 (50 microm) CP 205 (25 microg/ml), and chelerythrine were also able to rescue hippocampal cells preexposed to SNP (up to 1 mM). Finally, EGb 761 (100 microg/ml) was shown to block the activation of PKC induced by SNP (100 microM). These data suggest that the protective and rescuing abilities of EGb 761 are not only attributable to the antioxidant properties of its flavonoid constituents but also via their ability to inhibit NO-stimulated PKC activity.
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- S Bastianetto
- Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Verdun, Québec, Canada
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Zubrow AB, Numagami Y, Fritz KI, Mishra OP, Delivoria-Papadopoulos M. Spermine dependent activation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and the effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition during hypoxia in the cerebral cortex of newborn piglets. Brain Res 2000; 854:11-8. [PMID: 10784101 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02252-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This study tests the hypothesis that brain tissue hypoxia results in modification of spermine-dependent activation of the cerebral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor ion-channel in newborn piglet brains and that pretreatment with N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine (NNLA), an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase, will reduce the hypoxia-induced modification of the spermine-dependent activation of the receptor. Piglets were assigned to one of four groups; normoxia or hypoxia with or without NNLA. The infusion of NNLA or vehicle lasted for 60 min while the animals were ventilated under either hypoxic or normoxic conditions. Cerebral tissue hypoxia was confirmed by measuring ATP and phosphocreatine (PCr) levels. P2 membranes were isolated and 3H-MK-801 binding was measured in the presence of spermine. Steady state 3H-MK-801 binding in the presence of spermine, showed an increase in receptor affinity in both normoxic (47% of control) and hypoxic (42% of control) animals without change in receptor density. During hypoxia, the spermine-dependent increase in the maximal response of the 3H-MK-801 binding correlated inversely with the ATP concentrations. NNLA pretreatment prior to hypoxia, resulted in a decrease in the slope of the regression line describing the relationship between cellular energy state (ATP) and percent change in maximal response to spermine compared with vehicle treated animals indicating attenuation of the response to hypoxia. We conclude that the spermine-dependent modification of the affinity of the NMDA receptor ion-channel as assessed by 3H-MK-801 binding is similar in hypoxic and normoxic cortical tissue. NNLA administration reduces the hypoxia-induced spermine-dependent activation of the receptor indicating that nitric oxide mediates modification of the spermine site activation of the NMDA receptor ion-channel complex.
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- A B Zubrow
- Department of Pediatrics, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA
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Fujii S, Yoshimura T. Detection and imaging of endogenously produced nitric oxide with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Antioxid Redox Signal 2000; 2:879-901. [PMID: 11213490 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2000.2.4-879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) represents a new paradigm for second messengers in regulation. Despite the numerous physiological and pathophysiological functions of NO, its importance as an endogenous second messenger and a cytostatic and/or cytotoxic agent was unknown until 1987. Recent developments in detection methods for endogenous NO produced directly or indirectly from NO synthases (NOSs) have enabled major advances in our understanding of the role of NO in biological systems. The spin-trapping technique combined with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy is a method for analyzing NO production directly both in vivo and in vitro. Iron complexes with dithiocarbamate derivatives are noteworthy among the spin-trapping reagents for NO because NO has a high affinity for iron complexes. The resultant stable nitrosyl iron complexes exhibit an intense three-line signal at room temperature and an axial signal at low temperature. Besides the facility and wide applicability of this method, its outstanding feature is that noninvasive in vivo measurements are available by using a low-frequency EPR spectrometer. In this article, we review on previous and recent developments of in vitro, in vivo, and ex vivo EPR detection and imaging of endogenously produced NO.
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- S Fujii
- Institute for Life Support Technology, Yamagata Public Corporation for the Development of Industry, Yamagata 990-2473, Japan
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Lukácová N, Cízková D, Marsala M, Jalc P, Marsala J. Segmental and laminar distributions of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase-expressing and neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive neurons versus radioassay detection of catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity in the rabbit spinal cord. Neuroscience 1999; 94:229-37. [PMID: 10613513 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The distributions of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive neurons and of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase activity were studied in the C6, Th2, L1, L5, S2 and S3 segments and laminae in the rabbit spinal cord and compared with the catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity, determined by monitoring the conversion of [3H]arginine to [3H]citrulline in the same segments and laminae. Morphologically, a heterogeneous population of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase-expressing and neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive neurons was detected in the superficial and deep dorsal horn and the pericentral region in all segments studied, and in the intermediolateral cell column of the thoracic and lumbosacral segments. A disproportionate distribution of both neuronal categories which had a significantly higher number of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase-expressing rather than neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive cell bodies was found in all segments. The catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity was distributed unequally in the C6, Th2, L1, L5, S2 and S3 segments, with a comparatively low value in the Th2 segment (70 +/- 5.1 d.p.m./microg protein) in comparison with the S3 segment, where the highest level (140 +/- 5.5 d.p.m./microg protein) was found. A close correlation between the number of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive somata and catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity was revealed in the dorsal horn (laminae I-VI). Whereas a low number of neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive somata in laminae VII-X was found in the L5, S2 and S3 segments, the values of catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity in the same laminae and segments were found to be exceedingly high. These findings indicate that the occurrence of many neuronal nitric oxide synthase-immunoreactive fibers (mainly axons), and dense, punctate, non-somatic neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunopositivity in the neuropil staining of the same laminae and segments, can substantially enhance catalytic nitric oxide synthase activity.
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- N Lukácová
- Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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Sjakste N, Baumane L, Meirena D, Lauberte L, Dzintare M, Kalviņs I. Drastic increase in nitric oxide content in rat brain under halothane anesthesia revealed by EPR method. Biochem Pharmacol 1999; 58:1955-9. [PMID: 10591150 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(99)00281-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A drastic increase in nitric oxide (NO) content was revealed by the EPR method in rat brain cortex and cerebellum under halothane anesthesia. The NO scavenger diethyldithiocarbamate sodium salt (DETC) and ferrous citrate were injected into adult rats 30-60 min before anesthesia. Rats were anesthetized by inhalation of a halothane-oxygen mixture (1%, 1.5%, 2%, or 4%). After different times of anesthesia, rats were decapitated, and brain cortex and cerebellum were dissected, frozen in liquid nitrogen, and subjected to EPR spectroscopy. The concentration of NO was determined from the NO-Fe-DETC radical spectrum. In control animals, NO content in the cerebellum was only 68% of that in the cortex. We observed a time-dependent increase in NO content in the cortex and cerebellum of rats anesthetized with 1.5% halothane. In brain cortex, the NO level increased to six times that of waking animals after 30 min and remained at this level up to 60 min of anesthesia. In cerebellum the changes were less drastic, the NO level showing only a 2-fold increase. The same effect was produced by 1% and 2% halothane. Ketamine, chloral hydrate, and pentobarbital were used as reference drugs. None of these anesthetics produced effects similar to those of halothane. In ketamine-anesthetized rat brain, the NO content slightly decreased. Pentobarbital and chloral hydrate produced an insignificant increase in NO. Data are discussed in the context of possible interference of halothane in the regulation of nitric oxide synthase activity.
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- N Sjakste
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Riga.
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Wei G, Dawson VL, Zweier JL. Role of neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthase in nitric oxide generation in the brain following cerebral ischemia. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1455:23-34. [PMID: 10524226 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4439(99)00051-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neuronal injury during cerebral ischemia. The endothelial and neuronal isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS, nNOS) generate NO, but NO generation from these two isoforms can have opposing roles in the process of ischemic injury. While increased NO production from nNOS in neurons can cause neuronal injury, endothelial NO production from eNOS can decrease ischemic injury by inducing vasodilation. However, the relative magnitude and time course of NO generation from each isoform during cerebral ischemia has not been previously determined. Therefore, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy was applied to directly detect NO in the brain of mice in the basal state and following global cerebral ischemia induced by cardiac arrest. The relative amount of NO derived from eNOS and nNOS was accessed using transgenic eNOS(-/-) or nNOS(-/-) mice and matched wild-type control mice. NO was trapped using Fe(II)-diethyldithiocarbamate. In wild-type mice, only small NO signals were seen prior to ischemia, but after 10 to 20 min of ischemia the signals increased more than 4-fold. This NO generation was inhibited more than 70% by NOS inhibition. In either nNOS(-/-) or eNOS(-/-) mice before ischemia, NO generation was decreased about 50% compared to that in wild-type mice. Following the onset of ischemia a rapid increase in NO occurred in nNOS(-/-) mice peaking after only 10 min. The production of NO in the eNOS(-/-) mice paralleled that in the wild type with a progressive increase over 20 min, suggesting progressive accumulation of NO from nNOS following the onset of ischemia. NOS activity measurements demonstrated that eNOS(-/-) and nNOS(-/-) brains had 90% and < 10%, respectively, of the activity measured in wild type. Thus, while eNOS contributes only a fraction of total brain NOS activity, during the early minutes of cerebral ischemia prominent NO generation from this isoform occurs, confirming its importance in modulating the process of ischemic injury.
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- G Wei
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
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Zweier JL, Samouilov A, Kuppusamy P. Non-enzymatic nitric oxide synthesis in biological systems. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1411:250-62. [PMID: 10320661 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(99)00018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important regulator of a variety of biological functions, and also has a role in the pathogenesis of cellular injury. It had been generally accepted that NO is solely generated in biological tissues by specific nitric oxide synthases (NOS) which metabolize arginine to citrulline with the formation of NO. However, NO can also be generated in tissues by either direct disproportionation or reduction of nitrite to NO under the acidic and highly reduced conditions which occur in disease states, such as ischemia. This NO formation is not blocked by NOS inhibitors and with long periods of ischemia progressing to necrosis, this mechanism of NO formation predominates. In postischemic tissues, NOS-independent NO generation has been observed to result in cellular injury with a loss of organ function. The kinetics and magnitude of nitrite disproportionation have been recently characterized and the corresponding rate law of NO formation derived. It was observed that the generation and accumulation of NO from typical nitrite concentrations found in biological tissues increases 100-fold when the pH falls from 7.4 to 5.5. It was also observed that ischemic cardiac tissue contains reducing equivalents which reduce nitrite to NO, further increasing the rate of NO formation more than 40-fold. Under these conditions, the magnitude of enzyme-independent NO generation exceeds that which can be generated by tissue concentrations of NOS. The existence of this enzyme-independent mechanism of NO formation has important implications in our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of tissue injury.
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- J L Zweier
- Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Bolaños JP, Almeida A. Roles of nitric oxide in brain hypoxia-ischemia. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1411:415-36. [PMID: 10320673 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2728(99)00030-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A large body of evidence has appeared over the last 6 years suggesting that nitric oxide biosynthesis is a key factor in the pathophysiological response of the brain to hypoxia-ischemia. Whilst studies on the influence of nitric oxide in this phenomenon initially offered conflicting conclusions, the use of better biochemical tools, such as selective inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms or transgenic animals, is progressively clarifying the precise role of nitric oxide in brain ischemia. Brain ischemia triggers a cascade of events, possibly mediated by excitatory amino acids, yielding the activation of the Ca2+-dependent NOS isoforms, i.e. neuronal NOS (nNOS) and endothelial NOS (eNOS). However, whereas the selective inhibition of nNOS is neuroprotective, selective inhibition of eNOS is neurotoxic. Furthermore, mainly in glial cells, delayed ischemia or reperfusion after an ischemic episode induces the expression of Ca2+-independent inducible NOS (iNOS), and its selective inhibition is neuroprotective. In conclusion, it appears that activation of nNOS or induction of iNOS mediates ischemic brain damage, possibly by mitochondrial dysfunction and energy depletion. However, there is a simultaneous compensatory response through eNOS activation within the endothelium of blood vessels, which mediates vasodilation and hence increases blood flow to the damaged brain area.
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- J P Bolaños
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Salamanca, Edificio Departamental, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007, Salamanca, Spain.
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Takayama F, Egashira T, Yamanaka Y. ESR measurement of endogenous nitric oxide in liver and blood of mice subjected to hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0928-4680(98)00037-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Hu WH, Li F, Qiang WA, Liu N, Wang GQ, Xiao J, Liu JS, Liao WH, Jen MF. Dual role for nitric oxide in dynorphin spinal neurotoxicity. J Neurotrauma 1999; 16:85-98. [PMID: 9989468 DOI: 10.1089/neu.1999.16.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The pharmacological effects of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors, NO donor, and NOS substrate on dynorphin(Dyn) A(1-17) spinal neurotoxicity were studied. Intrathecal (i.t.) pretreatment with both 7-nitroindazole 1 micromol, a selective neuronal constitutive NOS (ncNOS) inhibitor, and aminoguanidine 1 micromol, a selective inducible NOS (iNOS) inhibitor, 10 min prior to i.t. Dyn A(1-17) 20 nmol significantly ameliorated Dyn-induced neurological outcome. Both 7-nitroindazole and aminoguanidine significantly antagonized the increases of cNOS and iNOS activities measured by conversion of 3H-L-arginine to 3H-L-citrulline in the ventral spinal cord, and blocked the Dyn-induced increases of ncNOS-immunoreactivity in the ventral horn cells 4 h after i.t. Dyn A(1-17) 20 nmol. Pretreatment with Nomega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) 1 micromol, a cNOS inhibitor nonselective to both ncNOS and endothelial NOS (ecNOS), did not antagonize Dyn A(1-17) 20 nmol-induced permanent paraplegia but aggravated Dyn A(1-17) 10 nmol-induced transient paralysis and caused permanent paraplegia. Pretreatment with L-NAME 1 micromol 10 min before i.t. Dyn A(1-17) 1.25 and 2.5 nmol, which produced no significant motor dysfunction alone, induced transient paralysis in seven out of 12 and five out of seven rats, respectively. L-NAME 1 micromol plus Dyn A(1-17) 10 nmol induced ncNOS-immunoreactivity expression in ventral horn cells. Both low and high doses of aminoguanidine (0.2-30 micromol) did not affect spinal motor function, but high doses of L-NAME (5-20 micromol) induced dose-dependent hindlimb and tail paralysis associated with spinal cord injury in normal rats. Pretreatment with low-dose Spermine NONOate, a controlled NO releaser, 0.1 and 0.5 micromol 10 min before i.t. Dyn A(1-17) 20 nmol, significantly prevented Dyn spinal neurotoxicity, and high-dose Spermine NONOate 2 micromol i.t. per se induced transient and incomplete paraplegia. But pretreatment with L-Arg 10 micromol 10 min before Dyn A(1-17) 20 nmol produced only partial blockade of Dyn-induced paraplegia. These results demonstrated that relatively specific inhibition of ncNOS and iNOS block Dyn-induced increases in cNOS and iNOS activities and ncNOS-immunoreactivity in ventral spinal cord, but nonspecific inhibition of ncNOS and ecNOS aggravated Dyn spinal neurotoxicity. It suggested that both ncNOS and iNOS play an important role, but ecNOS might be beneficial in Dyn spinal neurotoxicity. Moderate production of NO (at vascular level) has an apparently neuroprotective effect, and overproduction of NO (at cellular level) induces neurotoxicity.
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- W H Hu
- Department of Spinal Cord Injury, Research Institute of Surgery and Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zweier JL, Chzhan M, Samouilov A, Kuppusamy P. Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging of the rat heart. Phys Med Biol 1998; 43:1823-35. [PMID: 9703044 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/7/002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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It has been hypothesized that free radical metabolism, oxygenation and nitric oxide generation in biological organs such as the heart may vary over the spatially defined tissue structure. To address fundamental questions regarding the role of spatially localized alterations in radical metabolism, oxygenation and nitric oxide in the pathophysiology of cellular injury during ischaemia, we have developed instrumentation optimized for 3D spatial and 3D or 4D spectral-spatial imaging of free radicals in the isolated perfused rat heart at 1.2 GHz. Using this instrumentation, high-quality 3D spectral-spatial imaging of nitroxide metabolism was performed as well as spatially localized measurements of oxygen concentrations, based on the oxygen-dependent linewidth broadening observed. In these spectral-spatial images, submillimetre resolution was observed enabling visualization of the left ventricular and right ventricular myocardium. With 3D spatial imaging using single-line labels, resolutions down to 100 to 200 microm were obtained enabling visualization of the ventricles, aortic root and proximal coronary arteries. Using metal complexes which trap nitric oxide, measurement and imaging of nitric oxide generation during ischaemia was performed. With the use of 15N isotope labelling it was possible to map the metabolic pathway of this nitric oxide generation. Thus, EPR imaging is a powerful tool which can provide unique information regarding the spatial localization of free radicals, oxygen and nitric oxide in biological organs and tissues.
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- J L Zweier
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology and the EPR Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Quaresima V, Ferrari M. Current status of electron spin resonance (ESR) for in vivo detection of free radicals. Phys Med Biol 1998; 43:1937-47. [PMID: 9703057 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/7/015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Much outstanding progress concerning the application of ESR spectroscopy/imaging in the biomedical field has been made in recent years. The literature in this field has already been specifically covered by several reviews. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the most important findings, obtained in the last four years, in the detection and localization of different exogenous free radicals, as well as of endogenous free radicals in diverse experimental animal models.
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- V Quaresima
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biomediche, Università di L'Aquila, Italy.
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Numagami Y, Marro PJ, Mishra OP, Delivoria-Papadopoulos M. Effect of propentofylline on free radical generation during cerebral hypoxia in the newborn piglet. Neuroscience 1998; 84:1127-33. [PMID: 9578400 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00542-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The present study tests the hypothesis that propentofylline, an adenosine re-uptake inhibitor, will reduce free radical generation during cerebral hypoxia. Ten newborn piglets were pretreated with propentofylline (10 mg/kg), five of which were subjected to hypoxia, while the other five were maintained at normoxia. Five untreated control piglets underwent the same conditions. Hypoxia was induced through a decrease in FiO2 to 0.11 and documented biochemically by a decrease in ATP and phosphocreatine levels. Free radical formation in the cortex was detected directly using electron spin resonance spectroscopy with a spin trap technique. Results demonstrate that free radicals, corresponding to the alkoxyl radical, increased significantly following hypoxia, and that this increase was inhibited by pretreatment with propentofylline. Conjugated dienes, a lipid peroxidation product, also increased following hypoxia and were subsequently inhibited by propentofylline. The administration of propentofylline also significantly limited the hypoxia-induced decrease in tissue levels of ATP and phosphocreatine. These data demonstrate that pretreatment with propentofylline decreased free radical generation and lipid peroxidation as well as preserved high energy phosphates during cerebral hypoxia.
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- Y Numagami
- Department of Physiology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA
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Gillardon F, Krep H, Brinker G, Lenz C, Böttiger B, Hossmann KA. Induction of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase/cytoplasmic dynein light chain following cerebral ischemia. Neuroscience 1998; 84:81-8. [PMID: 9522364 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(97)00479-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Administration of inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase or deletion of the encoding gene in rodents provided evidence that neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity may contribute to neuronal cell death following global and focal cerebral ischemia. In the present study, we investigated by in situ hybridization the expression of an endogenous inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity, designated protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and homologous to cytoplasmic dynein light chain, in the post-ischemic rat brain. Following global ischemia induced by cardiac arrest, messenger RNA expression of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase was rapidly induced in pyramidal neurons of the hippocampal CA3 region and granule cell of the dentate gyrus which are resistant to ischemic damage. In vulnerable CA1 pyramidal neurons however, protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression remained at basal level after global ischemia and was associated with an increase in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase activity and subsequent DNA fragmentation indicating ischemia-mediated neuronal cell death. Following focal cerebral ischemia induced by permanent occlusion of the middle cerebral artery, transcripts of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase progressively accumulated in cortical neurons bordering the infarct area. After transient middle cerebral artery occlusion however, messenger RNA levels of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase increased in the reperfused neocortex. Our findings indicate that cerebral ischemia leads to an increase in neuronal expression of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in brain regions where sustained or "uncoupled" nitric oxide synthase activity may be detrimental to neurons. Lack of post-ischemic induction of protein inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in CA1 pyramidal neurons may result in high nitric oxide synthase activity after global ischemia and could contribute to delayed neuronal cell death.
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- F Gillardon
- Max-Planck-Institut für neurologische Forschung, Köln, Germany
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Kuppusamy P, Wang P, Chzhan M, Zweier JL. High resolution electron paramagnetic resonance imaging of biological samples with a single line paramagnetic label. Magn Reson Med 1997; 37:479-83. [PMID: 9094068 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910370402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The application of electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) to obtain information from biological samples has been limited by the lack of ideal single line radical labels. The commonly used nitroxides exhibit multiple lines causing either hyperfine-based limitations in the maximum obtainable image resolution or hyperfine-based artifacts in the reconstructed image. The use of a novel single-line triarylmethyl paramagnetic label that enables marked enhancement in image quality and resolution is reported. This label exhibits a single line EPR spectrum that is sharp (linewidth approximately 60 mG in the absence of oxygen) and relatively stable in tissues. The potential of this label in enabling high resolution EPR imaging of biological samples was demonstrated in a series of phantoms and isolated biological organs such as the rat kidney. The images demonstrate that resolutions better than 100 microns could be obtained at L-band on samples of up to 20 mm in size.
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- P Kuppusamy
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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