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Coppi E, Gibb AJ. Selective block of adenosine A 2A receptors prevents ischaemic-like effects induced by oxygen and glucose deprivation in rat medium spiny neurons. Br J Pharmacol 2022; 179:4844-4856. [PMID: 35817954 PMCID: PMC9796695 DOI: 10.1111/bph.15922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ischaemia is known to cause massive neuronal depolarization, termed anoxic depolarization (AD), due to energy failure and loss of membrane ion gradients. The neuromodulator adenosine accumulates extracellularly during ischaemia and activates four metabotropic receptors: A1 , A2A , A2B and A3 . Striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) express high levels of A2A receptors and are particularly vulnerable to ischaemic insults. A2A Receptor blockade reduces acute striatal post-ischaemic damage but the cellular mechanisms involved are still unknown. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We performed patch-clamp recordings of MSNs in rat striatal slices subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) to investigate the effects of A2A receptor ligands or ion channel blockers on AD and OGD-induced ionic imbalance, measured as a positive shift in Erev of ramp currents. KEY RESULTS Our data indicate that the A2A receptor antagonist SCH58261 (10 μM) significantly attenuated ionic imbalance and AD appearance in MSNs exposed to OGD. The K+ channel blocker Ba2+ (2 mM) or the Na+ channel blocker tetrodotoxin (1 μM) exacerbated and attenuated, respectively, OGD-induced changes. Spontaneous excitatory post-synaptic current (sEPSC) analysis in MSNs revealed that the A2A receptor agonist CGS21680 (1 μM) prevented OGD-induced decrease of sEPSCs within the first 5 min of the insult, an effect shared by the K+ channel blocker Ba2+ , indicating facilitated glutamate release. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Adenosine, released during striatal OGD, activates A2A receptors that may exacerbate OGD-induced damage through K+ channel inhibition. Our results could help to develop A2A receptor-selective therapeutic tools for the treatment of brain ischaemia.
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- Elisabetta Coppi
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child HealthUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and PharmacologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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Abulseoud OA, Alasmari F, Hussein AM, Sari Y. Ceftriaxone as a Novel Therapeutic Agent for Hyperglutamatergic States: Bridging the Gap Between Preclinical Results and Clinical Translation. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:841036. [PMID: 35864981 PMCID: PMC9294323 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.841036] [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: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Dysregulation of glutamate homeostasis is a well-established core feature of neuropsychiatric disorders. Extracellular glutamate concentration is regulated by glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1). The discovery of a beta-lactam antibiotic, ceftriaxone (CEF), as a safe compound with unique ability to upregulate GLT-1 sparked the interest in testing its efficacy as a novel therapeutic agent in animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders with hyperglutamatergic states. Indeed, more than 100 preclinical studies have shown the efficacy of CEF in attenuating the behavioral manifestations of various hyperglutamatergic brain disorders such as ischemic stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), seizure, Huntington’s disease, and various aspects of drug use disorders. However, despite rich and promising preclinical data, only one large-scale clinical trial testing the efficacy of CEF in patients with ALS is reported. Unfortunately, in that study, there was no significant difference in survival between placebo- and CEF-treated patients. In this review, we discussed the translational potential of preclinical efficacy of CEF based on four different parameters: (1) initiation of CEF treatment in relation to induction of the hyperglutamatergic state, (2) onset of response in preclinical models in relation to onset of GLT-1 upregulation, (3) mechanisms of action of CEF on GLT-1 expression and function, and (4) non-GLT-1-mediated mechanisms for CEF. Our detailed review of the literature brings new insights into underlying molecular mechanisms correlating the preclinical efficacy of CEF. We concluded here that CEF may be clinically effective in selected cases in acute and transient hyperglutamatergic states such as early drug withdrawal conditions.
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- Osama A. Abulseoud
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Alex School of Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, United States
- *Correspondence: Osama A. Abulseoud,
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
- Youssef Sari,
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Sharipov RR, Krasilnikova IA, Pinelis VG, Gorbacheva LR, Surin AM. Study of the Mechanism of the Neuron Sensitization to the Repeated Glutamate Challenge. BIOCHEMISTRY MOSCOW SUPPLEMENT SERIES A-MEMBRANE AND CELL BIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990747818050057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Li C, Meng L, Li X, Li D, Jiang LH. Non-NMDAR neuronal Ca2+–permeable channels in delayed neuronal death and as potential therapeutic targets for ischemic brain damage. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015; 19:879-92. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1021781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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TRPM2 channel deficiency prevents delayed cytosolic Zn2+ accumulation and CA1 pyramidal neuronal death after transient global ischemia. Cell Death Dis 2014; 5:e1541. [PMID: 25429618 PMCID: PMC4260752 DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2014.494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 10/02/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transient ischemia is a leading cause of cognitive dysfunction. Postischemic ROS generation and an increase in the cytosolic Zn2+ level ([Zn2+]c) are critical in delayed CA1 pyramidal neuronal death, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we investigated the role of ROS-sensitive TRPM2 (transient receptor potential melastatin-related 2) channel. Using in vivo and in vitro models of ischemia–reperfusion, we showed that genetic knockout of TRPM2 strongly prohibited the delayed increase in the [Zn2+]c, ROS generation, CA1 pyramidal neuronal death and postischemic memory impairment. Time-lapse imaging revealed that TRPM2 deficiency had no effect on the ischemia-induced increase in the [Zn2+]c but abolished the cytosolic Zn2+ accumulation during reperfusion as well as ROS-elicited increases in the [Zn2+]c. These results provide the first evidence to show a critical role for TRPM2 channel activation during reperfusion in the delayed increase in the [Zn2+]c and CA1 pyramidal neuronal death and identify TRPM2 as a key molecule signaling ROS generation to postischemic brain injury.
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Fuchs SA, Peeters-Scholte CMPCD, de Barse MMJ, Roeleveld MW, Klomp LWJ, Berger R, de Koning TJ. Increased concentrations of both NMDA receptor co-agonists D-serine and glycine in global ischemia: a potential novel treatment target for perinatal asphyxia. Amino Acids 2011; 43:355-63. [PMID: 21947661 PMCID: PMC3374112 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1086-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/13/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Worldwide, perinatal asphyxia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality among term-born children. Overactivation of the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAr) plays a central role in the pathogenesis of cerebral hypoxia–ischemia, but the role of both endogenous NMDAr co-agonists d-serine and glycine remains largely elusive. We investigated d-serine and glycine concentration changes in rat glioma cells, subjected to oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD) and CSF from piglets exposed to hypoxia–ischemia by occlusion of both carotid arteries and hypoxia. We illustrated these findings with analyses of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from human newborns affected by perinatal asphyxia. Extracellular concentrations of glycine and d-serine were markedly increased in rat glioma cells exposed to OGD, presumably through increased synthesis from l-serine. Upon reperfusion glycine concentrations normalized and d-serine concentrations were significantly lowered. The in vivo studies corroborated the finding of initially elevated and then normalizing concentrations of glycine and decreased d-serine concentrations upon reperfusion These significant increases of both endogenous NMDAr co-agonists in combination with elevated glutamate concentrations, as induced by global cerebral ischemia, are bound to lead to massive NMDAr activation, excitotoxicity and neuronal damage. Influencing these NMDAr co-agonist concentrations provides an interesting treatment target for this common, devastating and currently poorly treatable condition.
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- Sabine A Fuchs
- Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, University Medical Center Utrecht, Postbox 85090, 3508 AB, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Lee GJ, Choi SK, Eo YH, Kang SW, Choi S, Park JH, Lim JE, Hong KW, Jin HS, Oh BS, Park HK. The effect of extracellular glutamate release on repetitive transient ischemic injury in global ischemia model. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF PHARMACOLOGY 2009; 13:23-6. [PMID: 19885022 DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2009.13.1.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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During operations, neurosurgeons usually perform multiple temporary occlusions of parental artery, possibly resulting in the neuronal damage. It is generally thought that neuronal damage by cerebral ischemia is associated with extracellular concentrations of the excitatory amino acids. In this study, we measured the dynamics of extracellular glutamate release in 11 vessel occlusion (VO) model to compare between single occlusion and repeated transient occlusions within short interval. Changes in cerebral blood flow were monitored by laser-Doppler flowmetry simultaneously with cortical glutamate level measured by amperometric biosensor. From real time monitoring of glutamate release in 11 VO model, the change of extracellular glutamate level in repeated transient occlusion group was smaller than that of single occlusion group, and the onset time of glutamate release in the second ischemic episode of repeated occlusion group was delayed compared to the first ischemic episode which was similar to that of single 10 min ischemic episode. These results suggested that repeated transient occlusion induces less glutamate release from neuronal cell than single occlusion, and the delayed onset time of glutamate release is attributed to endogeneous protective mechanism of ischemic tolerance.
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- Gi Ja Lee
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul 130-702, Korea
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Chan CR, Hsu JT, Chang IT, Young YC, Lin CM, Ying C. The effects of glutamate can be attenuated by estradiol via estrogen receptor dependent pathway in rat adrenal pheochromocytoma cells. Endocrine 2007; 31:44-51. [PMID: 17709897 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-007-0010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/1999] [Revised: 11/30/1999] [Accepted: 11/30/1999] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Estrogens have been suggested to exhibit neuroprotective activities against several insults including beta-amyloid and glutamate, one of the excitatory neurotransmitters in the central nervous system. In the present study, we showed that exposure to glutamate not only inhibited the cell growth of exponentially growing rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner, but also influenced cell adherence capacity. Glutamate-induced growth inhibition was significantly attenuated by the co-administration of estradiol in PC12 cells. Pre-exposure of the PC12 cells to the estradiol was not required for protection against glutamate-induced growth inhibition. Administration of anti-estrogen ICI182,780 efficiently blocked the neuroprotective effects of estradiol. Glutamate-induced changes in cell adherence, on the other hand, were not significantly affected by estradiol. These data indicate that the neuroprotective effects of estradiol against glutamate-induced insults in PC12 cells, at least in part, involve estrogen receptor-dependent pathways.
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- Ching-Rong Chan
- Department of Microbiology, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Pavel J, Lukácová N, Marsala J, Marsala M. The regional changes of the catalytic NOS activity in the spinal cord of the rabbit after repeated sublethal ischemia. Neurochem Res 2001; 26:833-9. [PMID: 11565616 DOI: 10.1023/a:1011620320596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The regional distribution of catalytic NOS activity was studied in the lumbosacral segments of the spinal cord of the rabbit during single (8-min), twice (8-, 8-min) and thrice repeated (8-, 8-, 9-min) sublethal ischemia followed each time by 1 h of reperfusion. Single ischemia/reperfusion induced a significant increase of cNOS activity in almost all spinal cord regions, with the exception of non-significant increase in the dorsal horn. Sublethal ischemia repeated twice produced a significant decrease of enzyme activity in the intermediate zone and ventral horn and an increase in the white matter columns. Within thrice repeated ischemia, the activity of cNOS in the gray matter regions was similar to that found after a single ischemia/reperfusion. For all the animals subjected to single and twice repeated sublethal ischemic insults, there was no neurological impairment. Following thrice repeated ischemic insults, four out of five of the experimental animals recovered only partially and one was completely paraplegic. Our results do not indicate a cumulative effect of repeated sublethal ischemia on cNOS activity and, consequently, on NO production. The NO generated during thrice repeated ischemia/reperfusion appears to have a detrimental effect on the neurological outcome.
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- J Pavel
- Institute of Neurobiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Kosice, Slovak Republic.
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In vivo sampling of interstitial fluid by using microdialysis fibers has become a standard and accepted procedure. This sampling method is generally coupled to offline analysis of consecutive dialysate samples by high-performance liquid chromatography or capillary electrophoresis, but this combination is not the best approach for some applications, especially those which require high temporal resolution and rapid data collection. The purpose of this review is to provide information on enzyme-based online assays, i.e., continuous analysis of the dialysate as it emerges from the outlet of the sampling device. We have focused on methods developed specifically for the analysis of solutions perfused at a very slow flow rate, i.e., a feature of microdialysis and ultrafiltration techniques. These methods include flow enzyme-fluorescence assays, flow enzyme-amperometric assays, and sequential enzyme-amperometric detection. Each type of assay is discussed in terms of principle, applications, advantages, and limitations. We also comment on implantable biosensors, an obvious next step forward for in vivo monitoring of molecules in neuroscience.
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- T P Obrenovitch
- Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
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Sorimachi T, Abe H, Takeuchi S, Tanaka R. Neuronal damage in gerbils caused by intermittent forebrain ischemia. J Neurosurg 1999; 91:835-42. [PMID: 10541242 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.5.0835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of preventing cumulative neuronal damage after repetitive severe ischemia. METHODS The authors monitored ischemic depolarization in the gerbil hippocampus, which has recently been shown to be a good experimental model of the effects of brief ischemia on the brain, and evaluated neuronal damage in the CA1 subregion 7 days after the ischemic insult. In a single-ischemia paradigm, the results indicate that induction of ischemia-induced neuronal damage depended on the duration of ischemic depolarization. Neuronal damage can be detected in the CA1 subregion after a period of depolarization lasting 210 seconds. Using a double-ischemia paradigm in which the animals were subjected to two periods of ischemia, there was apparently no accumulation of neuronal damage from the first ischemic episode to the second, provided the duration of the first period of ischemic depolarization did not exceed 90 seconds. Neuronal damage accumulated when the duration of the first ischemia episode exceeded 90 seconds, regardless of the duration of the reperfusion interval between the two ischemic insults. Finally, when the ischemic insult was spread over four separate episodes, each lasting 90 seconds (with a reperfusion interval of 5 minutes), neuronal damage was not found when the total depolarization period was less than 420 seconds. CONCLUSIONS The authors conclude that cumulative neuronal damage may be avoided by adopting an intermittent ischemia approach. The implications of these results for human surgery requiring temporary occlusion of the cerebral arteries are discussed.
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- T Sorimachi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Japan.
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Tyurin VA, Tyurina YY, Quinn PJ, Schor NF, Balachandran R, Day BW, Kagan VE. Glutamate-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 pheochromocytoma cells: role of oxidation of phospholipids, glutathione and protein sulfhydryls revealed by bcl-2 transfection. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1998; 60:270-81. [PMID: 9757062 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(98)00181-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Incubation of mock-transfected PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12) for 2 h with increasing concentrations of glutamate caused progressive loss of viability (e.g., 67% with 15 mM glutamate). In contrast, the viability of bcl-2-transfected cells (PC12/bcl-2) was unaffected by glutamate. Neither PC12 nor PC12/bcl-2 cells showed a significant incidence of apoptosis in response to glutamate. Conventional phospholipid analysis by high-performance TLC and phosphorous determination showed no significant changes in the phospholipid composition of either cell line incubated with </=15 mM glutamate. Phospholipid peroxidation was quantified in the cells using our newly developed method based on fluorescence-HPLC analysis of metabolically incorporated oxidation-sensitive and fluorescent fatty acid, cis-parinaric acid. Unlike previous studies that measured total phospholipid oxidation, this novel technology permitted quantitation of oxidative stress in different classes of labeled phospholipids (the amount of labeled phospholipids in the cells did not exceed 1% of total phospholipids). Significant peroxidation of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine occurred in PC12 cells treated with >5 mM glutamate. The peroxyl radical initiator 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) caused a pronounced loss of all major phospholipid classes in PC12 cells, but no loss of cell viability. No phospholipid peroxidation was detected in PC12/bcl-2 cells incubated with </=15 mM glutamate or with 2, 2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile). These results directly demonstrate that peroxidation of membrane phospholipids is not responsible for the cytotoxicity of glutamate in PC12 cells. Total cellular thiol, protein thiol and GSH reserves were quantified by a previously described electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometric method. Total thiols were ca. 1.5-fold greater in PC12/bcl-2 than in PC12 cells. Glutamate (</=5 mM) caused a progressive and equally significant decrease in total thiols and GSH in both PC12 and PC12/bcl-2 cells. High glutamate concentrations caused oxidation of protein sulfhydryls in PC12 cells, but not in PC12/bcl-2 cells. The results suggest that the changes in cellular milieu caused by bcl-2 gene transfection protect PC12 cells from the toxic effects of glutamate in a manner consistent with prevention of protein sulfhydryl oxidation.
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- V A Tyurin
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, USA
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Huguet F, Guerraoui A, Barrier L, Guilloteau D, Tallineau C, Chalon S. Changes in excitatory amino acid levels and tissue energy metabolites of neonate rat brain after hypoxia and hypoxia-ischemia. Neurosci Lett 1998; 240:102-6. [PMID: 9486482 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00907-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Lactate accumulation, amino acid aspartate and glutamate levels, and hypoxanthine, xanthine and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations were compared in neonate rat brain after transient global hypoxia induced alone or in association with unilateral ligation of a carotid artery. Lactate production in both hemispheres was higher in cerebral hypoxia-ischemia (CHI) than in cerebral hypoxia (CH), and was lower in CHI after 2 h than at 15 min of recovery. Aspartate and glutamate levels were reduced 15 min after CHI in both hemispheres, but aspartate alone was decreased 2 h after CHI in the ipsilateral (left) hemisphere and 15 min after CH in both hemispheres. Hypoxanthine was increased 15 min after CHI in the ipsilateral hemisphere but decreased at 2 h, whereas xanthine was increased. MDA production was not modified after CH or CHI. These data, compared to those obtained in adult animals suggest that glutamate release and the capacity to generate oxygen-derived radicals are lower in neonates after ischemia. These differences might explain why the brain of the mammalian neonate is much more resistant to CH and CHI than that of the adult.
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- F Huguet
- Institute of Xenobiotic Studies, UPRES EA 1223, Faculty of Pharmacy, Poitiers, France
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Sankaran B, Clemens J, Haley BE. A comparison of changes in nucleotide-protein interactions in the striatal, hippocampus and paramedian cortex after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion: correlations to regional vulnerability. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1997; 47:237-50. [PMID: 9221922 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(97)00055-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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[32P]Azido-purine analogs of ATP and GTP were used to detect changes in phosphorylation and nucleotide binding induced by ischemia and subsequent reperfusion in rat brain striatum, hippocampus and paramedian cortex (PM cortex) tissues. Major changes in phosphorylation were observed for a 130-kDa protein, tentatively identified as the Ca2+ transport ATPase, and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaM Kinase II) in all tissues. However, recovery of the phosphorylation of the 130-kDa protein occurred only in the PM cortex on reperfusion. A 200-300% increase in [32P]8N3ATP photoinsertions was observed in the striatum and hippocampus regions for a 43-kDa protein with an isoelectric point of 6.8. This protein was identified as glutamine synthetase (GS) and the increase in binding was found to be due to both increased copy number and activation by Mn2+. An increase in [32P]8N3GTP photoinsertion into a 55-kDa protein, identified as the beta-subunit of tubulin, was found only in the striatum and hippocampus. This indicates the depolymerization of microtubulin in these tissues. These changes correlate to the vulnerability of the striatum and hippocampus to ischemia-induced neuronal death.
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- B Sankaran
- College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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Obrenovitch TP, Urenjak J. Altered glutamatergic transmission in neurological disorders: from high extracellular glutamate to excessive synaptic efficacy. Prog Neurobiol 1997; 51:39-87. [PMID: 9044428 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-0082(96)00049-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This review is a critical appraisal of the widespread assumption that high extracellular glutamate, resulting from enhanced pre-synaptic release superimposed on deficient uptake and/or cytosolic efflux, is the key to excessive glutamate-mediated excitation in neurological disorders. Indeed, high extracellular glutamate levels do not consistently correlate with, nor necessarily produce, neuronal dysfunction and death in vivo. Furthermore, we exemplify with spreading depression that the sensitivity of an experimental or pathological event to glutamate receptor antagonists does not imply involvement of high extracellular glutamate levels in the genesis of this event. We propose an extension to the current, oversimplified concept of excitotoxicity associated with neurological disorders, to include alternative abnormalities of glutamatergic transmission which may contribute to the pathology, and lead to excitotoxic injury. These may include the following: (i) increased density of glutamate receptors; (ii) altered ionic selectivity of ionotropic glutamate receptors; (iii) abnormalities in their sensitivity and modulation; (iv) enhancement of glutamate-mediated synaptic efficacy (i.e. a pathological form of long-term potentiation); (v) phenomena such as spreading depression which require activation of glutamate receptors and can be detrimental to the survival of neurons. Such an extension would take into account the diversity of glutamate-receptor-mediated processes, match the complexity of neurological disorders pathogenesis and pathophysiology, and ultimately provide a more elaborate scientific basis for the development of innovative treatments.
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- T P Obrenovitch
- Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Neurology, London.
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Thaminy S, Bellissant E, Maginn M, Decombe R, Allain H, Bentué-Ferrer D. Effect of brain microdialysis on aminergic transmitter levels in repeated cerebral global transient ischemia in rat. J Neurosci Methods 1996; 70:185-93. [PMID: 9007758 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(96)00117-3] [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: 02/03/2023]
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The effect of repeated transient global ischemia and microdialysis on changes in aminergic neurotransmitter release was investigated using the rat four-vessel occlusion model of global ischemia. To examine the possible transient or permanent changes in neurotransmitter release, ischemia was induced at varying time points in 5 groups of rats. The first ischemia occurred either 24 h (groups I, II, IV, V) or 96 h (group III) following vertebral artery electro-coagulation and guide probe implantation(s), and the second ischemia was induced either 48 h (groups I, IV, V) or 72 h (group II) following the first ischemia. To assess the consequence of repeated microdialysis on the results, one group of rats (group IV) was not dialysed during the first ischemia and another group (group V) was bilaterally dialysed during the second ischemia. Finally, amphetamine-induced neurotransmitter release was also studied in rats submitted to ischemia and compared with that in normal rats. In each case, dopamine, serotonin and their main metabolites were measured by HPLC with electrochemical detection. Monoamine release was inhibited during the second episode of transient ischemia; this non-release was linked to the repeated microdialysis and not to the repeated ischemia. Although the results of chronic studies using brain microdialysis have been widely recognized as valid, the findings presented here indicate that combined with ischemia, probe reinsertion modifies the level of neurotransmitter release.
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- S Thaminy
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France
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Novack TA, Dillon MC, Jackson WT. Neurochemical mechanisms in brain injury and treatment: a review. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1996; 18:685-706. [PMID: 8941854 DOI: 10.1080/01688639608408292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This article reviews cellular energy transformation processes and neurochemical events that take place at the time of brain injury and shortly thereafter emphasizing hypoxia-ischemia, cerebrovascular accident, and traumatic brain injury. New interpretations of established concepts, such as diffuse axonal injury, are discussed; specific events, such as free radical production, excess production of excitatory amino acids, and disruption of calcium homeostasis, are reviewed. Neurochemically-based interventions are also presented: calcium channel blockers, excitatory amino acid antagonists, free radical scavengers, and hypothermia treatment. Concluding remarks focus on the role of clinical neuropsychologists in validation of treatment interventions.
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- T A Novack
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35233-7330, USA
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Yang CS, Lin NN, Tsai PJ, Liu L, Kuo JS. In vivo evidence of hydroxyl radical formation induced by elevation of extracellular glutamate after cerebral ischemia in the cortex of anesthetized rats. Free Radic Biol Med 1996; 20:245-50. [PMID: 8746445 DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)02042-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The in vivo interrelation between excitotoxicity and oxidative stress following cerebral ischemia in the cortex of anesthetized rats was investigated. Cerebral ischemia was induced by ligation of the bilateral common carotid arteries and the unilateral middle cerebral artery. Microdialysis perfusion with on-line high-performance liquid chromatography was used to monitor the hydroxyl radical levels. Extracellular hydroxyl radical levels were quantitated as the increased formation of 2.3 and 2.5 dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA), the hydroxylative products of salicylic acid contained in the microdialysis perfusion solutions. Elevated cortex extracellular glutamate content, resulting from the cerebral ischemia, caused an increase in the formation of hydroxyl radicals. Exogenous perfusion of authentic glutamate solutions through implanted microdialysis probes also resulted in increased hydroxyl radical formation in the cortex. The 2.3 and 2.5 DHBA levels remained elevated for an entire 80-min ischemic period. These results suggest that, after cerebral ischemia, increased oxidative stress did occur in anesthetized rats, and the oxidative stress may result from increased excitotoxicity.
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- C S Yang
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Alterations in Striatal Dopamine Release and Reuptake under Conditions of Mild, Moderate, and Severe Cerebral Ischemia. Neurosurgery 1995. [DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199511000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Kondoh T, Lee SH, Low WC. Alterations in striatal dopamine release and reuptake under conditions of mild, moderate, and severe cerebral ischemia. Neurosurgery 1995; 37:948-54. [PMID: 8559344 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199511000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Cerebral ischemia can result in varying degrees of tissue damage. Conditions of severe ischemia can produce extensive areas of irreversible injury, whereas in conditions of moderate ischemia, tissue damage may be reversible, as in the region of the ischemic penumbra. The reversibility of tissue damage in the penumbral region is of clinical interest, because the characterization of conditions underlying this reversible state may provide information needed for the development of new therapeutic approaches for treatment. Our previous studies demonstrated neurochemical alterations in the levels of dopamine (DA) within the striatum after cerebral ischemia. In the present study, we postulate that these changes may be caused, in part, by alterations in transmitter release and reuptake. To test this hypothesis, forebrain ischemia was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats (Harlan, Indianapolis, IN) by means of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion and hemorrhagic hypotension. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the striatum was measured by the method of hydrogen clearance, and the extracellular DA ([DA]e) levels were measured by in vivo microdialysis. Varied reductions of CBF were induced and maintained for 5 hours. Three subgroups were established retrospectively according to the degree of CBF reduction: 67.7, 35.6, and 13.2% of normal CBF in the mild, moderate, and severe ischemic groups, respectively. The induction of ischemia resulted in 1.9-, 9.3-, and 122.3-fold increases in [DA]e above baseline in the mild, moderate, and severe ischemia groups, respectively. At 3 hours after the induction of ischemia, high potassium (100 mmol/L) or Nomifensin (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) (10 mmol/L), a DA uptake blocker, was administrated via a microdialysis probe to stimulate DA release while reductions in CBF were maintained continuously. Thirteen rats were used in the study of the release of DA by potassium or Nomifensin in nonischemic conditions. The administration of high potassium or Nomifensin stimulated DA release in conditions of mild and moderate ischemia. The increase in DA release by potassium stimulation was higher in rats with mild ischemia (106.6-fold) than that in normal rats (22.3-fold). This suggests a hyperexcitability of DA terminals under mild ischemia, as compared with nonischemic conditions. On the other hand, Nomifensin increased [DA]e levels more in moderately ischemic brains than in control brains, suggesting that DA uptake is up-regulated in the former case. The increased release of DA by potassium and Nomifensin was sustained after stimulation in conditions of mild and moderate ischemia. The high level of [DA]e with severe ischemia after ischemic induction was sustained throughout the period of study and was not stimulated by potassium or Nomifensin. We conclude that under conditions of mild and moderate ischemia, DA terminals become highly excitable and reuptake mechanisms are compromised. These changes of DA metabolism during mild and moderate ischemia may explain the sustainability of neurons in the "penumbra" condition of cerebral ischemia and the transformation of the ischemic penumbra to a necrotic core.
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- T Kondoh
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, USA
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Yang CS, Tsai PJ, Lin NN, Liu L, Kuo JS. Elevated extracellular glutamate levels increased the formation of hydroxyl radical in the striatum of anesthetized rat. Free Radic Biol Med 1995; 19:453-9. [PMID: 7590394 DOI: 10.1016/0891-5849(95)00042-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Results from various in vitro experiments have indicated that excitotoxicity and oxidative stress are two interrelated major mechanisms in causing neuronal damage in brain disorders such as cerebral ischemia/reperfusion. Thus, we have conducted experiments to investigate whether in the striatum of anesthetized rats the elevated brain extracellular concentrations of glutamate could increase the formation of hydroxyl radical. Elevation of glutamate levels and trapping of hydroxyl radical were accomplished by perfusing Ringer solutions containing both glutamate and salicylic acid through microdialysis probes implanted in rat striatum. The formation of hydroxyl radical was quantitated as the increased amounts of 2,3 and 2,5 dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) which were the hydroxylative products of salicylic acid. Eluted microdialysates were directly injected onto high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detector via an on-line automatic injector. This method was authenticated by in vitro studies employing Fenton-type hydroxyl radicals generation system. Our results indicated that elevated glutamate concentrations (15 mM, 1.5 mM, and 150 microM glutamate in perfusing solutions) would significantly increased both the concentrations of 2,3 and 2,5 DHBA. In conclusion, we have obtained direct evidence showing that the elevated glutamate concentrations in brain extracellular space would increase the formation of hydroxyl radical, and these results implied that oxidative stress occurring in brain disorders might be induced by excitotoxicity.
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- C S Yang
- Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Zilkha E, Obrenovitch TP, Koshy A, Kusakabe H, Bennetto HP. Extracellular glutamate: on-line monitoring using microdialysis coupled to enzyme-amperometric analysis. J Neurosci Methods 1995; 60:1-9. [PMID: 8544467 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(94)00214-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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An enzyme-amperometric detector cell is described for flow analysis of glutamate in dialysate emerging from an implanted microdialysis probe. Its small size allows it to be placed within a few centimetres of the animal preparation, reducing the delay for data acquisition to around 2 min. The selectivity is provided by glutamate oxidase, immobilised with glutaraldehyde on surfaces adjacent to the 3-electrode system. A film of 1,2-diaminobenzene, electropolymerized on the platinum working electrode, eliminates interference from ascorbic acid and other endogenous electroactive compounds. The high sensitivity (< 0.5 mumol/l) and fast response time of the cell (90% of maximum response in 30 s) make it particularly suitable for investigating conditions that produce rapid changes in brain extracellular glutamate. This is illustrated by monitoring changes in extracellular glutamate subsequent to cardiac arrest, and K(+)-induced local depolarization.
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- E Zilkha
- Gough-Cooper Department of Neurological Surgery, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
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de Boer J, Plijter-Groendijk H, Visser KR, Mook GA, Korf J. Continuous monitoring of lactate during exercise in humans using subcutaneous and transcutaneous microdialysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY 1994; 69:281-6. [PMID: 7851361 DOI: 10.1007/bf00392031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We have evaluated the possibility of monitoring the plasma lactate concentration in human volunteers during cycle ergometer exercise using subcutaneous and transcutaneous microdialysis. In transcutaneous microdialysis, the relative increase in dialysate lactate concentration exceeded that of plasma lactate concentration by a factor of 6 during exercise due to exercise-induced lactate secretion in sweat. During exercise the subcutaneous microdialysis dialysate lactate concentration underestimated the plasma lactate concentration possibly due to diffusion limitation or adipose tissue lactate production. While it was demonstrated that microdialysis can be used for on-line lactate monitoring, neither subcutaneous nor transcutaneous dialysate lactate concentration were linearly related to the plasma lactate concentration during exercise, and it was found therefore that it was not possible to monitor directly plasma lactate concentration during exercise.
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- J de Boer
- Department of Biological Psychiatry, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands
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Steinberg GK, Panahian N, Sun GH, Maier CM, Kunis D. Cerebral damage caused by interrupted, repeated arterial occlusion versus uninterrupted occlusion in a focal ischemic model. J Neurosurg 1994; 81:554-9. [PMID: 7931589 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1994.81.4.0554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Temporary intracranial arterial occlusion is often utilized during the surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Although numerous experimental studies have suggested that repetitive, brief periods of global ischemia cause more severe cerebral injury than a similar single period of global ischemia, this issue has not been extensively studied in relation to focal ischemia. It remains controversial whether it is safer to use brief periods of interrupted, temporary occlusion separated by reperfusion periods, or a more prolonged, single temporary occlusion. This question is addressed in studies on a rabbit model of transient, focal cerebral ischemia. Sixteen anesthetized rabbits underwent transorbital occlusion of the left internal carotid, middle cerebral, and anterior cerebral arteries, with one of two paradigms:uninterrupted occlusion (1 hour of temporary occlusion followed by 5 hours of reperfusion in eight rabbits), or interrupted occlusion (three separate 20-minute periods of occlusion, with 10 minutes of reperfusion between occlusions, followed by 4 hours, 40 minutes of reperfusion in eight rabbits). Histopathological evaluation for ischemic neuronal damage and magnetic resonance imaging studies for ischemic edema were conducted 6 hours after the initial arterial occlusion. The animals in the interrupted, repeated occlusion group showed a 59% decrease in the area of cortical ischemic neuronal damage (mean +/- standard error of the mean 10.0% +/- 1.7%) compared with the uninterrupted occlusion group (24.4% +/- 5%, p = 0.016). There was no difference between the groups in the extent of striatal ischemic damage or area of ischemic edema. These results suggest that interrupted, repeated focal ischemia causes less cortical ischemic injury than uninterrupted transient ischemia of a similar total duration. Although caution should be exercised in extrapolating from these results to the clinical situation, they may have important implications for temporary arterial occlusion during intracranial surgery.
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- G K Steinberg
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, California
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Evaluation of Monoaminergic Neurotransmitters in the Rat Striatum during Varied Global Cerebral Ischemia. Neurosurgery 1994. [DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199408000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Kondoh T, Korosue K, Lee SH, Heros RC, Low WC. Evaluation of monoaminergic neurotransmitters in the rat striatum during varied global cerebral ischemia. Neurosurgery 1994; 35:278-85; discussion 285-6. [PMID: 7969835 DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199408000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Neurotransmitter release during cerebral ischemia has been extensively studied and is thought to play a key role in excitotoxic neuronal death. The changes in neurotransmitter release and its metabolism may reflect changes in cellular metabolism during ischemia. The purpose of this study is to assess alterations in extracellular dopamine and serotonin and their metabolites under varied degrees of ischemia in rat striatum to elucidate the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. Twenty rats were used to induce varied forebrain ischemia by means of bilateral common carotid artery occlusion along with hemorrhagic hypotension. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the striatum was measured every 40 minutes by methods of hydrogen clearance and maintained within certain ranges for 6 hours. Dopamine, serotonin, and their metabolites were measured every 20 minutes by in vivo microdialysis. Varying degrees of ischemia were obtained, ranging from 9.4 to 81.3% of control CBF. The animals were divided into three groups according to CBF levels measured 20 minutes after the induction of ischemia. In the mild ischemia group (n = 5), CBF ranged from 65 to 88% of baseline levels and resulted in only a slight increase of dopamine. In the moderate ischemia group (n = 10), CBF ranged from 21 to 48% of baseline levels and resulted in transient increases of dopamine (24-fold) and serotonin (5-fold). In the severe ischemia group (n = 5), CBF was below 14% of baseline levels and resulted in marked increases in dopamine (462-fold) and serotonin (225-fold). These alterations remained elevated for 3 hours.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- T Kondoh
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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Buchan AM, Gertler SZ, Huang ZG, Li H, Chaundy KE, Xue D. Failure to prevent selective CA1 neuronal death and reduce cortical infarction following cerebral ischemia with inhibition of nitric oxide synthase. Neuroscience 1994; 61:1-11. [PMID: 7526264 DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)90054-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We investigated the putative role of nitric oxide in the expression of neuronal injury following both transient severe forebrain ischemia (CA1 neuronal injury) and transient or permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (neocortical pannecrosis). Using the four-vessel occlusion model and increasing doses of N-omega-nitro-L-arginine, 2-40 mg/kg, we were unable to demonstrate any reduction in the percentage of CA1 cells injured following 10 min of transient severe forebrain ischemia followed by seven days of reperfusion. Higher doses proved toxic insofar as they increased the mortality following the ischemic insult. Saline-treated animals (n = 8) had 77 +/- 10% CA1 injury while those treated with 2 mg/kg of nitro-arginine i.v. had 80 +/- 7% (n = 7), and those with 10 mg/kg i.v. had 78 +/- 11% (n = 8). Two of five rats given 20 mg/kg i.v., three of eight given 40 mg/kg i.v., and two of six given 10 mg/kg i.v. followed by 3 x 10 mg/kg i.p., died. Of those treated with high-dose nitro-arginine and which survived ischemia and seven days' reperfusion, no significant reduction in CA1 injury was detected. Wistar rats and spontaneously hypertensive rats treated with either saline or nitro-arginine i.v. were exposed to 2 h of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by 22 h of reperfusion. There were seven animals in each group. Wistars treated with saline had 198 +/- 67 mm3 (mean +/- S.D.) of neocortical infarction, and those treated with 10 m/kg of nitro-arginine i.v. had 199 +/- 93 mm3. Spontaneously hypertensive rats, transiently ischemic, treated with saline had 164 +/- 25 mm3 of infarct volume, while those treated with 2 mg/kg i.v. had 151 +/- 53 mm3, and those treated with 10 mg/kg i.v. had 145 +/- 29 mm3. Animals treated with 40 mg/kg i.v. had a nonsignificantly larger mean infarct volume (191 +/- 81 mm3). High dose nitro-arginine caused an increase in hypertension in the spontaneously hypertensive rats and increased the severity of focal ischemia as measured by intra-ischemic regional cerebral blood flows. A final group of seven spontaneously hypertensive rats underwent permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion and repeated dosing with N-omega-nitro-L-arginine i.p. In these animals an infarct volume of 234 +/- 60 mm3 was observed, which was again not statistically different from saline-treated controls (208 +/- 43 mm3, n = 7).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- A M Buchan
- Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- F Cohadon
- Clinique Universitaire de Neurochirurgie Hôpital Pellegrin Tripode, Bordeaux, France
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Lin B, Dietrich WD, Ginsberg MD, Globus MY, Busto R. MK-801 (dizocilpine) protects the brain from repeated normothermic global ischemic insults in the rat. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 1993; 13:925-32. [PMID: 8408318 DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1993.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We investigated the neuroprotective potential of MK-801 (dizocilpine), a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist, in the setting of three 5-min periods of global cerebral ischemia separated by 1-h intervals in halothane-anesthetized rats. Each ischemic insult was produced by bilateral carotid artery occlusions plus hypotension (50 mm Hg). Brain temperature was maintained at normothermic levels (36.5-37.0 degrees C) throughout the experiment. MK-801 (3 mg/kg) (n = 6) or saline (n = 6) was injected intraperitoneally 45 min following the end of the first ischemic insult. Following 7-day survival, quantitative neuronal counts of perfusion-fixed brains revealed severe ischemic damage in hippocampal CA1 area, neocortex, ventrolateral thalamus, and striatum of untreated rats. By contrast, significant protection was observed in MK-801-treated rats. In area CA1 of the hippocampus, numbers of normal neurons were increased 11- to 14-fold by MK-801 treatment (p < 0.01). The ventrolateral thalamus of MK-801-treated rats showed almost complete histologic protection, and neocortical damage was reduced by 71% (p < 0.01). The degree of MK-801 protection of striatal neurons was less complete than that seen in other vulnerable structures, amounting to 63% for central striatum (p = 0.02, Mann-Whitney U test) and 48% in the dorsolateral striatum (NS). A repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated a highly significant overall protective effect of MK-801 treatment (F1,10 = 37.2, p = 0.0001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- B Lin
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101
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