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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
A multiple analysis of the cerebral oxidative stress was performed on a physiological model of dementia accomplished by three-vessel occlusion in aged rats. The forward rate constant of creatine kinase, k(for), was studied by saturation transfer (31)P magnetic resonance spectroscopy in adult and aged rat brain during chronic hypoperfusion. In addition, free radicals in aging rat brain homogenates before and/or after occlusion were investigated by spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR). Finally, biochemical measurements of oxidative phosphorylation parameters in the above physiological model were performed. The significant reduction of k(for) in rat brain compared to controls 2 and 10 weeks after occlusion indicates a disorder in brain energy metabolism. This result is consistent with the decrease of the coefficient of oxidative phosphorylation (ADP:O), and the oxidative phosphorylation rate measured in vitro on brain mitochondria. The EPR study showed a significant increase of the ascorbyl free radical concentration in this animal model. Application of alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN) and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) spin traps revealed formation of highly reactive hydroxyl radical (.OH) trapped in DMSO as the .CH(3) adduct. It was concluded that the ascorbate as a major antioxidant in brain seems to be useful in monitoring chronic cerebral hypoperfusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0197-0186
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
601-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Ascorbic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Brain Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Creatine Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Cyclic N-Oxides, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Dementia, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Energy Metabolism, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Free Radicals, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Hydroxyl Radical, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Molecular Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Nitrogen Oxides, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Oxidative Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15863238-Spin Trapping
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Study of the oxidative stress in a rat model of chronic brain hypoperfusion.
pubmed:affiliation
NMR Laboratory, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovakia. kasparov@cvt.stuba.sk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't