A microdialysis study investigating the mechanisms of hydroxyl radical formation in rat striatum exposed to glutamate |
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Authors: | E Lancelot ML Revaud RG Boulu M Plotkine J Callebert |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India. |
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Abstract: | Considerable evidence has linked hydroxyl radicals (.OH) to excitotoxicity. Glutamate infused through a microdialysis probe into rat striatum induced a massive .OH production, which was completely blocked by PBN and attenuated by dizocilpine, 2-amino-5-phosphonopentanoic acid (AP-5), NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and mepacrine. Thus, we suggest that the neurotoxic effects of glutamate in vivo may derive from an increased formation of .OH resulting from excessive activation of NMDA receptors and downstream enzymes such as NOS and PLA2. |
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