期刊
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE
卷 33, 期 3-4, 页码 288-298出版社
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000327241
关键词
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Brain slice model; Hypoxia-ischemia, in utero; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor
资金
- NIH [NS 043285]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [R01GM049725] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE [R01NS043285, R56NS043285] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and nitric oxide (NO) are implicated in neuronal injury following acute hypoxia-ischemia (HI). Our hypothesis was that NO from nNOS is responsible for ongoing mitochondrial dysfunction in near-term fetal HI. Recently, we synthesized new selective nNOS inhibitors that prevent the cerebral palsy phenotype in our animal model. We tested the efficacy of a selective nNOS inhibitor (JI-8) in fetal brains after in utero HI in our rabbit model. Brain slices at 29 days gestation were obtained after in utero HI, and immediately cultured in medium containing JI-8 or saline for 3-6 days. Mitochondrial membrane integrity and function were determined by flow cytometry using rhodamine 123 and JC-1, and cell death by using propidium iodide. JI-8 decreased NO production in brain slices and also showed significant preservation of mitochondrial function at both 3 and 6 days (p < 0.05) when compared with saline and inducible NOS inhibitor 1400W. There was no difference in cell death. In conclusion, nNOS is involved in ongoing mitochondrial dysfunction after in utero HI. The subacute brain slice model could be a tool for studying the mechanisms involved in ongoing neuronal injury, and for rapidly assessing potential neuroprotectants. Copyright (C) 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel
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