1996-04-01
Manganese-induced hydroxyl radical formation in rat striatum is not attenuated by dopamine depletion or iron chelation in vivo
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Experimental Neurology , Volume 138 - Issue 2 p. 236- 245
The present studies were aimed at investigating the possible roles of dopamine (DA) and iron in production of hydroxyl radicals (.OH) in rat striatum after Mn2+ intoxication. For this purpose, DA depletions were assessed concomitant with in vivo 2,3- and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) formation from the reaction of salicylate with .OH, of which 2,3-DHBA is a nonenzymatic adduct. Following intrastriatal Mn2+ injection, marked 2,3-DHBA increases were observed in a time- and dose-dependent fashion reaching maximum levels at 6-18 h and a plateau beyond 0.4 μmol (fourfold increase). The delayed increase of 2,3-DHBA levels suggests that Mn2+ induces OH formation in the living brain by an indirect process. The early DA depletion (2 h) and relatively late .OH formation (6 h) indicate independent processes by Mn2+. In addition, depletion of DA (about 90%) by reserpine pretreatment did not significantly alter Mn2+-induced 2,3-DHBA formation or the extent of DA depletion, suggesting that DA or DA autoxidation are not participating in Mn2+-induced .OH formation in vivo. Furthermore, Mn2+ injection did not significantly alter the low molecular weight iron pool in striatum, and co-injections of the iron-chelator deferoxamine with Mn2+ into striatum did not significantly attenuate Mn2+-induced 2,3-DHBA formation. These findings suggest no role of chelatable iron in generation of Mn2+-induced .OH, but do not exclude a role for mitochondrial heme-iron or peroxynitrite (Fe-independent) in Mn2+-induced .OH formation.
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doi.org/10.1006/exnr.1996.0062, hdl.handle.net/1765/57340 | |
Experimental Neurology | |
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Sloot, W., Korf, J., Koster, J., de Wit, E., & Gramsbergen, J. B. P. (1996). Manganese-induced hydroxyl radical formation in rat striatum is not attenuated by dopamine depletion or iron chelation in vivo. Experimental Neurology, 138(2), 236–245. doi:10.1006/exnr.1996.0062 |