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Cytosolic and membrane-bound cerebral nitric oxide synthase activity during hypoxia in cortical tissue of newborn piglets. 1996

F Groenendaal, and O P Mishra, and J E McGowan, and D J Hoffman, and M Delivoria-Papadopoulos
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104, USA.

To determine the role of nitric oxide production during hypoxia, the presence of two forms of neuronal nitric oxide synthase, cytosolic (cNOS) and membrane-bound (memNOS), in cortical tissue of newborn piglets and the effects of hypoxia on the activity of these enzymes were studied. Experiments were performed in 12 anesthetized and ventilated Yorkshire piglets, 2-4 days of age. Hypoxia was induced by decreasing the FiO2 to 0.07. The control group was ventilated maintaining normoxia. After 1 h of normoxic or hypoxic ventilation brain tissue was removed and frozen immediately in liquid nitrogen. Tissue hypoxia was confirmed by analysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and phosphocreatine (PCr): ATP was reduced to 52% and PCr to 28% of control values. cNOS activity was 35.3 +/- 13.7 pmol/mg protein per min in the control group and 28.3 +/- 7.0 in the hypoxia group; memNOS activity was 10.5 +/- 4.5 and 12.0 +/- 3.9 pmol/mg protein per min in the control and hypoxia groups, respectively. Differences in cNOS and memNOS activity between control and hypoxic animals were not significant. The results indicate that both cNOS and memNOS are present in cortical tissue of newborn piglets and that the activity is unaffected by 1 h of tissue hypoxia. We suggest that production of nitric oxide and its derivative peroxynitrite during hypoxia may therefore be a potential mechanism for hypoxia-induced brain cell membrane lipid peroxidation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008566 Membranes Thin layers of tissue which cover parts of the body, separate adjacent cavities, or connect adjacent structures. Membrane Tissue,Membrane,Membrane Tissues,Tissue, Membrane,Tissues, Membrane
D002534 Hypoxia, Brain A reduction in brain oxygen supply due to ANOXEMIA (a reduced amount of oxygen being carried in the blood by HEMOGLOBIN), or to a restriction of the blood supply to the brain, or both. Severe hypoxia is referred to as anoxia and is a relatively common cause of injury to the central nervous system. Prolonged brain anoxia may lead to BRAIN DEATH or a PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE. Histologically, this condition is characterized by neuronal loss which is most prominent in the HIPPOCAMPUS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; CEREBELLUM; and inferior olives. Anoxia, Brain,Anoxic Encephalopathy,Brain Hypoxia,Cerebral Anoxia,Encephalopathy, Hypoxic,Hypoxic Encephalopathy,Anoxia, Cerebral,Anoxic Brain Damage,Brain Anoxia,Cerebral Hypoxia,Hypoxia, Cerebral,Hypoxic Brain Damage,Anoxic Encephalopathies,Brain Damage, Anoxic,Brain Damage, Hypoxic,Damage, Anoxic Brain,Damage, Hypoxic Brain,Encephalopathies, Anoxic,Encephalopathies, Hypoxic,Encephalopathy, Anoxic,Hypoxic Encephalopathies
D002540 Cerebral Cortex The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulci. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions. Allocortex,Archipallium,Cortex Cerebri,Cortical Plate,Paleocortex,Periallocortex,Allocortices,Archipalliums,Cerebral Cortices,Cortex Cerebrus,Cortex, Cerebral,Cortical Plates,Paleocortices,Periallocortices,Plate, Cortical
D003600 Cytosol Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components. Cytosols
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000831 Animals, Newborn Refers to animals in the period of time just after birth. Animals, Neonatal,Animal, Neonatal,Animal, Newborn,Neonatal Animal,Neonatal Animals,Newborn Animal,Newborn Animals
D013552 Swine Any of various animals that constitute the family Suidae and comprise stout-bodied, short-legged omnivorous mammals with thick skin, usually covered with coarse bristles, a rather long mobile snout, and small tail. Included are the genera Babyrousa, Phacochoerus (wart hogs), and Sus, the latter containing the domestic pig (see SUS SCROFA). Phacochoerus,Pigs,Suidae,Warthogs,Wart Hogs,Hog, Wart,Hogs, Wart,Wart Hog
D019001 Nitric Oxide Synthase An NADPH-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-ARGININE and OXYGEN to produce CITRULLINE and NITRIC OXIDE. NO Synthase,Nitric-Oxide Synthase,Nitric-Oxide Synthetase,Nitric Oxide Synthetase,Oxide Synthase, Nitric,Synthase, Nitric Oxide

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