Abstract |
Changes of the xanthine and uric acid (UA) levels in rat forebrain following focal cerebral ischemia were studied by reversed-phase HPLC with electrochemical detection. Focal ischemia was induced by occluding the left middle cerebral artery in the rat. The xanthine level in the normal group was 11.50 nmol/g tissue. In the ischemic group, the xanthine concentration in the ischemic hemisphere progressively increased after occlusion and reached a maximum value of 59.42 nmol/g tissue 4 h after operation. The UA level in the normal group was 2.20 nmol/g tissue, whereas in the ischemic group the UA concentration in the ischemic hemisphere gradually increased after occlusion, reaching a value of 38.53 nmol/g tissue 24 h after ischemia. The concentration of UA remained elevated in the ischemic hemisphere until 48 h after occlusion, and reached a maximum value of 38.98 nmol/g tissue. The xanthine and UA levels in the contralateral hemisphere remained unchanged. The xanthine and UA concentrations in the sham-operated group did not show a significant increase after operation. The time course of xanthine and UA levels suggests that in ischemic forebrain UA is formed from xanthine as a product of purine metabolism.
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Authors | H Kanemitsu, A Tamura, T Kirino, S Karasawa, K Sano, T Iwamoto, M Yoshiura, K Iriyama |
Journal | Journal of neurochemistry
(J Neurochem)
Vol. 51
Issue 6
Pg. 1882-5
(Dec 1988)
ISSN: 0022-3042 [Print] England |
PMID | 3183665
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Xanthines
- Xanthine
- Uric Acid
- Xanthine Oxidase
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Topics |
- Animals
- Brain
(metabolism)
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
(metabolism)
- Kinetics
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Uric Acid
(blood, metabolism)
- Xanthine
- Xanthine Oxidase
(pharmacology)
- Xanthines
(metabolism)
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