The good, the bad and the ugly of nitric oxide, superoxide and peroxynitrite signaling during oxygen‐glucose deprivation in rat and arctic ground squirrel

Abstract

Cerebral ischemia‐reperfusion (I/R) injury initiates a complex cascade of events, several of which involve the generation of nitic oxide (NO) and oxygen (O2•−) free radicals. NO and O2•− rapidly combine to form peroxynitrite (ONOO−) a potent oxidant and nitrating agent. Previous studies have revealed that the arctic ground squirrel (AGS; Urocitellus parryii) is a natural model of high tolerance to I/R injury, however, the mechanisms that contribute to the ability to tolerate this pathological scenario is still elusive. Here, we tested the hypothesis that tolerance to I/R injury modeled in an acute hippocampal slice preparation in AGS is modulated by reduced oxidative and nitrosative stress associated with oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2017
Source ID
10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.lb213

Entities

People

  • Kelly Drew
  • Saurav Bhowmick

Organizations

  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health
  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
  • University of Alaska System

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Fields of Study

  • Biology

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  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry