title: A dual-probe microdialysis study in simultaneously monitoring extracellular pyruvate, lactate, and biogenic amines in gerbil striata during unilateral cerebral ischemia.
abstract: A dual-probe microdialysis technique coupled with liquid chromatographic assays was developed for the simultaneous monitoring of neurochemicals in gerbil striata during cerebral ischemia. Isocratic separation of lactate and pyruvate was achieved within 5 min whereas the separation of biogenic amines was completed within 30 min. An unilateral ligation was produced by occlusion of the right common carotid artery for 30 mins in anesthetized gerbils to perform a typical focal cerebral ischemia. Microdialysis probes were inserted in both sides of the striata to simultaneously monitor biogenic amines, lactate and pyruvate during cerebral ischemia. Dynamic and comparative changes of these analytes in ipsilateral and contralateral sides of the brain can be simultaneously measured by the assay. The present assay can be used as a research tool to explore neurochemical substances and their relationships during cerebral ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D007839:Functional Laterality; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000378:metabolism*; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism*; D017551:Microdialysis / Q000379:methods; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines; D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine