title: Early nerve ending rescue from oxidative damage and energy failure by L: -carnitine as post-treatment in two neurotoxic models in rat: recovery of antioxidant and reductive capacities.
abstract: Cell rescue is a primary need during acute and chronic insults to the central nervous system. Functional preservation during the early stages of toxicity in a given degenerative event may represent a significant amelioration of detrimental processes linked to neuronal cell loss. Excitotoxicity and depleted cellular energy are toxic events leading to cell death in several neurodegenerative disorders. In this work, the effects of the well-known antioxidant and energy precursor, L: -carnitine (L: -CAR), were tested as a post-treatment in two neurotoxic models under in vitro and in vivo conditions. The experimental models tested included: (1) a typical excitotoxic and pro-oxidant inducer, quinolinic acid (QUIN); and (2) a mitochondrial energy inhibitor, 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP). For in vitro studies, increasing concentrations of L: -CAR (10-1,000 microM) were added to the isolated brain synaptosomes at different times (1, 3 and 6 h) after the incubation with toxins (100 microM QUIN and 1 mM 3-NP), and 30 min later, lipid peroxidation (LP) and mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) were evaluated. For in vivo purposes, L: -CAR (100 mg/kg, i.p.) was given to rats either as a single administration 120 min after the intrastriatal infusion of QUIN (240 nmol/microl) or 3-NP (500 nmol/microl), or for 7 consecutive days (starting 120 min post-lesion). LP and MD were evaluated 4 h and 7 days post-lesions in isolated striatal synaptosomes. Our results show that, despite some variations depending on the toxic model tested, the time of exposure, or the biomarker evaluated, nerve ending protection can be mostly achieved by L: -CAR within the first hours after the toxic insults started, suggesting that targeting the ongoing oxidative damage and/or energy depletion during the first stages of neurotoxic events is essential to rescue nerve endings.
authors: Laboratorio de Aminoácidos Excitadores, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, Insurgentes Sur 3877, C.P 14269, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
authors: Diana
authors: D
authors: Elinos-Calderón
authors: Yolanda
authors: Y
authors: Robledo-Arratia
authors: Verónica
authors: V
authors: Pérez-De La Cruz
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Pedraza-Chaverrí
authors: Syed F
authors: SF
authors: Ali
authors: Abel
authors: A
authors: Santamaría
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D002331:Carnitine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity; D008297:Male; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D016877:Oxidants / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011422:Propionates / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D017378:Quinolinic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013574:Synaptosomes; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009498:Neurotoxins; D009574:Nitro Compounds; D016877:Oxidants; D011422:Propionates; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; C015392:3-nitropropionic acid; D002331:Carnitine