title: The effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthase on aluminium-induced toxicity in the rat brain.
abstract: The goal of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a non-specific nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) to modulate the toxicity of aluminium chloride (AlCl3). Rats were killed at 3 h and at 30 days after treatments and the striatum was removed. Nitrite, superoxide, superoxide dismutase activity, malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione were determined. AlCl3 exposure promoted oxidative stress in the striatum. The biochemical changes observed in neuronal tissues show that aluminium acts as pro-oxidant, while the NOS inhibitor exerts antioxidant action in AlCl3-treated rats. We conclude that L-NAME can efficiently protect neuronal tissue from AlCl3-induced toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Research, Military Medical Academy, Crnotravska 17, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia. ivanav13@yahoo.ca
authors.forename: Ivana D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Stevanović
authors.forename: Marina D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Ankica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jelenković
authors.forename: Milica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninković
authors.forename: Mirjana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dukić
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stojanović
authors.forename: Miodrag
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colić
mesh_terms: D000077410:Aluminum Chloride; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D002712:Chlorides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000378:metabolism; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D017072:Neostriatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D002712:Chlorides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D009573:Nitrites; D013481:Superoxides; D000077410:Aluminum Chloride; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005978:Glutathione; D019331:NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester