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ABSTRACT: Superoxide anion generation during severe asphyxia and reventilation was assessed in newborn pigs. Using closed cranial windows over the parietal cortices, superoxide dismutase (SOD)-inhibitable nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) reduction was determined during asphyxia/ reventilation. Asphyxia was induced by turning off the respirator and occluding the endotracheal tube. In each animal, 2.4 mM NBT dissolved in artificial cerebrospinal fluid was placed under one window and under the opposite window, NBT (2.4 mM) plus SOD (60 U/mL) dissolved in artificial cerebrospinal fluid was used. A significant increase in SOD-inhibitable NBT reduction was observed in asphyxiated piglets (14.67 ± 4.5 pmol/mm2 · 20 min) when compared with control piglets (2.82 ± 1.1 pmol/mm2 · 20 min). In another group in which the animals were treated with indomethacin (5 mg/kg i.v.) before asphyxia/reventilation, there was minimal SOD-inhibitable NBT reduction. Our results indicate that superoxide anion is generated on the cerebral cortex during asphyxia/reventilation via the prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase pathway.
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Pourcyrous, M., Leffler, C., Mirro, R. et al. Brain Superoxide Anion Generation during Asphyxia and Reventilation in Newborn Pigs. Pediatr Res 28, 618–621 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199012000-00015
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