Cerebral uric acid increases following experimental traumatic brain injury in rat

被引:33
作者
Tayag, EC
Nair, SN
Wahhab, S
Katsetos, CD
Lighthall, JW
Lehmann, JC
机构
[1] MED COLL PENN & HAHNEMANN UNIV, DEPT NEUROSURG, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 USA
[2] MED COLL PENN & HAHNEMANN UNIV, DEPT PATHOL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102 USA
[3] GM CORP, RES LABS, DEPT BIOMED SCI, WARREN, MI 48090 USA
关键词
uric acid; thalamus; cortex; rat; traumatic brain injury; microdialysis;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(96)00669-5
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Following traumatic brain injury (TBI), cortical and thalamic areas were analyzed histologically and by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for uric acid at various survival times. Following TBI, cortical uric acid was elevated by ten-fold at 24 and 48 h, but not at 1 h post-TBI. Histological evidence of neurodegeneration was found not only in cortex but also in the anteroventral thalamus. These data suggest that as in stroke, uric acid measurements may be a convenient and sensitive method for measuring peroxidative status in TBI.
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页码:287 / 291
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