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The field of oxidative stress, free radicals, cellular defense and antioxidants is a burgeoning field of research. An important biomarker of oxidative stress is ascorbate and alterations in ascorbate have been shown to be a reliable measure of oxidative stress mechanisms. The purpose of this pharmacological study was to assess changes in ascorbate in a morphine/ascorbate animal model using novel sensors which selectively detect electrochemical signals for ascorbate, dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-HT). Studies were also performed to show reversal of morphine-induced effects by the opioid antagonist, naloxone. In vivo studies were modeled after (Enrico et al. 1997, 1998) in which the oxidative biomarker, ascorbate, was reported to compensate for free radicals produced by morphine-induced increases in DA and 5-HT. In vivo studies consisted of inserting the Laurate sensor in ventrolateral nucleus accumbens (vlNAcc), in anesthetized male, Sprague-Dawley rats. In separate studies, laboratory rats were injected with (1) ascorbate, (5–35 mg/kg, ip) or (2) dehydroascorbate (DHA) (20–100 mg/kg, ip). In another study, (3) morphine sulfate (10–20 mg/kg, sc) was injected followed by a single injection of naloxone (5 mg/kg, ip) in the same animal. Results showed that in vlNAcc, (1) neither ascorbate nor DHA injections produced ascorbate release, (2) morphine significantly increased DA and 5-HT release, but did not alter ascorbate release, and (3) naloxone significantly reversed the increased DA and 5-HT release produced by morphine. Moreover, the sensors, N-stearoyl cerebroside and laurate were studied in vitro, in separate studies, in order to assess selective and separate electrochemical detection of ascorbate, DA and 5-HT, neuromolecules involved in oxidative stress mechanisms. In vitro studies consisted of pretreatment of each sensor with a solution of phosphotidylethanolamine (PEA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) which simulates the lipid/protein composition of brain. Each new sensor was tested for stability, sensitivity and selectivity by pipetting graduated increases in concentration of ascorbate, DA and 5-HT into an electrochemical cell containing saline/phosphate buffer. Multiple and repetitive images of electrochemical signals from ascorbate, DA and 5-HT were recorded. Results showed that both sensors produced three well-defined cathodic, selective and separate electrochemical signals for ascorbate, DA and 5-HT at characteristic oxidation potentials. Dopamine and 5-HT were detected at nM concentrations while ascorbate was detected at µM concentrations. In summary, the data show that very low concentrations of ascorbate occurred in vlNAcc since novel sensors detected ascorbate at high concentrations in vitro. The data indicate that little or no change in oxidative stress mechanisms occurred in vlNAcc after morphine or naloxone administration since the oxidative biomarker, ascorbate, was not signifi cantly altered. Thus, oxidative stress mechanisms and novel N-stearoyl cerebroside and laurate sensors, which selectively detect and separate neuromolecules involved in these mechanisms, may be potentially clinically relevant.
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Broderick, P. Studies of oxidative stress mechanisms using a morphine / ascorbate animal model and novel N-stearoyl cerebroside and laurate sensors. J Neural Transm 115, 7–17 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-007-0809-2
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