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α-Tocopherol and Ascorbic Acid Administration Prevents the Impairment of Brain Energy Metabolism of Hyperargininemic Rats

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1 We have previously demonstrated that arginine administration induces oxidative stress and compromises energy metabolism in rat hippocampus. In the present study we initially investigated the influence of pretreatment with α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on the effects produced by arginine on hippocampus energy metabolism. We also tested the effect of acute administration of arginine on various parameters of energy metabolism, namely glucose uptake, lactate release and on the activities of succinate dehydrogenase, complex II and cytochrome c oxidase in rat cerebellum, as well as the influence of pretreatment with α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid on the effects elicited by arginine on this structure.

2. Sixty-day-old female Wistar rats were treated with a single i.p. injection of saline (control) or arginine (0.8 g/kg) and were killed 1 h later. In another set of experiments, the animals were pretreated for 1 week with daily i.p. administration of saline (control) or α-tocopherol (40 mg/kg) and ascorbic acid (100 mg/kg). Twelve hours after the last injection of the antioxidants the rats received one i.p. injection of arginine (0.8 g/kg) or saline and were killed 1 h later.

3. Results showed that arginine administration significantly increased lactate release and diminished glucose uptake and the activities of succinate dehydrogenase and complex II in rat cerebellum. In contrast, complex IV (cytochrome c oxidase) activity was not changed by this amino acid. Furthermore, pretreatment with α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid prevented the impairment of energy metabolism caused by hyperargininemia in cerebellum and hippocampus of rats.

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This work was supported in part by grants from CNPq and PRONEX/ CNPq/FAPERGS, Brazil.

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    Débora Delwing, Bárbara Tagliari, Fábria Chiarani, Clovis M. D. Wannmacher, Moacir Wajner & Angela Terezinha de Souza Wyse

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Delwing, D., Tagliari, B., Chiarani, F. et al. α-Tocopherol and Ascorbic Acid Administration Prevents the Impairment of Brain Energy Metabolism of Hyperargininemic Rats. Cell Mol Neurobiol 26, 177–189 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10571-006-9022-3

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