Abstract
A plant and fungal toxin, 3-NPA, acts as an inhibitor of mitochondrial function via irreversible inactivation of the mitochondrial inner membrane enzyme, succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). Inhibition of SDH disturbs electron transport and leads to cellular energy deficits and neuronal injury. We have shown that pretreatment with l-carnitine, while not significantly attenuating SDH inhibition, prevented hypothermia and oxidative stress-associated increased activity of free radical-scavenging enzymes. Here, a neurohistological method was applied to examine the effect of carnitine pretreatment against 3-NPA-induced neurotoxicity. Twenty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups (n = 10/group). Rats in the first group were injected twice with 3-NPA at 30 mg/kg s.c., 2 days apart, and the second group of animals received l-carnitine pretreatment at 100 mg/kg 30-40 min before 3-NPA administration. Rats in both groups were perfused 7 days later and their brains harvested. Degenerating neurons were identified and localized via the fluorescent marker Fluoro-Jade B. In the three animals that survived 3-NPA dosing, one exhibited no pathology, one exhibited moderate unilateral damage to the striatum, and the third ex...Continue Reading
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