Polyethylene glygol conjugated superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD) improves recovery of hypercapnia cerebral blood flow (CBF) reactivity following transient global ischemia in piglets

Conference · Fri Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1991 · FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States)

OSTI ID:5214080

Traystman, R J; Kirsch, J R; Helfaer, M A; Haun, S E ^[1]

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1. John Hopkins Medical Inst., Baltimore, MD (United States)

This study tested the hypothesis that alteration in hypercapnic cerebral blood flow (CBF) reactivity is due to oxygen-derived free radical mediated vascular damage and therefore could be inhibited by treatment with PEG-SOD. Pentobarbital anesthetized piglets were mechanically ventilated and hemodynamically monitored. CBF was measured at PaCO{sub 2} of approximately 25, 40 and 55 mmHg. Reactivity was tested in all piglets prior to and 2 hours following reperfusion from global ischemia. Control piglets received PEG prior to ischemia and at reperfusion. Experimental piglets received either PEG-SOD prior to ischemia and PEG at reperfusion or PEG prior to ischemia and PEG-SOD at reperfusion. During reperfusion cerebral perfusion pressure was maintained constant between groups by intravenous infusion of epinephrine. Pre-ischemic hypercapnic reactivity was not different between groups. At 2 hr reperfusion hypercapnic CBF reactivity in control piglets was diminished to forebrain and brainstem but hypercapnic reactivity was not different than preischemic values in either group receiving PEG-SOD. The authors conclude that administration of PEG-SOD, either prior to or following transient global ischemia, improves recovery of post-ischemic hypercapnic reactivity in piglets. This implicates oxygen-derived free radicals as important mediators of reperfusion injury in brain.

• OSTI ID: 5214080
• Report Number(s): CONF-9104107--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: FASEB Journal (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology); (United States) Journal Volume: 5:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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