Obata T, Yamanaka Y
Department of Pharmacology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Neurosci Lett. 1996 Dec 27;221(1):13-6. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3940(96)13271-7.
The effect of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) on the generation of hydroxyl free radicals (.OH) was investigated using striatal microdialysis technique. Salicylic acid in Ringer's solution (0.5 nmol.microliters-1.min-1) was infused directly through a microdialysis probe to detect the generation of .OH as reflected by the formation of dihydroxybenzoic acids (DHBA) in the striatum. When L-DOPA (0.1 mM; 1 microliter.min-1) was infused in the rat brain, the level of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) gradually increased in a time-dependent manner. In addition, a marked elevation of DHBA was observed. However, in the presence of carbidopa, a decarboxylase inhibitor, the elevation in DHBA formation was not observed. These results suggest that carbidopa may suppress the .OH generation by dopamine (DA).
采用纹状体微透析技术研究了L-3,4-二羟基苯丙氨酸(L-DOPA)对羟自由基(·OH)生成的影响。将林格氏溶液中的水杨酸(0.5 nmol·μL-1·min-1)通过微透析探针直接注入,以检测纹状体中生成的·OH,其通过二羟基苯甲酸(DHBA)的形成来反映。当向大鼠脑内注入L-DOPA(0.1 mM;1 μL·min-1)时,3,4-二羟基苯乙酸(DOPAC)水平呈时间依赖性逐渐升高。此外,还观察到DHBA显著升高。然而,在存在脱羧酶抑制剂卡比多巴的情况下,未观察到DHBA生成的升高。这些结果表明,卡比多巴可能抑制多巴胺(DA)生成·OH。