Hyperoxia by short-term promotes oxidative damage and mitochondrial dysfunction in rat brain

  • Richard Simon Machado
  • , Leonardo Tenfen
  • , Larissa Joaquim
  • , Everton Venicius Rosa Lanzzarin
  • , Gabriela Costa Bernardes
  • , Sandra Regina Bonfante
  • , Khiany Mathias
  • , Erica Biehl
  • , Érick Bagio
  • , Solange de Souza Stork
  • , Tais Denicol
  • , Mariana Pacheco de Oliveira
  • , Mariella Reinol da Silva
  • , Lucinéia Gainski Danielski
  • , Rafaella Willig de Quadros
  • , Gislaine Tezza Rezin
  • , Silvia Resende Terra
  • , Jairo Nunes Balsini
  • , Fernanda Frederico Gava
  • , Fabricia Petronilho

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Abstract

Oxygen (O2) therapy is used as a therapeutic protocol to prevent or treat hypoxia. However, a high inspired fraction of O2 (FIO2) promotes hyperoxia, a harmful condition for the central nervous system (CNS). The present study evaluated parameters of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in the brain of rats exposed to different FIO2. Male Wistar rats were exposed to hyperoxia (FIO2 40 % and 60 %) compared to the control group (FIO2 21 %) for 2 h. Oxidative stress, neutrophilic infiltration, and mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes were determined in the hippocampus, striatum, cerebellum, cortex, and prefrontal cortex after O2 exposure. The animals exposed to hyperoxia showed increased lipid peroxidation, formation of carbonyl proteins, N/N concentration, and neutrophilic infiltration in some brain regions, like hippocampus, striatum, and cerebellum being the most affected. Furthermore, CAT activity and activity of mitochondrial enzyme complexes were also altered after exposure to hyperoxia. Rats exposed to hyperoxia showed increase in oxidative stress parameters and mitochondrial dysfunction in brain structures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number103963
JournalRespiratory Physiology and Neurobiology
Volume306
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Brain
  • Hyperoxia
  • Oxidative stress
  • Oxygen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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