Methods for depleting brain glutathione.
T Masukawa, M Sai, Y Tochino
Index: Life Sci. 44(6) , 417-24, (1989)
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Abstract
To search for a technique to deplete reduced glutathione (GSH) in brain, the influence of various types of compounds on brain GSH levels was investigated in mice. Of the compounds tested, cyclohexene-1-one, cycloheptene-1-one and diethyl maleate were shown to be potent GSH depletors in brain as well as in liver. The depletion of cerebral GSH ranged about 40-60% of control levels at 1 and 3 hr after intraperitoneal injection. Cyclohexene, cycloheptene, phorone, acetaminophen, and benzyl chloride caused mild depletion of cerebral GSH, but buthionine sulfoximine did not alter cerebral GSH levels. Further, intracerebroventricular injection of cyclohexene-1-one and cycloheptene-1-one caused depletion of brain GSH to about 60-80% of control levels at 1 hr after injection, and the effects persisted for at least 6 hr. Under these conditions, hepatic GSH was not altered. These results demonstrated that cyclohexene-1-one and cycloheptene-1-one can cause not only a marked depletion of brain GSH by systemic administration, but also depletion of cerebral GSH by intracerebroventricular injection by virtue of being water-soluble compounds. Thus, methods for depleting brain GSH employing both compounds are available for exploring possible functions of cerebral GSH in in vivo systems.
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