In vivo electron spin resonance assessment of decay constant of nitroxyl radical in selenium-deficient rat
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Detection of Nitric Oxide and Superoxide Radical Anion by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy from Cells using Spin Traps
Published on: August 18, 2012
K Matsumoto1, K Endo, H Utsumi
1Department of Physical Chemistry, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo Japan. knmatsu@ac.shoyaku.ac.jp
Abstract:
In vivo reducing capacity and cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in liver homogenate were evaluated in 6 weeks old Se-deficient and normal rats. GSH-Px was significantly lower in Se-deficient rats than in normal rats. In vivo reducing capacity in head and liver parts, estimated from in vivo signal decay of a nitroxyl spin probe using a low frequency (300 MHz) ESR spectrometer, was significantly decreased in Se-deficient rats, suggesting a decrease of antioxidant capacity in Se-deficient rats.

