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ESR measurement of radical clearance in lung of whole mouse
K Takeshita1, H Utsumi, A Hamada
1Department of Health Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Clearance of the nitroxide radicals, hydroxy-TEMPO and carboxy-PROXYL, in whole-mouse lung was directly measured by in vivo ESR. After injecting a nitroxide radical, distribution of the nitroxide radical all over the lung was confirmed by ESR imaging. The ESR signal of hydroxy-TEMPO was reduced in the lung and the clearance obeyed first-order kinetics, whereas the signal of carboxy-PROXYL remained constant. Comparison of the clearance rates of live and dead mice indicated the presence of 2 different clearance systems in the lung: loss of its paramagnetism in the lung, and transfer from alveolar to the blood circulation system.