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Anoxia-resistant turtle brain maintains ascorbic acid content in vitro.

M E Rice1, J Cammack

  • 1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.

Neuroscience Letters
|November 11, 1991
PubMed
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The turtle brain effectively preserves ascorbate levels, both within cells and in extracellular fluid, even during prolonged incubation without this essential nutrient. This resilience may protect against oxidative damage.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Ascorbate (vitamin C) is a crucial antioxidant in the brain.
  • Understanding ascorbate homeostasis is vital for brain health and disease research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ability of the isolated turtle brain to maintain ascorbate concentrations.
  • To compare ascorbate retention in turtle brain with mammalian brain tissue.

Main Methods:

  • Incubation of isolated turtle brains in ascorbate-free saline for up to 24 hours.
  • Measurement of intra- and extracellular ascorbate concentrations using carbon fiber voltammetric microelectrodes.
  • Comparison with ascorbate levels in guinea pig brain slices.

Main Results:

  • Turtle brain maintained significant ascorbate levels (65% of control) after 24h incubation.

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  • Extracellular ascorbate remained at 56% of initial levels after 24h.
  • Ascorbate levels were maintained at 80% after 6h, irrespective of glucose or oxygen availability.
  • Guinea pig brain retained only 4% of ascorbate after 6h.

    • Conclusions:

    • The anoxia-resistant turtle brain exhibits remarkable ascorbate homeostasis.
    • High ascorbate levels likely contribute to mitigating oxidative injury in turtle brain.
    • Supplementation with ascorbate is recommended for in vitro studies of mammalian brain tissue.