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The meaning of H2O2 generation in carotid body cells for PO2 chemoreception.

The rat carotid body is able to generate H2O2 in type-I cells with the aid of an electron-transferring chain with cytochrome b as the major component as it can be detected by spectrophotometry as well as confocal laser-microscopy. This cytochrome b is reducible by hypoxia, but not by cyanide, indicating that it does not participate in the energy production by the respiratory chain. The carotid body possesses a glutathione peroxidase ( GPO) which scavenges H2O2 and other organic hydroperoxides. The nervous chemoreceptor discharge can be inhibited by external application of hydroperoxides with a similar half maximal value (60-80 microM) as used to stimulate GPO. A hypothetical signal chain is described which suggests the involvement of cytochrome b as an O2 sensor in PO2 chemoreception of the carotid body and the degradation of H2O2 by glutathione to control the K(+)-conductivity of carotid body cells.[1]

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  1. The meaning of H2O2 generation in carotid body cells for PO2 chemoreception. Acker, H., Bölling, B., Delpiano, M.A., Dufau, E., Görlach, A., Holtermann, G. J. Auton. Nerv. Syst. (1992) [Pubmed]
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