Supplementary Material for: Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition Prevents Cerebral Palsy following Hypoxia-Ischemia in Fetal Rabbits: Comparison between JI-8 and 7-Nitroindazole Yu L. Derrick M. Ji H. Silverman R.B. Whitsett J. Vásquez-Vivar J. Tan S. 10.6084/m9.figshare.5121832.v1 https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Neuronal_Nitric_Oxide_Synthase_Inhibition_Prevents_Cerebral_Palsy_following_Hypoxia-Ischemia_in_Fetal_Rabbits_Comparison_between_JI-8_and_7-Nitroindazole/5121832 Cerebral palsy and death are serious consequences of perinatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI). Important concepts can now be tested using an animal model of cerebral palsy. We have previously shown that reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are produced in antenatal HI. A novel class of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitors have been designed, and they ameliorate postnatal motor deficits when administered prior to the hypoxic-ischemic insult. This study asks how the new class of inhibitors, using JI-8 (K<sub>i</sub> for nNOS: 0.014 µ<i>M</i>) as a representative, compare with the frequently used nNOS inhibitor 7-nitroindazole (7-NI; K<sub>i</sub>: 0.09 ± 0.024 µ<i>M</i>). A theoretical dose equivalent to 75 K<sub>i</sub> of JI-8 or equimolar 7-NI was administered to pregnant rabbit dams 30 min prior to and immediately after 40 min of uterine ischemia at 22 days gestation (70% term). JI-8 treatment resulted in a significant decrease in NOS activity (39%) in fetal brain homogenates acutely after HI, without affecting maternal blood pressure and heart rate. JI-8 treatment resulted in 33 normal kits, 2 moderately and 13 severely affected kits and 5 stillbirths, compared with 8 normal, 3 moderately affected and 5 severely affected kits and 10 stillbirths in the 7-NI group. In terms of neurobehavioral outcome, 7-NI was not different from saline treatment, while JI-8 was superior to saline and 7-NI in its protective effect (p < 0.05). In the surviving kits, JI-8 significantly improved the locomotion score over both saline and 7-NI scores. JI-8 was also significantly superior to saline in preserving smell, muscle tone and righting reflex function, but 7-NI did not show significant improvement. Furthermore, a 100-fold increase in the dose (15.75 µmol/kg) of 7-NI significantly decreased systolic blood pressure in the dam, while JI-8 did not. The new class of inhibitors such as JI-8 shows promise in the prevention of cerebral palsy and is superior to the previously more commonly used nNOS inhibitor. 2011-06-10 00:00:00 Neuronal nitric oxide synthase, inhibition Cerebral palsy 7-Nitroindazole