Tesis por compendio / La presente tesis doctoral titulada "Sondas moleculares y complejos de rutenio (II) y osmio (II) para la detección cromo-fluorogénica de especies cargadas y monóxido de carbono" se centra en el desarrollo de sensores químicos moleculares. El trabajo realizado se puede dividir en dos partes: (i) síntesis y caracterización de sondas moleculares multifuncionales para la detección óptica de aniones y cationes metálicos y, (ii) preparación de complejos de rutenio (II) y osmio (II) para la detección cromo-fluorogénica de monóxido de carbono. La primera familia de sondas moleculares, a la cual se hace referencia en el capítulo 2, se basa en el uso de imidazoantraquinonas como subunidad indicadora. Empleando este fragmento molecular se prepararon y caracterizaron cuatro sondas (2a-2d). De todos los aniones que se ensayaron, sólo el fluoruro es capaz de inducir la aparición de una banda de absorción (lo cual se refleja en diferentes cambios de color) y bandas de emisión desplazadas hacia el rojo. Estos cambios se atribuyen a la desprotonación del grupo N-H del anillo de imidazol inducida por el fluoruro. También los cationes Fe3+, Al3+ y Cr3+ son capaces de producir desplazamientos moderados hacia el azul de las bandas de absorción de los cuatro receptores, así como una desactivación marcada de la emisión a causa de su coordinación (con los átomos de oxígeno y nitrógeno del cromóforo imidazoantraquinona). El segundo capítulo también está dedicado al estudio del comportamiento de coordinación frente a aniones y cationes de una segunda familia de sondas (3a-3d) basadas en derivados de imidazoquinolina. Nuevamente el anión fluoruro promueve la desprotonación de estos compuestos, lo cual se refleja en la aparición de bandas de absorción y de emisión desplazadas hacia el rojo. En cuanto a la respuesta óptica en presencia de cationes metálicos es muy poco selectiva, observándose cambios en las bandas UV-visible y una desactivación de las bandas de emisión en presencia de Hg2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Fe3+, Fe2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr3+ y Al3+. A lo largo del capítulo 3 se presenta la síntesis, caracterización y comportamiento cromo-fluorogénico frente al monóxido de carbono de dos conjuntos de complejos de rutenio (II) y osmio (II) que tienen en su esfera de coordinación los fluróforos 2,1,3-benzotiadiazol (BTD) y 5-(3-tienil)-2,1,3-benzotiadiazol (TBTD). En la primera parte de este capítulo se prepararon ocho compuestos con el ligando BTD (1-8). Al burburjearles CO, las disoluciones de cloroformo de dichos complejos mostraron notables cambios de color. Además, su emisión se vio incrementada debido a la coordinación de los complejos con el CO y el desplazamiento del fluoróforo BTD. Por otro lado, la adsorción de los complejos en sílice dio lugar a sólidos que presentaron importantes cambios de color permitiendo la detección de CO en fase gas a simple vista y con alta selectividad y sensitividad. El segundo conjunto de complejos de rutenio (II) y osmio (II) contiene el fluróforo TBTD (3-7). Éstos también son capaces de detectar CO cuando se encuentran disueltos en cloroformo y adsorbidos en sílice a través de cambios de color y fluorescencia. Por otra parte, se prepararon dos nuevos complejos (8 y 9) funcionalizados con una cadena de polietilenglicol. Ambos complejos son solubles en agua y permiten la detección de CO en este disolvente altamente competitivo. Además, los compuestos 8 y 9 no son tóxicos y se emplearon con éxito en la detección de CO en células HeLa. / The present PhD thesis entitled "Molecular probes and ruthenium (II) and osmium (II) complexes for the chromo-fluorogenic sensing of charged species and carbon monoxide" is focused on the development of molecular chemosensors. More in detail, the work carried out is clearly divided into two independent parts: (i) the synthesis and characterization of multifunctional molecular probes for the optical detection of anions and metal cations and, (ii) the preparation of ruthenium (II) and osmium (II) complexes for the chromo-fluorogenic sensing of carbon monoxide. The first family of molecular probes, reported in chapter 2, is based on the use of imidazoanthraquinone as signaling subunit. Using this molecular fragment four probes (2a-2d) are prepared and characterized. Of all the anions tested, only fluoride is able to induce the appearance of red-shifted absorption (reflected in marked color changes) and emission bands. These changes are ascribed to a fluoride-induced deprotonation of the N-H moiety of the imidazole ring. Also Fe3+, Al3+ and Cr3+ were able to induce moderate blue-shifts of the absorption bands of the four receptors upon coordination (with the oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the imidazoanthraquinone chromophore) and marked emission quenching. The second chapter is also devoted to study the coordination behavior toward anions and cations of a second family of probes (3a-3d) containing imidazoquinoline derivatives. Again, fluoride anion promoted the deprotonation on the probes that are reflected in the apperacence of red-shifted absorption and emission bands. The optical response in the presence of metal cations is quite unselective and UV-visible shifts and emission quenchings are observed in the presence of Hg2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Fe3+, Fe2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr3+ and Al3+. Chapter 3 presents the synthesis, characterization and chromo-fluorogenic behavior toward of carbon monoxide of two set of ruthenium (II) and osmium (II) complexes bearing 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (BTD) and 5-(3-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (TBTD) fluorophores. Eight complexes functionalized with BTD ligand (1-8) are prepared in the first part of this chapter. Chloroform solutions of the complexes underwent remarkable color changes when CO is bubbled. Also, significative emission enhancements are obserbed due to coordination of CO and displacement of BTD fluorophore. Besides, the adsorption of the complexes on silica yielded solids that presented remarkable color changes that allowed a naked eye detection of CO in gas phase. The second set of ruthenium (II) and osmium (II) complexes contains TBTD fluorophore (3-7). Also these complexes are able to detect CO in chloroform solution and in gas phase when adsorbed on silica through color and fluorescence changes. Moreover, two new complexes (8 and 9) containing a poly(ethylene) glycol chain are prepared. Both complexes are water soluble and allowed CO detection in this highly competitive solvent. Besides, 8 and 9 are non-toxic and are successfully used for CO detection in HeLa cells. / La present tesi doctoral titulada "Sondas moleculars i complexos de ruteni (II) i osmi (II) per a la detecció cromo-fluorogènica d'espècies carregades i monòxid de carboni" es centra en el desenvolupament de sensors químics moleculars. El treball realizat es pot dividir en dues parts: (i) síntesi i caracterització de sondes moleculars multifuncionals per a la detecció òptica d'anions i cations metàli·lics i, (ii) preparació de complexos de ruteni (II) i osmi (II) per a la detecció cromo-fluorogènica de monòxid de carboni. La primera família de sondes moleculars, a la qual es fa referència en el capítol 2, es basa en l'ús d'imidazoantraquinones com a subunitat indicadora. Emprant aquest fragment molecular es van preparar i caracteritzar quatre sondes (2a-2d). De tots els anions que es van assajar, només el fluorur és capaç d'induir l'aparició d'una banda d'absorció (la qual cosa es reflecteix en diferents canvis de color) i bandes d'emissió desplaçades cap al roig. Aquestos canvis s'atribuïxen a la desprotonació del grup NH de l'anell d'imidazol induïda pel fluorur. També els cations Fe3+, Al3+ i Cr3+ són capaços de produir desplaçaments moderats cap al blau de les bandes d'adsorció dels quatre receptors, així com una desactivació marcada de l'emissió a causa de la seua coordinació (amb els àtoms d'oxigen i nitrogen del cromòfor imidazoantraquinona). El segon capítol també està dedicat a l'estudi del comportament de coordinació en presència d'anions i cations d'una segona família de sondes (3a-3d) basades en derivats d'imidazoquinolina. Novament l'anió fluorur promou la desprotonació d'aquestos compostos, la qual cosa es reflecteix en l'aparició de bandes d'absorció i d'emissió desplaçades cap al roig. Quant a la resposta òptica en presència de cations metàl·lics és molt poc selectiva, observant-se canvis en les bandes UV-visible i una desactivació de les bandes d'emissió en presència de Hg2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Fe3+, Fe2+, Zn2+, Pb2+, Cd2+, Cr3+ i Al3+. Al capítol 3 es presenta la síntesi, caracterització i comportament cromo-fluorogènic en presència de monòxid de carboni de dos conjunts de complexos de ruteni (II) i osmi (II) que tenen a la seua esfera de coordinació els fluoròfors 2,1,3-benzotiadiazol (BTD) i 5-(3-tienil)-1,2,3-benzotiadiazol (TBTD). A la primera part d'aquest capítol es van preparar huit compostos amb el lligant BTD (1-8). Al bambollejar-les CO, les dissolucions de cloroform d'aquestos complexos van mostrar notables canvis de color. A més, la seua emissió es va veure incrementada a causa de la coordinació dels complexos amb el CO i el desplaçament del fluoròfor BTD. D'altra banda, l'adsorció dels complexos en sílice va donar lloc a sòlids que van presentar importants canvis de color premetent la detecció de CO en fase gas a simple vista i amb alta selectivitat i sensitivitat. El segon conjunt de complexos de ruteni (II) i osmi (II) conté el fluoròfor TBTD (3-7). Aquestos també són capaços de detectar CO quan es troben dissolts en cloroform i adsorbits en sílice a través de canvis de color i fluorescència. D'altra banda, es van preparar dos nous complexos (8 i 9) funcionalitzats amb una cadena de polietilenglicol. Ambdós complexos són solubles en aigua i permeten la detecció de CO en aquest dissolvent altament competitiu. A més, els compostos 8 i 9 no són tòxics i es van emprar amb èxit en la detecció de CO en cèl·lules HeLa. / Marín Hernández, C. (2017). Molecular probes and ruthenium (II) and osmium(II) complexes for the chromofluorogenic sensing of charged species and carbon monoxide [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/95407 / Compendio

Yes / Sublethal carbon monoxide (CO) exposure is frequently associated with myocardial arrhythmias, and our recent studies have demonstrated that these may be attributable to modulation of cardiac Na+ channels, causing an increase in the late current and an inhibition of the peak current. Using a recombinant expression system, we demonstrate that CO inhibits peak human Nav1.5 current amplitude without activation of the late Na+ current observed in native tissue. Inhibition was associated with a hyperpolarizing shift in the steady-state inactivation properties of the channels and was unaffected by modification of channel gating induced by anemone toxin (rATX-II). Systematic pharmacological assessment indicated that no recognized CO-sensitive intracellular signaling pathways appeared to mediate CO inhibition of Nav1.5. Inhibition was, however, markedly suppressed by inhibition of NO formation, but NO donors did not mimic or occlude channel inhibition by CO, indicating that NO alone did not account for the actions of CO. Exposure of cells to DTT immediately before CO exposure also dramatically reduced the magnitude of current inhibition. Similarly, L-cysteine and N-ethylmaleimide significantly attenuated the inhibition caused by CO. In the presence of DTT and the NO inhibitor Nω-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride, the ability of CO to inhibit Nav1.5 was almost fully prevented. Our data indicate that inhibition of peak Na+ current (which can lead to Brugada syndrome-like arrhythmias) occurs via a mechanism distinct from induction of the late current, requires NO formation, and is dependent on channel redox state. / This work was supported by the British Heart Foundation

No / T-type Ca2+ channels regulate proliferation in a number of tissue types, including vascular smooth muscle and various cancers. In such tissues, up-regulation of the inducible enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is often observed, and hypoxia is a key factor in its induction. HO-1 degrades heme to generate carbon monoxide (CO) along with Fe2+ and biliverdin. Since CO is increasingly recognized as a regulator of ion channels (Peers et al. 2015), we have explored the possibility that it may regulate proliferation via modulation of T-type Ca2+ channels. Whole-cell patch-clamp recordings revealed that CO (applied as the dissolved gas or via CORM donors) inhibited all 3 isoforms of T-type Ca2+ channels (Cav3.1-3.3) when expressed in HEK293 cells with similar IC50 values, and induction of HO-1 expression also suppressed T-type currents (Boycott et al. 2013). CO/HO-1 induction also suppressed the elevated basal [Ca2+ ]i in cells expressing these channels and reduced their proliferative rate to levels seen in non-transfected control cells (Duckles et al. 2015). Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (both A7r5 and human saphenous vein cells) was also suppressed either by T-type Ca2+ channel inhibitors (mibefradil and NNC 55-0396), HO-1 induction or application of CO. Effects of these blockers and CO were non additive. Although L-type Ca2+ channels were also sensitive to CO (Scragg et al. 2008), they did not influence proliferation. Our data suggest that HO-1 acts to control proliferation via CO modulation of T-type Ca2+ channels.

The diploma thesis focuses on the risks associated with the use of gas detectors in the intervention of fire brigade units, specifically in the case of an event associated with a carbon monoxide leak. The diploma thesis briefly explains the procedure of the units of the Fire and Rescue Service of the Czech Republic in terms of gas detection, specifically carbon monoxide. The work focuses on the Fire and Rescue Service of the South Moravian Region and analyzes the current equipment of fire stations with detection means. The output of the diploma thesis is to design a suitable optimization of the unit and measurement, including financial evaluation in various types of emergencies, in which units of the fire brigade may encounter a leak of carbon monoxide. Furthermore, a draft Methodological Sheet is prepared - Interventions with carbon monoxide leakage provide information on carbon monoxide and procedures for activities related to gas leakage.

Introduction: In Timor-Leste, anemia affects approximately 21% of reproductive age of women. The established risk factor for anemia is poor nutritional status, but recently solid fuel use in the household has emerged as a possible risk factors. The association between solid fuel and anemia has been studied in children and pregnant women, but there hasn’t been a study conducted to find the association among all reproductive age women from 15-49 years old. Aim: The objective of this study is to determine if use of solid fuels (charcoal, wood, and straw/shrubs/grass) compared to cleaner fuels (electricity, LPG. natural gas, biogas, and kerosene) associated with the increasing of the prevalence of anemia among reproductive age women (15-49 years old) in Timor-Leste. Methods: This study used data from the Timor-Leste Demographic Health Survey (TLDHS) 2009-2010. The data used was based on the individual level within household from 13 districts in Timor-Leste. Bivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to assess associations between each independent variable (type of fuels, age group, BMI group, residence, wealth index, education level and smoking behavior) and the outcome variable (anemia) and mutlivariable logistic regression model was also performed with significant covariates. Results: The association based on the type of fuels showed that the odds ratio for anemia in women using solid fuels was 1.73 (OR: 95% CI: 1.49 - 2.01) compared to the women using cleaner fuels. After adjustment for other covariates, the odds ratio for anemia in women that use solid fuels was 1.43 (95% CI: 1.29-1.64) compared to women using cleaner fuels. Discussion: Based on our study population, this study found that reproductive age women 15-49 years old in Timor-Leste who used solid fuel as a source of energy for cooking or heating activities in the household were at higher risk for anemia.

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The use of H2 as an energy carrier has in recent years been identified as a promising future solution to the current energy crisis. Hydrogenases are metalloenzymes found in many microorganisms and are used to catalyse the reversible inter-conversion of protons and H2. These enzymes and their synthetic analogues have been recognised as a way to facilitate the use of H2 as a fuel. A major challenge to the future use of these catalysts is their reactions with small molecule inhibitors, such as oxygen and carbon monoxide. Detailed understanding of the structure and catalytic mechanism of these highly efficient catalysts is vital for the design of bio-inspired functional analogues for use in technological applications. In this thesis electrochemical studies of three [FeFe]-hydrogenases are presented, performed using the technique of protein film electrochemistry. The strong potential dependence of the reaction of these hydrogenases with carbon monoxide and formaldehyde is characterised and rationalised. These studies provide compelling evidence for the formation of a previously ambiguous super-reduced state of [FeFe]-hydrogenase at low potential. This state is shown to be active and stable, and it is proposed that this state is involved in catalytic H2 production. This super-reduced state is shown to have a high affinity for the reversible binding of formaldehyde, but a very low affinity for both carbon monoxide and oxygen. Activation of carbon monoxide inhibited [FeFe]-hydrogenase can be very rapidly induced by the application of a sufficiently reducing potential. These enzymes, considered to be oxygen sensitive, are shown to be extremely tolerant to irreversible oxygen damage at very reducing potentials where the super-reduced state is formed.

One of today’s most pressing scientific challenges is the conception, development and deployment of renewable energy technologies that will meet the demands of a rapidly increasing population. The motivation is not only dwindling fossil fuel reserves, but also the necessary curtailment of emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (a product of burning fossil fuels). The sun provides a vast amount of energy (120,000 TW globally), and one major challenge is the conversion of a fraction of this energy into chemical energy, thereby allowing it to be stored. Dihydrogen (H₂) that is produced from water is an attractive candidate to store solar energy (a ‘solar fuel’), as are high energy carbon-containing molecules (such as CO) that are formed directly from carbon dioxide. One key aspect is the development of catalysts that are able to offer high rates and efficiencies. In biology, some microbes acquire energy from the metabolism of H₂ and CO. The biological catalysts - enzymes - that are responsible are hydrogenases (for the oxidation of H₂ to protons); and carbon monoxide dehydrogenases (CODHs, for the oxidation of CO to CO₂). These redox enzymes, containing nickel and iron as the only metals, are extraordinary in terms of their catalytic characteristics: many are fully reversible catalysts and offer very high turnover frequencies (thousands per second are common), with only tiny energy input requirements. This Thesis uses a hydrogenase from the bacterium Escherichia coli, and two CODHs from the bacterium Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans, as the catalysts in H2 production and CO₂ reduction systems. Chapter 3 describes the concept and development not of a solar fuel system, but of a device that catalyses the water-gas shift reaction (the reaction between CO and water to form H₂ and CO₂) - a process of major industrial importance for the production of high purity H₂. Chapters 4, 5 and 6 detail photochemical CO₂ reduction systems that are driven by visible light. These systems, operating under mild, aqueous conditions, involve CODHs attached either to TiO₂ nanoparticles that are sensitised to visible light by the co-attachment of a ruthenium-based dye complex, or to cadmium sulfide nanomaterials that, having a narrow band gap, are inherently photoexcitable by visible light. The motivation here is not the construction of technological devices; indeed, the enzymes that are used are fragile, highly sensitive to oxygen, and impossible to scale to industrial levels. Rather, the drivers are those of scientific curiosity (can the incorporation of these remarkable biological catalysts enable the creation of outstanding solar fuel devices?), and of producing systems that serve as benchmarks and inspiration for the development of fully synthetic systems that are robust and scalable.

A problemática do envenenamento por CO para o catalisador convencional de platina colocado no ânodo de células a combustível tendo uma membrana de troca protônica como eletrólito (PEMFC) tem sido objeto de inúmeros estudos nos últimos anos. Neste trabalho, foram preparados eletrocatalisadores bimetálicos compostos por Pt-M (onde M = Sn, Mo, Co, Fe, Ni e W) dispersos em carbono visando o desenvolvimento de ânodos para células PEMFC mais tolerantes a este contaminante. Estes eletrocatalisadores bimetálicos foram preparados utilizando dois métodos distintos: impregnação/decomposição e redução com ácido fórmico. Alterações na configuração estrutural dos eletrodos de difusão de gás, com a incorporação de uma camada composta por um agente potencialmente filtrante de CO, foram também consideras para o mesmo propósito, sendo que estes materiais estiveram presentes sob a forma M/C (onde M = Mo, Cu, Fe e W). Os materiais produzidos foram caracterizados por energia dispersiva de raios-X (EDX) e difração de raios-X (DRX). As avaliações do desempenho eletroquímico foram feitas através do levantamento sistemático de curvas de polarização de estado estacionário, voltametria cíclica e stripping CO em células a combustível unitárias. Para os materiais bimetálicos considerados, os melhores resultados com relação à tolerância do contaminante da reação de oxidação de hidrogênio (CO) foram obtidos para PtMo/C e PtW/C preparados via ácido fórmico, que gerou materiais com menores tamanhos de partículas. Tais resultados foram associados à ocorrência do conhecido mecanismo bifuncional, em que o CO adsorvido sobre a Pt é removido por oxidação a CO2, com participação de óxidos hidratados do metal não nobre. Nos eletrodos com camadas filtrantes, uma maior tolerância ao CO foi verificada para os eletrodos confeccionados a partir de camadas difusoras compostas por Mo/C e W/C, sendo que tal efeito foi atribuído a uma diminuição da concentração de CO nos canais gasosos do eletrodo causada pela reação química de deslocamento do equilíbrio gás-água. / The CO poisoning problem of the conventional Pt-based anode catalyst of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) has been subject of several investigations in the last years. In this work, bimetallic Pt-M electrocatalysts particles dispersed on a carbon powder (where, M = Sn, Mo, Co, Fe, Ni and W) were prepared aiming to the development CO-tolerant anodes for PEMFC. These bimetallic electrocatalysts were prepared by two different methodologies: impregnation/decomposition and reduction by formic acid. With the same purpose, changes were also made on the configuration of the gas diffusion electrode, by incorporating a potential CO filtering layer formed by several dispersed M/C materials (where M = Mo, Cu, Fe and W). All produced materials were characterized by energy dispersive (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Evaluations of the electrochemical performance were carried out by steady state single cell polarization measurements, cyclic voltammetry and the CO-stripping technique. Regarding the bimetallic materials, the better CO-tolerance results were obtained for Pt-Mo/C and Pt-W/C prepared by the formic acid method, which generated materials with lower particles sizes. This tolerance was associated to the occurrence of the so-called bifunctional mechanism in which the Pt absorbed CO is removed by oxidation to CO2, with participation of active no-noble metal hydrous oxides. For the electrodes containing the filtering layer, the higher CO-tolerance was seen for Mo/C and W/C, and this was attributed to a lowering of the CO content in the gas channels of the gas diffusion electrode, promoted by the occurrence of the so-called water-gas shift reaction.

O gás composto monóxido de carbono (CO), está envolvido na modulação de diferentes funções orgânicas, tais como a regulação cardiovascular, a temperatura corporal e a nocicepção. A participação do CO nos processos fisiológicos ocorre por meio da atividade da enzima heme-oxigenase (HO), e seu produto CO, o qual por sua vez aumenta a produção de guanosina monofosfato ciclíco intracelular (GMPc). De particular interesse, o locus coeruleus possui elevada expressão da enzima HO-2 sugerindo o envolvimento do gasotransmissor CO na modulação das funções executadas por esta estrutura encefálica. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o envolvimento da via HO-CO do LC na modulação da ansiedade, avaliada pelo teste de labirinto em cruz elevado e teste claro-escuro; nocicepção aguda, avaliada pelo teste de retirada de cauda e a nocicepção inflamatória, avaliada pelo teste de formalina em ratos. Para atingir estes objetivos, ratos (± 250grs; Wistar) foram anestesiados (ketamina 75 mg/kg e xilasina 10 mg/kg i.m.) e submetidos à cirurgia estereotáxica para implante unilateral de cânulas-guias direcionadas para o LC, e para o ventrículo lateral. Após o período de recuperação, os ratos foram divididos em distintos grupos experimentais para administração intra-LC do ZnDPBG (inibidor inespecífico da enzima HO, nas doses 5,50 ou 200 nmol/0,1 µl) ou seu veículo, Na2CO3 (50 mmol/0,1 µl); do Heme-lisinato (150, 300 ou 600 nmol/0,1 µl) ou seu veículo, L-lisina (14,2 µmol/0,1 µl); do ODQ i.c.v. (inibidor específico da enzima guanilase ciclase solúvel, 1,3 nmol/1,0 µl) ou seu veículo (DMSO 1%, 1,0 µl) e após 15 min o Heme-lisinato (600 nmol/0,1 µl) ou seu veículo (L-lisina, 14,2 µmol/0,1 µl), intra-LC. Após o tempo de 15 min, os ratos foram avaliados no teste de LCE ou no TCE por 5 minutos, no teste de retirada de cauda por 120 minutos e no teste de formalina intra-podal por 45 minutos. Os resultados obtidos mostram que o aumento da produção do neuromodulador gasoso CO no LC, pela ativação da via HO-CO-GMPc com Heme-lisinato, promove efeito ansiolítico avaliado no teste do LCE e no TCE, evidenciado pelo aumento do tempo de permanência e pelo aumento do número de entradas nos braços abertos do LCE, e pelo aumento tempo de permanência no compartimento claro do TCE. Este efeito ansiolítico é dependente da atividade de GMPc intracelular, desde que o tratamento i.c.v. com inibidor específico da enzima GCs bloqueou os efeitos do Heme-lisinato no LCE e no TCE. Ainda, a ativação da via HO-CO-GMPc por meio da administração intra-LC do Heme-lisinato promoveu efeito antinociceptivo frente estímulo térmico agudo (teste de retirada de cauda em ratos), sendo este efeito dependente da atividade do GMPc, desde que o pré-tratamento com o inibidor da enzima guanilase ciclase solúvel, ODQ, bloqueou o aumento do IARC. O bloqueio da via HO-CO promove efeito hipernociceptivo em modelo de dor inflamatória, desde que o tratamento intra-LC com inibidor inespecífico da HO, ZnDPBG aumenta o número de sacudidas no teste de formalina intra-podal. Assim, este estudo é pioneiro em demonstrar que o neuromodulador CO do LC modula a ansiedade e a nocicepção aguda térmica e inflamatória. / The gas composed carbon monoxide (CO) is involved in the modulation of various physiological functions such as cardiovascular regulation, nociception and body temperature. CO participation in physiological processes occurs through the activity of the enzyme heme oxygenase (HO), and its product CO, which in turn increases the production of intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). In particular interest, the locus coeruleus (LC) has a high HO-2 enzyme expression suggesting the involvement of CO in the modulation of the functions performed by this brain structure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the involvement of HO-CO pathway of LC in modulating anxiety, assessed by elevated plus maze test and light-dark box test. Additionally, acute nociception, as assessed by the tail flick test and inflammatory nociception, as assessed by formalin test in rats were analyzed after HO-CO pathway activation. Rats (±250 grs; Wistar) were anesthetized (ketamine 75 mg/kg and xylazine 10 mg/kg im) and underwent stereotactic surgery for cannulas guides unilateral implantation directed to the LC, and to the lateral ventricle. After the recovery period, rats were divided into distinct experimental groups for intra-LC ZnDPBG (nonspecific enzyme inhibitor HO doses 5, 50 or 200 nmol/0.l µl) or its vehicle, Na2CO3 (50 mmol/0.l µl); Heme-lysinate (150, 300 or 600 nmol/0.l µl) or its vehicle, L-lysine (14.2 nmol/0.1 µl), the ODQ i.c.v. (specific inhibitor of the enzyme guanilase soluble cyclase, 1.3 nmol/1.0 µl) or its vehicle (1% DMSO, 1.0 µl) and after 15 min the Heme-lysinate (600 nmol/0.1 µl), or its vehicle (L-lysine, 14.2 mmol/0.1 µl), intra-LC. After time 15 min, rats were evaluated in the EPM test or LDB for 5 minutes and in the tail flick test for 120 minutes and in the formalin test for 45 minutes. The results show that CO increased production in LC, by HO-CO-cGMP pathway activation, promotes anxiolytic effect evaluated in the EPM test and LDB. The anxiolytic effect is dependent on the activity of intracellular cGMP, since treatment i.c.v. with enzyme sGC inhibitor blocked the effects of Heme-lysinate. Moreover, the activation of the HO-CO-cGMP pathway into the LC promoted antinociceptive effect in the tail flick test, this effect being dependent on the activity of cGMP, since pre-treatment with the guanilase cyclase soluble inhibitor, ODQ, blocked the increase in analgesic index. Furthermore, the block of the HO-CO pathway intra-LC promoted hypernociception in a model of inflammatory pain, since treatment with nonspecific inhibitor HO, ZnDPBG, increases the nociceptive behavior in the formalin test. Thus, this study is the first to demonstrate that the CO neuromodulator into LC modulates anxiety and acute thermal and inflammatory nociception.