We made a rat model of acute CO2 poisoning and analyzed mRNAs expressed in the brain.
We selected five candidate genes in the frontal cortex and hypothalamus respectively.
AGPS, HSPB2 may be involved in the dysfunctional cognition by acute CO2 poisoning.
PPY, CRHR2 may be involved in the regulation of respiration by acute CO2 poisoning.
Assays for these mRNAs may help identify acute CO2 poisoning as a cause of death.