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Query: EC:1.17.3.2 (xanthine oxidase)
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1. Bovine erythrocytes exposed to the action of an enzymic source of hyperoxide radicals (hypoxanthine + xanthine oxidase) exhibited hemolysis, which was prevented by the presence of hyperoxide dismutase. 2. Exposing bovine erythrocyte membranes to the source of hyperoxide radicals resulted in a decrease of (Mg2+ + Na+ + K+)ATPase activity which could be partially prevented by addition of hyperoxide dismutase. 3. The damage observed to erythrocyte membranes under the conditions applied is ascribed to toh formed in the Haber and Weiss reaction since a protection by OH scavengers was also observed.
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PMID:Effect of hyperoxide radicals on bovine-erythrocyte membrane. 19 10

Membrane (Na +K)ATPase isolated from rat brain was preincubated in a medium in which superoxide radicals were generated enzymatically. Exposure to superoxide radicals caused an irreversible inactivation, which could be prevented by further addition of superoxide dismutase. (Na + K)ATPase was also protected by addition of allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, during preincubation. The K-activated nitrophenylphosphatase associated with (Na + K)ATPase was also found to be inactivated by preincubation with superoxide radicals, which could be prevented by superoxide dismutase.
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PMID:Effects of superoxide radicals on transport (Na + K) adenosine triphosphatase and protection by superoxide dismutase. 22 49

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of singlet oxygen in cardiovascular injury. To accomplish this objective, we investigated the effect of singlet oxygen [generated from photoactivation of rose-bengal] on the calcium transport and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum and compared these results with those obtained by superoxide radical, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radical. Isolated cardiac SR exposed to rose bengal (10 nM) irradiated at (560 nm) produced a significant inhibition of Ca2+ uptake; from 2.27 +/- 0.05 to 0.62 +/- 0.05 mumol Ca2+/mg.min (mean +/- SE) (P less than 0.01) and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity from 2.08 +/- 0.05 mumol Pi/min.mg to 0.28 +/- 0.04 mumol Pi/min.mg (mean +/- SE) (P less than 0.01). The inhibition of calcium uptake and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity by rose bengal derived activated oxygen (singlet oxygen) was dependent on the duration of exposure and intensity of light. The singlet oxygen scavengers ascorbic acid and histidine significantly protected SR Ca(2+)-ATPase against rose bengal derived activated oxygen species but superoxide dismutase and catalase did not attenuate the inhibition. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of SR exposed to photoactivated rose bengal up to 14 min, demonstrated complete loss of Ca(2+)-ATPase monomer band which was significantly protected by histidine. Irradiation of rose bengal also caused an 18% loss of total sulfhydryl groups of SR. On the other hand, superoxide (generated from xanthine oxidase action on xanthine) and hydroxyl radical (0.5 mM H2O2 + Fe(2+)-EDTA) as well as H2O2 (12 mM) were without any effect on the 97,000 dalton Ca(2+)-ATPase band of sarcoplasmic reticulum.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Singlet oxygen: a potential culprit in myocardial injury? 131 3

In view of the potential role of free radicals in the genesis of cardiac abnormalities under different pathophysiological conditions and the importance of contractile proteins in determining heart function, this study was undertaken to examine the effects of oxygen free radicals on the rat heart myofibrils. Xanthine plus xanthine oxidase (X + XO) which is known to generate superoxide anions (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an activated species of oxygen, was found to decrease Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity, increase Mg(2+)-ATPase activity and reduce sulfhydryl (SH) group contents in myofibrils; these effects were completely prevented by superoxide dismutase (SOD) plus catalase (CAT). Both H2O2 and hypochlorous acid (HOCl), an oxidant, produced actions on cardiac myofibrils similar to those observed by X + XO. The effects of H2O2 and HOCl were prevented by CAT and L-methionine, respectively. N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) and 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), inhibitors of SH groups, also produced effects similar to those seen with X + XO. Dithiothreitol (DTT), a well known sulfhydryl-reducing agent, prevented the actions of X + XO, H2O2, HOCl, NEM and DTNB. These results suggest that marked changes in myofibrillar ATPase activities by different species of oxygen free radicals may be mediated by the oxidation of SH groups.
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PMID:Alterations in cardiac contractile proteins due to oxygen free radicals. 164 33

We investigated the role of singlet oxygen (generated from photoactivation of rose bengal) on the calcium transport and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Isolated cardiac SR exposed to rose bengal (10 nM) irradiated at 560 nm resulted in significant inhibition of Ca2+ uptake (from 2.27 +/- 0.05 to 0.62 +/- 0.05 mumol Ca2+/mg.min [mean +/- SEM], p less than 0.01) and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity (from 2.08 +/- 0.05 to 0.28 +/- 0.04 mumol Pi/min.mg [mean +/- SEM], p less than 0.01). The inhibition of calcium uptake and Ca(2+)-ATPase activity by rose bengal-derived activated oxygen (singlet oxygen) was dependent on the duration of exposure and intensity of light. Singlet oxygen scavengers ascorbic acid and histidine significantly protected SR Ca(2+)-ATPase against rose bengal-derived activated oxygen species, but superoxide dismutase and catalase did not attenuate the inhibition. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of SR exposed to photoactivated rose bengal for up to 14 minutes demonstrated complete loss of the Ca(2+)-ATPase monomer band, which was significantly protected by histidine. The addition of dithiothreitol (5 mM) had a slight protective effect, showing that new disulfide bond formation was not a major cause of aggregation. The results were also confirmed by high-performance liquid chromatography of the SR exposed to irradiated rose bengal. Irradiation of rose bengal also caused an 18% loss of total sulfhydryl groups of SR. On the other hand, superoxide radical (generated from xanthine oxidase action on xanthine) and hydroxyl radical (in the presence of Fe(3+)-EDTA or 0.5 mM H2O2 plus Fe(2+)-EDTA) as well as H2O2 (0.25-12 mM) were without any effect on the 97,000-d Ca(2+)-ATPase band of SR. Generation of radical species (superoxide and hydroxyl radical) from rose bengal was studied by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy using the spin trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO). The results showed that irradiation of rose bengal formed a 1:2:2:1 quartet, characteristic of the DMPO-OH adduct, which was scavenged by ethanol but not by superoxide dismutase, catalase, or histidine. No radical species could be detected from irradiated rose bengal or irradiated DMPO under the assay conditions used. Peroxy adducts of DMPO might be produced but would be observed only at very low temperatures. Similarly, we could not detect any measurable.O2- anion from irradiation of rose bengal as indicated by either cytochrome c reduction at 550 nm or nitro blue tetrazolium reduction at 560 nm. These results show that SR is damaged most likely by singlet oxygen derived from rose bengal.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:Singlet oxygen interaction with Ca(2+)-ATPase of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum. 165 35

In a recent overview on stunning, Bolli listed the three pillars on which theories on stunning rest: its causation by oxygen radicals, the amplification of damage by Ca2+ overload, and the resulting excitation contraction uncoupling. Our own experiments with SOD and catalase do not convince us that stunning is caused by free radicals, because we and others were unable to show improvement. An important pathway of radical generation, i.e., xanthine oxidase, does not exist in the hearts of several families of mammals, but stunning can of course be produced in these species. We agree with Bolli that stunning represents a disturbance of electromechanical coupling, but we acknowledge the controversy that exists with regard to the subcellular seat of the defect. Our results would support hypotheses that pinpoint the defect to the sarcoplasmic reticulum. However, the possibility of multiple defects should also be considered: Our finding of altered Ca2+ ATPase expression and Kusuoka's finding of altered myofibrillar Ca2+ sensitivity are not necessarily mutually exclusive but may be complementary, or may represent different stages of ischemic damage. Our finding of decreased myosin expression may help to explain the long persistence of the contractile defect. From the available evidence, the hypothetial possibility evolves that stunning is not just an injury, but rather the unmasking of a regulatory mechanism to protect the heart against premature or further damage. The observation that coronary occlusion causes both stunning and preconditioning by a parallel, and not by a sequential, mechanism and that a multitude of genes alter their expression in order to protect the myocyte argue for a regulatory change.
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PMID:Molecular mechanisms in "stunned" myocardium. 175 39

Reperfusion after reversible ischemia has been shown to result in prolonged depression of contractile function ("myocardial stunning"). Recent studies suggest that oxygen free radicals may mediate postischemic dysfunction. Since heart sarcolemmal membranes, which contain several types of enzymes, ion channels and receptors play important roles to maintain cell functions, the present study was undertaken to examine the effects of oxygen free radicals on heart sarcolemmal membrane functions in vitro. In the presence of a superoxide anion radical-generating system (2mM xanthine plus 0.03 U/ml xanthine oxidase), sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity and ATP-dependent Ca2+ accumulation were inhibited in an incubating time-dependent manner. Both lipid peroxidation (r = 0.82) and sulfhydryl group content (r = 0.95) showed significant correlations with Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity. ATP-independent Ca2+ bindings were increased upon treating the membranes with xanthine plus xanthine oxidase. Voltage-dependent Ca(2+)-channels were also affected by oxygen free radicals. The maximal number of binding sites (Bmax) for [3H]-nitrendipine binding was depressed without any changes in dissociation constant (Kd). The effects of oxygen free radicals on adrenergic receptors were more complex. Bmax for [3H]-dihydroalprenolol (DHA) binding (beta-receptor) was increased whereas Bmax for [3H]-prazosin binding [alpha 1-receptor) was decreased after incubating the membrane with xanthine plus xanthine oxidase. Kd for [3H]-DHA or [3H]-prazosin binding was increased. Superoxide dismutase showed protective effects on the changes in these membrane functions due to xanthine plus xanthine oxidase. It is suggested that oxygen free radicals damage heart sarcolemmal membrane functions which may lead to cardiac dysfunction in the stunned myocardium.
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PMID:Stunned myocardium and oxygen free radicals--sarcolemmal membrane damage due to oxygen free radicals. 183 72

Oxygen free radicals have been implicated as mediators of cellular injury in ischemia-reperfusion. Since intracellular Ca(2+)-overload has been considered to play a crucial role in ischemia-reperfusion injury, this study was undertaken to examine the effects of oxygen free radicals on Ca(2+)-stimulated Mg(2+)-dependent ATPase activities and ATP-dependent Ca2+ accumulation in rat cardiac sarcolemmal membranes in vitro. Isolated rat heart sarcolemmal membranes were incubated with xanthine (X) + xanthine oxidase (XO) and assayed for Ca(2+)-pump activities. X + XO inhibited the Ca(2+)-pump activities in a time-dependent manner; a significant inhibition of Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity was seen after one min of incubation. Superoxide dismutase showed a protective effect on depression in Ca(2+)-pump activities due to X + XO. To understand the involvement of sulfhydryl groups changes in causing depression of Ca(2+)-pump activities, the effects of oxygen free radicals on heart sarcolemmal sulfhydryl groups were also investigated. Heart sarcolemmal sulfhydryl groups were decreased by X + XO in a time-dependent manner. Superoxide dismutase showed a protective effect on sulfhydryl group depression caused by X + XO. N-ethylmaleimide, a sulfhydryl reagent, showed inhibitory effect on Ca(2+)-pump activities both in a time-, and a dose-dependent manner; dithiothreitol and cysteine prevented changes in Ca(2+)-pump activities caused by N-ethylmaleimide. The inhibitory effect of X + XO on Ca(2+)-pump activities were also prevented by the addition of dithiothreitol or cysteine. A significant correlation between changes in sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity and sarcolemmal sulfhydryl groups was seen.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Inhibition of heart sarcolemmal Ca(2+)-pump activity by oxygen free radicals. 202 66

Reactive O2 species appear to be generated both during hypoxia and at reoxygenation, but it has not been established whether these species interact with heart tissue and cause injury. Oxidative changes were evaluated in isolated rat heart perfused with Krebs-Henseleit medium containing 10 mM glucose and 2.5 mM calcium. After 5-10 min hypoxia, tissue glutathione (GSH) decreased while glutathione disulfide (GSSG), protein carbonyls, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) increased compared with controls. Similarly, sarcolemmal and sarcoplasmic reticular Ca-ATPase activity (an enzyme susceptible to oxidative inactivation) decreased in response to 10 min hypoxia. These changes were more pronounced after 60 min of hypoxia when protein-GSH mixed disulfides were also increased. There were no further oxidative changes after 4 min reoxygenation when the release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was maximal. Myocardial protein thiol and alpha-tocopherol contents were not significantly changed by either hypoxia or reoxygenation. Mitochondria also exhibited oxidative changes but with more pronounced increases in GSSG and mixed disulfides. There was no change in GSH or GSSG efflux into the coronary effluent during hypoxia, although, in parallel with LDH release, both increased after reoxygenation. Diamide (200 microM), t-butylhydroperoxide (20 microM), or purine (2.3 mM) + xanthine oxidase (0.01 U/ml) were infused for 10 min. Except for large diamide-induced changes in protein thiols and mixed disulfides, the magnitude of the changes produced by these oxidants was similar to those produced by hypoxia. These data show that changes consistent with oxidative processes occur in whole heart and mitochondria in response to hypoxia. The absence of marked signs of oxidation at reoxygenation suggest that enzyme release at this time is unrelated to oxidative stress.
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PMID:Oxidative changes in hypoxic rat heart tissue. 203 61

Effects of oxygen free radicals on Ca2+/Mg2+ ATPase and ATP-independent Ca2(+)-binding activities were examined in rat heart sarcolemma. Membranes were incubated with different oxygen radical generating media such as xanthine + xanthine oxidase, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrogen peroxide + Fe2+. In the presence of xanthine + xanthine oxidase, Ca2+ ATPase activity was stimulated and this effect was prevented by the addition of superoxide dismutase. Hydrogen peroxide also showed a significant increase in Ca2(+)-ATPase activity in a dose-dependent manner and this effect was blocked by catalase. On the other hand, a combination of hydrogen peroxide + Fe2+ decreased Ca2(+)-ATPase activity; this depression was prevented by the addition of D-mannitol. The observed change in Ca2(+)-ATPase activity due to oxygen free radicals was associated with changes in Vmax, whereas Ka remained unaffected. Both xanthine + xanthine oxidase and hydrogen peroxide increased whereas, hydrogen peroxide + Fe2+ inhibited the ATP-independent Ca2(+)-binding activities. It is suggested that oxygen free radicals may influence Ca2+ movements in the cell by altering the Ca2+/Mg2+ ATPase and Ca2(+)-binding activities of the membrane and these effects may be oxygen-radical species specific.
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PMID:Alterations in heart sarcolemmal Ca2(+)-ATPase and Ca2(+)-binding activities due to oxygen free radicals. 215 97


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