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Query: EC:3.2.1.31 (beta-glucuronidase)
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This study was designed to investigate the beneficial effect of administration of exogenous superoxide dismutase (SOD) on the inhibition of lipid peroxidation and cellular protection during superior mesenteric artery occlusion shock in rats. Wistar rats were anesthetized with sodium pentobarbital (30 mg/kg body weight), and the superior mesenteric artery occlusion shock model was induced by clamping the superior mesenteric artery for a 60-min period and then releasing the arterial clamp. The following parameters were determined: 1) average arterial blood pressure; 2) survival rate and mean survival time (MST); 3) activities of plasma lysosomal enzymes beta-glucuronidase (beta-G) and acid phosphatase (ACP); and 4) the contents of malondialdehyde (MDA) in visceral tissues. The SOD group received 15,000 U/kg body weight SOD intra-arterially 15 min before release of the clamp. The saline group received intra-arterially a corresponding volume of saline given to the SOD group. The superior mesenteric artery of rats in the control group was not clamped. In the saline group, the contents of MDA presented significant increases (P less than 0.05) in bowel and heart tissues at 1 hr after release of the clamp and showed more significant increases (P less than 0.01-0.05) in bowel, heart, liver, and lung tissues at 2 hr after release of the clamp, when compared with control values. However, the contents of MDA in bowel and heart tissues in the SOD group showed significant decreases (P less than 0.05) compared with values in the saline group and had insignificant changes (P greater than 0.05) compared with control values at 1 hr after release of the clamp. The contents of MDA in bowel, heart, and lung tissues in the SOD group were still lower than those in the saline group (P less than 0.05) at 2 hr after release of the clamp, although they were higher than those in the control group (P less than 0.05). The activities of plasma lysosomal enzymes in the SOD group were much lower than those in the saline group at 1 and 2 hr after release of the clamp. The mean survival time of shocked animals was prolonged when treated with SOD. These results suggested that administration of exogenous SOD may protect cells against lipid peroxidation injury mediated by oxygen-derived free radicals, depress the release of lysosomal enzymes, and prolong the mean survival time of shocked animals.
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PMID:Oxygen-derived free radicals induced cellular injury in superior mesenteric artery occlusion shock: protective effect of superoxide dismutase. 220 5

A single and multiple oral dose administration study of meclofenamate sodium (Meclomen) was conducted in ten healthy male volunteers. An initial 300 mg oral dose on day 1 was followed by a 100 mg every 8 h dosage regimen on study days 4 through 18. Intensive plasma and urine sample collection was carried out over the first three study days, and for 120 h following administration of the final dose on day 18. Plasma and urine specimens were analyzed by a specific HPLC assay for unconjugated meclofenamic acid and metabolites I and II of meclofenamic acid before and after sample incubation with beta-glucuronidase. Meclofenamic acid was rapidly absorbed following oral dose administration. Concentrations of meclofenamic acid existed primarily as unconjugated drug in plasma, with only a small amount present in the conjugated form. Meclofenamic acid was rapidly eliminated, with an elimination half-life of approximately 1.3 h. This resulted in no detectable accumulation upon multiple dose administration. Metabolite I, which is one-fifth as active as meclofenamic acid in in vitro inhibition of cyclooxygenase, was present in unconjugated form at steady state in concentrations approximately 50 per cent of those of meclofenamic acid, as unconjugated drug. The majority of metabolite I in plasma existed as glucuronide conjugate. Metabolite II, which is inactive, was present in very significant concentrations in unconjugated form. Plasma protein binding determinations conducted on meclofenamic acid and metabolite I indicated that the free fraction of metabolite I was 8.7 to 10.9 times higher than that of meclofenamic acid. When the lower activity and lower steady state concentrations, but higher free fraction, are considered, it would appear that metabolite I may contribute significantly to the in vivo inhibition of cyclooxygenase activity seen after administration of meclofenamic acid.
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PMID:A single and multiple dose pharmacokinetic and metabolism study of meclofenamate sodium. 232 33

Metabolic studies with phenobarbitone, primidone and some of their N-alkyl derivatives required the concurrent assay of any mixture of these substrates (twelve compounds) and their major metabolites (an additional twenty-two compounds) in urine. The method described in the present report met this requirement by incorporating two complementary derivatization techniques into a gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) assay procedure. Following hydrolysis of conjugates with beta-glucuronidase, urine samples were extracted with ethyl acetate (3 X 5 ml). The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulphate, divided into two equal portions, and the solvent was removed. One residue was derivatized by propylation using 1-iodopropane with base catalysis. The other residue was silylated using methyl-N-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide. The derivatives in each case were analysed by GC-MS, using temperature-programmed packed-column GC and chemical ionization MS. Mass spectra were acquired over an appropriate mass range, and peak areas for the compounds of interest were determined from specific mass chromatograms. Satisfactory precision, accuracy, specificity and sensitivity were obtained for all analytes. All compounds produced satisfactory derivatives by at least one procedure; twelve compounds could be analysed by both techniques. The method illustrates the utility of chemical ionization GC-MS for the simultaneous quantitative analysis of multiple related analytes in complex biological samples.
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PMID:Metabolic studies with phenobarbitone, primidone and their N-alkyl derivatives: quantification of substrates and metabolites using chemical ionization gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. 234 46

Daily s.c. injection of gentamicin at either 100 mg/kg for 4 days or 60 mg/kg for 2 weeks produced nephrotoxicity in the adult rat as judged by an increase in urinary excretion of beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase. The observed enzymuria was associated with significant elevation in total renal phospholipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine. In addition, gentamicin decreased the activities of renal cortical Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase, alkaline phosphatase as well as phospholipase C. Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (250 mg/kg/day) administered i.p. for 4 or 14 days did not markedly alter the metabolic markers of kidney function. In rats simultaneously given pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and gentamicin for 4 days the vitamin failed to prevent either the antibiotic-induced decrease in renal phospholipase C and alkaline phosphatase or the increase in total renal phospholipid, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine. However, simultaneous pyridoxal-5'-phosphate and aminoglycoside treatment for 2 weeks proved effective in blockade of the gentamicin-induced kidney phospholipidosis, elevation in urinary beta-galactosidase, beta-glucuronidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase, as well as reduction in renal phospholipase C and alkaline phosphatase. The gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity was associated with a decrease in renal pyridoxal-5'-phosphate levels. In the simultaneous 4-day-treated rat the renal concentration of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate returned to approximate control values, whereas after 2 weeks the level of vitamin B6 was approximately 2-fold higher than control. Although pyridoxal-5'-phosphate in the simultaneous group lowered kidney gentamicin content by 40% after 4 or 14 days, protection from aminoglycoside-induced nephrotoxicity was apparent only after 2 weeks in our study.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Inhibition of gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity by pyridoxal-5'-phosphate in the rat. 249 42

Peptide antibiotic AS-48 was purified to homogeneity by ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration chromatography, and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. The purified fraction was active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. AS-48 is a basic protein with an isoelectric point of ca. 10.5 and a molecular mass of 7.4 kilodaltons. Its inhibitory activity was markedly affected by sodium dodecyl sulfate and cardiolipin but not by neuraminidase, pectinase, beta-glucosidase, or beta-glucuronidase. Differential scanning calorimetry data suggested that AS-48 molecules lack a compact structure.
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PMID:Purification and amino acid composition of peptide antibiotic AS-48 produced by Streptococcus (Enterococcus) faecalis subsp. liquefaciens S-48. 249 49

Bovine liver beta-D-glucuronide glucuronohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.32), wheat germ acid phosphatase (orthophosphoric monoesterphosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.3.2) and bovine liver L-malate dehydrogenase (L-malate: NAD oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.37) were inhibited by a series of gold (I) complexes that have been used as anti-inflammatory drugs. Both sodium thiosulfatoaurate (I) (Na AuTs) and sodium thiomalatoraurate (NaAuTM) effectively inhibited all three enzymes, while thioglucosoaurate (I) (AuTG) only inhibited L-malate dehydrogenase. The equilibrium constants (K1) ranged from nearly 4000 microM for the NaAuTM-beta-glucuronidase interaction to 24 microM for the NaAuTS-beta-glucuronidase interaction. The rate of covalent bond formation (kp) ranged from 0.00032 min-1 for NaAuTM-beta-glucuronidase formation to 1.7 min-1 for AuTG-L-malate dehydrogenase formation. The equilibrium data shows that the gold (I) drugs bind by several orders lower than the gold (III) compounds, suggesting a significantly stronger interaction between the more highly charged gold ion and the enzyme. Yet the rate of covalent bond formation depends as much on the structure of the active site as upon the lability of the gold-ligand bond. It was also observed that the more effective the gold inhibition the more toxic the compound.
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PMID:Inhibition of several enzymes by gold compounds. II. beta-Glucuronidase, acid phosphatase and L-malate dehydrogenase by sodium thiomalatoraurate (I), sodium thiosulfatoaurate (I) and thioglucosoaurate (I). 251 39

The demonstration of a specific receptor for IgE on non-mast cell or basophil leucocytes, such as mononuclear phagocytes, eosinophils and platelets, suggests that these cells may participate directly in immunological disorders of allergy. In this study, inhibition by nedocromil sodium of IgE-dependent activation of human alveolar macrophages, blood monocytes and platelets was investigated. Nedocromil sodium produced an inhibition of IgE-mediated generation of cytotoxic molecules from monocytes and platelets together with a concomitant inhibition of their oxidative metabolism, measured by chemiluminescence. In addition, nedocromil sodium reduced the ability of alveolar macrophages to synthesise and release mediators, estimated by beta-glucuronidase activity. Furthermore, nedocromil sodium inhibited the abnormal response to aspirin of platelets from aspirin-sensitive asthmatics at therapeutic concentrations. These studies confirm that nedocromil sodium acts on a cell compartment other than the classical mast cell population in IgE-dependent allergy and asthma.
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PMID:Nedocromil sodium inhibition of IgE-mediated activation of human mononuclear phagocytes and platelets from asthmatics. 254 66

Although the environmental contaminant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), via its interaction with the Ah receptor, is an extremely potent carcinogen and immunosuppressive agent in experimental animals, its possible actions on polymorphonuclear (PMN) function have not been determined. In addition to their importance against infectious organisms, PMNs have been implicated in antitumor resistance. The present studies examined the effects of in vivo exposure to TCDD on PMN function in B6C3F1 (TCDD sensitive, presence of high affinity Ah receptor) and DBA/2N (TCDD resistant at low doses, defective Ah receptor) mice. Animals received a single oral exposure of 5 or 10 micrograms/kg of TCDD and PMNs were obtained 5 days later from the peritoneal cavity following elicitation with sodium caseinate. TCDD reduced the cytolytic and cytostatic activity of PMA-activated PMNs in B6C3F1, but not in DBA/2N mice, suggesting that this response segregates with the Ah locus. Furthermore, TCDD was found to bind specifically to PMNs from Ah-responsive mice. Neither the production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide nor degranulation, the latter measured by beta-glucuronidase release, was impaired. Supernatants recovered from PMN cell cultures of TCDD-sensitive mice, but not from resistant DBA/2N mice, showed reduced killing capacity for actinomycin D-treated L929 tumor cells, while their ability to bind to tumor cells was not altered. These data suggest that TCDD interferes with PMN-mediated tumor cell killing by altering the production or secretion of a cytolytic factor. Examination of bone marrow stem cells revealed that granulocytic but not monocytic colonies were reduced after TCDD exposure in vivo and in vitro. Although mature PMNs had detectable levels of Ah receptor, exposure in vitro of these cells to TCDD had no effect on antitumor activity. Thus, it is possible that TCDD may affect PMNs at the level of hematopoiesis, via a direct interaction with granulocyte precursor cells, or modulate PMNs at different stages of maturation.
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PMID:Selective inhibition of polymorphonuclear neutrophil activity by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. 255 88

In the dog, the major excretory metabolite of the antidepressant sertraline was characterized as sertraline carbamoyl-O-glucuronide. The intact conjugate was isolated from bile by HPLC. The metabolite was labile to beta-glucuronidase and produced sertraline as the single hydrolytic product, based on HPLC and GC-MS analyses. By fast atom bombardment MS analysis, [M+H]+ and [M+Na]+ ions at m/z 526 and 548 were observed, as were the proton and sodium adducts of the aglycone (m/z 350 and 372) due to cleavage of the glycosidic bond and elimination of the glucuronic acid moiety (176 amu). The observed mass of the aglycone was 44 amu greater than sertraline, indicating that a carbamic acid of this secondary amine was conjugated with glucuronic acid. These data suggest that sertraline in solution reversibly associates with CO2 before formation of sertraline carbamoyl-O-glucuronide. This novel amine glucuronide was also identified in human plasma after the oral administration of sertraline to each of seven subjects. The glucuronide was stable in plasma at both acidic and basic pH.
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PMID:Characterization of a carbamic acid ester glucuronide of the secondary amine sertraline. 256 71

Thrombin stimulation of human platelets initiates a membrane depolarization attributable to a Na+ influx into, and an alkalinization of, the cytoplasm, both of which follow a similar rapid time scale and thrombin-dose dependence. These responses precede secretion of the contents of the dense granules (serotonin) and, after 1 minute, of lysosomes (beta-glucuronidase). We have evaluated these parameters in the presence of 2H2O in order to determine if the Na+ influx and H+ efflux are sequential or simultaneous. NMR evidence indicates that 2H2O equilibration in rapid, and virtually complete within the 3 min prestimulation platelet equilibration period. In response to an 0.05 U/ml addition of thrombin, the rate of depolarization is 70-80% slower in 2H2O than in H2O. The time to reach maximal depolarization is 5 to 10 seconds longer in 2H2O, the extent of depolarization 60% inhibited, and the pH change 85% inhibited. The serotonin secretion is unaltered, while the beta-glucuronidase secretion is 130-180% enhanced. Dimethylamiloride inhibits the Na+ influx and the pH change completely. These results suggest that the Na+ and H+ fluxes across the plasma membrane are interdependent but neither simultaneous nor electroneutral. Furthermore, granule secretion, previously shown by us to be independent of the existent Na+ gradient, depends on the cytoplasmic K+ and H+ concentrations.
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PMID:Sequential sodium-proton exchange in thrombin-induced human platelets. 282 Apr 94


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