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Query: EC:3.2.1.36 (hyaluronidase)
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Extensor digitorum longus muscles of rats were removed and injected with a solution of Marcaine plus hyaluronidase. After incubation in Marcaine solution for 10 min, the muscles were grafted into their original beds. The grafts and the contralateral control muscles were removed from the rats at 0, 1-5, 7, 11, 36, and 69 days postoperatively. The muscles were then frozen in dry ice and isopentane and subsequently homogenized and centrifuged. The supernatant was analyzed for a number of enzymes, the regenerative patterns of which can be classified into 3 groups: (1) early increase in activity: hexokinase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; (2) early decrease in activity with failure to recover to control levels: phosphorylase, phosphofructokinase, alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase; and (3) early decrease followed by return to control levels: lactate dehydrogenase, pyruvate kinase, creatine phosphokinase, adenylate kinase. These patterns are not identical to those reported for embryogenesis of muscle. The data are discussed with regard to correlative histological studies of muscle regeneration.
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PMID:Developmental patterns of glycolytic enzymes in regenerating skeletal muscle after autogenous free grafting. 14 74

The results of experiments with indirect methods have suggested that various interventions reduce infarct size after coronary artery occlusion. To determine and quantify directly both the short- and long-term effects of several interventions on myocardial salvage without relying on indirect methods, the left coronary artery was occluded in 880 rats; they were then given either no treatment or one of the following interventions: (a) hyaluronidase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes interstitial glycoproteins, 1,500 National Formulary (NF) U/kg i.v. 5 min and 24 h after occlusion; (b) cobra venom factor, a protein that depletes the third component of complement, 20 U/kg i.v. 5 min after occlusion; (c) a glucocorticoid: hydrocortisone, 50 mg/kg i.v. 5 min after occlusion; or the five-fold more potent methylprednisolone (MP): (i) 50 mg/kg i.v. 5 min after occlusion or (ii) 50 mg/kg i.v. 5 min after occlusion followed by 50 mg/kg i.m. 3, 6, and 24 h after occlusion; or (d) reserpine, an agent that depletes the heart of catecholamines, 0.5 mg/kg i.m. once on each of the 3 days before occlusion. The animals were sacrificed either 2 days after occlusion, i.e., at the time of peak necrosis, or after 3 wk, i.e., after the infarct was completely healed. The amount of preserved myocardium was then assessed by two independent techniques: planimetric measurement of serial histologic sections and creatine kinase activity of the whole left ventricle. The amount of normal myocardium preserved at 21 days postocclusion was significantly increased, by 22.3+/-7.8% (P < 0.025) after the administration of hyaluronidase, by 25.3+/-5.8% (P < 0.005) after cobra venom factor, by 14.5+/-6.9% (P < 0.05) after hydrocortisone, by 20.8+/-8.2% (P < 0.025) after the single dose of MP, by 20.9+/-3.9% (P < 0.001) after the four doses of MP, and by 10.2+/-3.7% (P < 0.05) as a result of pretreatment with reserpine. The four doses of MP significantly thinned the infarct-by 25.6+/-2.9% (P < 0.001)-and although ventricular rupture did not occur, the intervention caused distension of the left ventricle as a result of stretching of the infarcted tissue during scar formation. Thus, myocardium acutely jeopardized by ischemia can be preserved on a long-term basis.
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PMID:Long-term preservation of ischemic myocardium after experimental coronary artery occlusion. 64 Nov 37

In order to measure the protective effect of interventions following coronary artery occlusions in dogs, the creatine kinase activity of myocardial tissue was assayed after 24 h and related to the myocardial blood flow of that tissue measured with 85Sr labelled microspheres injected 15 min after occlusion. This assay showed normal levels when flow exceeded 50 cm3.min-1.100 g-1. In myocardium with flow reduced to 0 to 15 cm3. min-1.100g-1, creatine kinase activity was 7.6 +/- 0.6 IU.mg-1 protein in control dogs and 13.1 +/- 1.8 IU.mg-1 protein (P less than 0.01) in dogs given 500 NF units.kg-1 of hyaluronidase 20 min after occlusion. Where myocardial blood flow was reduced to 16 to 50 cm3. min-1. 100g-1, creatine kinase activity was increased from 14.1 +/- 1.1 to 20.5 +/- 1.4 IU.mg-1 protein by hyaluronidase. This method therefore assesses ischaemic damage independent of electrophysiological measurements and confirms myocardial preservation by hyaluronidase.
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PMID:A method for demonstrating the efficacy of interventions designed to limit infarct size following coronary occlusion: beneficial effect of hyaluronidase. 69 85

The myocardium of 60 rabbits with experimental myocardial infarction induced by ligation of the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery was studied by electron microscopy. The main group of animals received hyaluronidase. The size of the infarct was judged by the ECG recorded with 15 precordial leads. Normalization of myocytes in the non-ischemic zone of the left ventricle in the treated animals revealed. Better intactness of myocytes in the peri-infarction and non-ischemic zones was noted, which may apparently accelerate ECG dynamics, change the total balance of necrotic material in the direction of its decrease, and, consequently, influence the indices of blood plasma creatine phosphokinase.
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PMID:[Electron-microscopic study of changes in the myocyte ultrastructure under the effect of hyaluronidase in experimental myocardial infarct]. 92 53

The goal of this study was to determine if changes in the epicardial QRS complex after coronary artery occlusion (CAO) can be used to evaluate the efficacy of interventions designed to limit infarct size. Forty-one open-chest dogs with CAO were studied: 15 were controls, 18 received hyaluronidase and eight received propranolol starting 20 minutes after CAO. Epicardial ECGs were recorded at specific time intervals to analyze ST-segment elevation and changes in Q and R waves. Transmural specimens were obtained 24 hours after CAO from the same sites at which ECGs were recorded. Q wave development (deltaQ), R wave fall (deltaR), and their combination (deltaR + deltaQ) at 24 hours correlated with the extent of necrosis, as determined by myocardial creatine phosphokinase activity depression and histologic appearance. In the control group ST-segment elevation 15 minutes after CAO (ST15M) predicted changes in Q and R waves 24 hours later; in the treated groups, the same ST15M prior to drug administration resulted in significantly less QRS changes. Thus, 1) Q wave development and R wave fall 24 hours after CAO accurately reflect myocardial necrosis. 2) ST15M predicts subsequent changes in Q and R waves. 3) The efficacy of hyaluronidase and propranolol, agents previously shown to reduce myocardial necrosis, can be detected by less Q wave development and a smaller fall in R wave voltage.
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PMID:Use of changes in the epicardial QRS complex to assess interventions which modify the extent of myocardial necrosis following coronary artery occlusion. 96 48

In anesthetized open chest dogs, hydrocortisone (50 mg/kg body weight administered 30 minutes after occlusion and 25 mg/kg 12 hours later) substantially reduced the size of myocardial infarcts, as reflected by both myocardial creatine phosphokinase activity and histologic appearance 24 hours later. Similarly, hyaluronidase, which increases diffusion through the extracellular space and presumably facilitates delivery of substrate to ischemic cells, also reduced the extent of myocardial necrosis after coronary occlusion in the dog. In view of the salutary effects of hyaluronidase and the absence of serious side effects, this agent was administered clinically to two groups of patients, who were compared with two groups of untreated control subjects. Hyaluronidase (500 National Formulary units/kg X 8) was shown to result in a significantly more rapid reduction in the magnitude and the extent of precordial S-T segment elevations, and in patients treated within 4 hours a tendency to a lower incidence rate of Q waves and a smaller reduction of R waves.
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PMID:Effects of hyaluronidase and hydrocortisone on myocardial necrosis after coronary occlusion. 125 92

The effects on the evolution of canine myocardial infarction (MI) of the lymphagogues hyaluronidase (hyaluronate glucanohydrolase) (known to reduce the size of MIs) and calcium dobesilate (calcium, 2,5-dihydroxybenzenesulfonate, CLS 2210) were compared in a coded, placebo-controlled study in 48 dogs, during the first 24 h after coronary occlusion. MI was induced by embolization of the anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery. The animals were given either a placebo, CLS 2210, or hyaluronidase by intravenous infusion begun immediately after embolization and continued for 24h. The volume of myocardial tissue at risk was evaluated at 2 and 24 h by ungated computed tomography (CT), and after necropsy by staining myocardial sections with triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC). Electrocardiography and estimation of serum creatine kinase (CK) activity were also performed. In the 25 animals that survived 24 h, the results of all tests showed that there was less myocardial damage in the animals treated with the two lymphagogues than in those treated with placebo, and less damage with CLS 2210 than with hyaluronidase. The good correlation between the volume of ischemic tissue as assessed by CT in vivo and as assessed by TTC staining after necropsy (r = 0.959) confirms that the CT perfusion phase defect accurately reflects the volume of tissue at risk during the evolution of MI. This study has shown that CLS 2210 is at least as effective as hyaluronidase in reducing myocardial damage due to coronary artery occlusion in dogs.
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PMID:Myocardial infarction treated with two lymphagogues, calcium dobesilate (CLS 2210) and hyaluronidase: a coded, placebo-controlled animal study. 169 85

A randomized, double-blind, multicenter study was conducted of the value of hyaluronidase therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Patients were eligible for enrollment if they were less than 76 years old, had at least 30 minutes of pain typical of myocardial ischemia and had electrocardiographic changes suggestive of acute ischemia or evolving infarction. A total of 851 patients were randomly assigned to hyaluronidase (500 National Formulary units/kg intravenously every 6 hours for 48 hours) or placebo therapy with a mean of 9.4 +/- 0.1 hours after the onset of pain. There were no significant differences between the hyaluronidase- and placebo-treated patients in incidence of AMI (86 vs 88%), creatine kinase-MB infarct size index (14.6 +/- 0.8 vs 15.1 +/- 0.7 CK-MB-gEq/m2), change in total R wave from time 0 to 72 hours for anterior transmural ischemia or infarction (-34 +/- 7 vs -35 +/- 8 mV), infarct size determined by pyrophosphate scintigrams (27 +/- 1 vs 27 +/- 1 cm2), change in left ventricular ejection fraction from day 0 to day 10 (+ 2.4 +/- 0.7 vs + 1.2 +/- 0.7%) or cumulative proportion surviving 4 years (0.70 +/- 0.03 vs 0.68 +/- 0.03). These findings indicate there is no overall benefit from administration of hyaluronidase more than 9 hours after the onset of AMI, but do not exclude the possibility that such therapy could be of value if given earlier, or if given to a subgroup of patients with sufficient residual flow to the area of AMI.
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PMID:Hyaluronidase therapy for acute myocardial infarction: results of a randomized, blinded, multicenter trial. MILIS Study Group. 287 94

A multicentred, randomised, blind study was started in 1978 to compare propranolol or hyaluronidase with placebo in patients with acute myocardial infarction admitted within 18 hours of onset of symptoms. Patients were randomised to group A and received hyaluronidase, propranolol, or placebo, or, if propranolol was contraindicated, to group B and received hyaluronidase or placebo. Hyaluronidase (500 U/kg given every six hours for 48 hours) had no effect on mortality or infarct size in the overall population. Because spontaneous reperfusion was more common in patients with early peaking of plasma creatine kinase MB or non-transmural electrocardiographic changes or both, the results were reanalysed for two subgroups: those in whom plasma creatine kinase peaked less than 15 hours after the onset of symptoms (early peak, n = 184) and those with a peak greater than 15 h after the onset of symptoms (late peak, n = 546). The distribution of time to peak activity of creatine kinase MB was similar in the hyaluronidase and placebo groups. In the early peak patients who were given hyaluronidase (groups A and B) total mortality and cardiac-specific four year mortality were significantly lower. This was most pronounced in group B in which the total mortality was 45% and cardiovascular mortality was 47% less than in the placebo group. Similarly, mortality from cardiovascular disease in patients (groups A and B) with nontransmural ischaemia (ST-T changes) given hyaluronidase was significantly lower, with group B showing a 50% reduction. In the subsets of patients with late peaking of creatine kinase MB or those presenting with transmural electrocardiographic changes there was no difference in total mortality or deaths from cardiac disease between those given hyaluronidase and those given placebo. Hyaluronidase was associated with improved survival in patients with early peaking of plasma creatine kinase MB, suggesting the possibility of salvage of myocardium in patients who have early spontaneous reperfusion and possibly after therapeutic reperfusion.
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PMID:Effect of hyaluronidase on mortality and morbidity in patients with early peaking of plasma creatine kinase MB and non-transmural ischaemia. Multicentre investigation for the limitation of infarct size (MILIS). 305 76

The induction of myocardial infarction in rats by ligation of the left-anterior coronary artery was confirmed by measurement of increased plasma levels of creatine kinase, aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase. Using this model system it has been established that intravenous administration of 125I-labelled hyaluronidase to rats resulted in a preferential uptake of the enzyme by damaged myocardium as compared to normal heart tissue.
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PMID:Preferential uptake of intravenously administered hyaluronidase (Hyalosidase) by damaged rat myocardium. 402 52


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