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Indapamide, a nonthiazide chlorosulfamoyl diuretic, which possesses well-known antihypertensive properties, is able to scavenge free radical intermediates involved in lipid peroxidation. In this respect, it has almost the same level of action as alpha-tocopherol. Using an isolated working rat heart preparation, we investigated the effect of indapamide on the myocardial resistance to global total normothermic ischemia followed by reperfusion. The heart, isolated at the end of chronic oral pretreatment (7 day at 3 mg/kg body weight/day), was submitted to ischemia for 15 min and then reperfused. The main results were as follows: in the indapamide-treated group, 1) postischemic recovery of cardiac function was significantly better as compared to the untreated control group; 2) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release measured after 15 min of reperfusion was significantly reduced; 3) the myocardial content of organic hydroperoxides (HPO), taken as an index of lipid peroxidation, was significantly lowered, whereas the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) remained unchanged; and 4) electron spin resonance (ESR) analysis of coronary effluents, collected during the first minutes of reperfusion in the presence of the spin-trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO), revealed a significant modification in the treated group. These findings suggest that indapamide treatment is able to afford some protective effect to cardiac tissue during the early stage of postischemic reperfusion, and that this effect might be related to the antioxidant properties of inadapamide.
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PMID:Beneficial effect of indapamide in experimental myocardial ischemia. 131 Jun 2

Reactive oxygen metabolites have been reported to be important in the pathogenesis of ischemia/reperfusion-induced and alcohol- and drug-induced liver injuries. We investigated the role of superoxide dismutase, cellular and extracellular, in preventing reactive oxygen metabolite-induced cytotoxicity in cultured rate hepatocytes. Cells were exposed to reactive oxygen metabolites enzymatically generated by hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase. Cytotoxicity was quantified by measuring 51Cr release from prelabeled cells and lactate dehydrogenase release. Reactive oxygen metabolites caused dose-dependent cytotoxicity. Good correlation was found between the values for 51Cr and lactate dehydrogenase release. Reactive oxygen metabolite-induced cell damage was reduced by catalase but not by superoxide dismutase. Cellular superoxide dismutase and catalase activities were not increased after incubation with exogenous superoxide dismutase and catalase for up to 5 hr. Pretreatment with diethyldithiocarbamate inhibited cellular superoxide dismutase activity without inhibiting other antioxidants such as catalase, glutathione, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase and sensitized cells to reactive oxygen metabolite-induced cytotoxicity. We conclude that hydrogen peroxide is an important mediator in hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase-induced cell damage and that superoxide dismutase plays a critical role in cellular antioxidant defenses against hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase-induced cytotoxicity in cultured rat hepatocytes in vitro.
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PMID:Role of cellular superoxide dismutase against reactive oxygen metabolite-induced cell damage in cultured rat hepatocytes. 131 53

Ischemia-reperfusion is observed in various diseases such as myocardium infarct. Different theories have been proposed to explain the reperfusion injury, among them that the free radical generation plays a crucial role. To study the mechanisms of the reperfusion injury, a hypoxia (H)-reoxygenation (R) model upon human umbilical vein endothelial cells in culture was developed in order to mimic the in vivo situation. Different parameters were quantified and compared under H or H/R, and we found that oxygen readmission led to damage amplification after a short hypoxia period. To estimate the importance of various causes of toxicity, the effects of various protective molecules were compared. Different antioxidant molecules, iron-chelating agent, xanthine oxidase inhibitors, and energy-supplying molecules were very efficient protectors. Synergy could also be observed between the antioxidants and the energy-supplying molecules or the xanthine oxidase inhibitors. The toxic effect of O2.(-) could be lowered by the presence of SOD or glutathione peroxidase in the culture medium, whereas glutathione peroxidase was the most efficient enzyme when injected into the cells. The production of O2.(-) and of H2O2 by endothelial cells was directly estimated to be, respectively, of 0.17 and 0.035 mumol/min/mg prot during the R period. O2.(-) production was completely inhibited when allopurinol was added during H and R. In addition, a xanthine oxidase activity of 21.5 10(-6) U/mg prot could be observed by a direct assay in cells after H but not in control cells, thus confirming the previous conclusions of xanthine oxidase as a potent source of free radicals in these conditions. Thanks to the use of cultured human endothelial cells, a clear picture was obtained of the overall process leading to cell degenerescence during the reoxygenation process. We particularly could stress the importance of the low energetic state of these cells, which is a critical factor acting synergistically with the oxidant molecules to injure the cells. These results also open new possibilities for the development of new therapeutics for ischemia.
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PMID:Human umbilical vein endothelial cells submitted to hypoxia-reoxygenation in vitro: implication of free radicals, xanthine oxidase, and energy deficiency. 132 79

After the middle cerebral artery of rats was occluded, changes in the content of 14 free amino acids and the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the ischemic striatum were assessed with respect to the duration of ischemia. Glu and Asp levels were significantly reduced by 60 min of ischemia, GABA was increased by 30 and 60 min and Ala was increased by 5, 15, and 30 min. During ischemia, the levels of striatal Gln, Asn, Ser, Tau, Gly and Pro were found to be normal. In comparison with the sham-operated rats, the changes in the content of Thr, His, Arg and Tyr were inconclusive, since the effect of operative stress could not be ruled out on such occasion. Concomitantly, the Zn-Cu superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activity were significantly reduced by 30 min of ischemia. It revealed that the reduced capacity to scavenge the oxygen free radicals occurred during the early stage of cerebral ischemia. The above changes of Glu, Gln, GABA and Pro level might be considered as the final outcome of the decrease of glutamate synthesis, the acceleration of its conversion to GABA, and the extracellular leakage of glutamate. According to our data, the oxygen free radicals might be involved in the evolution of primary neuronal damage at the ischemic striatum.
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PMID:[Mechanism of neuronal damage caused by cerebral ischemia]. 133 25

Lipid peroxidation and activities of antioxidative enzymes were studied in the brain cortex after short (15 min) cerebral ischemia and reperfusion (10 min) in rats. Conjugated dienes (CD) and thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were significantly elevated in the group of rats with ischemia followed by reperfusion in comparison to the ischemic animals. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity significantly increased in the group of animals with ischemia and reperfusion. No significant changes in the activities of glutathione peroxidase (GP) were observed. Stobadine administered before ischemia or before reperfusion decreased the level of TBARS. Stobadine probably prevents malondialdehyde (MDA) formation from hydroperoxide or might elevate the activity of aldehyde dehydrogenase. In contradiction to the findings after long-lasting (4 h) ischemia and subsequent reperfusion, no decrease in the concentration of CD or in the activity of SOD or GP was found.
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PMID:Short cerebral ischemia and subsequent reperfusion and treatment with stobadine. 139 84

Hypoxic injury of rat astroglial cells in primary culture initiates several modifications of their functional integrity. A significant decrease of the cellular oxygen consumption was observed in astrocytes submitted to a 15 h low oxygen pressure. The addition of almitrine (dialylamino-4',6'-triazinyl 2')-1-(bis-parafluorobenzydryl)-4-piperazine, a chemoreceptor agonist, restored almost completely the respiratory activity of the hypoxia treated cells. In order to test the hypothesis that oxygen free radical formation may contribute to the cellular damage resulting from ischemia, the activities of the following antioxidant enzymatic systems have been determined in the cultured astrocytes: Cu,Zn- and Mn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), glutathione reductase (GSH-RED), and catalase (CAT). Only a significant and specific decrease of the Mn-SOD activity was observed after the hypoxia-normoxia exposure. The other oxygen radical scavenging systems were not modified. The addition of almitrine antagonized the decrease of the Mn-SOD activity observed in the low oxygen pressure treated cells, but results clearly point-out the importance of oxygen radical production in the astroglial response after hypoxic injury. A beneficial effect of almitrine toward the observed alteration has been underlined. It is suggested that some mitochondrial alterations could be related to some aspects of the astroglial hypoxic stress.
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PMID:Free radical scavenging systems of rat astroglial cells in primary culture: effects of anoxia and drug treatment. 140 63

Activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase as well as content of diene conjugates and malonic dialdehyde were studied in blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with transitory ischemia, small ischemic insult, ischemic insult of middle severity and with severe ischemic insult without lethality within 1-2, 7-8 and 14-15 days of diseases. Content of lipid peroxidation products and activity of antioxidant enzymes were decreased in the biological fluids studied in all the forms of brain circulation impairments within early periods of pathology. These patterns tend to normalization within 14-15 days. The rate of biochemical alterations corresponded highly to severity of impairments developed and these patterns may be used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
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PMID:[Activity of antioxidant protection enzymes and content of lipid peroxidation products in blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with ischemic brain disease]. 141 27

The purpose of the present investigation was to establish whether pretreatment with selenium enhances the stores of selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase in the tissues and to verify if and to what extent alterations of mechanical and biochemical cardiac properties induced by ischemia in the myocardium may be thus prevented. Ten rats had sodium selenite (6 micrograms/day) added to their drinking water for 4 weeks, while 10 control rats received no treatment. At the end of 4 weeks, the hearts were perfused by the Langendorff technique with oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit solution at a rate of 10 ml/min for 30 minutes at 37 degrees C. Ischemia was then induced by reducing the perfusion to 1 ml/min for 60 minutes; reperfusion followed at the control rate for a further 30 minutes. Isometrically developed pressure and its maximum first derivative at different ventricular volumes was measured before and after the ischemic period. Lactate and creatine kinase activity were measured in the effluent throughout. Tissue concentrations of adenine nucleotides and creatine phosphate and lutathione peroxidase activity were estimated after reperfusion. The rats treated with selenium showed a wide-spread increase in the activity of Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase in all tissues. There was an improved recovery of ventricular contraction during reperfusion and an increased myocardial content of adenine nucleotides and creatine phosphate. During reperfusion, the loss of creatine kinase into the perfusate was less in the treated animals, and there was a similar trend for the production of lactate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Protective effect of selenium in cardiac ischemia and reperfusion. 142 Sep 51

Injury to the gastrointestinal tract by oxygen dependent processes is important in ischemia, inflammatory bowel disease, and necrotizing enterocolitis. The Caco-2 cell line is an important tool in assessing various gastrointestinal functions and offers a unique opportunity to assess gastrointestinal oxidant metabolism on a cellular level. However, some Caco-2 cell functions change with time after confluence. To determine if antioxidant enzyme activity changes during differentiation, Caco-2 cells were grown to confluence, and superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and catalase activities and specific mRNA content were quantitated. With time after confluence the enzymes demonstrated a small, but statistically significant increase in activity. Neither superoxide dismutase nor glutathione peroxidase mRNA levels correlated with enzyme activity changes. Catalase mRNA levels increased as catalase activity increased. Thus, differentiated Caco-2 cells express superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and catalase activities and the superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase genes. Superoxide dismutase activity and glutathione peroxidase activity do not correlate with mRNA levels, and suggest that regulation may be at a level other than transcription. The correlation between catalase activity and catalase mRNA suggests differentiation may occur at transcription. If Caco-2 cells are used to elucidate oxidative metabolism, changes in activities of antioxidant enzymes as a function of cell differentiation should be considered.
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PMID:Antioxidant enzymes in the differentiated Caco-2 cell line. 142 66

We have previously shown that the polyethylene glycol conjugated superoxide dismutase (SOD), which has a plasma half-life of more than 24 h, protects the blood perfused rabbit heart against injury during ischaemia and reperfusion. However, the profile for the dose-dependency of protection was bell-shaped with loss of efficacy below 6000 and above 30,000 U/kg. In the present study, isolated rabbit hearts, perfused with blood from support rabbits, were subjected to a 2 min infusion with St Thomas' Hospital cardioplegic solution followed by 60 min of global ischaemia (37 degrees C) and 60 min of reperfusion. PEG-SOD was administered 1 h or 12-24 h before ischaemia. We assessed the effect of PEG-SOD on ischaemia- and reperfusion-induced changes in: (i) the tissue content of reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and (ii) the activity of CuZn-SOD, Mn-SOD and glutathione peroxidase and reductase (GPD and GRD). Ischaemia and reperfusion reduced tissue GSH content by 70% and increased GSSG content by 400% (from their fresh aerobic values of 13.1.9 and 0.09 +/- 0.01 nmol/mg protein, respectively). PEG-SOD, given intravenously at various doses to donor and support rabbits 1 h or 12-24 h before ischaemia, protected against these changes with a bell-shaped dose-response relationship. Thus, with 0, 3000, 6000, 12,000, 30,000 and 60,000 U/kg, GSH content was 4.1 +/- 0.4, 4.8 +/- 0.4, 8.5 +/- 0.5, 12.3 +/- 1.6, 12.3 +/- 1.6 and 5.0 +/- 0.5 nmol/mg protein in the 1 h pretreatment group and 4.1 +/- 0.4, 4.2 +/- 0.5, 10.4 +/- 1.5, 11.2 +/- 1.1, 11.4 +/- 0.7 and 4.7 +/- 0.6 nmol/mg protein in the 12-24 h pretreatment group (means +/- S.E.M.). For GSSG the corresponding values were 0.36 +/- 0.04, 0.34 +/- 0.03, 0.12 +/- 0.01, 0.12 +/- 0.01, 0.11 +/- 0.01 and 0.41 +/- 0.03 nmol/mg protein for the 1 h group and 0.36 +/- 0.04, 0.35 +/- 0.02, 0.15 +/- 0.01, 0.12 +/- 0.01, 0.11 +/- 0.01 and 0.34 +/- 0.02 nmol/mg protein for the 12-24 h group. Ischaemia and reperfusion had no effect on tissue MDA content or CuZn-SOD, GDP and GRD activity, and in general, PEG-SOD also lacked significant effect on any of these variables at any dose studied. However, Mn-SOD activity was severely reduced by ischaemia and reperfusion (from 42 +/- 7 U/mg protein in fresh aerobic controls to 6 +/- 1 U/mg protein at the end of reperfusion).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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PMID:PEG-SOD and myocardial antioxidant status during ischaemia and reperfusion: dose-response studies in the isolated blood perfused rabbit heart. 143 18


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