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Cerebral ischemia was produced by clipping the right common carotid artery in Mongolian gerbils. Polyribosomal function in cerebral ischemia during progression and recovery was studied by investigation of morphology (electronmicroscopy), physical property (size distribution profiles) and biochemical property (polypeptide synthesis). Polyribosomes and their function were relatively well preserved during progression of ischemia. The most striking finding was an extensive disaggregation of polyribosomes and suppression of polypeptide synthesis immediately after re-establishment of cerebral circulation. These phenomena occurred not only with irreversible ischemia at 3 h but also with reversible ischemia at 30 min. In the latter, disaggregation of polyribosomes gradually recovered, but no tendency for recovery was observed after an ischemic period of 3 h. The disaggregation and delay in reaggregation of ribosomes after re-establishment of cerebral circulation may be a significant factor in the irreversibility of cerebral ischemia. The observed deterioration of cellular function during the recovery process may have an important implication not only for medical management of stroke but also for surgical recirculation during acute stroke.
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PMID:Cerebral ischemia in gerbils: polyribosomal function during progression and recovery. 722 52

The purpose of this study was to establish when alterations of the electrophoretic patterns of the polypeptides and phosphopolypeptides of the microsomal membrane fraction of the livers of rats become observable after initiation of acute hepatic ischemia. Ischemia was initiated by clamping the vascular supply to the left and median lobes of the livers of adult male rats. The animals were killed at various times thereafter (up to 6 h, and in certain instances, 24 h) and microsomal membrane fractions were prepared from each. The patterns of the polypeptides and phosphopolypeptides of these fractions were analysed by sodium dodecyl sulfate--polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, using staining with Coomassie blue to analyse the polypeptides and radioautography to analyse 32P-labelled phosphopolypeptides. Alterations of the polypeptide pattern were apparent in the fractions from animals killed at 4 h and after; prior to this time point, subtle alterations, at most, could be distinguished. Effects of acute ischemia on the pattern of phosphopolypeptides of the microsomal membrane fraction were studied after phosphorylation in vivo (produced by intraperitoneal injection of [32P]phosphoric acid) and in vitro (using [gamma-32P]ATP as phosphate donor). No marked changes in the phosphopolypeptide pattern produced by phosphorylation in vivo were observed until 6 h after clamping, by which time a diminution of the radioactivity in the majority of the phosphopolypeptides was evident. However, noteworthy alterations of the pattern of phosphopolypeptides produced by phosphorylation in vitro were observable in the membrane fractions from animals subjected to 2 h of ischemia. Overall the study provides a base line delineating the time sequence during which alterations of the electrophoretic patterns of the polypeptides and phosphopolypeptides of rat liver microsomal membranes become evident following the onset of acute hepatic ischemia and reveals that gross alterations of the polypeptide patterns of these membranes and of certain other subcellular fractions are not an early occurrence following this severe type of injury. The possible utility of the application of phosphorylation in vitro for detecting early alterations in membrane structure following cell injury is suggested.
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PMID:Effects of acute hepatic ischemia on the electrophoretic patterns of the polypeptides and phosphopolypeptides of the microsomal membrane fraction of rat liver. 745 71

Astrocytes have a critical role in the neuronal response to ischemia, as their production of neurotrophic mediators can favorably impact on the extreme sensitivity of nervous tissue to oxygen deprivation. Using a differential display method, a novel putative RNA binding protein, RA301, was cloned from reoxygenated astrocytes. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence showed two ribonucleoprotein domains and serine/arginine-rich domains, suggestive of their function as RNA splicing factor. Northern analysis displayed striking induction only in cultured astrocytes within 15 min of reoxygenation and reached a maximum by 60 min after hypoxia/reoxygenation. Immunoblotting demonstrated expression of an immunoreactive polypeptide of the expected molecular mass, 36 kDa, in lysates of hypoxia/reoxygenated astrocytes. Induction of RA301 mRNA was mediated, in large part, by endogenously generated reactive oxygen species, as shown by diphenyl iodonium, an inhibitor of neutrophil-type nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase which blocks oxygen-free radical formation by astrocytes. Similarly, increased expression of RA301 in supporting a neurotrophic function of astrocytes was suggested by inhibition of interleukin-6 elaboration, a neuroprotective cytokine, in the presence of antisense oligonucleotide for RA301. These studies provide a first step in characterizing a novel putative RNA binding protein, whose expression is induced by oxygen-free radicals generated during hypoxia/reoxygenation, and which may have an important role in redirection of biosynthetic events observed in the ischemic tissues.
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PMID:Cloning of a novel RNA binding polypeptide (RA301) induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation. 749 16

The discovery of polypeptide mitogens capable of stimulating angiogenesis has inspired research addressing the potential of these agents in the treatment of ischaemic syndromes. Ischaemia or necrosis with associated inflammation has been found to increase the production of growth factors and receptor response. Administration of various exogenous angiogenic agents by several routes has resulted in enhanced growth of collateral vessels in animal models of myocardial, peripheral arterial, and cerebral insufficiency. Therapeutic angiogenesis may have an immense clinical potential.
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PMID:Angiogenesis: potential therapy for ischaemic disease. 752 49

Involvement of the IEGs in brain injury and ischemia is under intensive investigation (Gubits et al., 1993). There are several families of the IEGs. They include the fos, jun, and zinc finger genes that encode transcription factors. Products of the fos family (c-fos, fra-1, fra-2, and fos B) bind to members of the jun family (c-jun, jun B, jun D) via leucine zippers, and this dimer then binds to the AP-1 site (consensus sequence -TGACTCA-) in the promoter of target genes, which in turn regulate the expression of late response genes that produce long-term changes in cells. For example, c-fos may regulate the long-term expression of preproenkephalin, nerve growth factor, dynorphin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, tyrosine hydroxylase and other genes with AP-1 sites in their promoters (Curran and Morgan, 1987; Sheng and Greenberg, 1990). It is likely that the c-fos gene up-regulation observed in ischemic astrocytes leads to the changes observed in the expressions of hsp and cytoskeleton protein genes in this experimental model. This is supported by the findings of Sarid (1991) and Pennypacker et al. (1994) who have shown that AP-1 DNA binding activity in hippocampus recognized an AP-1 sequence from the promoter region of the GFAP which is a potential target gene. van de Klundert et al. (1992) also suggested the involvement of AP-1 in transcriptional regulation of vimentin. IEGs can be induced within minutes by extracellular stimuli including transmitters, peptides, and growth factors. In this study, we have shown that c-fos induction by ischemia was rapid and transient.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Gene expression in astrocytes during and after ischemia. 756 84

Effects of polypeptide bioregulators isolated from periodontal tissue on free-radical oxidation of lipids and the microcirculatory hemostasis during the development of chronic stress were under study. Increased reactions of lipid free-radical oxidation and blood hydrocortisone levels, denudation of dental necks were observed in animals during stress, which was explained by disordered reaction of microcirculatory hemostasis assessed from the antiaggregation activity of the periodontium. Administration of a polypeptide bioregulator led to a reduction of free-radical oxidation of lipids, to an increase in the activities of antioxidative enzymes, and hence, to a reduction of the injury to the cellular structures of the periodontium due to decrease of disorders of the microcirculatory hemostasis and ischemia in it.
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PMID:[The effect of periodontal cytomedin on free-radical lipid oxidation and on antiaggregation activity in the periodontium in chronic stress]. 773 39

Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a polypeptide growth factor that promotes neuronal survival. We recently found that systemic administration of bFGF protects against both excitotoxicity and hypoxia-ischemia in neonatal animals. In the present study, we examined whether systemically administered bFGF could prevent neuronal death induced by intrastriatal injection of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or chemical hypoxia induced by intrastriatal injection of malonate in adult rats and 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) in neonatal rats. Systemic administration of bFGF (100 micrograms/kg) for three doses both before and after intrastriatal injection of either NMDA or malonate in adult rats produced a significant neuroprotective effect. In neonatal rats, bFGF produced dose-dependent significant neuroprotective effects against MPP+ neurotoxicity, with a maximal protection of approximately 50% seen with either a single dose of bFGF of 300 micrograms/kg or three doses of 100 micrograms/kg. These results show that systemic administration of bFGF is effective in preventing neuronal injury under circumstances in which the blood-brain barrier may be compromised, raising the possibility that this strategy could be effective in stroke.
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PMID:Basic fibroblast growth factor protects against excitotoxicity and chemical hypoxia in both neonatal and adult rats. 779 Apr 10

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictive polypeptide produced from vascular endothelial cells. The effects of ischaemia, reperfusion, and exsanguination on plasma ET-1 levels were studied and compared in the mongrel dog after infrarenal aortic cross clamping. Ischaemia produced a trend toward increased ET-1 serum levels (p < 0.07 with Bonferroni correction) that did not reach significance. Plasma ET-1 levels were significantly increased during reperfusion and even further elevations were found following exsanguination. We found a 2-3 fold increase in ET-1 levels following reperfusion (Initial 3.19 +/- 0.27 pg/ml vs. Reperfusion maximum 6.32 +/- 0.72 pg/ml, Bonferroni p < 0.01). Haemorrhagic shock was associated with a 3-4 fold increase in ET-1 levels (Initial 3.19 +/- 0.27 pg/ml vs. Exsanguination maximum 8.37 +/- 0.97 pg/ml Bonferroni p < 0.001). These data reveal that ET-1 is released during reperfusion and exsanguination and may mediate remote vascular events associated with infrarenal aortic cross clamping and acute blood loss.
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PMID:Endothelin-1 levels in ischaemia, reperfusion, and haemorrhagic shock in the canine infrarenal aortic revascularisation model. 782 51

The cytokine tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) is a pleotrophic polypeptide that plays a significant role in brain immune and inflammatory activities. TNF-alpha is produced in the brain in response to various pathological processes such as infectious agents [e.g., human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria], ischemia, and trauma. TNF-alpha mRNA is rapidly produced in response to brain ischemia within 1 h, reaches a peak at 6-12 h post ischemia, and subsides 1-2 days later. TNF-alpha mRNA expression corresponds in a temporal fashion to other cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-6, cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (KC), and IL-1 and precedes the infiltration of inflammatory cells into the injured zone. TNF-alpha is present early in neuronal cells in and around the ischemic tissue (penumbra), yet at later time points, the peptide is found in macrophages in the infarcted tissue. TNF-alpha has been demonstrated to cause expression of proadhesive molecules on the endothelium, which results in leukocyte accumulation, adherence, and migration from capillaries into the brain. Furthermore, TNF-alpha activates glial cells, thereby regulating tissue remodeling, gliosis, and scar formation. Thus, evidence is emerging in support of a role for TNF-alpha in injury induced by infectious, immune, toxic, traumatic, and ischemic stimuli. TNF-alpha promotes inflammation by stimulation of capillary endothelial cell proinflammatory responses and thereby provides leukocyte adhesion and infiltration into the ischemic brain. The evidence generated so far suggests that agents that suppress TNF-alpha's production or actions will reduce leukocyte infiltration into ischemic brain regions and thereby diminish the extent of tissue loss.
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PMID:Cytokines, inflammation, and brain injury: role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. 788 Jul 18

This report describes high performance liquid chromatographic analysis of transplanted pancreatic islets. A reversed phase ODS column made it possible to measure rat insulin I, II, rat C-peptide I, II and glucagon simultaneously in isolated rat islets without using radioisotopes. Freshly isolated islets contained 118.0 +/- 9.7 ng (mean +/- SE, n = 6) insulin and 3.01 +/- 0.60 ng glucagon per islet. The insulin I/II ratio was 1.22 +/- 0.03. Isolated islets were then cultured in vitro or transplanted into mice under the renal capsule. Transplantation induced mild hypoglycemia in the recipients. The graft mean survival time was 7.2 +/- 0.4 days (n = 5). Both cultured (n = 7) and transplanted (n = 6) islets showed similar alterations of polypeptide hormones on day 4. Insulin decreased to one third and glucagon remained unchanged. The insulin I/II ratio increased twofold. In conclusion, it was suggested that the general fate of isolated islets was caused by ischemia and denervation. Relatively, ischemia may not damage alpha cells but may damage beta cells because alpha cells are peripherally located. Denervation may release beta cells from a resting state under neural tonic inhibition. Mild hypoglycemia and an increased insulin I/II ratio were related to the accelerated insulin synthesis in the isolated islets.
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PMID:High performance liquid chromatographic analysis of polypeptide hormones in transplanted rat islets. 788 34


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