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Query: UMLS:C0024591 (malignant hyperthermia)
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Homogenates of semitendinosus muscle from malignant hyperthermia (MH)-susceptible pigs produced threefold more pentane than those from MH-resistant pigs, indicating enhanced free radical-mediated peroxidation of n-6 fatty acids. This did not reflect a deficiency in tissue antioxidants or antioxidant-enzymes but glutathione concentrations and glutathione peroxidase activities were increased in the tissue from MH-susceptible swine, consistent with an adaptive response to a sustained oxidant stress. A lower proportion of linoleic acid (18:2 n-6) in phospholipids and neutral lipids in muscle from MHS pigs indicated increased peroxidation or metabolism (desaturation and elongation). The increased oleic acid (18:1 n-9) in the MHS muscle indicated that desaturase activity was elevated in all lipid classes. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that enhanced free radical activity and lipid peroxidation contributes to the abnormalities in Ca2+ homeostasis and polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in MH.
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PMID:Lipid peroxidation, antioxidant concentrations, and fatty acid contents of muscle tissue from malignant hyperthermia-susceptible swine. 163 46

Homogenates of cardiac left ventricle from malignant hyperthermia-susceptible (MHS) pigs produced a circa 72% more pentane than those from malignant hyperthermia-resistant (MHR) animals, indicating enhanced peroxidation of n-6 fatty acids. This is consistent with the observed circa 70% decrease in total phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in MHS compared with MHR tissue, a decrease mainly due to the quantitatively greater loss of n-6 PUFA. Although the percentage loss of n-3 PUFA was greater than that of n-6 PUFA (90% vs 60%), absolute amounts were insufficient to register as ethane production. Three-fold greater phospholipid content of MHS compared with MHR ventricles indicates reduced neutral lipid content probably due to increased catecholamine stimulation. These findings were associated with a small but significant decrease in superoxide dismutase activity in MHS tissues.
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PMID:Decreased phospholipid polyunsaturated fatty acid content and superoxide dismutase activity in cardiac muscle of malignant hyperthermia-susceptible swine. 758 57