Exogenous Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase Prevent Reperfusion Injury in Rat Myocardium and may be Transported From Capillaries Into Myocytes
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1989-05
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Christodoulides, Nicolaos Joseph
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The effects of infusing superoxide dismutase (SOD)and catalase (CAT) into the coronary circulation were investigated in rat hearts (isolated, working) prior to and during a 15 minute episode of regional ischemia followed by 30 minutes reperfusion. Aortic output (AO), left ventricular pressure (L VP) and dP/dT of L VP were recorded. Compared to sham treated hearts, SOD and CAT significantly improved function during reperfusion, but had no effect during the pre-ischemic or the ischemic period.
Cryotome sections of isolated, angendorf[ perfused (with or without SOD or CAT) rat hearts were exposed to rabbit antibody prepared against the exogenous SOD and CAT. Bound antibody was detected by the indirect-fluorescent antibody test. The interior of myocytes from rat hearts exposed to SOD and CAT bound antibodies prepared against these enzymes; whereas, myocytes from rat hearts not exposed to exogenous SOD and CAT only bound the CAT antibodies. This indicates the anti-SOD we prepared is specific for exogenous SOD, and also suggests exogenous SOD is transported efficiently from the coronary circulation into the cytoplasm of myocytes.
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catalase, myocardium, rats, cardiovascular system
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Christodoulides, N.J. (1989). Exogenous superoxide dismutase and catalase prevent reperfusion injury in rat myocardium and may be transported from capillaries into myocytes (Unpublished thesis). Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.