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Baby S, Gruber R, Discala J, Puskovic V, Jose N, Cheng F, Jenkins M, Seckler J, Lewis S. Systemic Administration of Tempol Attenuates the Cardiorespiratory Depressant Effects of Fentanyl. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:690407. [PMID: 34248639 PMCID: PMC8260831 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.690407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Fentanyl is a high-potency opioid receptor agonist that elicits profound analgesia and suppression of breathing in humans and animals. To date, there is limited evidence as to whether changes in oxidant stress are important factors in any of the actions of acutely administered fentanyl. This study determined whether the clinically approved superoxide dismutase mimetic, Tempol (4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxyl), or a potent antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine methyl ester (L-NACme), modify the cardiorespiratory and analgesic actions of fentanyl. We examined whether the prior systemic injection of Tempol or L-NACme affects the cardiorespiratory and/or analgesic responses elicited by the subsequent injection of fentanyl in isoflurane-anesthetized and/or freely moving male Sprague-Dawley rats. Bolus injections of Tempol (25, 50 or 100 mg/kg, IV) elicited minor increases in frequency of breathing, tidal volume and minute ventilation. The ventilatory-depressant effects of fentanyl (5 μg/kg, IV) given 15 min later were dose-dependently inhibited by prior injections of Tempol. Tempol elicited dose-dependent and transient hypotension that had (except for the highest dose) resolved when fentanyl was injected. The hypotensive responses elicited by fentanyl were markedly blunted after Tempol pretreatment. The analgesic actions of fentanyl (25 μg/kg, IV) were not affected by Tempol (100 mg/kg, IV). L-NACme did not modify any of the effects of fentanyl. We conclude that prior administration of Tempol attenuates the cardiorespiratory actions of fentanyl without affecting the analgesic effects of this potent opioid. As such, Tempol may not directly affect opioid-receptors that elicit the effects of fentanyl. Whether, the effects of Tempol are solely due to alterations in oxidative stress is in doubt since the powerful antioxidant, L-NACme, did not affect fentanyl-induced suppression of breathing.
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- Santhosh Baby
- Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Horsham, PA, United States
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- Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Horsham, PA, United States
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- Galleon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Horsham, PA, United States
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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Kim JL, Reader BF, Dumond C, Lee Y, Mokadam NA, Black SM, Whitson BA. Pegylated-Catalase Is Protective in Lung Ischemic Injury and Oxidative Stress. Ann Thorac Surg 2020; 111:1019-1027. [PMID: 32710846 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lung transplant ischemia-reperfusion injury is typified by toxic metabolites and oxygen free radicals leading to worse graft function. Catalase is an enzyme involved in oxidative-stress detoxification. We hypothesize that direct delivery of highly concentrated polyethylene glycol-catalase (PEG-CAT) during normothermic ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) significantly reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS To demonstrate protection, primary culture porcine endothelial cells were treated with PEG-CAT (0 to 1250 U/mL) in a model of oxidative stress (400 μM H2o2). In vivo, rat lungs were subjected to 0 hours or 1 hour of warm ischemic injury and 2 hours of EVLP with or without PEG-CAT. Perfusate was collected throughout the perfusion duration and tissue was collected at the end. Tissue and perfusate underwent analysis for markers of apoptosis and a biometric signature of lung health. RESULTS Uptake of PEG-CAT into primary endothelial cells was demonstrated with Alexa Fluor 488-labeled PEG-CAT. Oxidatively stressed cells pretreated with PEG-CAT had significantly decreased cytotoxicity and caspase 3/7 activity and increased cell viability and cell membrane integrity. In a rat model of warm ischemia with EVLP, PEG-CAT improved allograft viability as measured by indications of cell membrane integrity (lactate dehydrogenase and hyaluronic acid), presence of vasoconstrictive peptides (endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1) released from endothelial cells, and reduced apoptosis (terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick-end labeling). CONCLUSIONS In vitro and ex vivo, PEG-CAT protects against oxidative stress-induced cytotoxicity, maintains cellular metabolism, and mitigates lung ischemia-reperfusion in an experimental model. Together, these data suggest that PEG-CAT is a potential therapeutic target for donor organs at risk for ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Jung-Lye Kim
- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Comprehensive Transplant Center, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Comprehensive Transplant Center, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- COPPER Laboratory, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Department of Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Comprehensive Transplant Center, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
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Beal EW, Dumond C, Kim JL, Mumtaz K, Hayes D, Washburn K, Whitson BA, Black SM. Method of Direct Segmental Intra-hepatic Delivery Using a Rat Liver Hilar Clamp Model. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28447976 PMCID: PMC5564457 DOI: 10.3791/54729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Major hepatic surgery with inflow occlusion, and liver transplantation, necessitate a period of warm ischemia, and a period of reperfusion leading to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury with myriad negative consequences. Potential I/R injury in marginal organs destined for liver transplantation contributes to the current donor shortage secondary to a decreased organ utilization rate. A significant need exists to explore hepatic I/R injury in order to mediate its impact on graft function in transplantation. Rat liver hilar clamp models are used to investigate the impact of different molecules on hepatic I/R injury. Depending on the model, these molecules have been delivered using inhalation, epidural infusion, intraperitoneal injection, intravenous administration or injection into the peripheral superior mesenteric vein. A rat liver hilar clamp model has been developed for use in studying the impact of pharmacologic molecules in ameliorating I/R injury. The described model for rat liver hilar clamp includes direct cannulation of the portal supply to the ischemic hepatic segment via a side branch of the portal vein, allowing for direct segmental hepatic delivery. Our approach is to induce ischemia in the left lateral and median lobes for 60 min, during which time the substance under study is infused. In this case, pegylated-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD), a free radical scavenger, is infused directly into the ischemic segment. This series of experiments demonstrates that infusion of PEG-SOD is protective against hepatic I/R injury. Advantages of this approach include direct injection of the molecule into the ischemic segment with consequent decrease in volume of distribution and reduction in systemic side effects.
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- Eliza W Beal
- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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- Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Lab, Division of Transplant, Department of Surgery, Comprehensive Transplant Center, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center;
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Katsumi H, Fukui K, Sato K, Maruyama S, Yamashita S, Mizumoto E, Kusamori K, Oyama M, Sano M, Sakane T, Yamamoto A. Pharmacokinetics and preventive effects of platinum nanoparticles as reactive oxygen species scavengers on hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice. Metallomics 2014; 6:1050-6. [PMID: 24658875 DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00018h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the pathophysiology of ischemia/reperfusion injury. To protect mouse hepatocytes from ischemia/reperfusion injury, we prepared two different sizes of citric acid-protected platinum nanoparticles (Pt-NPs), which exhibited ROS-scavenging activities and selective delivery to a specific type of liver cell. Small Pt-NPs (30 nm) reduced the superoxide anion, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical levels in solution to a greater extent than did large Pt-NPs (106 nm). Large and small Pt-NPs predominantly accumulated in hepatic nonparenchymal cells after intravenous injection into mice. In a mouse model of ischemia/reperfusion injury, in which hepatic injury was induced by occluding the portal vein for 15 min followed by 6 h reperfusion, the increase in plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities was inhibited by a bolus intravenous injection of either large or small Pt-NPs. However, small Pt-NPs inhibited the increase in these markers of hepatic injury to a greater extent than did large Pt-NPs. These results indicate that Pt-NPs can be used to prevent hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of Pt-NPs to prevent hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury.
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- Hidemasa Katsumi
- Department of Biopharmaceutics, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8414, Japan.
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Elias-Miró M, Jiménez-Castro MB, Rodés J, Peralta C. Current knowledge on oxidative stress in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion. Free Radic Res 2013; 47:555-68. [PMID: 23738581 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2013.811721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury associated with hepatic resections and liver transplantation remains a serious complication in clinical practice, despite several attempts to solve the problem. The redox balance, which is pivotal for normal function and integrity of tissues, is dysregulated during I/R, leading to an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Formation of ROS and oxidant stress are the disease mechanisms most commonly invoked in hepatic I/R injury. The present review examines published results regarding possible sources of ROS and their effects in the context of I/R injury. We also review the effect of oxidative stress on marginal livers, which are more vulnerable to I/R-induced oxidative stress. Strategies to improve the viability of marginal livers could reduce the risk of dysfunction after surgery and increase the number of organs suitable for transplantation. The review also considers the therapeutic strategies developed in recent years to reduce the oxidative stress induced by hepatic I/R, and we seek to explain why some of them have not been applied clinically. New antioxidant strategies that have yielded promising results for hepatic I/R injury are discussed.
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- M Elias-Miró
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona (IDIBAPS), Spain
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Coriat R, Leconte M, Kavian N, Bedda S, Nicco C, Chereau C, Goulvestre C, Weill B, Laurent A, Batteux F. Mangafodipir protects against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27005. [PMID: 22073237 PMCID: PMC3206884 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 10/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Introduction and Aim Mangafodipir is a contrast agent used in magnetic resonance imaging that concentrates in the liver and displays pleiotropic antioxidant properties. Since reactive oxygen species are involved in ischemia-reperfusion damages, we hypothesized that the use of mangafodipir could prevent liver lesions in a mouse model of hepatic ischemia reperfusion injury. Mangafodipir (MnDPDP) was compared to ischemic preconditioning and intermittent inflow occlusion for the prevention of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in the mouse. Methods Mice were subjected to 70% hepatic ischemia (continuous ischemia) for 90 min. Thirty minutes before the ischemic period, either mangafodipir (10 mg/kg) or saline was injected intraperitoneally. Those experimental groups were compared with one group of mice preconditioned by 10 minutes' ischemia followed by 15 minutes' reperfusion, and one group with intermittent inflow occlusion. Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury was evaluated by measurement of serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) activity, histologic analysis of the livers, and determination of hepatocyte apoptosis (cytochrome c release, caspase 3 activity). The effect of mangafodipir on the survival rate of mice was studied in a model of total hepatic ischemia. Results Mangafodipir prevented experimental hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injuries in the mouse as indicated by a reduction in serum ASAT activity (P<0.01), in liver tissue damages, in markers of apoptosis (P<0.01), and by higher rates of survival in treated than in untreated animals (P<0.001). The level of protection by mangafodipir was similar to that observed following intermittent inflow occlusion and higher than after ischemic preconditioning. Conclusions Mangafodipir is a potential new preventive treatment for hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Romain Coriat
- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Service d'hépatogastroentérologie, Université Paris Descartes,Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'immunologie biologique Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'immunologie biologique Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Service de Chirurgie Digestive, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Université Paris XII, Créteil, France
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- Laboratoire d'immunologie, EA1833 Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
- Laboratoire d'immunologie biologique Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Faculté de Médecine, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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Czubkowski P, Socha P, Pawlowska J. Current status of oxidative stress in pediatric liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant 2010; 14:169-77. [PMID: 20113425 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2009.01256.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Generation of free radicals in children after liver transplantation is multifactorial from ischemia-reperfusion injury, immunosuppression and post-transplant complications. Thus, this group is at higher risk of oxidative imbalance with molecular and clinical consequences. We discuss pathogenesis and ways of action against oxidative stress in liver transplant recipients.
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- Piotr Czubkowski
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Immunology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
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Diesen DL, Kuo PC. Nitric oxide and redox regulation in the liver: part II. Redox biology in pathologic hepatocytes and implications for intervention. J Surg Res 2009; 167:96-112. [PMID: 20400112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are created in normal hepatocytes and are critical for normal physiologic processes, including oxidative respiration, growth, regeneration, apoptosis, and microsomal defense. When the levels of oxidation products exceed the capacity of normal antioxidant systems, oxidative stress occurs. This type of stress, in the form of ROS and RNS, can be damaging to all liver cells, including hepatocytes, Kupffer cells, stellate cells, and endothelial cells, through induction of inflammation, ischemia, fibrosis, necrosis, apoptosis, or through malignant transformation by damaging lipids, proteins, and/or DNA. In Part I of this review, we will discuss basic redox biology in the liver, including a review of ROS, RNS, and antioxidants, with a focus on nitric oxide as a common source of RNS. We will then review the evidence for oxidative stress as a mechanism of liver injury in hepatitis (alcoholic, viral, nonalcoholic). In Part II of this review, we will review oxidative stress in common pathophysiologic conditions, including ischemia/reperfusion injury, fibrosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, iron overload, Wilson's disease, sepsis, and acetaminophen overdose. Finally, biomarkers, proteomic, and antioxidant therapies will be discussed as areas for future therapeutic interventions.
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- Diana L Diesen
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Wu TJ, Khoo NH, Zhou F, Day BJ, Parks DA. Decreased hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury by manganese–porphyrin complexes. Free Radic Res 2009; 41:127-34. [PMID: 17364938 DOI: 10.1080/10715760600801298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species have been implicated in ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury. Metalloporphyrins (MP) are stable catalytic antioxidants that can scavenge superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, peroxynitrite and lipid peroxyl radicals. Studies were conducted with three manganese-porphyrin (MnP) complexes with varying superoxide dimutase (SOD) and catalase catalytic activity to determine if the MnP attenuates I/R injury in isolated perfused mouse livers. The release of the hepatocellular enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was maximal at 1 min reperfusion, decreased rapidly and increased gradually by 90 min. Manganese tetrakis-(N-ethyl-2 pyridyl) porphyrin (MnTE-2-PyP) decreased ALT, AST, LDH at 1-90 min reperfusion, while manganese tetrakis-(N-methyl-2 pyridyl) porphyrin (MnTM-2-PyP) and manganese tetrakis-(ethoxycarbonyl) porphyrin (MnTECP) decreased ALT and LDH from 5 to 90 min reperfusion. The release of thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances (TBARS) was diminished by MnTE-2-PyP and MnTM-2-PyP at 90 min. The extent of protein nitration (nitrotyrosine, NT) was decreased in all three MnPs treated livers. These results demonstrate that MnP complexes can attenuate hepatic I/R injury and may have therapeutic implications in disease states involving oxidants.
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- Tzong-Jin Wu
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Wu J, Hecker JG, Chiamvimonvat N. Antioxidant enzyme gene transfer for ischemic diseases. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2009; 61:351-63. [PMID: 19233238 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2009.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2008] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The balance of redox is pivotal for normal function and integrity of tissues. Ischemic insults occur as results of a variety of conditions, leading to an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an imbalanced redox status in the tissues. The oxidant stress may activate signaling mechanisms provoking more toxic events, and eventually cause tissue damage. Therefore, treatments with antioxidants, free radical scavengers and their mimetics, as well as gene transfer approaches to overexpress antioxidant genes represent potential therapeutic options to correct the redox imbalance. Among them, antioxidant gene transfer may enhance the production of antioxidant scavengers, and has been employed to experimentally prevent or treat ischemic injury in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, intestinal, central nervous or other systems in animal models. With improvements in vector systems and delivery approaches, innovative antioxidant gene therapy has conferred better outcomes for myocardial infarction, reduced restenosis after coronary angioplasty, improved the quality and function of liver grafts, as well as outcome of intestinal and cerebral ischemic attacks. However, it is crucial to be mindful that like other therapeutic armentarium, the efficacy of antioxidant gene transfer requires extensive preclinical investigation before it can be used in patients, and that it may have unanticipated short- or long-term adverse effects. Thus, it is critical to balance between the therapeutic benefits and potential risks, to develop disease-specific antioxidant gene transfer strategies, to deliver the therapy with an optimal time window and in a safe manner. This review attempts to provide the rationale, the most effective approaches and the potential hurdles of available antioxidant gene transfer approaches for ischemic injury in various organs, as well as the possible directions of future preclinical and clinical investigations of this highly promising therapeutic modality.
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THE EFFECT OF SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE OVEREXPRESSION ON HEPATIC GLUCONEOGENESIS AND WHOLE-BODY GLUCOSE OXIDATION DURING RESUSCITATED NORMOTENSIVE MURINE SEPTIC SHOCK. Shock 2008; 30:578-84. [DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31816a6e0f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To provide an update on recent developments in liver preservation through a comprehensive review of the literature. RECENT FINDINGS Comparisons of the available preservation solutions for liver transplantation based on recent trials suggest clinical equivalence. The debate continues regarding risk of biliary-tract complications. Development of new preservation solutions and agents that target specific mechanisms of steatotic and donors after cardiac death pathophysiology is showing promise in a variety of preclinical and clinical studies. Early clinical results of ischemic preconditioning are conflicting and so there is the need for additional clinical studies. The most important developments have been in the machine perfusion of the liver. New portable perfusion systems have shown promise in preclinical studies and may allow rapid evolution of clinical liver machine perfusion. The first human clinical trial is well underway with results showing safety and improved efficacy of preservation of transplanted human liver allografts. SUMMARY Liver preservation is in a period of rapid advance. In the future, a multifaceted liver-preservation strategy that integrates pharmacologic agents and hypothermic machine perfusion is likely to minimize organ injury and maximize patient outcomes. An ongoing challenge is to increase the number of innovations entering prospective and randomized clinical trials.
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Baumann J, Ghosh S, Szakmany T, Jancso G, Ferencz A, Roth E, Bogar L. Short-term effects of N-acetylcysteine and ischemic preconditioning in a canine model of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 41:226-30. [PMID: 18520151 DOI: 10.1159/000135707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 03/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIMS We evaluated the possibility that repeated ischemic preconditioning or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury as determined by indocyanine green plasma disappearance rate (ICG-PDR) or has favorable hemodynamic effects during reperfusion in an in vivo canine liver model. METHODS Under general anesthesia, 3 groups of mongrel dogs (n = 5 per group) were subjected to (1) 60-min hepatic ischemia, (2) same ischemia preceded by intravenous administration of 150 mg kg(-1) NAC, and (3) three episodes of IPC (10-min ischemia followed by 10-min reperfusion) prior to same ischemia. Hepatic reperfusion was maintained for a further 180 min, with hemodynamic and hepatic function parameters monitored throughout. RESULTS Plasma disappearance rate of indocyanine green and serum levels of aspartate transferase and alanine transferase showed no significant differences between groups. Although liver injury was obvious, reflected by hemodynamic, blood gas, and liver function tests, NAC and IPC failed to prevent decay in hepatic function in this canine model. CONCLUSION The results do not support the hypothesis that short-term use of NAC and IPC is beneficial in hepatic surgery.
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- J Baumann
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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He SQ, Zhang YH, Venugopal SK, Dicus CW, Perez RV, Ramsamooj R, Nantz MH, Zern MA, Wu J. Delivery of antioxidative enzyme genes protects against ischemia/reperfusion-induced liver injury in mice. Liver Transpl 2006; 12:1869-79. [PMID: 17133584 DOI: 10.1002/lt.21001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is characterized by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as superoxide anions and hydrogen peroxide. The aim of this study is to investigate whether antioxidative gene delivery by our polylipid nanoparticles (PLNP) is an effective approach for prevention of the injury. Polyplexes of extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) and/or catalase genes were injected via the portal vein 1 day prior to a warm I/R procedure in mice. The effects of the gene delivery were determined 6 hours after starting reperfusion. PLNP-mediated antioxidative gene delivery led to a marked increase in human EC-SOD and catalase gene expression in the liver. Liver superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activity both increased approximately 10-fold. Increased liver superoxide anion levels caused by the I/R procedure were reduced to normal levels by EC-SOD gene delivery. The overexpression of these 2 antioxidative genes significantly suppressed the I/R-induced elevation of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, decreased liver malondialdehyde content, restored glutathione reserve, and improved liver histology. In conclusion, EC-SOD or catalase gene delivery by PLNP resulted in high levels of the transgene activity in the liver, and markedly attenuated hepatic I/R injury. The protection is directly associated with elevated antioxidative enzyme activity as the result of the gene delivery. This novel approach may become a potential therapy to improve graft function and survival after liver transplantation.
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- Song-Qing He
- Transplant Research Institute, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Wranning CA, El-Akouri RR, Lundmark C, Dahm-Kähler P, Mölne J, Enskog A, Brännström M. Auto-transplantation of the uterus in the domestic pig (Sus scrofa): Surgical technique and early reperfusion events. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2006; 32:358-67. [PMID: 16882260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00426.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To develop a method for auto-transplantation of the uterus in the pig and to evaluate the early reperfusion events after short-term cold ischemia. METHODS The bicornate uterus, with the cervix but without ovaries, was dissected and isolated with its bilateral feeding and draining vessels. The uterine arteries were cannulated in situ and the uterus was flushed with heparinized Ringer Acetate. It was stored at 4 degrees C for 1-2 h during continuous flushing. The uterus was then placed in its original pelvic position and the uterine arteries and veins were anastomosed end-to-end to their origin. During approximately 100 min of reperfusion, blood samples and tissue biopsies were taken for monitoring of reperfusion events and detection of ischemia-reperfusion injuries. RESULTS Out of 19 auto-transplanted pigs, seven were considered well flushed and were kept for cold ischemia. Of these seven, four showed satisfactory reperfusion judged by change in gross appearance and presence of appropriate venous blood flow. Analysis of blood-gas and metabolite parameters and histology indicated that at least two of these transplants were well reperfused, with no severe ischemia-reperfusion injuries. CONCLUSION In this first report ever on auto-transplantation of the pig uterus it is demonstrated that an acceptable reperfusion can be achieved. Furthermore, it is suggested that because of the large total size of the pig uterus with long uterine horns and the small size of the vessels available for re-anastomosis, the pig is a fairly difficult model for further studies on transplantation of the uterus.
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- Caiza Almén Wranning
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Hepatic fibrosis is a wound healing response, involving pathways of inflammation and fibrogenesis. In response to various insults, such as alcohol, ischemia, viral agents, and medications or hepatotoxins, hepatocyte damage will cause the release of cytokines and other soluble factors by Kupffer cells and other cell types in the liver. These factors lead to activation of hepatic stellate cells, which synthesize large amounts of extracellular matrix components. With chronic injury and fibrosis, liver architecture and metabolism are disrupted, eventually manifesting as cirrhosis and its complications. In addition to eliminating etiology, such as antiviral therapy and pharmacological intervention, it is encouraging that novel strategies are being developed to directly address hepatic injury and fibrosis at the subcellular and molecular levels. With improvement in understanding these mechanisms and pathways, key steps in injury, signaling, activation, and gene expression are being targeted by molecular modalities and other molecular or gene therapy approaches. This article intends to provide an update in terms of the current status of molecular therapy for hepatic injury and fibrosis and how far we are from clinical utilization of these new therapeutic modalities.
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Glantzounis GK, Salacinski HJ, Yang W, Davidson BR, Seifalian AM. The contemporary role of antioxidant therapy in attenuating liver ischemia-reperfusion injury: a review. Liver Transpl 2005; 11:1031-47. [PMID: 16123965 DOI: 10.1002/lt.20504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Oxidative stress is an important factor in many pathological conditions such as inflammation, cancer, ageing and organ response to ischemia-reperfusion. Humans have developed a complex antioxidant system to eliminate or attenuate oxidative stress. Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury occurs in a number of clinical settings, including liver surgery, transplantation, and hemorrhagic shock with subsequent fluid resuscitation, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by significant oxidative stress but accompanied with depletion of endogenous antioxidants. This review has 2 aims: firstly, to highlight the clinical significance of liver ischemia-reperfusion injury, the underlying mechanisms and the main pathways by which the antioxidants function, and secondly, to describe the new developments that are ongoing in antioxidant therapy and to present the experimental and clinical evidence about the role of antioxidants in modulating hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Georgios K Glantzounis
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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Lu RH, Chang TM, Yen MH, Tsai LM. Involvement of superoxide anion in the pathogenesis of simple mechanical intestinal obstruction. J Surg Res 2004; 115:184-90. [PMID: 14697282 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00250-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of mechanical intestinal obstruction has been suggested to be closely associated with bowel inflammatory response in which reactive oxygen metabolites might play an important role. This study was designed to examine the involvement of superoxide anion in the obstruction-induced intestinal injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were randomly aasigned to four groups: sham, obstruction, obstruction with polyethylene glycol (PEG), and obstruction with polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase (PEG-SOD) groups. A ligation at the ileum 20 cm proximal to the cecum was created under anesthesia. The superoxide anion production and the pathological manifestations in the obstructed intestine were measured after 24 h of ligation. RESULTS There were significant intestinal shortening, distension, fluid accumulation and mucosal damage in the segment proximal to the ligation site. Pronounced generation of superoxide anion was found in the obstructed intestinal segment. Supplement of SOD, a superoxide free radicals scavenger, ameliorated obstruction-induced bowel distension, fluid accumulation and mucosal damage. CONCLUSION These data suggest superoxide anion is one of the important mediators in the pathophysiologic changes of simple mechanical intestinal obstruction.
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- Ruey-Hwa Lu
- Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Xu H, Fink GD, Galligan JJ. Tempol Lowers Blood Pressure and Sympathetic Nerve Activity But Not Vascular O
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This study tested the hypothesis that depressor responses caused by tempol are not associated with reductions in vascular O
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- Hui Xu
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and The Neuroscience Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich 48824, USA.
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Zhang WH, Wang JS, Zhou Y, Li JY. Gadolinium chloride and salvia miltiorrhiza compound ameliorate reperfusion injury in hepatocellular mitochondria. World J Gastroenterol 2003; 9:2040-4. [PMID: 12970902 PMCID: PMC4656670 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i9.2040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effect of gadolinium chloride (GaCl3) and salvia miltiorrhiza compound (SMCo) on ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury in hepatocellular mitochondria.
METHODS: Wistar rats were randomly to divided into control group, GaCl3 group, SMCo group and GaCl3 + SMCo group (n = 15 each). GaCl3 (7 mg·kg-1) was injected into tail vein on d 1 and d 2 in contrast group. SMCo (2 mL·kg-1) was injected into muscle on d 1 and d 2 in SMCo group. GaCl3 + SMCo group received both GaCl3 (iv) and SMCo (im) injection. Control group received saline injection only. On d 3, all the rats were subjected to 2 h ischemia in the middle and left lobes of the liver, followed by reperfusion for 2 h, 6 h and 18 h respectively. The level of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in hepatocellular mitochondria was measured. Pathological changes in hepatic tissue and in hepatocellular mitochondria were determined with optical microscope and electronic microscope, respectively.
RESULTS: Remarkablly pathohistological and biochemical changes were detected after 6 h of I/R. Compared with control, the level of ALT was decreased in GaCl3, SMCo and GaCl3 + SMCo treated groups (1314.0 ± 278.7 vs 809.4 ± 196.1, 716.6 ± 242.8 and 837.2 ± 190.6 IU·L-1, respectively. P < 0.05). Similarly, the level of MDA was decreased in GaCl3, SMCo and GaCl3 + SMCo treated groups (293.1 ± 51.1 vs 190.8 ± 55.5, 214.3 ± 32.9 and 221.0 ± 47.3 nmol·g-1, respectively, P < 0.05). Accordingly, in control group, swelling, degeneration, focal necrosis, infiltration of leucocyte were found in reperfused tissue under an optical microscope, and mitochondria swelling, rupture and even breakdown were seen under an electronic microscope. These pathohistological and ultrastructural damages caused by I/R were greatly attenuated in GaCl3, SMCo and GaCl3 + SMCo treated groups. However, there was no additive effect observed when GaCl3 and SMCo were used together.
CONCLUSION: Both GaCl3 and SMCo can alleviate the I/R injury in hepatocellular mitochondria.
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- Wen-Hai Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, 39 Huaxiang Road, Tiexi District, Shenyang 110022, Liaoning Province, China.
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Tada S, Nakamoto N, Kameyama K, Tsunematsu S, Kumagai N, Saito H, Ishii H. Clinical usefulness of edaravone for acute liver injury. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003; 18:851-7. [PMID: 12795759 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2003.03064.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Edaravone, a newly synthesized radical scavenger, has shown an excellent effect on treating stroke patients. The effect of edaravone on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver injury was examined. METHODS Six rats were injected with CCl4 alone and six rats were intravenously injected with edaravone immediately after and 3 h after injection of CCl4. Another six rats were injected with olive oil alone. The animals were killed at 24 h after the CCl4 injection. RESULTS Injection of CCl4 was followed by a marked increase in serum alanine aminotranferase (ALT) level (CCl4, 1630.6 +/- 606.8 IU/L; olive oil, 21.0 +/- 2.6 IU/L; P < 0.001), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level (CCl4, 5068.0 +/- 2956.4 IU/L; olive oil, 203.6 +/- 30.5 IU/L; P < 0.005), and total bilirubin (TB) level (CCl4, 0.88 +/- 0.48 mg/dL; olive oil, 0.37 +/- 0.05 mg/dL; P < 0.01), whereas in the edaravone-treated rats, the ALT (119.4 +/- 113.5 IU/L, P < 0.001), LDH (369.7 +/- 288.2 IU/L, P < 0.005), and TB values (0.29 +/- 0.16 mg/dL, P < 0.01) were significantly decreased. Histological examination of the liver by hematoxylin and eosin and oil red O staining showed a marked reduction of steatosis in the CCl4 and edaravone-treated rats compared with the CCl4-injected rats. Significant inhibition of hepatocytic apoptosis was demonstrated by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated UTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) method in the edaravone-treated rats. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that edaravone has a marked preventive effect on oxidative stress-induced acute liver injury.
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- Shinchiro Tada
- Departments of Internal Medicine and Pathology, School of Medicine, Keio University and Center for Liver Diseases, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoshida M, Horiuchi T, Uchinami M, Tabo T, Kimura N, Yokomachi J, Doi K, Nakamura T, Tamagawa K, Tanaka K. Intermittent hepatic ischemia-reperfusion minimizes liver metastasis in rats. J Surg Res 2003; 111:255-60. [PMID: 12850471 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-4804(03)00082-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical stresses, including hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R), promote cancer growth and metastasis. We have reported that continuous hepatic I/R increases liver damage and promoted liver metastasis from colon cancer, whereas intermittent I/R causes less liver damage. We therefore examined whether intermittent I/R could reduce liver metastasis in a rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male Fischer rats was divided between three groups: group A (control), which received laparotomy for 120 min with no liver ischemia; group B (continuous I/R), which received 60 min of 70% partial liver ischemia followed by 60 min of reperfusion; and group C (intermittent I/R), which received 15 min of 70% ischemia and 15 min of reperfusion, repeated four times. Just before closing the abdomen, all animals were inoculated intrasplenically with rat colon adenocarcinoma cells (RCN-H4). Tumor nodules on the liver surface were counted 3 weeks later. In addition, expression of E-selectin mRNA in liver was examined at 1, 3, and 6 h after completing I/R by a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Continuous I/R (B) greatly promoted liver metastasis in both ischemic and nonischemic liver lobes, whereas intermittent I/R (C) showed significantly fewer metastasis than group B in both lobes. Significantly less E-selectin mRNA was expressed in group C than in group B. CONCLUSIONS Intermittent I/R limits expression of E-selectin mRNA and liver metastasis. Intermittent hepatic I/R is less stressful than continuous I/R, minimizing liver metastasis by colon cancer cells through avoidance of E-selectin up-regulation.
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- Makoto Yoshida
- Second Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical University, Fukui, Japan.
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Veronese FM, Caliceti P, Schiavon O, Sergi M. Polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase, a conjugate in search of exploitation. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2002; 54:587-606. [PMID: 12052716 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-409x(02)00029-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Without a doubt PEG-SOD has been the enzyme most studied in PEGylation. One can say that it represents the preferred model to assess chemistries for PEG activation, analytical procedures suitable for conjugate characterization, the influence of PEG size in conjugate removal from circulation and elimination of immunogenicity and antigenicity, and the effect of route of administration. The effect of PEG conjugation was studied in vitro and in vivo models in comparison with the free enzyme and the following conclusions may be drawn: (1) At the blood vessel level, PEG-SOD has been shown to provide a greater resistance to oxidant stress, to improve endothelium relaxation and inhibit lipid oxidation. (2) In the heart, PEG-SOD proved to be at least as effective as native SOD in treatment of reperfusion-induced arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia. (3) In the lung, PEG-SOD appeared to be able to reduce oxygen toxicity and E. coli-induced lung injury, but not in the treatment of lung physiopathology associated with endotoxin-induced acute respiratory failure and in the reduction of asbestos-induced cell damage. (4) On cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injuries the effect of PEG-SOD was uncertain, also due to the difficulty of cerebral cell penetration. (5) In kidney and liver ischemia both enzyme forms were found to ameliorate reperfusion damage. In view of so much positive research on PEG-SOD, it is surprising that no approved application in human therapy has been established and approved.
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- Francesco M Veronese
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padova, 5, Via Marzolo, 35100 Padova, Italy.
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