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  • Title: Mechanism and prevention of ischemia-reperfusion-induced liver injury in rats.
    Author: Kobayashi H, Nonami T, Kurokawa T, Sugiyama S, Ozawa T, Takagi H.
    Journal: J Surg Res; 1991 Sep; 51(3):240-4. PubMed ID: 1881138.
    Abstract:
    This study was designed to clarify the mechanism of ischemia-reperfusion-induced rat liver injury and to evaluate the effect of long-acting superoxide dismutase (SOD-POE). Liver mitochondrial functional indices, i.e., the respiratory control index (RCI) and the rate of oxygen consumption in State III respiration (St. III O2), were decreased significantly to 1.33 +/- 0.06, mean +/- SD, and 54.4 +/- 3.7 natom/mg protein/min, respectively, after 120 min of ischemia, compared to respective preischemic values (3.94 +/- 0.21 and 80.2 +/- 3.9). These indices did not recover fully following 60 min of reperfusion (RCI, 3.25 +/- 0.17; St. III O2, 69.9 +/- 6.4). Tissue levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) were decreased to 2% of preischemic levels after 120 min of ischemia and remained at 39% of preischemic levels following 60 min of reperfusion. Increases in hypoxanthine and xanthine were observed after ischemia. SOD-POE improved the recovery of mitochondrial function (RCI, 3.70 +/- 0.20; St. III O2, 83.3 +/- 7.6) and also accelerated the recovery of ATP (53% of preischemic level). SOD-POE did not affect the decrease in ATP levels or the increase in purine nucleotide levels during ischemia. SOD-POE did not influence changes in tissue blood flow levels throughout the experiments. The leakage of adenine nucleotides immediately after reperfusion was observed (4.2 +/- 2.0 mumole/liter serum), and SOD-POE mitigated this leakage (1.3 +/- 0.5). Purine nucleotides are oxidizable substrates of xanthine oxidase, and an increase in superoxide radical generation by this enzyme might be expected in the ischemia-reperfusion process.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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