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Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 246: H776-H783, 1984;
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AJP - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, Vol 246, Issue 6 776-H783, Copyright © 1984 by American Physiological Society

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Myocardial alterations due to free-radical generation

K. P. Burton, J. M. McCord and G. Ghai

Oxygen-derived free radicals have been proposed as general mediators of tissue injury in a variety of disease states. Recent interest has focused on the possibility that free radicals may be involved in ischemic myocardial damage. However, the exact types of damage that result from myocardial exposure to free radicals remains to be established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals on myocardial structure and function in an isolated perfused rabbit interventricular septal preparation. Superoxide was generated by adding purine (2.3 mM) and xanthine oxidase (0.01 U/ml) to the physiological solutions perfusing the septa. Hydroxyl radical generation was catalyzed by the addition of 2.4 microM Fe3+-loaded transferrin to the system. Exposure of normal septa to superoxide-generating solutions resulted in the development of structural alterations in the vascular endothelium including the development of vacuoles. Membranous cellular debris was evident in the extracellular space and within the vessels. Cardiac myocytes showed evidence of mild alterations. Exposure of septa to solutions capable of generating hydroxyl radicals resulted in more extensive and severe damage. Vascular endothelial cells showed evidence of vacuoles or blebs and edema. Severe swelling of mitochondria was evident in cardiac myocytes and vascular endothelial cells. In addition, myocytes often showed blebbing of the basement membrane. Normal septa exposed to superoxide showed no significant decrease in developed tension, whereas hydroxyl radical exposure resulted in a significant decrease in myocardial function.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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