Determination of the Mechanism of Free Radical in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Exposed to Anoxia and Reoxygenation

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dc.contributor.authorZweier, Jay L.
dc.contributor.authorBroderick, Raymond
dc.contributor.authorKuppusamy, Periannan
dc.contributor.authorThompson-Gorman, Susan
dc.contributor.authorLutty, Gerard A.
dc.contributor.departmentBeverly K. Fine School of the Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-27T21:32:08Z
dc.date.available2017-09-27T21:32:08Z
dc.date.issued1994-09-30
dc.description.abstractEndothelial cell-derived oxygen free radicals are important mediators of postischemic injury; however, the mechanisms that trigger this radical generation are not known, and it is not known if this process can occur in human cells and tissues. The enzyme xanthine oxidase can be an important source of radical generation; however, it has been reported that this enzyme may not be present in human endothelium. To determine the presence and mechanisms of radical generation in human vascular endothelial cells subjected to anoxia and reoxygenation, electron paramagnetic resonance measurements were performed on cultured human aortic endothelial cells using the spin trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). These measurements were correlated with cellular injury, xanthine oxidase activity, and alterations in cellular nucleotides. Upon reoxygenation after 60 min of anoxia, large DMPO-OH (aN = aH = 14.9 G) and smaller DMPO-R (aN = 15.8 G, aH = 22.8 G) signals were seen. Superoxide dismutase totally quenched this radical generation. The ferric iron chelator deferoxamine prevented cell death and totally quenched the DMPO-R signal with a 40% decrease in the DMPO-OH signal. Xanthine oxidase was shown to be present in these cells and to be the primary source of free radicals. While the concentration of this enzyme did not change after anoxia, the concentration of its substrate, hypoxanthine, markedly increased, resulting in increased free radical generation upon reoxygenation. Thus, reoxygenated human vascular endothelial cells generate superoxide free radicals, which further react with iron to form the reactive hydroxyl radical, which in turn causes cell death. Xanthine oxidase was the primary source of radical generation with this process triggered by the breakdown of ATP to the substrate hypoxanthine during anoxia.en_US
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dc.format.extent6 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2XS5JH7K
dc.identifier.citationZweier, J. L., Broderick, R., Kuppusamy, P., Thompson-Gorman, S., & Lutty, G. A. (1994). Determination of the mechanism of free radical generation in human aortic endothelial cells exposed to anoxia and reoxygenation. The Journal Of Biological Chemistry, 269(39), 24156-24162.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/5661
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherThe Journal of Biological Chemistryen_US
dc.titleDetermination of the Mechanism of Free Radical in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Exposed to Anoxia and Reoxygenationen_US
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