ATP浓度和缺氧暴露对大鼠脑线粒体RNA和蛋白质体外合成的影响

本文探讨介质中ATP浓度和急,慢性缺氧暴露对大鼠脑线粒体内RNA和蛋白质合成的影响。用差速离心法分离正常和低压舱模拟4000m高原急性连续缺氧暴露3d和慢性连续缺氧暴露40d大鼠脑线粒体,用体外无细胞（cell-free in vitro)^3H-UTP和^3H-Leucine掺入法分别测定线粒体RNA和蛋白质合成活性,结果显示,大鼠急性缺氧暴露后大脑皮质线粒体RNA体外合成活性降低40%,蛋白质合成活性降低60%;慢性缺氧暴露后线粒体RNA和蛋白质合成活性分别为对照的72%和76%;ATP对正常大鼠脑线粒体RNA以及蛋白质的体外合成活性的影响均呈双相性,大于或小于1mmol/L均可产生不同程度的抑制效应,结果提示,缺氧可在转录和翻译两个水平上影响脑线粒体mtDNA的表达,而慢性缺氧暴露时,线粒体半自主性功能的改善可能是机体对缺氧适应的细胞机制之一;ATP对脑线粒体内转录和释放活性的调节是一种经济有效的反馈调节方式。     

银杏内酯对急性低氧时脑含水量、Na+,K+-ATPase活性、MDA、乳酸含量的影响

目的 :观察银杏内酯对急性低氧脑损伤的保护作用 ,并探讨其机理。方法 :用成年SD大白鼠分成常氧对照组 (NC组 ) ,急性减压低氧组 (AH组 ) ,银杏内酯加低氧组 (GH组 ) ,测定各组脑含水量 ,Na+,K+ ATP酶活性 ,丙二醛和乳酸的含量。结果 :①与NC组相比 ,AH组脑含水量明显增高 (P <0 .0 1) ,而GH组脑含水量较AH组明显降低 ,与NC组相近。②AH组脑Na+,K+ ATP酶活性较NC组明显下降 (P <0 .0 1) ,GH组该酶活性上升 (P <0 .0 5)。③AH组脑丙二醛含量明显高于NC组 ,GH组丙二醛含量较AH组显著降低 (P <0 .0 1)。④AH组脑乳酸含量显著高于NC组 ,而GH组乳酸含量明显低于AH组 (P <0 .0 1)。结论 :银杏内酯能减轻脑水肿 ,对抗氧自由基 ,提高Na+,K+ ATP酶活性 ,改善脑细胞能量代谢     

5-HD对慢性低氧肺动脉高压大鼠肺动脉平滑肌PKC-α表达的作用

目的：研究线粒体ATP敏感钾通道（mitoKATP）抑制剂5-羟基癸酸盐（5-HD）对慢性低氧肺动脉高压大鼠的影响及其潜在机制。方法：雄性sD大鼠48只,随机分成4组（n=12）：①正常对照组;②慢性低氧组;③慢性低氧＋5-HD组;④慢性低氧＋Diazoxide（mitoKATP开放剂）组;除正常对照组外,其余3组置于氧舱内（氧浓度10％±0．3％）,每天低氧8h,并接受不同的干预,共4周。干预结束后右心导管法测各大鼠肺动脉压,RT-PCR和Western blot检测各组大鼠肺动脉PKC—α蛋白和mRNA的表达。结果：①慢性低氧组肺动脉压显著高于正常组（P〈0．01）,同时慢性低氧＋Diazoxide组与慢性低氧＋5．HD组肺动脉压较慢性低氧组显著减低（P〈0．01）。②慢性低氧组PKC—α蛋白及mRNA的相对表达显著高于正常组（P〈0．05）。结论：5-HD对慢性低氧肺动脉高压起保护作用,其机制可能是抑制线粒体ATP敏感钾通道。     

棕榈酸对模拟高原低氧大鼠离体脑线粒体解耦联蛋白活性及质子漏的影响

本文旨在通过观察棕榈酸对模拟高原低氧大鼠离体脑线粒体解耦联蛋白(uncoupling proteins,UCPs)活性的影响及脑线粒体质子漏与膜电位的改变,探讨UCPs在介导游离脂肪酸对低氧时线粒体氧化磷酸化功能改变中的作用.将SpragueDawley大鼠随机分为对照组、急性低氧组和慢性低氧组.低氧大鼠于低压舱内模拟海拔5 000 m高原23 h/d作低氧暴露,分别连续低氧3 d和30 d.用差速密度梯度离心法提取脑线粒体,[3H-GTP法测定UCPs含量与活性,TPMP 电极与Clark氧电极结合法测量线粒体质子漏,罗丹明123荧光法测定线粒体膜电位.结果显示,低氧使脑线粒体内UCPs含量与活性升高、质子漏增加、线粒体膜电位降低;同时,低氧暴露降低脑线粒体对棕榈酸的反应性,UCPs活性的改变率低于对照组,且线粒体UCPs含量、质子漏、膜电位变化率亦出现相同趋势.线粒体质子漏与反映UCPs活性的Kd值呈线性负相关(P<0.01 r=-0.906),与反映UCPs含量的Bmax呈线性正相关(P<0.01,r=0.856),与膜电位呈线性负相关(P<0.01,r=-0.880).以上结果提示,低氧导致的脑线粒体质子漏增加及膜电位降低与线粒体内UCPs活性升高有关,同时低氧暴露能降低脑线粒体对棕榈酸的反应性,提示在高原低氧环境下,游离脂肪酸升高在维持线粒体能量代谢中起着自身保护和调节机制.     

一次性力竭运动对大鼠PHB1表达及线粒体功能的影响

目的：观察一次性力竭运动后大鼠脑、心、骨骼肌组织和线粒体中PHB1含量的变化及对大鼠线粒体功能的影响,探寻PHB1与线粒体功能和能量代谢的关系。方法：健康雄性SD大鼠40只,随机分为2组（n=20）：对照组和一次性力竭运动组,大鼠进行一次性急性跑台运动建立力竭运动模型。收集各组大鼠的心、脑和骨骼肌组织样品并提取线粒体,检测其呼吸功能和ROS的变化。用Western blot方法检测组织和线粒体中PHB1蛋白表达水平;用分光光度计检测各器官中ATP含量以及线粒体中复合体V活性（ATP合酶活性）。结果：①一次性力竭运动后脑、心肌、骨骼肌中ATP含量显著性降低;②一次性力竭运动后脑、心肌、骨骼肌线粒体中复合体V活性、RCR、ROS显著性降低,ST4均显著性升高,ST3无显著性差异。③一次性力竭运动后心、脑、骨骼肌线粒体中PHB1的表达显著性减少。④通过相关性分析得出：一次性力竭运动后心、脑、骨骼肌中ATP含量与心、脑、骨骼肌中复合体V活性呈正相关;心、脑、骨骼肌中ATP含量和心、脑骨骼肌中PHB1的表达呈正相关。结论：一次性力竭运动后,降低线粒体氧化磷酸化功能,使大鼠脑、骨骼肌线粒体内ROS生成增加,PHB1的表达、ATP含量和复合体V活性均下降。一次性力竭运动使得大鼠线粒体内PHB1表达降低,线粒体功能减弱,机体能量代谢降低。     

氨基羟乙酸对慢性酒精中毒大鼠学习记忆的影响及可能的机制

目的：探究氨基羟乙酸（AOAA）对慢性酒精中毒大鼠学习记忆能力及可能机制的影响。方法：将60只SD雄性大鼠随机均分为3组（n=20）：空白对照组、模型组和治疗组。模型组和治疗组饮含6%（v/v）酒精水溶液28 d。14 d后,治疗组连续14 d腹腔注射AOAA（5 mg/kg·d）注射液,其余两组注射等量生理盐水。实验结束前5 d连续进行5 d的水迷宫实验,实验结束取大鼠海马组织检测H₂S含量、线粒体ATP酶活性及5-HT受体蛋白的表达。结果：与空白对照组比较,模型组大鼠水迷宫实验的第2~4日潜伏期、第2~4日游泳距离、H₂S含量均升高,ATP酶活性和海马CA1、CA3区5-HT受体阳性表达明显下降（P<0.01）;与模型组比较,治疗组大鼠第2~4日潜伏期、第2~4日游泳距离、H₂S含量均下降,ATP酶活性和海马CA1、CA3区5-HT受体阳性表达显著升高（P< 0.01）。结论：AOAA能够减轻慢性酒精中毒大鼠的症状,可能与AOAA影响H₂S的含量、线粒体酶活性、5-HT受体的含量有关。     

慢性间断低氧暴露对大鼠心肌线粒体ATP酶及吸链酶复合物的影响

目的:研究慢性间断低氧暴露对大鼠心肌线粒体Na 、K -ATPase和Ca2 、Mg2 -ATPase以及呼吸链酶复合物Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ、Ⅳ活性的影响.方法:经慢性间断低氧暴露(模拟海拔3 000 m、5 000 m分别低氧,每天4 h,共2周,最后8 000 m低氧4 h)和急性低氧(模拟海拔8 000 m低氧4 h)的大鼠,断头处死,迅速取出心脏,分离心肌线粒体,用水解磷酸根法测定ATP酶活性,用Clark氧电极法测定呼吸链酶复合物的活性.结果:①慢性间断低氧暴露对大鼠心肌线粒体Na 、K -ATPase的活性无明显影响.②急性低氧大鼠心肌线粒体Ca2 、Mg2 -ATPase的活性较正常大鼠显著降低,而慢性间断低氧暴露大鼠心肌线粒体Ca2 、Mg2 -ATPase的活性则明显升高,接近正常水平.③急性低氧大鼠心肌线粒体呼吸链酶复合物I(NADH-CoQ还原酶)、复合物Ⅱ(琥珀酸-CoQ还原酶)、复合物IV(细胞色素氧化酶)活性较正常大鼠显著降低,而经慢性间断低氧暴露后,三者的活性均显著提高.相同实验条件下,低氧对复合物Ⅲ(CoQ-细胞色素C还原酶)活性无明显影响.结论:慢性间断低氧暴露可以显著提高心肌线粒体Ca2 、Mg2 -ATPase和呼吸链酶复合物Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅳ的活性,从而改善低氧时心肌线粒体呼吸链的功能,维持心肌正常能量代谢,最终提高心肌收缩和舒张功能.     

硫化氢对急性心肌缺血大鼠心肌线粒体损伤的影响

目的：探讨硫化氢（H2S）对急性心肌缺血大鼠线粒体功能的影响,并探讨其改善急性心肌缺血损伤的作用机制。方法：通过结扎大鼠左冠状动脉前降支建立急性心肌缺血模型。雄性SD大鼠48只随机分为6组（n=8）：假手术组,缺血组,缺血＋硫氢化钠（NaHS）低、中、高剂量组和缺血＋炔丙基甘氨酸（PPG）组。透射电镜观察心肌组织线粒体超微结构;检测血浆中H2S含量、心肌组织CSE活性;测定心肌线粒体活力、膜肿胀度及线粒体总ATP酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-PX）、超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）的活性和丙二醛（MDA）含量。结果：与假手术组比较,缺血组大鼠血浆H2S含量和心肌组织中CSE活性降低;心肌线粒体膜肿胀,线粒体活力下降;线粒体中MDA含量明显升高,ATP酶、SOD、GSH-Px活性明显降低（P〈0.01）。与缺血组比较,缺血＋NaHS低、中、高剂量组大鼠血浆H2S含量和心组织中CSE活性均升高;缺血＋NaHS中、高剂量组大鼠心肌线粒体MDA含量明显减少,膜肿胀度减轻;缺血＋NaHS低、中、高剂量组线粒体活力有所恢复,ATP酶、SOD、GSH-Px的活性明显升高（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）。PPG可部分减弱H2S的心肌保护作用（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）。结论：H2S可增强线粒体ATP酶、SOD、GSH-Px的活性,降低线粒体脂质过氧化水平,从而起到对大鼠急性心肌缺血的保护作用。     

低压缺氧对大鼠脑线粒体腺苷酸转运体特性的影响

本文探讨低压缺氧对大鼠脑线粒体内膜腺苷酸转运体（adenine nucleotide translocator,ANT）转运特性的影响。实验将雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为常氧对照组和缺氧组,后者分别连续暴露于模拟5000m高原1、5、15、30d（23h／d）。分别于平原和模拟4000m高原断头处死动物,分离脑线粒体,用抑制剂终止法测定线粒体对。H-ADP的转运效率,抑制剂滴定法测定ANT密度,HPLC测定线粒体内腺苷酸含量。结果显示：缺氧后ANT转运活性均明显低于常氧组,缺氧不同天数线粒体内膜ANT分布密度无显著改变,线粒体内（ATP＋ADP）含量下降与转运活性变化一致。以上观察结果表明,低压缺氧暴露可显著抑制ANT转运活性,降低能量产生和利用的周转率,但不改变ANT密度,提示ANT活性改变是低压缺氧时细胞能量代谢障碍的重要机制。     

不同剂量补铁对低氧训练大鼠力竭运动后骨骼肌线粒体呼吸链酶复合体活性的影响

目的：探讨不同剂量补铁对低氧训练大鼠力竭运动后骨骼肌线粒体呼吸链酶复合体活性的影响。方法：将40只雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为5组（n=8）：安静对照组（C）、运动组（E）、运动低剂量补铁组（EL）、运动中剂量补铁组（EM）、运动高剂量补铁组（EH）。各组大鼠分别在低氧（模拟海拔3 500 m）环境中居住和训练5周,每周6 d。力竭运动后即刻取骨骼肌样本,测定线粒体呼吸链酶复合体Ⅰ~Ⅳ（CⅠ~Ⅳ）活性。结果：与C组相比,E组、EL组、EM组骨骼肌线粒体呼吸链CⅠ~Ⅳ活性均显著提高（P<0.05,P<0.01）,EH组CⅠ活性显著降低（P<0.05）,CⅢ和CⅣ活性均显著提高（P<0.05,P<0.01）;与E组相比,EL组、EM组和EH组CⅠ~Ⅳ活性均显著降低（P<0.01）。结论：低氧训练及结合补铁均可改善低氧环境骨骼肌线粒体呼吸链功能,提高机体有氧工作能力,但低氧训练结合补铁的效果不及低氧训练。     

Myocardial impairment in chronic hypoxia is abolished by short aeration episodes: involvement of K+ATP channels

In vivo exposure to chronic hypoxia is considered to be a cause of myocardial dysfunction, thereby representing a deleterious condition, but repeated aeration episodes may exert some cardioprotection. We investigated the possible role of ATP-sensitive potassium channels in these mechanisms. First, rats (n = 8/group) were exposed for 14 days to either chronic hypoxia (CH; 10% O(2)) or chronic hypoxia with one episode/day of 1-hr normoxic aeration (CH+A), with normoxia (N) as the control. Second, isolated hearts were Langendorff perfused under hypoxia (10% O(2), 30 min) and reoxygenated (94% O(2), 30 min) with or without 3 microM glibenclamide (nonselective K(+)(ATP) channel-blocker) or 100 microM diazoxide (selective mitochondrial K(+)(ATP) channel-opener). Blood gasses, hemoglobin concentration, and plasma malondialdehyde were similar in CH and CH+A and in both different from normoxic (P < 0.01), body weight gain and plasma nitrate/nitrite were higher in CH+A than CH (P < 0.01), whereas apoptosis (number of TUNEL-positive nuclei) was less in CH+A than CH (P < 0.05). During in vitro hypoxia, the efficiency (ratio of ATP production/pressure x rate product) was the same in all groups and diazoxide had no measurable effects on myocardial performance, whereas glibenclamide increased end-diastolic pressure more in N and CH than in CH+A hearts (P < 0.05). During reoxgenation, efficiency was markedly less in CH with respect to N and CH+A (P < 0.0001), and ratex pressure product remained lower in CH than N and CH+A hearts (P < 0.001), but glibenclamide or diazoxide abolished this difference. Glibenclamide, but not diazoxide, decreased vascular resistance in N and CH (P < 0.005 and < 0.001) without changes in CH+A. We hypothesize that cardioprotection in chronically hypoxic hearts derive from cell depolarization by sarcolemmal K(+)(ATP) blockade or from preservation of oxidative phosphorylation efficiency (ATP turnover/myocardial performance) by mitochondrial K(+)(ATP) opening. Therefore K(+)(ATP) channels are involved in the deleterious effects of chronic hypoxia and in the cardioprotection elicited when chronic hypoxia is interrupted with short normoxic aeration episodes.     

Hypoxia affects mitochondrial protein expression in rat skeletal muscle

Hypoxia affects mammalian mitochondrial function, as well as mitochondria-based energy metabolism. The detail mechanism has not been fully understood. In this study, we detected protein expression levels in mitochondrial fractions of Wistar rats exposed to hypobaric hypoxia by use of proteomic methods. Adult male Wistar rats were randomized into an hypoxic (4,500?m, 30 days) group and a normoxic control group (sea level). Gastrocnemius muscles mitochondria were extracted and purified. Mitochondrial oxygen consumption was measured with a Clark oxygen electrode; mitochondrial transmembrane potential was detected with Rhodamine 123 as a fluoresce probe. Using 2-DE and MALDI-TOF MS analysis, we identified eight mitochondrial protein spots that were differentially expressed in the hypoxic group compared with the normoxic control. These proteins included Chain A of F1-ATPase, voltage dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC), hydroxyacyl Coenzyme A dehydrogenase α-subunit, mitochondrial F1 complex γ-subunit, androgen-regulated protein and tripartite motif protein 50. Two of the spots, VDAC and ATP synthase α-subunit, were confirmed by Western blotting analysis. Oxygen consumption during State 3 respiration, as well as the respiratory control ratio (RCR) was significantly higher in the control than that in the hypoxic group; mitochondrial transmembrane potential was significantly higher in hypoxic group than that in the control. With successful use of multiple proteomic analysis techniques, we demonstrates that 30 days hypoxia exposure has effects on the expression of mitochondrial proteins involved in ATP production and lipid metabolism, decrease the stability of mitochondrial membrane, and affect the mitochondrial electron transport chain.     

Downmodulation of mitochondrial F0F1 ATP synthase by diazoxide in cardiac myoblasts: a dual effect of the drug

Similar to ischemic preconditioning, diazoxide was documented to elicit beneficial bioenergetic consequences linked to cardioprotection. Inhibition of ATPase activity of mitochondrial F(0)F(1) ATP synthase may have a role in such effect and may involve the natural inhibitor protein IF(1). We recently documented, using purified enzyme and isolated mitochondrial membranes from beef heart, that diazoxide interacts with the F(1) sector of F(0)F(1) ATP synthase by promoting IF(1) binding and reversibly inhibiting ATP hydrolysis. Here we investigated the effects of diazoxide on the enzyme in cultured myoblasts. Specifically, embryonic heart-derived H9c2 cells were exposed to diazoxide and mitochondrial ATPase was assayed in conditions maintaining steady-state IF(1) binding (basal ATPase activity) or detaching bound IF(1) at alkaline pH. Mitochondrial transmembrane potential and uncoupling were also investigated, as well as ATP synthesis flux and ATP content. Diazoxide at a cardioprotective concentration (40 muM cell-associated concentration) transiently downmodulated basal ATPase activity, concomitant with mild mitochondria uncoupling and depolarization, without affecting ATP synthesis and ATP content. Alkaline stripping of IF(1) from F(0)F(1) ATP synthase was less in diazoxide-treated than in untreated cells. Pretreatment with glibenclamide prevented, together with mitochondria depolarization, inhibition of ATPase activity under basal but not under IF(1)-stripping conditions, indicating that diazoxide alters alkaline IF(1) release. Diazoxide inhibition of ATPase activity in IF(1)-stripping conditions was observed even when mitochondrial transmembrane potential was reduced by FCCP. The results suggest that diazoxide in a model of normoxic intact cells directly promotes binding of inhibitor protein IF(1) to F(0)F(1) ATP synthase and enhances IF(1) binding indirectly by mildly uncoupling and depolarizing mitochondria.     

The function of mitochondrial F(O)F(1) ATP-synthase from the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei muscle during hypoxia

The effect of hypoxia and re-oxygenation on the mitochondrial complex F(O)F(1)-ATP synthase was investigated in the whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. A 660 kDa protein complex isolated from mitochondria of the shrimp muscle was identified as the ATP synthase complex. After 10h at hypoxia (1.5-2.0 mg oxygen/L), the concentration of L-lactate in plasma increased significantly, but the ATP amount and the concentration of ATPβ protein remained unaffected. Nevertheless, an increase of 70% in the ATPase activity was detected, suggesting that the enzyme may be regulated at a post-translational level. Thus, during hypoxia shrimp are able to maintain ATP amounts probably by using some other energy sources as phosphoarginine when an acute lack of energy occurs. During re-oxygenation, the ATPase activity decreased significantly and the ATP production continued via the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. The results obtained showed that shrimp faces hypoxia partially by hydrolyzing the ATP through the reaction catalyzed by the mitochondrial ATPase which increases its activity.     

Altitude acclimatization and energy metabolic adaptations in skeletal muscle during exercise.

To determine whether the working muscle is able to sustain ATP homeostasis during a hypoxic insult and the mechanisms associated with energy metabolic adaptations during the acclimatization process, seven male subjects [23 +/- 2 (SE) yr, 72.2 +/- 1.6 kg] were given a prolonged exercise challenge (45 min) at sea level (SL), within 4 h after ascent to an altitude of 4,300 m (acute hypoxia, AH), and after 3 wk of sustained residence at 4,300 m (chronic hypoxia, CH). The prolonged cycle test conducted at the same absolute intensity and representing 51 +/- 1% of SL maximal aerobic power (VO2 max) and between 64 +/- 2 (AH) and 66 +/- 1% (CH) at altitude was performed without a reduction in ATP concentration in the working vastus lateralis regardless of condition. Compared with rest, exercise performed during AH resulted in a greater increase (P < 0.05) in muscle lactate concentration (5.11 +/- 0.68 to 22.3 +/- 6.1 mmol/kg dry wt) than exercise performed either at SL (5.88 +/- 0.85 to 11.5 +/- 3.1) or CH (5.99 +/- 0.88 to 12.4 +/- 2.1). These differences in lactate concentration have been shown to reflect differences in arterial lactate concentration and glycolysis (Brooks et al. J. Appl. Physiol. 71: 333-341, 1991). The reduction in glycolysis at least between AH and CH appears to be accompanied by a tighter metabolic control. During CH, free ADP was lower and the ATP-to-free ADP ratio was increased (P < 0.05) compared with AH.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Delta protein kinase C interacts with the d subunit of the F1F0 ATPase in neonatal cardiac myocytes exposed to hypoxia or phorbol ester. Implications for F1F0 ATPase regulation

Mitochondrial protein kinase C isozymes have been reported to mediate both cardiac ischemic preconditioning and ischemia/reperfusion injury. In addition, cardiac preconditioning improves the recovery of ATP levels after ischemia/reperfusion injury. We have, therefore, evaluated protein kinase C modulation of the F(1)F(0) ATPase in neonatal cardiac myocytes. Exposure of cells to 3 or 100 nM 4beta-phorbol 12-myristate-13-acetate induced co-immunoprecipitation of delta protein kinase C (but not alpha, epsilon, or zeta protein kinase C) with the d subunit of the F(1)F(0) ATPase. This co-immunoprecipitation correlated with 40+/-3% and 72+/-9% inhibitions of oligomycin-sensitive F(1)F(0) ATPase activity, respectively. We observed prominent expression of delta protein kinase C in cardiac myocyte mitochondria, which was enhanced following a 4-h hypoxia exposure. In contrast, hypoxia decreased mitochondrial zetaPKC levels by 85+/-1%. Following 4 h of hypoxia, F(1)F(0) ATPase activity was inhibited by 75+/-9% and delta protein kinase C co-immunoprecipitated with the d subunit of F(1)F(0) ATPase. In vitro incubation of protein kinase C with F(1)F(0) ATPase enhanced F(1)F(0) activity in the absence of protein kinase C activators and inhibited it in the presence of activators. Recombinant delta protein kinase C also inhibited F(1)F(0) ATPase activity. Protein kinase C overlay assays revealed delta protein kinase C binding to the d subunit of F(1)F(0) ATPase, which was modulated by diacylglycerol, phosphatidylserine, and cardiolipin. Our results suggest a novel regulation of the F(1)F(0) ATPase by the delta protein kinase C isozyme.     

Some mechanisms of antihypoxic action of taurine]

It is shown that preliminary taurine treatment prevents the disturbances of energy metabolism in the brain, heart and liver tissues of Wistar rats with acute hypoxic hypoxia. Administration of taurine restored to normal the parameters of adenine pool: the concentration of ATP increased within the cytoplasm, while that of ADP and AMP diminished; mitochondrial respiration proceeded more rapidly; the concentrations of pyruvate and malate decreased; isocitrate dehydrogenase activity, P/O and NAD/NADH ratios increased. Taurine treatment resulted in a decreased level of lipid peroxides in the rat tissues with hypoxia. The role of intracellular calcium content and biomembranes structure changes as the mechanisms of taurine action on energy metabolism and lipid peroxidation is discussed.