一种改进的阴茎电刺激采精法和猕猴藏酋猴及熊猴的采精及其精液特征的初步研究

本文报道了一种改进的阴茎电刺激采精法,用脱脂棉和铝箔作为电极,以避免直接用金属电极可能对阴茎的损伤,并运用这一方法对猕猴（Ｍａｃａｃａｍｕｌａｔｔａ）、藏酋猴（Ｍ．ｔｈｉｂｅｔａｎａ）和熊猴（Ｍ．ａｓｓａｍｅｎｓｉｓ）进行了电刺激采精及其精液特征研究。电刺激采精模式为连续刺激和间断刺激方式。在采精过程中没有发生阴茎损伤。对初次接受电刺激采精的动物以间断刺激模式效果较好。猕猴、藏酋猴和熊猴的射精体积分别为２．０±０．１、６．３±１．１和３．２±０．６ｍｌ;液化体积分别为０．７±０．６、２．１±０．４和１．７±０．３ｍｌ;精子浓度分别为１２．６±１．２×１０~８、４５．６±５．６×１０~８和１１．５±０．９×１０~８／ｍｌ。３种动物精液的液化率分别为：猕猴３６．２±０．９％,藏酋猴３４．０±１．４％;熊猴５１．８±１．２％。３种动物的精子总数与射精体积和凝块体积没有相关性（ｒ~２＝０．０７９;０．０１６;０．０９４和ｒ~２＝０．０６４;０．０２０;０．０７２）。上述结果表明：１）改进的阴茎电刺激采精法适用于猕猴,特别是阴茎表面较为粗糙的藏酋猴和熊猴;２）藏酋猴的射精体积和精子总数是迄今已报道的非人灵长类中最大的,可能     

慢性缺氧大鼠肺动脉内皮依赖性舒张反应与内皮结构的动态变化

本实验对慢性减压缺氧（５０００ｍ）过程中肺动脉ＡＣｈ内皮依赖性舒张反应作了动态观察,并结合分析了其与内皮超微结构和肺动脉压演变的关系。结果表明,缺氧３─２１ｄ,平均肺动脉压（ｍＰＡＰ）显著递增（Ｐ＜０．０５─０．００１）,而缺氧４０ｄ组基本与缺氧２１ｄ组持平,未再进一步升高。缺氧１ｄ组,各ＡＣｈ浓度（１０－１０、１０－９、１０－７、１０－６、１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的内皮依赖性舒张反应明显受抑（Ｐ＜０．０５─０．００１）。缺氧７ｄ组,舒张反应的受抑程度与缺氧１ｄ组基本相同;但ＡＣｈ１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ引发的反应则较缺氧１ｄ时更弱。缺氧２１ｄ和４０ｄ组,ＡＣｈ１０－６和１０－５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ引起的舒张反应,尽管仍显著低于对照,但却基本上高于缺氧１ｄ和７ｄ组。其余各浓度ＡＣｈ引发的反应则已趋于恢复至对照水平。电镜观察,缺氧１─１４ｄ肺动脉内皮呈逐渐加重的水肿变性;缺氧２１─４０ｄ内皮水肿消失,代之出现渐趋活跃的内皮增生。结果提示,随缺氧时间延长,因内皮从损伤逐渐加重到出现代偿适应,可能存在相应的内皮舒张因子由释放减少到有所恢复的动态变化过程,并对整体肺动脉压有一定程度的影响。     

家蚕后部丝腺GPT的分离纯化与动力学性质

本文用丝腺匀浆抽提液经硫酸铵分级沉淀、ＤＥＡＥ－纤维素柱层析和羟基磷灰石柱层析等步骤分离纯化了家蚕后部丝腺谷丙转氨酶（ＥＣ２．６．１．２,ＧＰＴ）,并研究了它的动力学性质。该酶由两种不同亚基组成,分子量分别是５４０００和２１０００;对丙酮酸、α－酮戊二酸、Ｌ－丙氨酸和Ｌ－谷氨酸的Ｋｍ值分别是２．５×１０－４、４．２×１０－４、９．６×１０－３和１２．５×１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ;最适温度５０℃,最适ｐＨ８．５;Ｋ＋、Ｍｇ２＋和Ｃａ２＋等离子对酶有激活作用,Ｎａ＋、Ｍｎ２＋、Ｃｕ２＋和Ｚｎ３＋等离子对酶有抑制作用;酶的活性中心含有巯基或咪唑基。     

东北虎血液成分的测定与分析

用氰化高铁血红蛋白法、改良纽鲍氏计算板法、显微测量法、低渗ＮａＣｌ试管法、微量毛细吸管离心法、血细胞计算板法和瑞特氏染色三区计数法，分别测得和算出８只东北虎血液中血红蛋白含量１３１±７．５ｇ／Ｌ、红细胞数７．１１±Ｏ．５３×１０１２／Ｌ、红细胞直径５．５８（４．６２—６．５５）μｍ、红细胞渗透脆性０．６０６±０．０６５—０．４３０±０．０４５％、红细胞压积容量３８．１±２．６８％、白细胞总数２３．３±７．５×１０９／Ｌ、嗜中性白细胞５７．９％、淋巴细胞３５．６％、单核细胞３．５％、嗜酸性粒细胞１．８％、嗜硷性粒细胞＜１％、平均红细胞体积５３．６±２．７５ｆＬ、平均红细胞血红蛋白含量１７．９±１．２５Ｐｇ、平均每个红细胞血红蛋白分子数１５８９±１１０×１０５个、平均红细胞血红蛋白浓度３３．５±２．７％；用全自动凯氏定氮法测定并计算得出血清总蛋白含量７３．６±１２．６ｇ／Ｌ、血清白蛋白含量４６．５±３．２％及血清球蛋白含量２７．１±１３．１ｇ／Ｌ。上述各项结果为保护东北虎提供了难得而有意义的生理参考值。     

洞庭平原黑线姬鼠繁殖特性研究

１９８６年１０月－１９９０年１０月在湖南省桃源县和汉寿县的稻作区逐月调查,夹捕黑线姬鼠长江亚种２７６８只,雌性占４５。６％。主要繁殖期３－１１月,研究期内的月平均怀孕率为４８．６±４．０％、平均胎仔数为５．３±０．２只。繁殖指数为２．３６±０．２９。以上３个参数及种群性性比有季节性变化,４－５月和７－１０月为２个妊娠高峰;雄性睾丸下位率和雌性怀孕率有同步变动的趋势。５年龄组之间,其性比、怀孕率和繁     

P物质对GABAA和GABAB受体介导的DRG神经元膜反应的调制作用

实验在幼年大鼠ＤＲＧ标本上进行。应用细胞内记录观察了ＳＰ对ＧＡＢＡ反应的调制作用。结果证明：（１）单独滴加ＳＰ（５×１０（－６）－４×１０（－５）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）或浴槽灌流ＳＰ（１０（－６）－５×１０（－６）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）不引起膜电位的改变或仅有轻微的去极化,但却能使ＧＡＢＡ引起的去极化反应减小５０．８±２０．２％（±ＳＤ）（２０／３０）;（２）单独滴加ＳＰ可使多数受检细胞ＡＰＤ５０延长２８．７±９．１％（±ＳＤ）（１０／１８）;（３）在预加ＳＰ后,能使ｂａｃｌｏｆｅｎ所引起的ＡＰＤ５０缩短效应（２０．６±２．９％,±ＳＤ）完全消除（４／１２）或翻转成ＡＰＤ（５０）延长１９．３±８．９％（±ＳＤ）（８／１２）;（４）预加ＧＡＢＡＢ受体激动剂ｂａｃｌｏｆｅｎ（１０（－４）－１０（－３）ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）３０—９０ｓ后明显地抑制ｍｕｓｃｉｍｏｌ（１０－４－１０－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）引起的去极化反应,其抑制效应达５４．４±１８．８％（±ＳＤ）（１７／２０）。由于ＤＲＧ神经元的胞体通常可用来作为研究初级传入终末的模型,因而本文实验结果提示：介导伤害性刺激信息的Ｐ物质在背角的释放,可能作用于初级传入终末,从而产生对抗ＧＡＢＡ介导的突触     

细胞内外钙离子浓度对鲎腹神经感光器光适应的影响

用细胞内记录的方法研究了由微弱持续光刺激（６×１０＾６￣９×１０＾６光子／ｃｍ＾２,１０ｓ引起鲎（Ｌｉｍｌｕｓ ｐｏｌｙｐｈｅｍｕｓ）腹神经光器膜电流的变化－－光碰击。结果表明,在生理盐水（１０ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＣａ＾２＋）中光碰击的平均面积为（３９．５±１．７６）ｐＣ,微弱光适应（记录前２．５ｓ加１次光闪,９×１０＾９光子／ｃｍ＾２）使得光碰击的面积下降至（１０．５±２．２９）ｐＣ（ｎ＝４）。在低钙溶     

多异瓢虫生物学的研究

多异瓢虫在山东省德州地区一年发生４代,部分个体５代,以成虫在杂草丛内、残枝落叶及土块下越冬。在自然变温下,卵、幼虫、预蛹、蛹、成虫产卵前期和全世代的发育始点和有效积温分别为１８．８±０．５２℃和１５．０日度、１６．９７±０．０３℃和７３．３日度、１５．９７±０．０１℃和１０．２３日度、１５．４７±０．０５℃和２３．０５日度、１７．６±０．０４℃和３４．１日度、１８．２±０．１０℃和１７０．３日度。据Ｈｏｌｉｎｇ圆盘方程测定,１─４龄幼虫和产卵前期成虫日最大捕食棉蚜量依次力６．７头、３６．４头、７７．５头、８１．３头和６８．０头。     

单宁酶的固定化及其在酯型儿茶素水解反应中的应用

采用自制的壳聚糖为载体对单宁酶（ＴＡ）固定化,ＴＡ与壳聚糖配比１：２．５,３０℃固定２ｈ,活力回收达２３．６％～３３．１％;偶联效率为８４．９％～８８．０％。固定化单宁酶（ＩＴＡ）的表观Ｋｍ值（以没食子酸丙酯为底物）为２２．２×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,ＴＡ的Ｋｍ值（以没食子酸丙酯为底物）为１０×１０－６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ,ＴＡ和ＩＴＡ的最适反应温度分别为４０℃和５０℃;６０℃处理１５ｍｉｎ,残存活性分别为１３．６％和６０．３％。ＴＡ和ＩＴＡ的最适ｐＨ值分别为５．８和６．４;ＴＡ在ｐＨ４．８～７．８活力稳定,而ＩＴＡ活力稳定范围在ｐＨ４．８～６．８．ＩＴＡ作用于ＥＧＣＧ的半衰期为７８．７ｈ,ＥＧＣＧ水解率达９０．３％。对茶多酚提取物进行水解,其所含的酯型儿茶素ＥＧＣＧ和ＥＣＧ水解率分别为９６．４％和９６．８％,非酯型儿茶素ＥＧＣ和ＥＣ的含量显著增加。     

丙型肝炎病毒C33_c单克隆抗体的研制和鉴定

用丙型肝炎病毒重组蛋白Ｃ３３_ｃ抗原免疫ＢＡＬＢ／ｃ小鼠,运用杂交瘤技术成功地建立了７株能稳定分泌抗Ｃ３３_ｃ单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞１Ｈ６Ｄ２、２Ｇ１Ａ６、３Ａ４Ａ８、３Ｅ３Ｅ７、４Ｇ１２Ｃ１０、４Ａ１０Ｃ２、５Ｆ４Ｂ６．试验结果表明,７株ＭｃＡｂｓ具有良好的ＨＣＶ特异性,间接ＥＬＩＳＡ法测得小鼠腹水ＭｃＡｂ效价为１：１０￣４－１：４×１０￣４;竞争抑制实验和相加指数测定证实７株ＭｃＡｂｓ识别相关的抗原表位;７株ＭｃＡｂｓ中１株为ＩｇＭ（５Ｆ４Ｂ６）,其它６株为ＩｇＧ（２ａ）。     

Human neutrophils produce free radicals from the cell-zymosan interface during phagocytosis and from the whole plasma membrane when stimulated with calcium ionophore A23187.

The production of free radicals, superoxide anions (O2-), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was histochemically investigated in human neutrophils that were stimulated by either phagocytosis or the calcium ionophore A23187. To demonstrate O2-, peripheral neutrophils from healthy donors were incubated at 37 degrees C in a medium containing nitroblue tetrazolium and glucose in the presence of either opsonized zymosan A and/or A23187. To demonstrate H2O2, neutrophils pretreated with a stimulant for 10 min were washed and incubated in a cerium medium containing CeCl3 and glucose in a Tris-maleate buffer. In cells engaged in phagocytosis, diformazan (for O2-) and cerium perhydroxide deposits (for H2O2) were restricted to the neutrophil-particle interface and on the inner surface of phagosomes. The remaining free surface of the plasma membrane was devoid of reaction products. In the case of neutrophils stimulated with A23187, the production of O2- and H2O2 was visualized over the whole surface of the plasma membrane. These histochemical reactions were inhibited by p-benzoquinone, superoxide dismutase, ferricytochrome c or catalase, and p-diazobenzenesulfonate (a membrane-impermeable protein denaturant). The results showed that human neutrophils produce free radicals exocellularly and that the site of production varies with different stimuli.     

Effect of hypoxia on prostacyclin production in cultured pulmonary artery endothelium

Exposure of cultured bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells to varying levels of hypoxia (10% or 0% O2) for 4 hours resulted in a significant dose-dependent inhibition in endothelial prostacyclin synthesis (51% and 98%, at the 10% and 0% O2 levels respectively, p less than 0.05, compared to 21% O2 exposure values). Release of 3H-arachidonic acid from cellular pools was not altered by hypoxia. Some of the cells were incubated with arachidonic acid (20 microM for 5 min) or PGH2 (4 microM for 2 min) immediately after exposure. Endothelium exposed to 0% O2, but not to 10% O2, produced significantly less prostacyclin after addition of either arachidonic acid (25 +/- 5% of 21% O2 exposure values, n = 6, p less than 0.01) or PGH2 (31 +/- 3% of 21% O2 exposure values, n = 6, p less than 0.05). These results suggest that hypoxia inhibits cyclooxygenase at the 10% O2 level and both cyclooxygenase and prostacyclin synthetase enzymes at the 0% O2 exposure levels. Exposure of aortic endothelial cells resulted in a 44% inhibition of prostacyclin at the 0% exposure level. No significant alteration in prostacyclin production was found in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells exposed to hypoxia. These data suggest that the increased prostacyclin production reported in lungs exposed to hypoxia is not due to a direct effect of hypoxia on the main prostacyclin producing cells of the pulmonary circulation.     

Ozone inhibits endothelial cell cyclooxygenase activity through formation of hydrogen peroxide

We have previously demonstrated that a 2H exposure of cultured pulmonary endothelial cells to ozone (0.0-1.0 ppm) in-vitro resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of endothelial prostacyclin production (90% decrease at the 1.0 ppm level). Ozone-exposed endothelial cells, incubated with 20 uM arachidonate, also demonstrated a significant inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis. To further examine the mechanisms of the inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis, bovine pulmonary endothelial cells were exposed to 1.0 ppm ozone for 2H. A significant decrease in prostacyclin synthesis was found within 5 min of exposure (77 +/- 36% of air-exposed control values, p less than 0.05). Endothelial prostacyclin synthesis returned to baseline levels by 12H after ozone exposure, a time point which was similar to the recovery time of unexposed endothelium treated with 0.5 uM acetylsalicylic acid. Incubation of endothelial cells, previously exposed to 1.0 ppm ozone for 2 hours, with 4 uM PGH2 resulted in restoration of essentially normal prostacyclin synthesis. When endothelial cells were co-incubated with catalase (5 U/ml) during ozone exposure, no inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis was observed. Co-incubation with either heat-inactivated catalase or superoxide dismutase (10 U/ml) did not affect the ozone-induced inhibition of prostacyclin synthesis. These data suggest that H2O2 is a major toxic species produced in endothelial cells during ozone exposure and responsible for the inhibition of endothelial cyclooxygenase activity.     

Hypoxic reperfusion of the ischemic heart and oxygen radical generation

Postischemic myocardial contractile dysfunction is in part mediated by the burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which occurs with the reintroduction of oxygen. We hypothesized that tissue oxygen tension modulates this ROS burst at reperfusion. After 20 min of global ischemia, isolated rat hearts were reperfused with temperature-controlled (37.4 degrees C) Krebs-Henseleit buffer saturated with one of three different O2 concentrations (95, 20, or 2%) for the first 5 min of reperfusion and then changed to 95% O2. Additional hearts were loaded with 1) allopurinol (1 mM), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, 2) diphenyleneiodonium (DPI; 1 microM), an NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor, or 3) Tiron (10 mM), a superoxide scavenger, and were then reperfused with either 95 or 2% O2 for the first 5 min. ROS production and tissue oxygen tension were quantitated using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Tissue oxygen tension was significantly higher in the 95% O2 group. However, the largest radical burst occurred in the 2% O2 reperfusion group (P < 0.001). Recovery of left ventricular (LV) contractile function and aconitase activity during reperfusion were inversely related to the burst of radical production and were significantly higher in hearts initially reperfused with 95% O2 (P < 0.001). Allopurinol, DPI, and Tiron reduced the burst of radical formation in the 2% O2 reperfusion groups (P < 0.05). Hypoxic reperfusion generates an increased ROS burst originating from multiple pathways. Recovery of LV function during reperfusion is inversely related to this oxygen radical burst, highlighting the importance of myocardial oxygen tension during initial reperfusion.     

Hypoxia/reoxygenation stimulates endothelium to promote neutrophil adhesion.

An in vitro model was designed to study the role of ischemia/reperfusion and endothelium-derived oxygen free radicals on neutrophil adhesion, with particular interest in the endothelial adhesion molecules involved. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells were submitted to 5 h hypoxia followed by various times (20 min to 24 h) of reoxygenation. Human resting neutrophils were added to monolayers for the last 15 min of reoxygenation. Adherence was evaluated by myeloperoxidase assay. Under these conditions, we found an increased adhesion of neutrophils with two peaks after 20 min and 4 h reoxygenation. This was correlated with the respective expression of the preformed granule membrane protein 140 (GMP-140) and of the de novo synthesized endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule 1 (ELAM-1) on endothelial surface. Superoxide dismutase and/or catalase, or oxypurinol added to cultures before hypoxia efficiently prevented neutrophil adhesion. These results underline the crucial role played by endothelial oxy radicals at reoxygenation in adhesion of leukocytes, which could lead to an amplification of the oxidative stress injury. The protection offered by free radical scavengers emphasizes the potential therapeutic use of antioxidants in postischemic vascular disorders.     

Human umbilical vein endothelial cells submitted to hypoxia-reoxygenation in vitro: implication of free radicals, xanthine oxidase, and energy deficiency.

Ischemia-reperfusion is observed in various diseases such as myocardium infarct. Different theories have been proposed to explain the reperfusion injury, among them that the free radical generation plays a crucial role. To study the mechanisms of the reperfusion injury, a hypoxia (H)-reoxygenation (R) model upon human umbilical vein endothelial cells in culture was developed in order to mimic the in vivo situation. Different parameters were quantified and compared under H or H/R, and we found that oxygen readmission led to damage amplification after a short hypoxia period. To estimate the importance of various causes of toxicity, the effects of various protective molecules were compared. Different antioxidant molecules, iron-chelating agent, xanthine oxidase inhibitors, and energy-supplying molecules were very efficient protectors. Synergy could also be observed between the antioxidants and the energy-supplying molecules or the xanthine oxidase inhibitors. The toxic effect of O2.(-) could be lowered by the presence of SOD or glutathione peroxidase in the culture medium, whereas glutathione peroxidase was the most efficient enzyme when injected into the cells. The production of O2.(-) and of H2O2 by endothelial cells was directly estimated to be, respectively, of 0.17 and 0.035 mumol/min/mg prot during the R period. O2.(-) production was completely inhibited when allopurinol was added during H and R. In addition, a xanthine oxidase activity of 21.5 10(-6) U/mg prot could be observed by a direct assay in cells after H but not in control cells, thus confirming the previous conclusions of xanthine oxidase as a potent source of free radicals in these conditions. Thanks to the use of cultured human endothelial cells, a clear picture was obtained of the overall process leading to cell degenerescence during the reoxygenation process. We particularly could stress the importance of the low energetic state of these cells, which is a critical factor acting synergistically with the oxidant molecules to injure the cells. These results also open new possibilities for the development of new therapeutics for ischemia.     

The Glutathione System of Peroxide Detoxification Is Less Efficient in Neurons than in Astroglial Cells

The ability of neurons to detoxify exogenously applied peroxides was analyzed using neuron-rich primary cultures derived from embryonic rat brain. Incubation of neurons with H2O2 at an initial concentration of 100 microM (300 nmol/3 ml) led to a decrease in the concentration of the peroxide, which depended strongly on the seeding density of the neurons. When 3 x 10(6) viable cells were seeded per dish, the half-time for the clearance by neurons of H2O2 from the incubation buffer was 15.1 min. Immediately after application of 100 microM H2O2 to neurons, glutathione was quickly oxidized. After incubation for 2.5 min, GSSG accounted for 48% of the total glutathione. Subsequent removal of H2O2 caused an almost complete regeneration of the original ratio of GSH to GSSG within 2.5 min. Compared with confluent astroglial cultures, neuron-rich cultures cleared H2O2 more slowly from the incubation buffer. However, if the differences in protein content were taken into consideration, the ability of the cells to dispose of H2O2 was identical in the two culture types. The clearance rate by neurons for H2O2 was strongly reduced in the presence of the catalase inhibitor 3-aminotriazol, a situation contrasting with that in astroglial cultures. This indicates that for the rapid clearance of H2O2 by neurons, both glutathione peroxidase and catalase are essential and that the glutathione system cannot functionally compensate for the loss of the catalase reaction. In addition, the protein-normalized ability of neuronal cultures to detoxify exogenous cumene hydroperoxide, an alkyl hydroperoxide that is reduced exclusively via the glutathione system, was lower than that of astroglial cells by a factor of 3. These results demonstrate that the glutathione system of peroxide detoxification in neurons is less efficient than that of astroglial cells.     

Production of Fenton's reagent by cellobiose oxidase from cellulolytic cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium.

The reduction of dioxygen by cellobiose oxidase leads to accumulation of H2O2, with either cellobiose or microcrystalline cellulose as electron donor. Cellobiose oxidase will also reduce many Fe(III) complexes, including Fe(III) acetate. Many Fe(II) complexes react with H2O2 to produce hydroxyl radicals or a similarly reactive species in the Fenton reaction as shown: H2O2 + Fe2+----HO. + HO- + Fe3+. The hydroxylation of salicylic acid to 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid is a standard test for hydroxyl radicals. Hydroxylation was observed in acetate buffer (pH 4.0), both with Fe(II) plus H2O2 and with cellobiose oxidase plus cellobiose, O2 and Fe(III). The hydroxylation was suppressed by addition of catalase or the absence of iron [Fe(II) or Fe(III) as appropriate]. Another test for hydroxyl radicals is the conversion of deoxyribose to malondialdehyde; this gave positive results under similar conditions. Further experiments used an O2 electrode. Addition of H2O2 to Fe(II) acetate (pH 4.0) or Fe(II) phosphate (pH 2.8) in the absence of enzyme led to a pulse of O2 uptake, as expected from production of hydroxyl radicals as shown: RH+HO.----R. + H2O; R. + O2----RO2.----products. With phosphate (pH 2.8) or 10 mM acetate (pH 4.0), the O2 uptake pulse was increased by Avicel, suggesting that the Avicel was being damaged. Oxygen uptake was monitored for mixtures of Avicel (5 g.1-1), cellobiose oxidase, O2 and Fe(III) (30 microM). An addition of catalase after 20-30 min indicated very little accumulation of H2O2, but caused a 70% inhibition of the O2 uptake rate. This was observed with either phosphate (pH 2.8) or 10 mM acetate (pH 4.0) as buffer, and is further evidence that oxidative damage had been taking place, until the Fenton reaction was suppressed by catalase. A separate binding study established that with 10 mM acetate as buffer, almost all (98%) of the Fe(III) would have been bound to the Avicel. In the presence of Fe(III), cellobiose oxidase could provide a biological method for disrupting the crystalline structure of cellulose.     

Mechanisms of extracellular reactive oxygen species injury to the pulmonary microvasculature.

We investigated the effect of xanthine (X) plus xanthine oxidase (XO) on pulmonary microvascular endothelial permeability in isolated rabbit lungs perfused with Krebs buffer containing bovine serum albumin (5 g/100 ml). Addition of five mU/ml XO and 500 microM X to the perfusate caused a twofold increase in the pulmonary capillary filtration coefficient (Kf,c) 30 min later without increasing the pulmonary capillary pressure. This increase was prevented by allopurinol or catalase but not by superoxide dismutase or dimethyl sulfoxide. Because these data implicated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as the injurious agent, we measured its concentration in the perfusate after the addition of X and XO for a 60-min interval. In the absence of lung tissue and albumin, H2O2 increased with time, reaching a concentration of approximately 250 microM by 60 min. If albumin (5 g/100 ml) was added to the perfusate, or in the presence of lung tissue, the corresponding values were 100 microM and less than 10 microM, respectively. To understand the mechanisms of H2O2 scavenging by lung tissue, we added a 250 microM bolus of H2O2 to the lung perfusate. We found that H2O2 was removed rapidly, with a half-life of 0.31 +/- 0.04 (SE) min. This variable was not increased significantly by inhibition of lung catalase activity with sodium azide or inhibition of the lung glutathione redox cycle with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene. However, inhibition of both enzymatic systems increased the half-life of H2O2 removal to 0.71 +/- 0.09 (SE) min (P less than 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)