消炎痛对四氯化碳损伤大鼠肝的保护作用

本工作发现,消炎痛一次预处理能诱导大鼠肝脏对毒性物质损伤产生保护作用。用四氯化碳造成大鼠急性肝损伤模型,若预先皮下注射消炎痛一次,则血清谷丙转氨酶、胆红素及死亡率都显著降低,肝组织学检查也见损伤程度明显减轻。这一保护效应具有剂量依从关系,10mg/kg消炎痛剂量产生最好的保护效应。此种保护效应在消炎痛注射后12h左右产生,持续约一周。     

迷迭香酸对羟自由基所致小鼠肝线粒体损伤的保护作用

探索迷迭香酸对羟自由基致小鼠肝脏线粒体氧化损伤的保护作用。采用羟自由基(.OH),诱导小鼠肝线粒体损伤后,通过测定线粒体肿胀度、膜流动性、丙二醛(MDA)含量及琥珀酸脱氢酶(SDH)活性等指标以确定迷迭香酸对小鼠肝线粒体羟自由基损伤的保护作用。结果迷迭香酸剂量依赖地抑制线粒体肿胀,提高膜流动性,降低MDA的生成,增强SDH活性,差异显著。本实验证明迷迭香酸可以抑制.OH所致的线粒体损伤。     

线粒体钾通道参与葛根素抗心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤的作用

目的:探讨线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道和线粒体钙激活钾通道在葛根素预处理抗心肌细胞缺氧/复氧损伤中的作用。方法:采用酶解分离大鼠心肌细胞复制心肌细胞缺氧/复氧模型,台盼蓝拒染法测定心肌细胞存活率;四甲基罗丹明乙酯(TMRE)孵育测定线粒体膜电位值;分离线粒体测定线粒体渗透性转换孔开放程度。结果:与缺氧/复氧组相比,葛根素(0.24mmol/L)预处理5min可明显增加心肌细胞的存活率,线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道抑制剂5-羟基癸酸(100μmol/L,预处理20min)或线粒体钙激活钾通道阻断剂paxilline(1μmol/L,预处理5min)均可拮抗葛根素的作用。葛根素预处理可明显减弱缺氧引起的线粒体膜电位的耗损,5-羟基癸酸和paxilline都能明显拮抗其作用。在分离心肌线粒体模型上,葛根素显著减弱CaCl2诱导的线粒体在A520处吸光度降低,其作用与单独应用线粒体渗透性转换孔抑制剂环孢菌素A相似;5-羟基癸酸和paxilline可拮抗葛根素的保护作用。结论:在大鼠分离心肌细胞模型或分离线粒体模型上,葛根素预处理具有抗缺氧/复氧损伤的作用,这种保护作用可能与其促进线粒体ATP敏感性钾通道和线粒体钙激活钾通道的开放,进而稳定线粒体膜电位,抑制线粒体渗透性转换孔开放有关。     

葛根素抗心肌细胞过氧化氢损伤的线粒体相关机制

目的:探讨葛根素(puerarin,Pue)预处理抗过氧化氢(H2O2)应激损伤的作用是否与线粒体渗透性转换孔和/或线粒体钙激活钾通道有关。方法:采用酶解分离大鼠心肌细胞模型,台盼蓝拒染法测定心肌细胞存活率;Rhodamine123孵育测定线粒体膜电位值,分离线粒体测定mPTP孔开放程度。结果:与H2O2应激组相比,Pue(0.24mmol/L)预处理5min可明显对抗H2O2应激引起的心肌细胞存活率的降低,线粒体钙激活钾通道阻断剂paxilline(Pax,1μmol/L,预处理30min)、线粒体渗透性转换孔开放剂atractyloside(20μmol/L,预处理20min)或PKC抑制剂chelerythrine(5μmol/L,预处理30min)可拮抗Pue的作用。Pue预处理或钙激活钾通道开放剂NS1619(10μmol/L,10min)都明显减弱H2O2应激引起的线粒体膜电位的去极化,线粒体渗透性转换孔开放剂atractyloside能明显减弱Pue的作用。在分离心肌线粒体模型上,Pue(0.24mmol/L,5min)显著减弱CaCl2诱导的线粒体在A520处吸光度降低,Pax(1μmol/L,5min)可拮抗Pue的作用。结论:在大鼠分离心肌细胞模型或分离线粒体模型上,Pue预处理具有抗过氧化氢应激损伤的作用,这种保护作用可能与其抑制线粒体渗透性转换孔的开放和促进线粒体钙激活钾通道的开放有关。     

长期低剂量γ线照射和照射加电击对老年前期大鼠性激素、肝功能和脂质过氧化物的影响

本文观察了长期低剂量γ射线照射和照射加电击对老年前期(18～21月龄)大鼠血浆性激素水平、肝微粒体混合功能氧化酶(MFO)活力以及组织脂质过氧化物的影响。长期照射加电击使雄性大鼠血浆睾酮水平明显降低(p<0.05),照射与照射加电击均使雄鼠肝微粒体MFO活力明显下降(p<0.05)。长期低剂量γ射线照射和照射加电击组的睾丸自由基浓度较对照组明显升高(p<0.05),长期照射使雄性大鼠肝匀浆与微粒体,睾丸匀浆与线粒体的脂质过氧化物较对照组明显增高,但照射加电击组的脂质过氧化物较照射组(以及对照组)明显下降。实验结果说明照射与照射加电击对老年前期大鼠的作用有所不同,这些环境因素具有加速老化的作用。     

d-儿茶精对抗坏血酸和硫酸亚铁诱导鼠肝线粒体损伤的作用

研究证实：ｄ－儿茶精有较强的抗氧化活性,对于鼠肝线粒体膜脂质过氧化损伤具有良好的保护作用。实验采用抗坏血酸和硫酸亚铁为鼠肝线粒体损伤的诱导剂,探讨ｄ－儿茶精对其影响。结果表明;ｄ－儿茶精增加受损伤的线粒体膜脂质流动性,减少脂质过氧化物形成和线粒体膨胀。并降低线粒体经ＡＤＰ刺激后的氧耗量,从而维护了线粒体结构和功能的完整性     

肝再生刺激因子对小鼠实验性急性肝损伤的保护机制

我们前文证明肝再生刺激因子(HSS)对小鼠实验性肝损伤有保护作用。本文进一步探讨其机制并获得如下结果:(1)HSS显著提高由CCl_4所降低肝细胞膜、线粒体膜和微粒体膜的流动性,使其上升到对照水平。(2)HSS使CCl_4所致的肝组织丙二醛升高幅度降低。(3)HSS使CCl_4所致的肝组织谷胱甘肽降低的含量回升。(4)HSS能刺激受CCl_4损伤的肝再生,促进肝细胞合成DNA和~3H-TdR掺入肝细胞DNA。这些结果提示,HSS具有抗氧化作用,能抗CCl_4所产生的自由基对膜脂质的过氧化。此外还加强肝细胞本身抗氧化能力和促进受损肝脏再生。这些保肝机制可能相互联系。     

长期饮酒可使生物膜的结构与功能均受损伤

长期大量饮酒对人体的影响很广泛,临床和病理学的观察,早巳发现肝脏、心血管系统及神经系统都受到很大损害。近几年,关于酒精对身体影响的研究已深入到生物膜水平,使人们对这种损害的认识更深刻了。美国Hahnemann大学医学院E.Rubin教授领导的小组用大白鼠肝线粒体膜所做的许多工作,证明酒精能使膜流动性、膜酶活性等发生变化。急性酒精作用使膜的流动性增加,使线粒体膜 ATP 酶和 NADH氧化酶活性的Arrhenius图的突变温度下降。但如这种作用持续下去,膜特性则逐渐产生了适应性变化。例如,长期用酒精饲服的大白鼠的离体肝线粒体膜,再用酒精处理时,膜的流动性不再发生明显变化,Arrhenius图的突变温度也趋向正常,膜与酒精及其它麻碎     

呼吸链底物和抑制剂对线粒体内膜流动性的影响

用DPH和ANS标记大鼠肝线粒体内膜,以稳态荧光偏振法,研究了呼吸链底物和抑制剂对内膜流动性的影响。1.苹果酸+谷氨酸、琥珀酸分别为底物,均能引起内膜流动性增加。2.琥珀酸对含心磷脂的脂质体的膜流动性无影响。3.在鱼藤酮存在的条件下,苹果酸+谷氨酸对内膜流动性的增加作用消失,但琥珀酸的作用仍然存在。有氰化钾时则琥珀酸的作用消失。4.不论外加底物存在与否,鱼藤酮使内膜的流动性下降,而氰化钾则使之增加。抗霉素A亦可使内膜的流动性增加。上述结果表明:线粒体内膜流动性与其功能密切相关。电子沿呼吸链传递使线粒体内膜流动性增加,这种变化可能与呼吸链成分的氧化还原态有关。     

大鼠心肌线粒体内、外膜磷脂动态结构的研究

我们以DPH为荧光探针.用毫微秒荧光分光光度计测定了大鼠心肌线粒体及线粒体内、外膜的动态微细结构;用HPLC分析了磷脂组成.实验结果提示.完整线粒体膜流动性主要反映了线粒体外膜的运动状态.线粒体内膜微粘度及磷脂分子摇动角大于外膜,扩散速率小于外膜.除去了蛋白质的线粒体内、外膜磷脂脂质体膜流动性无明显差异.提示线粒体内膜的高微粘度与膜中所含有的多量蛋白有关.     

Mechanisms of petroleum hydrocarbon toxicity: destruction of liver microsomal and mitochondrial calcium pump activities by a Prudhoe Bay crude oil

Administration of Prudhoe Bay crude oil (PBCO) to rats resulted in an abrupt drop in liver mitochondrial and microsomal ATP-dependent calcium uptake activity. Also, in vitro incubations of either mitochondria or microsomes in the presence of a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) extract of PBCO resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of calcium influx. The release of calcium from calcium-loaded mitochondria and microsomes was also observed in the presence of the PBCO extract. At concentrations which effect calcium sequestration, the PBCO extract produced swelling of mitochondria. Microsomal ATPase activity in the presence or absence of calcium was unaffected by PBCO. The results indicate that increased permeability of the membranes to calcium is a contributory factor in the inhibition of calcium uptake by PBCO.     

CALCIUM METABOLISM IN ISOLATED BRAIN CELLS AND SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS

Abstract— The accumulation of calcium ions by brain mitochondria and microsomes and by fractions containing neuronal or glial cells has been studied in vitro with techniques involving ⁴⁵Ca and ultramicro-flame photometry. ATP and substrate-supported calcium accumulation by brain mitochondria was of the same magnitude as for mitochondria from other organs. Brain microsomes accumulated calcium approximately 15 times less than brain mitochondria. Variations in Na⁺/K⁺ ratios and in ATP/ADP ratios had a more marked influence on microsomal uptake than on mitochondrial uptake. The passive Ca²⁺ binding by glial cells was higher than neuronal perikarya and synaptosomes. Also the calcium accumulation ability in cell suspensions was slightly higher for glial cells as compared to neuronal perikarya. The calcium uptake by glial cells was stimulated by high external K⁺ concentration, which also was the case for nerve endings. The uptake in neuronal perikarya was unaffected by variations in K⁺ concentration. A comparison between neuronal and glial mitochondria showed that both reach a steady state level of similar magnitude, but that the rate of initial accumulation was greater for glial mitochondria. A high glial calcium accumulation was also observed for the microsomal fraction.     

The role of mitochondrial calcium transport during inflammation and the effect of anti-inflammatory drugs

The effects of inflammation induced by the inoculation of rats with Freund's adjuvant on calcium transport by isolated rat liver mitochondria and on mitochondrial in vivo protein synthesis were investigated. Mitochondria isolated from the liver of inflamed rats exhibited (i) a reduction in 45Ca2+ uptake and, (ii) a reduction in protein synthesis. Addition of ATP to the calcium uptake medium stimulate the uptake in inflamed rat liver mitochondria. After inflammation was controlled by treatment with a mixture of Clerodendron inerme flavonoidal glycosides and indomethacin, rat liver mitochondria showed (i) an increase in 45Ca2+ uptake and, (ii) an increase in mitochondrial in vivo protein synthesis. The mechanism of mitochondrial calcium transport and the mitochondrial protein metabolism during inflammation and after treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs were discussed.     

Energy-dependent calcium uptake activity of microsomes from the aorta of normal and hypertensive rats.

Energy-dependent calcium uptake activity of microsomes isolated from the rat aorta has been characterized. The microsomes consist of smooth membrane vesicles which in the presence of MG-ATP as an energy source continuously sequester calcium over a 60-min period. This calcium uptake is greatly stimulated by oxalate anion which serves as a calcium trapping agent. Unlike the calcium uptake of mitochondria this uptake is not inhibited by sodium azide. Sucrose density gradient analysis of the microsomal calcium uptake suggests that the system is associated with the sarcoplasmic reticulum. In presence of 5 mM Mg-ATP and 20 muM calcium approximately 38 nmol of calcium per mg of microsomal protein are taken up in 20 min. In the absence of ATP, less than 2 nmol of calcium per mg of protein are taken up in the first 2 min with no further uptake of calcium in subsequent time periods. When calcium uptake activity is plotted against calcium or ATP concentration of the medium, half maximal activity is calculated for 24.3 muM calcium and for 1.6 mM ATP. The calcium uptake characteristics of the rat aorta microsomes are compatible with a postulated role in the relaxation of the vascular smooth muscle and the provision of an intracellular calcium store for muscle contraction. Aorta microsomes from SHR rats (a genetic strain that is spontaneously hypertensive) have a significantly reduced uptake when compared with the corresponding nonhypertensive control strain. The level of calcium and ATP for half maximal activity of the rat aorta microsomal calcium uptake system is approximately the same in the SHR and the control strain. The rate of release of calcium from rat aorta microsomes is apparently identical in SHR strain and control. The calcium uptake activity of kidney and liver microsomes isolated from the SHR strain and control. The calcium uptake activity of kidney and liver microsomes isolated from the SHR rat appears to be identical to that found in the control strain.     

Effect of endrin on the hepatic distribution of iron and calcium in female Sprague-Dawley rats.

The distribution of iron and calcium in hepatic subcellular fractions of female rats treated with endrin (1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-6,7-epoxy-1,4,4 alpha,5,6,7,8,8 alpha- octahydroendo,endo-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene) was determined. Endrin in corn oil was administered orally to rats in single doses of 3, 4.5, or 6 mg/kg, and the animals were killed at 0, 12, 24, 48, or 72 hr post-treatment. Iron and calcium were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The administration of endrin increased the iron content of mitochondria and decreased the iron content of microsomes and nuclei. Significant increases occurred in the calcium content of mitochondria, microsomes, and nuclei. Thus, the results indicate that with respect to the subcellular distribution of iron and calcium, endrin produces differential effects. Vitamin E succinate administration partially prevented the endrin-induced hepatic alterations in iron and calcium homeostasis. Endrin also produced dose- and time-dependent increases in the liver and spleen weight/body weight ratios, while decreasing the thymus weight/body weight ratios. The altered distribution of calcium and iron may contribute to the broad range of effects of endrin.     

Possible relationship of the hepatic microsomal ATP-dependent calcium pump to sex differences in triacylglycerol synthesis

Microsomes were isolated from livers of fed male and female rats and the rates of incorporation of sn-[¹⁴C]-glycerol-3-phosphate into phosphatidate, diacylglycerol and triacylglycerol by the microsomes were measured. Simultaneously, microsomal ATP-dependent uptake of calcium was evaluated and correlated with synthesis of phosphatidate from sn-glycerol-3-phosphate. The rate of glycerolipid synthesis by hepatic microsomes from female rats was greater than that of microsomes from male rats. By contrast, the active accumulation of calcium and subsequent inhibition of synthesis of phosphatidate from glycerol-3-phosphate was lower in microsomes from livers of female rats than from male animals. This reciprocal relationship between uptake of calcium and incorporation of sn-glycerol-3-phosphate into phosphatidate as reported earlier (Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. $\text{78}$, 1053–1059 (1977)) may, in part, be responsible for the differences in the rates of hepatic triacylglycerol synthesis between livers from male and female rats.     

Calcium uptake and calcium release by subcellular fractions of smooth muscle. II. Kinetics of calcium uptake by microsomes and mitochondria from pig coronary artery and guinea pig ileum.

Calcium uptake by the microsomal and mitochondrial fractions of pig coronary artery and guinea pig ileum was studied in the presence of ATP, ATP plus oxalate and without ATP and oxalate. Microsomes and mitochondria of both smooth muscles were found to be unable to accumulate appreciable amounts of calcium in the absence of ATP. Oxalate noticeably stimulated the calcium uptake of the mitochondrial fraction from pig coronary artery but had little effect on calcium uptake by the microsomal fraction of this smooth muscle. The calcium uptake of microsomes and mitochondria from guinea pig ileum was not or only slightly enhanced by oxalate. There are typical kinetics regarding the time course and the extent of calcium uptake by microsomes and mitochondria from pig coronary artery and guinea pig ileum. In comparison, considerable qualitative and quantitative differences between both smooth muscles are observed. The high ATP-dependent calcium uptake capacity of the mitochondria from pig coronary artery and guinea pig ileum are a further argument for the hypothesis that these organelles may play an important role in the contraction-relaxation mechanism of smooth muscle.     

Effect of endrin on the hepatic distribution of iron and calcium in female sprague-dawley rats

The distribution of iron and calcium in hepatic subcellular fractions of female rats treated with endrin (1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 10-hexachloro-6, 7-epoxy-1, 4, 4α, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8α-octahydroendo, endo-1, 4:5, 8-dimethanonaphthalene) was determined. Endrin in corn oil was administered orally to rats in single doses of 3, 4.5, or 6 mg/kg, and the animals were killed at 0, 12, 24, 48, or 72 hr posttreatment. Iron and calcium were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The administration of endrin increased the iron content of mitochondria and decreased the iron content of microsomes and nuclei. Significant increases occurred in the calcium content of mitochondria, microsomes, and nuclei. Thus, the results indicate that with respect to the subcellular distribution of iron and calcium, endrin produces differential effects. Vitamin E succinate administration partially prevented the endrin-induced hepatic alterations in iron and calcium homeostasis. Endrin also produced dose- and time-dependent increases in the liver and spleen weight/body weight ratios, while decreasing the thymus weight/body weight ratios. The altered distribution of calcium and iron may contribute to the broad range of effects of endrin.     

Uptake of calcium in chromaffin granules of bovine adrenal medulla stimulated in vitro

The calcium content of bovine adrenal medulla perfused in vitro has been shown to increase about 30% in response to extensive acetylcholine stimulation. The calcium accumulated during secretion was mainly associated with the mitochondria and chromaffin granule fractions and to a lesser extent in the microsome fraction. While the calcium taken up by the mitochondria and microsomes was partly or totally removed by treatment with EDTA, the chelating agent had no effect on the granule content of calcium. The uptake of calcium in the mitochondria and microsomes during secretion is consistent with a function of these organelles in regulating the cellular calcium concentration. It is suggested that also the chromaffin granules may act as a “Ca-pump” in the chromaffin cell of the adrenal medulla.     

Comparative studies on lipid peroxidation of microsomes and mitochondria obtained from different rat tissues: effect of retinyl palmitate

The effect of retinyl palmitate on the polyunsaturated fatty-acid composition, chemiluminescence and peroxidizability index of microsomes and mitochondria obtained from rat liver, kidney, brain, lung and heart, was studied. After incubation of microsomes and mitochondria in an ascorbate Fe++ system (120 min at 37 degrees C) it was observed that the total cpm/mg protein originated from light emission: chemiluminescence was lower in liver microsomes, mitochondria and kidney microsomes in the vitamin A group than in the control group. In mitochondria obtained from control rats, the most sensitive fatty acids for peroxidation were arachidonic acid C20:4 n6 in liver and docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 n3 in kidney and brain. In microsomes obtained from control rats, the most sensitive fatty acids for peroxidation were linoleic acid C18:2 n6 and C20:4 n6 in liver and C22:6 n3 in kidney. Changes in the most polyunsaturated fatty acids were not observed in organelles obtained from lung and heart. As a consequence the peroxidizability index, a parameter based on the maximal rate of oxidation of fatty acids, showed significant changes in liver, kidney and brain mitochondria, while in microsomes changes were significant in liver and kidney. These changes were less pronounced in membranes derived from rats receiving vitamin A. Our results confirm and extend previous observations that indicated that vitamin A may act as an antioxidant protecting membranes from deleterious effects.