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The presence of anions of phosphate (Pi), pyrophosphate (PPi), adenine nucleotides and sulfate greatly enhanced the production of superoxide radical (-O-2) by isolated guinea-pig macrophages. These anions, however, failed to enhance the production of -O-2 by the xanthine oxidase system, suggesting
In order to unravel possible involvement of free radical reactions and lipid peroxidation in the ischemic cell damage, chemiluminescence, energy metabolism, water content and concentrations of Na+, K+ were measured with time, using highly ischemic whole brain models of rats. The amount of
Bacillus anthracis produces a toxin both in vitro and in vivo which, when injected intravenously into rats, brings about the death of the animals accompanied by gross pulmonary edema. Lung tissue removed prior to death showed, in vitro, a 30% reduction in overall oxidative metabolism (Q(o2)),
Hypoxia-ischemia and ATP depletion are associated with cytotoxic edema of glial cells, but mechanisms involved remain incompletely characterized. We examined morphologic and electrophysiological responses of freshly isolated native reactive astrocytes (NRAs) following exposure to NaN3, which
In the present study, we investigated whether the administration of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) provides brain protection in a mouse model of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Male CD-1 mice were divided into sham, ICH treated with vehicle and ICH treated with NAD+ (10 or 20 mg/kg,
Regional changes in adenine nucleotides in the rat brain were studied after 1 h of ischemia produced by the embolization method. The animals were divided into three groups according to neurological symptoms: sham-operation group, group A (hemiparesis only), and group B (hemiparesis with
Five patients with HSE were treated with adenine arabinoside and one additional patient with cytosine arabinoside. The diagnosis of HSE was confirmed in retrospect by the rising CF titers and the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) levels in CSF (Table 2). Brain biopsy was not performed. The
Skeletal muscle ischemia results in energy depletion and intracellular acidosis. Reperfusion is associated with impaired adenine nucleotide resynthesis, edema formation, and myocyte necrosis. The purpose of these studies was to define the time course of cellular injury and adenine nucleotide
Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occur in approximately 200,000 patients per year. Studies indicate that lung endothelium plays a significant role in ALI. The authors' recent in vitro studies demonstrate a novel mechanism of β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
A series of gold(I) triphenylphosphine (PPh3) complexes (1-9) involving 2-chloro-N6-(substituted-benzyl)adenine derivatives as N-donor ligands was synthesized and thoroughly characterized by relevant methods, including electrospray-ionization (ESI) mass spectrometry and multinuclear NMR
BACKGROUND
Hereditary angioneurotic edema (HANE) is an autosomal dominant disease due to genetic alterations at the C1 inhibitor gene. Mutations within the C1 inhibitor gene are responsible for the molecular defect in type II HANE. Most of the dysfunctional proteins result from mutations involving
Anthrax edema factor (EF) is a key virulence factor secreted by Bacillus anthracis. Here, we report a structure, at 3.0 A resolution, of the catalytic domain of EF (EF3) in complex with calmodulin (CaM) and adenosine 5'-(alpha,beta-methylene)-triphosphate (AMPCPP). Although the binding of the
One hallmark of acute lung injury is the disruption of the pulmonary endothelial barrier. Such disruption correlates with increased endothelial permeability, partly through the disruption of cell-cell contacts. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are known to affect the stability of both
Bacillus anthracis adenylyl cyclase toxin edema factor (EF) is one component of the anthrax toxin and is essential for establishing anthrax disease. EF activation by the eukaryotic Ca2+-sensor calmodulin (CaM) leads to massive cAMP production resulting in edema. cAMP also inhibits the nicotinamide