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Cardiac oxidative stress is involved in heart failure induced by thiamine deprivation in rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20304817     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Thiamine is an important cofactor of metabolic enzymes, and its deficiency leads to cardiovascular dysfunction. First, we characterized the metabolic status measuring resting oxygen consumption rate and lactate blood concentration after 35 days of thiamine deficiency (TD). The results pointed to a decrease in resting oxygen consumption and a twofold increase in blood lactate. Confocal microscopy showed that intracellular superoxide (approximately 40%) and H(2)O(2) (2.5 times) contents had been increased. In addition, biochemical activities and protein expression of SOD, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase were evaluated in hearts isolated from rats submitted to thiamine deprivation. No difference in SOD activity was detected, but protein levels were found to be increased. Catalase activity increased 2.1 times in TD hearts. The observed gain in activity was attended by an increased catalase protein level. However, a marked decrease in glutathione peroxidase activity (control 435.3 + or - 28.6 vs. TD 199.4 + or - 30.2 nmol NADPH x min(-1) x ml(-1)) was paralleled by a diminution in the protein levels. Compared with control hearts, we did observe a greater proportion of apoptotic myocytes by TdT-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) and caspase-3 reactivity techniques. These results indicate that during TD, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production may be enhanced as a consequence of the installed acidosis. The perturbation in the cardiac myocytes redox balance was responsible for the increase in apoptosis.
Authors:
Carolina Rosa Gioda; Tatiane de Oliveira Barreto; Thales Nicolau Pr?mola-Gomes; Daniel Carvalho de Lima; Paula Peixoto Campos; Luciano dos Santos Aggunn Capettini; Sandra Lauton-Santos; Anilton C?sar Vasconcelos; C?ndido C Coimbra; Virginia Soares Lemos; Jorge L Pesquero; Jader S Cruz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-19
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  298     ISSN:  1522-1539     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-20     Completed Date:  2010-06-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901228     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H2039-45     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal Univ. of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG 31270-090, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Apoptosis / physiology
Catalase / metabolism
Disease Models, Animal
Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
Heart / physiopathology*
Heart Failure / etiology*,  physiopathology*
Lactates / blood
Male
Myocardium / metabolism,  pathology
Oxidative Stress / physiology*
Oxygen Consumption / physiology
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Reactive Oxygen Species / metabolism
Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
Thiamine Deficiency / complications*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lactates; 0/Reactive Oxygen Species; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 1.11.1.9/Glutathione Peroxidase; EC 1.15.1.1/Superoxide Dismutase

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