Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury - SACCM 8, SAER 158 Flashcards
Define free radicals
reactive atoms with one or more unpaired electrons
technically O2 has 2 free unpaired electrons in the outer shell - but not highly reactive becasue the unpaired electrons orbit in parallel around the oxygen atom
Describe the stages of oxygen reduction in health
95% in health reduced to water H2O
* O2 –> reduced to superoxide anion (O-2)
* superoxide dismutase (SOD) –> H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) –> catalase/glutathione peroxidase –> 2 x H2O + O2
5% –> will undergo only partial reduction and cause odixative injuries
What is the name of the most cytotoxic reaction of the oxidative pathways?
Fenton/Haber-Weiss reaction
Describe the Fenton/Haber-Weiss reaction
Name explanation
* Fenton describes the reduction of Ferrous (Fe2+) ion back to Ferric (Fe3+) ion
* Haber-Weiss describes the whole process/net summary
Picture => see bottom is just the summary of the 2 equations on top
Ferric ion + superoxide ion –> Ferrous ion + + O2
Ferrous ion + hydrogen peroxide –> ferric ion + hydroxyl free radial + hydroxyl anion
net summary
superoxide + hydrogen peroxide –> O2 + hydroxy free radical + hydroxyl anion
Describe the myoloperoxidase reaction
Occurs in phagocytic vesicles of neutrophils - important for killing bacteria
H2O2 reacting with chloride –> hypochlorous acid (ROS)
Describe three functions of nitric oxide (NO) in health
vasodilator
platelet inhibitor
cell messanger
What is the most common reactive nitrogen species and how is it produced?
peroxynitrite (ONO-2)
NO + O2- (superoxide) –> ONO2-
Describe the steps happening during the ischemic phase of ischemia-reperfusion injury
- anaerobic metabolism –> H+ ion accumulation –> intracellular acidosis –> enzyme dysfunction + damage to regulatory membrane channel proteins
- ATP depletion –> dysfunction of ATP-dependent ion pumps –> influx of Na+, Ca++, Cl- and efflux of K+
- IC Na accumulation –> water influx –> cellular swelling
- cytoplasmic Ca++ accumulation –> faciliates ROS formation, initiates apoptosis and necrosis
- ATP degradation to adenosine –> inosine –> hypoxanthine
- Ca++ –> activates calpain –> converts xanthine dehydrogenase to xanthine oxidase
- xanthine oxidase requires O2, so xanthine oxidase and hypoxanthine accumulate
Describe the steps during the reperfusion phase of ischemia reperfusion injury
- xanthine oxidase and hypoxanthine accumulated –> O2 now available –> oxidases hypoxanthine to xanthine, then urate + superoxide anion
- superoxide anion (O2-) –> superoxide dismutase –> H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide)
- superoxide anion + nitric oxide (NO) –> peroxynitrite (ONO-2)
- if free iron present: Fenton/Haber-Weiss reaction –> hydroxyl free radial + hydroxyl anion
What are the two main radicals causing lipid peroxidation?
- peroxynitrite
- hydroxyl free radical
What type of lipids are the major target for lipid peroxidation?
polyunsaturated free fatty acids (PUFA)
What are the most susceptible amino acid residues to oxidative stress?
- cysteine and methionine
- oxidation of the sulfhydryl groups –> forms disulphide bridges –> inactivate a range of proteins –> impairment of cellular signaling and metabolism
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catalase + glutathione peroxidase
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What cofactors are needed for xanthine-oxidase to metabolize hypoxanthine to uric acid?
NAD+ and O2