catalase/fever

The protective effect of heat stress against mechanical dysfunction and myocardial necrosis after prolonged ischemia is well known. We have investigated whether the protective effect of heat stress extends to reperfusion arrhythmias in the isolated perfused rat heart. Rats were exposed to 20 min of

Hyperthermic stress induces synthesis of the major inducible (heat) stress protein (SP71) in all rat tissues. In addition, there is an increase in catalase activity in hearts at 24 and 48 h after the induction of the heat shock response. To more precisely define some of the molecular aspects of the

Chinese hamster ovary cells were exposed to the sulfhydryl compound cysteamine at concentrations ranging from 0 to 8 mM for 120 min. No toxicity was found in cells maintained at 5 degrees during treatment; however, at 37 degrees and 44 degrees a paradoxical toxicity was observed, i.e., substantial

Mild temperatures such as 40 degrees C are physiological and occur during fevers. This study determines whether mild thermotolerance induced at 40 degrees C can protect HeLa cells against activation of the death receptor pathway of apoptosis by lethal hyperthermia (42-45 degrees C). Protein

Hyperthermia-induced cardioprotection during myocardial ischemia may involve increased activity of antioxidative enzymes. In this study we investigated the effects of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3-AT), an irreversible catalase inhibitor, in heat-shocked (HS) rabbits subjected to ischemia-reperfusion

OBJECTIVE Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is the second most common hemorrhagic fever worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the oxidant-antioxidant balance of patients with CCHF by detecting dynamic thiol disulfide homeostasis (TDH), which is a novel oxidative stress marker, and other

The efficacy of transrectal microwave hyperthermia (TMH) was investigated in 124 patients aged 20 to 55 years. Of them, 75 (60.5%) patients had chronic noninfectious and 49 (39.5%) patients infectious prostatitis. In addition to standard pre- and posttreatment examinations the following tests were

The effects of high hemoglobin-oxygen affinity (HOA) on rectal temperature and lipid free radical oxidation were investigated in red blood cells, heart, liver and kidneys of male rats during fever. Fever was induced by intraperitoneal injection of Salmonella typhi lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 5.0 mg

The Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) has evolved as a competent vector of the spotted-fever group rickettsia, Rickettsia parkeri. In this study, the functional role of catalase, an enzyme responsible for the degradation of toxic hydrogen peroxide, in the colonization of the tick vector by R.

It was recently reported that in rats exposure to heat shock leads to appearance of a myocardial heat shock protein (HSP 70) and to an increase in myocardial catalase activity. This correlated with an improvement in post-ischemic function either in Langendorff-perfused hearts after low-flow ischemia

Endogenous hyperthermia was induced in rabbits by i.v. pyrogenal administration. Hemoglobin-oxygen affinity and parameters of free radical lipid oxidation in plasma and red blood cells were measured. The content of diene conjugates, malonic dialdehyde and Schiff bases were determined at a pyrogenal

Aim of study consists of establishing of some clinical-biological correlates for rheumatic fever (RF) in children, namely correlations between clinical status and lipoperoxidation products -- malonidialdehide (MDA) and antioxidative enzymes in the blood. In the neutralization process of superoxside

Multidrug resistance is a major obstacle for the successful use of chemotherapy. The multidrug resistance phenotype is often attributed to overexpression of P-glycoprotein, which is an energy-dependent drug efflux pump. We investigated a new strategy to overcome multidrug resistance, using purified

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a severe familial disease in both the pig and the human, with 70% fatality when fully expressed in humans. MH produces rapid elevation of temperature in response to stresses, of which there are two general kinds: Societal or emotional stress, and chemical stressors.

The glutathione (GSH)-mediated superoxide (O2•-) generation in an aqueous solution and relation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and effect of catalase were investigated. GSH-induced O2•- generation in hyperthermal temperatures was measured by the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) mehod. Heating an aqueous