title: Intestinal ischemia: reperfusion-mediated increase in hydroxyl free radical formation as reported by salicylate hydroxylation.
abstract: Oxygen free radicals may play a pivotal role in the development of the shock-induced inflammatory response syndrome. Hydroxyl free radicals (.OH) react with salicylate (SA) to form 2,5- and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA) products. We utilized salicylate hydroxylation to investigate .OH formation during intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury in male Sprague-Dawley rats. After administering salicylate, the superior mesenteric artery was occluded for 45 min and then allowed to reperfuse for 90 min after declamping. No significant changes in plasma 2,3- and 2,5-DHBA/SA ratios were observed in sham-operated or in animals given intestinal ischemia without reperfusion. A significant increase (p < .05) in arterial, venous, and portal venous 2,5-DHBA/SA ratios occurred 5 min after reperfusion. This increase was prevented by allopurinol as well as by dimethylthiourea (.OH scavenger) pretreatment. 2,3-DHBA was significantly increased (p < .05) in venous and portal venous blood after 30 min of reperfusion, but was not detectable in plasma of allopurinol- and dimethylthiourea-treated rats. These results indicate that hydroxyl free radical formation as reported by SA hydroxylation appears to be important in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion-related tissue injury.
authors.affiliation: University of Saarland, Department of Trauma Surgery, Homburg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Floyd
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eneff
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bühren
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Massion
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000097:blood; D006900:Hydroxylation; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015427:Reperfusion Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D012459:Salicylates / Q000378:metabolism*; D020156:Salicylic Acid
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D012459:Salicylates; D020156:Salicylic Acid