title: Protective role of hemopexin on heme-dependent lung oxidative stress.
abstract: Tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BOOH)-dependent chemiluminescence of perfused rat lungs increased by almost 500% upon addition of heme (from 297 +/- 28% to 1204 +/- 125% of control, p < 0.01 vs no heme). Preincubation with hemopexin significantly decreased the heme-stimulated chemiluminescence to 779 +/- 155% of control (p < 0.01) When hemopexin was replaced with rat albumin heme-stimulated chemiluminescence decreased to 1007 +/- 104% (not significantly different from results with heme alone). In vitro studies showed that hemopexin did not decrease chemiluminescence from bovine serum albumin oxidation (493 +/- 94% compared to 292 +/- 81% of control in the absence of hemopexin) and that the heme-hemopexin mixture also emitted light when exposed to t-BOOH (264 +/- 66% of control). These results suggest that hemopexin specifically inhibits some of the oxidative reactions catalyzed by free heme and may have a protect tissue oxidation in conditions in which heme release occurs (i.e., stroke).
authors: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688.
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Barnard
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Muller-Eberhard
authors: J F
authors: JF
authors: Turrens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006418:Heme / Q000502:physiology*; D006466:Hemopexin / Q000502:physiology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D016877:Oxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D010545:Peroxides / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020122:tert-Butylhydroperoxide
chemical_list: D016877:Oxidants; D010545:Peroxides; D006418:Heme; D006466:Hemopexin; D020122:tert-Butylhydroperoxide