title: Detection of oxidative DNA damage to ischemic reperfused rat hearts by 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine formation.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species that are generated in the ischemic heart upon reperfusion, play a significant role in the pathogenesis of reperfusion injury. Although DNA is a well known target for free radical attack, little attention has been paid to the injury of DNA molecules associated with ischemia and reperfusion. In this study, the formation of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHDG), a product of hydroxyl radical (OH.)-DNA interaction, was monitored in the post-ischemic myocardium. A simple high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), with uv detection, detected pmol levels of 8-OHDG in the pre-ischemic heart which increased steadily and progressively as a function of reperfusion time. A similar rise in 8-OHDG was noticed when isolated hearts were perfused with a OH. -generating system. Corroborating with the increased 8-OHDG formation, increased amount of creatine kinase was released from the coronary effluent indicating increased tissue injury. The formation of 8-OHDG was completely blocked when hearts were preperfused with oxygen-free-radical scavenger, 1,3-dimethyl-2-thiourea (DMTU) which also significantly reduced the appearance of CK in the coronary effluent, suggesting that oxidative DNA damage play a role in the pathophysiology of ischemic reperfusion injury.
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06030-1110, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cordis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maulik
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bagchi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Riedel
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004249:DNA Damage; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D004247:DNA; D003849:Deoxyguanosine