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Cytochrome Oxidase Activity of Mitochondria from Ischemic and Reperfused Myocardium

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Advances in Myocardiology

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Polarographic measurements show that activity of cytochrome oxidase (CO), assayed as ascorbate plus TMPD oxidase, is decreased in the mitochondria (M) from postischemic areas of rabbit heart 1, 6, and 9 days after temporary (1-hr) coronary artery occlusion (CAO). This effect is observable only in the absence of added cytochrome c. Cytochrome oxidase activity in the cytochrome c-containing medium was not different from the control level. Levels of cytochromes c + c 1 and a were substantially lower in tissue from postischemic areas and elevated in the intact tissue 1 and 6 days after temporary CAO as compared with control hearts. Stoichiometry of the cytochromes was not changed. After 1 or 4 hr of permanent CAO, CO activity (plus cytochrome c) of ischemic M was equal to that of M from intact area; CO activity (with or without cytochrome c) was reduced after 0.5 and 1 hr but elevated after 3 or 4 hr of in vitro ischemia as compared with control. The changes of CO activity in infarcted human heart M were similar to those in rabbits after temporary CAO; CO activity was restored after addition of cytocrome c. The data suggest that leakage of cytochrome c occurs during isolation of M and is more pronounced in ischemia-damaged M.

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    E. Chazov M.D.

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    G. Rona M.D.

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Toleikis, A. (1983). Cytochrome Oxidase Activity of Mitochondria from Ischemic and Reperfused Myocardium. In: Chazov, E., Saks, V., Rona, G. (eds) Advances in Myocardiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4441-5_37

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