Plasma Thiols
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13. Ascorbate is an outstanding antioxidant in human blood plasma.
We have shown recently that the temporal order of antioxidant consumption in human blood plasma exposed to a constant flux of aqueous peroxyl radicals is ascorbate = protein thiols greater than bilirubin greater than urate greater than alpha-tocopherol and that detectable lipid peroxidation starts only after ascorbate has been consumed completely. In this pa
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14. Oral administration of L-arginine in patients with angina or following myocardial infarction may be protective by increasing plasma superoxide dismutase and total thiols with reduction in serum cholesterol and xanthine oxidase
Administration of L-arginine has been shown to control ischemic injury by producing nitric oxide which dilates the vessels and thus maintains proper blood flow to the myocardium. In the present study attempt has been made to determine whether oral administration of L-arginine has any effect on oxidant/antioxidant homeostasis in ischemic myocardial patients [
Landes Bioscience.
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15. Catalysis of S-nitrosothiols formation by serum albumin: The mechanism and implication in vascular control
Nitric oxide (NO⋅) is a short-lived physiological messenger. Its various biological activities can be preserved in a more stable form of S-nitrosothiols (RS-NO). Here we demonstrate that at physiological NO⋅ concentrations, plasma albumin becomes saturated with NO⋅ and accelerates formation of low-molecular-weight (LMW) RS-NO in vitro and in vivo. The
The National Academy of Sciences.
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16. Auxin-Modulated Protein Disulfide-Thiol-Interchange Activity from Soybean Plasma Membranes.
The renaturation of scrambled (oxidized and inactive) RNase A is catalyzed by soybean (Glycine max cv Williams 82) plasma membranes. The catalysis is stimulated by the auxin herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or by the natural auxin indole-3-acetic acid. The inactive auxin analog, 2,3-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, is without effect. The activity occurs i
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17. Trypanothione overproduction and resistance to antimonials and arsenicals in Leishmania.
Leishmania resistant to arsenicals and antimonials extrude arsenite. Previous results of arsenite uptake into plasma membrane-enriched vesicles suggested that the transported species is a thiol adduct of arsenite. In this paper, we demonstrate that promastigotes of arsenite-resistant Leishmania tarentolae have increased levels of intracellular thiols. High-p
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18. A biochemical rationale for the discrete behavior of nitroxyl and nitric oxide in the cardiovascular system
The redox siblings nitroxyl (HNO) and nitric oxide (NO) have often been assumed to undergo casual redox reactions in biological systems. However, several recent studies have demonstrated distinct pharmacological effects for donors of these two species. Here, infusion of the HNO donor Angeli's salt into normal dogs resulted in elevated plasma levels of ca
National Academy of Sciences.
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19. Nitric oxide circulates in mammalian plasma primarily as an S-nitroso adduct of serum albumin.
We have recently shown that nitric oxide or authentic endothelium-derived relaxing factor generated in a biologic system reacts in the presence of specific protein thiols to form S-nitrosoprotein derivatives that have endothelium-derived relaxing factor-like properties. The single free cysteine of serum albumin, Cys-34, is particularly reactive toward nitrog
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20. Effect of N-acetyl cysteine on the concentrations of thiols in plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and lung tissue.
BACKGROUND--Oxidant/antioxidant imbalance may occur in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Glutathione is an important extracellular and intracellular thiol oxidant in the lungs. These studies were carried out to determine the effect of N-acetyl cysteine on thiol concentrations in plasma, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and
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21. Selective Inhibition of Auxin-Stimulated NADH Oxidase Activity and Elongation Growth of Soybean Hypocotyls by Thiol Reagents.
The NADH oxidase activity of isolated vesicles of soybean (Glycine max cv Williams 82) plasma membranes and elongation growth of 1-cm-long hypocotyl segments were stimulated by auxins (indole-3-acetic acid or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid [2,4-D]). The auxin-induced stimulations of both NADH oxidase and growth were prevented by the thiol reagents N-ethylmal
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22. Free radical activity and left ventricular function after thrombolysis for acute infarction.
BACKGROUND--Experimental data suggest that reperfusion injury involving free radicals contributes to the impairment of left ventricular function after successful thrombolysis. METHODS--In 72 patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction, markers of free radical activity were measured before streptokinase and two hours later. Thiobarbituric acid reacti
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23. Cadmium-Induced Sulfate Uptake in Maize Roots1
The effect of cadmium (Cd) on high-affinity sulfate transport of maize (Zea mays) roots was studied and related to the changes in the levels of sulfate and nonprotein thiols during Cd-induced phytochelatin (PC) biosynthesis. Ten micromolar CdCl2 in the nutrient solution induced a 100% increase in sulfate uptake by roots. This was not observed either for pota
American Society of Plant Physiologists.
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24. Effects of the Antioxidant α-Lipoic Acid on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Infected with Rickettsia rickettsii
Rickettsia rickettsii infection of endothelial cells is manifested in very distinctive changes in cell morphology, consisting of extensive dilatation of the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum and outer nuclear envelope and blebbing of the plasma membrane, as seen by transmission electron microscopy (D. J. Silverman, Infect. Immun. 44:545–553, 1984). Th
American Society for Microbiology.