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Free Radic Biol Med ; 45(12): 1729-37, 2008 Dec 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18930811

ABSTRACT

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent oxidative damage may contribute to the formation and persistence of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions by acting on distinct pathological processes. ROS initiate lesion formation by inducing blood-brain barrier disruption, enhance leukocyte migration and myelin phagocytosis, and contribute to lesion persistence by mediating cellular damage to essential biological macromolecules of vulnerable CNS cells. Relatively little is known about which CNS cell types are affected by oxidative injury in MS lesions. Here, we show the presence of extensive oxidative damage to proteins, lipids, and nucleotides occurring in active demyelinating MS lesions, predominantly in reactive astrocytes and myelin-laden macrophages. Oxidative stress can be counteracted by endogenous antioxidant enzymes that confer protection against oxidative damage. Here, we show that antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase 1 and 2, catalase, and heme oxygenase 1, are markedly upregulated in active demyelinating MS lesions compared to normal-appearing white matter and white matter tissue from nonneurological control brains. Particularly, hypertrophic astrocytes and myelin-laden macrophages expressed an array of antioxidant enzymes. Enhanced antioxidant enzyme production in inflammatory MS lesions may reflect an adaptive defense mechanism to reduce ROS-induced cellular damage.


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Antioxidants/metabolism , Catalase/metabolism , Heme Oxygenase-1/metabolism , Multiple Sclerosis/enzymology , Multiple Sclerosis/pathology , Oxidative Stress , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Astrocytes/enzymology , Brain/enzymology , Brain/pathology , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Macrophages/enzymology , Male , Middle Aged , Superoxide Dismutase-1
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J Clin Pathol ; 58(4): 382-8, 2005 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15790702

ABSTRACT

AIMS: Reperfusion of ischaemic myocardium after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can induce ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, as a result of local activation of the complement system. C reactive protein (CRP) is involved in this activation. This study analysed the potential role of IgM in complement activation in the infarcted human myocardium. METHODS: Immunochemical analysis was carried out on heart specimens from 59 patients who died from AMI. Serial slides of frozen tissue from the infarction site were stained for IgM, complement factors C3d and C5b-9 (membrane attack complex), and CRP. RESULTS: IgM deposits were found on the plasma membrane, cross striations, and in the cytoplasm of jeopardised cardiomyocytes in infarcts of one to five days duration. IgM depositions were remarkably similar to those of CRP and both complement factors. The relative staining intensities of IgM and CRP varied greatly among patients. CONCLUSIONS: Similar to CRP, IgM targets complement locally to jeopardised cardiomyocytes in the human heart after AMI. Localisation patterns and relative staining intensities suggest that IgM and CRP recognise similar epitopes in the ischaemic heart, but that the relative contribution of each protein to complement activation in the ischaemic myocardium differs among patients.


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C-Reactive Protein/analysis , Complement Activation/immunology , Immunoglobulin M/analysis , Myocardial Infarction/immunology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , C-Reactive Protein/immunology , Complement System Proteins/analysis , Complement System Proteins/immunology , Female , Humans , Immunohistochemistry/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Myocardial Infarction/pathology , Myocardium/immunology , Myocardium/pathology , Myocytes, Cardiac/immunology , Myocytes, Cardiac/pathology
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