[Regulation of superoxide dismutase activity during deep hypothermia by simultaneous administration of water and lipid soluble antioxidants]. / Reguliatsiia aktivnosti SOD vo vremia glubokoi gipotermii odnovremennym primeneniem vodo- i zhirorastvorimykh antioksidantov.

Alongside anti-hypoxia activity, the method of deep hypothermia causes discoordination of metabolism in the heart. This is due to increased secretion of catecholamines in the process of cooling, to activation in free radical generation and lipid peroxidation. Pantethine and alpha-tocopherol were used. Pantethine reduced lipid peroxidation, preserved reaction activity of catalyzing resyntheses and transport of high energetic compounds in the heart, while alpha-tocopherol prevented lipid peroxidation activation and decrease in SOD. Simultaneous use of pantethine and alpha-tocopherol caused increase in SOD and normalization of heart metabolism. Thus, for protection of the heart against excessive free radical generation under deep hypothermia simultaneous use of antioxidants like pantethine and alpha-tocopherol is necessary.

[Cardioprotective properties of a 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative, glutapyrone, in deep hypothermia]. / Kardioprotektornye svoistva proizvodnogo 1,4-digidropiridina glutapirona v usloviiakh glubokoi gipotermii.

Effect of the derivative of 1,4-dihydropyridine-glutapyron on the activity of Ca2(+)-ATPase, lipid peroxidation and formation of the high-energy phosphate in the myocardium under deep hypothermia was investigated. Analysis of chemiluminescence parameters and changes of malondialdehyde production as a measure of peroxidation has shown high antioxidant activity of glutapyron under deep hypothermia. The inhibition of peroxidation by glutapyron takes place in the lipids of erythrocyte and heart mitochondrial membranes. Due to antioxidant activity glutapyron is able to inhibit initiation of free radical lipid oxidation, to stabilize membrane structure and to preserve function of membrane integrated proteins. In the aggregate these actins promote activity maintenance of high-energy phosphate production and transport reactions in heart under deep hypothermia.