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ArticlePerfusion2017

Myocardial cytochrome oxidase activity increases with age and hypoxemia in patients with congenital heart disease.

Michael Onwugbufor, Richard J Levy, David Zurakowski, Richard A Jonas, Pranava Sinha

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Article in Perfusion, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael Onwugbufor1 Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.
Richard J Levy2 Division of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
David Zurakowski3 Departments of Surgery and Anesthesia, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Richard A Jonas4 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
Pranava Sinha4 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., USA.
Children's National · USBoston Children's Hospital · USHoward University · US

Funding

True Metal fac coreP30ES009089 · NIEHS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MATTHEW S PERZANOWSKI · 1998 to 2026
$44.7M
Carbon monoxide exposure and anesthesia-induced neurotoxicityR01GM103842 · NIGMS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI LEVY, RICHARD J · 2013 to 2017
$1.5M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES009089NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM103842
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMyocardial tolerance to ischemia is influenced by age and preoperative cyanosis through unknown mechanisms and significantly affects postoperative outcomes. Cytochrome c oxidase (CcOx), the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, may play a role in the susceptibility to ischemic-reperfusion (IR) injury. Our study aimed at investigating changes in human myocardial CcOx activity based on age and preoperative oxygen saturation to understand its role in transition from neonatal to mature myocardium and hypoxic conditions.

methodsThe right atrial appendage from patients undergoing first time surgical repair/palliation of congenital heart defects was analyzed for steady state CcOx activity by oxidation of ferrocytochrome c via spectrophotometry and steady state CcOx subunit I protein content by protein immunoblotting. Student's t-test compared CcOx activity and protein levels between patients with preoperative hypoxia and normoxia. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to assess the effects of age and preoperative arterial oxygen saturations (SaO

resultsThirty-two patients with a median (interquartile range) age of 83 days (8-174) and preoperative oxygen saturation 98% (85-100%) were enrolled. Independent of age, preoperative SaO

conclusionsIn patients with congenital heart disease, an increase in CcOx steady state activity is seen with increasing age. Hypoxia leads to upregulation of CcOx steady state activity without an increase in the amount of enzyme protein itself. Higher CcOx activity in older and cyanotic patients may indicate CcOx-dependent reactive oxygen species as the mechanism for IR injury.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsChildElectron Transport Complex IVHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansHypoxiaMiddle AgedYoung AdultElectron Transport Complex IVcyanotic congenital heart diseasecytochrome oxidaseischemia reperfusionmyocardial protectionneonatal cardiac surgery

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