Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 67, Issue 5 1912-1921, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Detection of activated O2 species in vitro and in rat lungs by chemiluminescence

S. L. Archer, D. P. Nelson and E. K. Weir
Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417.

This study used chemiluminescence, an "on-line" photon-counting technique, to detect and characterize activated O2 species in vitro and in isolated rat lungs. The sensitivity and specificity of enhanced chemiluminescence for superoxide anion (O2-.) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was evaluated in vitro. The effect of media conditions (such as O2 tension, albumin concentration, and sulfhydryl group availability) on luminescence was assessed in vitro. Xanthine-xanthine oxidase (X-XO) primarily produced superoxide anion in vitro. Enhanced chemiluminescence varied directly with the dose of luminescent probe used and the quantity of activated O2 species administered. The strength of the luminescent signal was also dependent on the concentration of albumin and O2 in the media. Lucigenin was more sensitive than luminol to the presence of O2-. and, unlike luminol, lucigenin did not alter radical production by XO. However, neither luminescent probe was specific for O2-., as both detected H2O2 and O2 in vitro. H2O2-induced chemiluminescence was inhibited by catalase but not superoxide dismutase (SOD), while X-XO-induced luminescence was inhibited by SOD but not catalase. SOD-inhibitable chemiluminescence was a sensitive and specific marker for O2-. production in vitro. Once the sensitivity-specificity of enhanced chemiluminescence was defined in vitro, this technique was used to explore the mechanism by which exogenous X-XO reduced hypoxic vasoconstriction in isolated rat lungs. The vascular paresis, caused by administration of X-XO to the rat lung, resulted from a brief burst of O2-. production rather than a sustained alteration of lung radical levels.

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