The aim of this work was to characterize the effects of partial inhibition of respiratory complex I by rotenone on H2O2 production by isolated rat brain mitochondria in different respiratory states. Flow cytometric analysis of membrane potential in isolated mitochondria indicated that rotenone leads to uniform respiratory inhibition when added to a suspension of mitochondria. When mitochondria were incubated in the presence of a low concentration of rotenone (10 nm) and NADH-linked substrates, oxygen consumption was reduced from 45.9 ± 1.0 to 26.4 ± 2.6 nmol O2 mg(-1) min(-1) and from 7.8 ± 0.3 to 6.3 ± 0.3 nmol O2 mg(-1) min(-1) in respiratory states 3 (ADP-stimulated respiration) and 4 (resting respiration), respectively. Under these conditions, mitochondrial H2O2 production was stimulated from 12.2 ± 1.1 to 21.0 ± 1.2 pmol H2O2 mg(-1) min(-1) and 56.5 ± 4.7 to 95.0 ± 11.1 pmol H2O2 mg(-1) min(-1) in respiratory states 3 and 4, respectively. Similar results were observed when comparing mitochondrial preparations enriched with synaptic or nonsynaptic mitochondria or when 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP(+)) was used as a respiratory complex I inhibitor. Rotenone-stimulated H2O2 production in respiratory states 3 and 4 was associated with a high reduction state of endogenous nicotinamide nucleotides. In succinate-supported mitochondrial respiration, where most of the mitochondrial H2O2 production relies on electron backflow from complex II to complex I, low rotenone concentrations inhibited H2O2 production. Rotenone had no effect on mitochondrial elimination of micromolar concentrations of H2O2. The present results support the conclusion that partial complex I inhibition may result in mitochondrial energy crisis and oxidative stress, the former being predominant under oxidative phosphorylation and the latter under resting respiration conditions.
O ambiente hospitalar é um dos locais com maiores chances de acontecer quadros de infecções, sendo um dos motivos a utilização irrestrita dos aparelhos celulares tanto por pacientes quanto por profissionais da saúde que não se preocupam com as boas práticas de higienização. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a prevalência de micro‑organismos em aparelhos celulares da equipe de enfermagem da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) de um hospital na região noroeste paranaense. Participaram da pesquisa 22 colaboradores da UTI, sendo colhidos swabs umedecidos em caldo Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) dos aparelhos celulares de cada um dos participantes e posteriormente as amostras foram incubadas e realizada a análise microbiológica. Além disso, aplicou-se um questionário para se conhecer sobre o manuseio do telefone celular por parte dos colaboradores. Na análise microbiológica, observou-se crescimento em todas as amostras de pelo menos um micro‑organismo (100% nos meios Ágar Sal Manitol e Ágar Sangue, e 27,3% em Ágar MacConkey). Posteriormente, realizou-se comparação com as respostas do questionário e com o resultado da amostra, sendo que apenas 13,6% dos colaboradores relataram realizar sempre higienização dos aparelhos, porém também houve crescimento de micro‑organismos nos aparelhos desses colaboradores. A partir dos dados obtidos, espera-se o envolvimento da Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar (CCIH) para desenvolver ações que reduzam a prevalência e a gravidade da contaminação no ambiente hospitalar.
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