ENZYMATIC DEFENSES OF THE MOUSE HEART AGAINST REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITES - ALTERATIONS PRODUCED BY DOXORUBICIN
ENZYMATIC DEFENSES OF THE MOUSE HEART AGAINST REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITES - ALTERATIONS PRODUCED BY DOXORUBICIN
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DOI:
10.1172/jci109642
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
15.9
通讯作者:
MYERS, CE
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作者:
DOROSHOW, JH;LOCKER, GY;MYERS, CE
The endogenous defenses of the mouse heart against reactive O2 metabolites were investigated. The activities of 3 enzymes capable of detoxifying activated O2 were determined in both the heart and liver; cardiac muscle ontains 150 times less catalase and nearly 4 times less superoxide dismutase than liver. Glutathione peroxidase activities were similar to the 2 tissues. Assay of glutathione peroxidase in the heart after 6 wk of Se depletion with both H2O2 and cumene hydroperoxide as substrates revealed a > 80% drop in enzyme activity and gave no indication that murine cardiac tissue contains nonselenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase. The Se-deficient state, which was characterized by markedly decreased cardiac glutathione peroxidase levels, led to significantly enhanced doxorubicin [antineoplastic drug] toxicity at a dose of 15 mg/kg i.p. Doxorubicin administration in Se-sufficient animals resulted in a dose-dependent decrease in cardiac glutathione peroxidase activity; the decrease in enzyme activity lasted 72 h after 15 mg/kg i.p. In contrast, cardiac superoxide dismutase and hepatic superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase were unaffected by this dose of doxorubicin. The major pathway in cardiac tissue for detoxification of reactive O2 metabolites is via the concerted action of superoxide dismutase and Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase. The latter enzyme may be depleted by a Se-deficient diet or doxorubicin treatment, leaving the heart with limited mechanisms for disposing of H2O2 or lipid peroxides.