COMPARATIVE-STUDIES ON THE MECHANISMS OF PARAQUAT AND 1-METHYL-4-PHENYLPYRIDINE (MPP+) CYTOTOXICITY
COMPARATIVE-STUDIES ON THE MECHANISMS OF PARAQUAT AND 1-METHYL-4-PHENYLPYRIDINE (MPP+) CYTOTOXICITY
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(86)91210-6
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发表时间:
1986-05-29
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
SMITH, MT
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作者:
DIMONTE, D;SANDY, MS;SMITH, MT
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP+) is the putative toxic metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and is structurally similar to the herbicide paraquat (PQ++). We have therefore compared the effects of MPP+and PQ++on a well characterized experimental model, namely isolated rat hepatocytes. PQ++generates reactive oxygen species within cells by redox cycling and its toxicity to hepatocytes was potentiated by pretreatment with 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU), an inhibitor of glutathione reductase. In BCNU-treated cells, PQ++caused GSH depletion, lipid peroxidation and cell death. These cytotoxic effects were prevented by the antioxidant N,N′-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPPD) and the iron-chelating agent desferrioxamine. MPP+also caused GSH depletion in BCNU-treated hepatocytes but its cytotoxicity was not markedly affected by BCNU, nor was it accompanied by significant lipid peroxidation. DPPD and desferrioxamine also failed to prevent MPP+-induced cell death. We conclude that the production of active oxygen species is likely to play a major role in PQ++cytotoxicity, while MPP+-induced cell damage may involve additional, more important toxic mechanisms.