Mechanisms of cardiovascular drugs as antioxidants.
Mechanisms of cardiovascular drugs as antioxidants.
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心血管药物作为抗氧化剂的机制。
DOI:
10.1016/0022-2828(90)90083-e
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发表时间:
1990
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5
通讯作者:
Simìc,MG
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作者:
Weglicki,WB;Mak,IT;Simìc,MG
Introduction The process of oxidation in biological systems incorporates molecular oxygen into biochemical reactions necessary for essential metabolic processes. Phosphorylation of mitochondria, drug metabolism by mixed function oxidases etc., are such biological mechanisms that have evolved in aerobic organisms. Mammalian tissues are composed of a number of molecular “building blocks” that are susceptible to another form of oxidation, ie peroxidation. Among the potential sites of peroxidation in tissues are the unsaturated bonds of fatty acids, particularly those in biological membranes that contain many forms of structural lipids. Biological membranes, such as the plasmalemma, also provide hydrophobic binding sites for drugs and other substances that reside in membranes: eg natural antioxidants such as vitamin E and beta-carotene, which interact with lipids and proteins of membranes. In addition, cells contain hydrophilic environments, eg cytosol, that provide natural sites for water soluble antioxidants such as ascorbate (vitamin C), and glutathione (GSH). In the normal tissue, the above “natural antioxidants” provide antioxidant protection to the cells and extracellular spaces. In vitamin deficiency states, such as vitamin E deficiency in premature infants [I] or scurvy, a consequence of vitamin C deficiency, characteristic pathological changes occur. Although the biological requirements for antioxidant vitamins have been studied for a number of years [ZJ, the ability of other synthetic compounds, such as drugs, to act as antioxidants in tissues is an area of recent interest. The purpose of this review is to outline some of the recent developments in this area.