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NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
Volume 364, Issue 3, Pages 164-167Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.04.042
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astrocytes; catalase; glutathione; hydrogen peroxide; iron; oxidative stress
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Primary astrocyte cultures from rat brain were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to investigate peroxide toxicity and clearance by astrocytes. After bolus application of H2O2 (100 muM), the peroxide was eliminated from the incubation medium following first-order kinetics with a half-time of approximately 4 min. The rate of peroxide detoxification was significantly slowed by pre-incubating the cells with the glutathione synthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), or the catalase inhibitor 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (3AT), and was retarded further when both treatments were combined. H2O2 application killed a small proportion of cells, as indicated by the levels of the cytosolic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase in the media 1 and 24 h later. In contrast, cell viability was strongly compromised when the cells were pre-incubated with 3AT and/or BSO before peroxide application. The iron chelator deferoxamine completely prevented this cell loss. These results demonstrate that chelatable iron is involved in the toxicity of H2O2 and that both the glutathione system and catalase protect astrocytes from this toxicity. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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