Journal
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 96-105Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.02.011
Keywords
Myeloperoxidase; Neutrophil; Nitroxide; Hypochlorous acid; Superoxide radicals; Protein oxidation; Free radicals
Funding
- Australian Research Council (through the ARC Centres of Excellence) [CE0561607]
- Australian Research Council [DP0988311]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (KAKENHI Program) [24390011, 24659020]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24659020] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The powerful oxidant HOC1 (hypochlorous acid and its corresponding anion, -OCl) generated by the myelo-peroxidase (MPO)-H2O2-Cl- system of activated leukocytes is strongly associated with multiple human inflammatory diseases; consequently there is considerable interest in inhibition of this enzyme. Nitroxides are established antioxidants of low toxicity that can attenuate oxidation in animal models, with this ascribed to superoxide dismutase or radical-scavenging activities. We have shown (M.D. Rees et al., Biochem. J. 421, 79-86, 2009) that nitroxides, including 4-amino-TEMPO (4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yloxyl radical), are potent inhibitors of HOC formation by isolated MPO and activated neutrophils, with IC50 values of similar to 1 and similar to 6 mu M respectively. The utility of tetramethyl-substituted nitroxides is, however, limited by their rapid reduction by biological reductants. The corresponding tetraethyl-substituted nitroxides have, however, been reported to be less susceptible to reduction. In this study we show that the tetraethyl species were reduced less rapidly than the tetramethyl species by both human plasma (89-99% decreased rate of reduction) and activated human neutrophils (62-75% decreased rate). The tetraethyl-substituted nitroxides retained their ability to inhibit HOC1 production by MPO and activated neutrophils with IC50 values in the low-micromolar range; in some cases inhibition was enhanced compared to tetramethyl substitution. Nitroxides with rigid structures (fused oxaspiro rings) were, however, inactive. Overall, these data indicate that tetraethyl-substituted nitroxides are potent inhibitors of oxidant formation by MPO, with longer plasma and cellular half-lives compared to the tetramethyl species, potentially allowing lower doses to be employed. (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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