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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
卷 48, 期 7, 页码 1973-1979出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.04.047
关键词
Lipoic acid; Methotrexate; Oxidative stress; Mitochondria; Lipid peroxidation
资金
- University Grant Commission of Government of India
Methotrexate (MTX) is a folic acid antagonist widely used as a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent for leukemia and other malignancies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the damage caused by MIX on liver mitochondria and its protection by using antioxidant properties of lipoic acid. MIX substantially affects mitochondrial function by reducing glutathione levels leading to disturbances in antioxidant enzyme defense system. Lipoic acid occurs naturally in mitochondria as a coenzyme. In various studies lipoic acid has been convincingly shown to exhibit an antioxidant role when supplemented exogenously. We studied the effect of lipoic acid pre-treatment on the toxicity of MTX in mouse liver mitochondria focusing specifically on the oxidative stress. MIX caused a significant rise in the mitochondrial lipid peroxidation (LPO). protein carbonyl (PC) content and superoxide radical generation. It also affected the mitochondrial thiol profile. Pre-treatment of mice with lipoic acid (35 mg/kg) markedly lowered mitochondrial LPO, PC content and superoxide radical generation. It also restored decreased enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants of mitochondria. It is suggested that lipoic acid has a potential role in suppressing MIX-induced mitochondrial toxicity, and it affords protection either by reversing the decline of antioxidants or by the directly scavenging the free radicals. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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