Oltipraz-induced phase 2 enzyme response conserved in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA |
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Authors: | Chua Yee Liu Zhang Dawei Boelsterli Urs Moore Philip K Whiteman Matthew Armstrong Jeffrey S |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore. |
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Abstract: | Oltipraz, a member of a class of 1,2-dithiolethiones, is a potent phase 2 enzyme inducing agent used as a cancer chemopreventive. In this study, we investigated regulation of the phase 2 enzyme response and protection against endogenous oxidative stress in lymphoblastic leukemic parental CEM cells and cells lacking mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) (rho0) by oltipraz. Glutathione (GSH) levels (total and mitochondrial) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity were significantly increased after pretreatment with oltipraz in both parental (rho+) and rho0 cells, and both cell lines were resistant to mitochondrial oxidation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and cell death in response to the GSH depleting agent diethylmaleate. These results show that the phase 2 enzyme response, by enhancing GSH-dependent systems involved in xenobiotic metabolism, blocks endogenous oxidative stress and cell death, and that this response is intact in cells lacking mtDNA. |
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Keywords: | Oltipraz Glutathione ρ0 mtDNA Glutathione S-transferase Mitochondrial permeability transition Reactive oxygen species |
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