The role of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals in the degradation of hyaluronic acid induced by metal ions and by ascorbic acid |
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| Authors: | S F Wong B Halliwell R Richmond W R Skowroneck |
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| Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of London King''s College London UK |
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| Abstract: | Purified commercial hyaluronic acid contains significant amounts of iron. Addition of Fe2+ to solutions of it causes depolymerization, which is inhibited by catalase and scavengers of the hydroxyl radical (. OH) but not by superoxide dismutase. Fe3+ is ineffective. Ascorbic acid also depolymerizes hyaluronic acid, apparently because it can reduce Fe3+ in the reaction mixtures to Fe2+. Ascorbate-induced depolymerization is inhibited by the specific iron chelator desferrioxamine, by catalase, and by scavengers of the hydroxyl radical. The relevance of these observations to rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory joint diseases is discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Address reprint requests to: Dr B Halliwell Department of Biochemistry University of London King's College Strand London WC2R 2LS UK |
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