Formation of cholesterol ozonolysis products through an ozone-free mechanism mediated by the myeloperoxidase-H2O2-chloride system |
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Authors: | Susumu Tomono Kazuaki Sato Hiroshi Ohshima |
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Affiliation: | a Laboratory of Biochemistry and Global Center of Excellence Program, Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan b Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University, 4-3-16 Jonan, Yonezawa 992-8510, Japan |
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Abstract: | The presence of the cholesterol ozonolysis products, 3β-hydroxy-5-oxo-5,6-secocholestan-6-al (atheronal-A) and its aldolization product 3β-hydroxy-5β-hydroxy-B-norcholestane-6β-carboxaldehyde (atheronal-B) in human atherosclerotic tissues was recently reported as evidence for the generation of ozone by activated human neutrophils. However, the mechanism for the formation of atheronals in atherosclerotic tissues is unknown. In this study, we found that atheronals were formed by the reaction of cholesterol with human myeloperoxidase (MPO) in the presence of its substrates H2O2 and Cl−. The omission of either H2O2 or Cl− from the MPO-H2O2-Cl− system resulted in a significant reduction in yields. The formation of atheronals by the MPO-H2O2-Cl− system was inhibited by an inhibitor of MPO and scavengers of reactive oxygen species such as sodium azide, methionine, β-carotene, and vinylbenzoic acid. Our results suggest that MPO produces atheronals at least partly through an ozone-free mechanism, via the reaction of cholesterol with singlet oxygen generated from HOCl and H2O2. |
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Keywords: | Atheronal Cholesterol Hypochlorous acid Myeloperoxidase Ozone Singlet oxygen |
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