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FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Volume 204, Issue -, Pages 276-286Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.05.022
Keywords
Mitochondria; S1QEL; Complex I; Glucose tolerance; Insulin; Reactive oxygen species
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We developed a novel bioavailable S1QEL, S1QEL1.719, that suppressed superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production at a specific site of mitochondrial complex I. In vivo testing showed that mice fed a high-fat diet exhibited symptoms of metabolic syndrome, but daily treatment with S1QEL1.719 improved glucose tolerance and reduced fat accumulation. The results suggest that inhibiting superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production at this site may be beneficial in metabolic syndrome.
We developed S1QEL1.719, a novel bioavailable S1QEL (suppressor of site IQ electron leak). S1QEL1.719 prevented superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production at site IQ of mitochondrial complex I in vitro. The free concentration giving half-maximal suppression (IC50) was 52 nM. Even at 50-fold higher concentrations S1QEL1.719 did not inhibit superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production from other sites. The IC50 for inhibition of complex I electron flow was 500-fold higher than the IC50 for suppression of superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production from site IQ. S1QEL1.719 was used to test the metabolic effects of suppressing superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production from site IQ in vivo. C57BL/6J male mice fed a high-fat chow for one, two or eight weeks had increased body fat, decreased glucose tolerance, and increased fasting insulin concentrations, classic symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Daily prophylactic or therapeutic oral treatment of high-fat-fed animals with S1QEL1.719 decreased fat accumulation, strongly protected against decreased glucose tolerance and prevented or reversed the increase in fasting insulin level. Free exposures in plasma and liver at Cmax were 1-4 fold the IC50 for suppression of superoxide/hydrogen peroxide production at site IQ and substantially below levels that inhibit electron flow through complex I. These results show that the production of superoxide/hydrogen peroxide from mitochondrial site IQ in vivo is necessary for the induction and maintenance of glucose intolerance caused by a high-fat diet in mice. They raise the possibility that oral administration of S1QELs may be beneficial in metabolic syndrome.
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