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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 44, Issue 10-11, Pages 873-883Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.04.012
Keywords
Antioxidant enzymes; NF-kappa B; Lipid peroxidation; PUFA; Redox status; TNF-alpha
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MOP 49433, MOP 82942]
- J.A. DeSeve Research Chair in Nutrition
- Canadian Diabetes Association [OG-2-07-2422]
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Objectives: The aims of the study were to test the susceptibility of THP-1 macrophages to develop oxidative stress and to deploy antioxidant defense mechanisms that insure the balance between the pro- and antioxidant molecules. Design and methods: Differentiated THP-1 were incubated in the presence or absence of iron-ascorbate (Fe/As) (100/1000 mu M) and the antioxidants Trolox, BHT, alpha-Tocopherol and NAC. Results: Fe/As promoted the production of lipid peroxidation as reflected by the formation of malondialdehyde and H2O2 along with reduced PUFA levels and elevated glutathione disulfide/total glutathione ratio, a reliable index of cellular redox status. THP-1 macrophages developed an increase in cytoplasmic SOD activity due in part to high cytoplasmic SOD1. On the other hand, a decline was noted in mRNA and protein of extra-cellular SOD3, as well as the activity of GSH-peroxidase, GSH-transferase and ATOX-1 expression. Conclusions: Macrophages activated under conditions of oxidative stress do not adequately deploy a powerful endogenous antioxidant response, a situation that can lead to an enhanced inflammatory response. (C) 2011 The Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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