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Effects of Lanthanide Ions(La3+, Gd3+, Yb3+) on Production of Reactive Oxygen Species in Mitochondria

LIU Hui-Xue, YANG Xiao-Da*, WANG Kui   

  1. Department of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking
    University, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2005-10-25 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-06-10 Published:2006-06-10
  • Contact: YANG Xiao-Da

Abstract: The effects of lanthanides(Ln) on the production of reactive oxygen species(ROS) in isolated mitochondria were investigated by fluorescence assays upon incubation with Ln3+. The results show that Ln3+(La3+, Gd3+, Yb3+) could reduce the rates of overall ROS production. The results obtained from experiments on xanthine/xanthine oxidative enzyme system suggest that Ln3+ ions can reduce the formation of ·O-2, but H2O2 did not react with Ln3+. The influences of Ln3+ on the activities of metabolize enzymes(GSH-Px and Mn-SOD) indicate that Ln3+ could decrease the activity of Mn-SOD, but could not affect the activity of GSH-Px. The effects of Ln3+ on cellular H2O2 level are discussed.

Key words: Lanthanide, Mitochondria, Reactive oxygen species(ROS)

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