title: Mechanism of citrinin-induced dysfunction of mitochondria. II. Effect on respiration, enzyme activities, and membrane potential of liver mitochondria.
abstract: The mycotoxin citrinin, depressed the phosphorylation efficiency of liver mitochondria as deduced from a decrease of respiratory coefficient and of the ADP/O ratio. Citrinin (1.0 mM) inhibited some enzymes linked to the respiratory chain, namely NADH oxidase and NADH cytochrome c reductase involved with complex I. The activities of enzymes related with other enzymatic complexes of the respiratory chain were either unaffected or enhanced. ATPase activity was inhibited by the mycotoxin. Malate, glutamate, and 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenases were also inhibited. The transmembrane potential (delta psi), developed by energized mitochondria and depolarization on the addition of ADP, was decreased. The results suggest that citrinin promotes a partial dissipation of the transmembrane potential, different from that resulting from a classical uncoupler such as 2,4-dinitrophenol.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR., Brasil.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Campello
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Klüppel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002953:Citrinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D011522:Protons; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D011522:Protons; D002953:Citrinin