title: Calcium-dependent mitochondrial oxidative damage promoted by 5-aminolevulinic acid.
abstract: Swelling of isolated rat liver mitochondria is shown to be induced by metal-catalyzed 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) aerobic oxidation, a putative endogenous source of reactive oxygen species (ROS), at concentrations as low as 50-100 microM. In this concentration range, ALA is estimated to occur in the liver of acute intermittent porphyria patients. Removal of Ca2+ (10 microM) from the suspension of isolated rat liver mitochondria by added EGTA abolishes both the ALA-induced transmembrane-potential collapse and mitochondrial swelling. Prevention of the ALA-induced swelling by addition of ruthenium red prior to mitochondrial energization by succinate demonstrates the deleterious involvement of internal Ca2+. Addition of MgCl2 at concentrations higher than 2.5 mM, prevents the ALA-induced mitochondrial swelling, transmembrane potential collapse and Ca2+ efflux. This indicates that Mg2+ protects against the mitochondrial damage promoted by ALA-generated ROS. The ALA-induced mitochondrial damage might be a key event in the liver mitochondrial damage of acute intermittent porphyria patients reported elsewhere.
authors: Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Hermes-Lima
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Castilho
authors: V G
authors: VG
authors: Valle
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Bechara
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Vercesi
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D048429:Cell Size / Q000187:drug effects; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008930:Mitochondria, Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017094:Porphyrias, Hepatic / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium