title: Alteration of endogenous glutathione peroxidase, manganese superoxide dismutase, and glutathione transferase activity in cells transfected with a copper-zinc superoxide dismutase expression vector. Explanation for variations in paraquat resistance.
abstract: Transfection of a human pSV2 (copper-zinc) superoxide dismutase expression vector into murine fibroblasts resulted in stable clones producing increased amounts of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase. A marked increase in endogenous glutathione peroxidase activity (up to 285%) and a smaller increase in glutathione transferase activity (up to 16%) also occurred. Manganese superoxide dismutase activity was decreased in all clones, whereas catalase and NADPH reductase activities were not affected. Alterations in glutathione peroxidase and manganese superoxide dismutase activities correlated with increases in copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity. Whereas all clones were resistant to paraquat, a direct correlation between copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity and resistance to paraquat did not exist. In agreement with previous reports clones expressing the highest copper-zinc superoxide dismutase activity did not display the highest resistance to paraquat. However, there was a direct correlation between the increase in glutathione peroxidase activity and paraquat resistance (p less than 0.002).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of California Medical Center, San Diego 92103.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kelner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bagnell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008345:Manganese; D051379:Mice; D010269:Paraquat / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D008345:Manganese; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D010269:Paraquat