title: [Mechanism of active oxygen in cytocidal activity of tetrabromofluorescein].
abstract: Photosensitization induced by tetrabromofluorescein (eosin, 3.8 mumol/L) in ascites hepatoma cells or in normal kidney cells of mice was found to be significant. The cytocidal activity increased in proportion to the concentration of fluorescein as well as with irradiation time. ESR signals were not detected using a trapping agent, 2,2,6,6-tetramethyltetrahydroxy-piperidine (TMHP) which functions as a singlet oxygen probe. No effect on photosensitization by superoxide dismutase (SOD), NaN3, histidine, mannitol or beta-carotene were observed. However, catalase did decrease photosensitization. These results indicate that cytocidal activity is not related to 1O2, O2-. or OH., but is related to H2O2. The cytocidal activity of tetrabromofluorescein in ascites hepatoma cells is stronger than that in normal kidney cells.
authors: X F
authors: XF
authors: Zhou
authors: Y H
authors: YH
authors: Wang
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Zheng
authors: L F
authors: LF
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002374:Catalase / Q000494:pharmacology; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004801:Eosine Yellowish-(YS) / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000166:cytology; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D010778:Photochemotherapy
chemical_list: D002374:Catalase; D004801:Eosine Yellowish-(YS)