title: Alterations of the microsomal glucose-6-phosphatase system evoked by ferrous iron- and haloalkane free-radical-mediated lipid peroxidation.
abstract: Alterations of catalytic activities of the microsomal glucose-6-phosphatase system were examined following either ferrous iron- or halothane (CF3CHBrCl) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) free-radical-mediated peroxidation of the microsomal membrane. Enzyme assays were performed in native and solubilized microsomes using either glucose 6-phosphate or mannose 6-phosphate as substrate. Lipid peroxidation was assessed by the amounts of malondialdehyde equivalents formed. Regardless of whether the experiments were performed in the presence of NADPH/Fe3+, NADPH/CF3CHBrCl, or NADPH/CCl4, with the onset of lipid peroxidation, mannose-6-phosphatase activity of the native microsomes increased immediately, while further alterations in catalytic activities were only detectable when lipid peroxidation had passed characteristic threshold values: above 2 nmol malondialdehyde/mg microsomal protein, glucose-6-phosphatase activity of the native microsomes was lost, and at 10 nmol malondialdehyde/mg microsomal protein, glucose-6-phosphatase and mannose-6-phosphatase activity of the solubilized microsomes started to decline. It is concluded that the latter alterations are due to an irreversible damage of the phosphohydrolase active site of the glucose-6-phosphatase system, while the changes observed at earlier stages of microsomal lipid peroxidation may also reflect alterations of the transporter components of the glucose-6-phosphatase system. Virtually no changes in the catalytic activities of the glucose-6-phosphatase system occurred under anaerobic conditions, indicating that CF3CHCl and CCl3 radicals are without direct damaging effect on the glucose-6-phosphatase system. Further, maximum effects of carbon tetrachloride and halothane on lipid peroxidation and enzyme activities were observed at an oxygen partial pressure (PO2) of 2 mmHg, providing additional evidence for the crucial role of low PO2 in the hepatotoxicity of both haloalkanes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005609:Free Radicals; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006221:Halothane / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D005609:Free Radicals; D008054:Lipid Peroxides; D002251:Carbon Tetrachloride; D007501:Iron; D005952:Glucose-6-Phosphatase; D006221:Halothane