title: Effects of bendazac L-lysine salt on some metabolic enzymes of glutathione in the rabbit lens after X-irradiation.
abstract: The effect of (1-benzoyl-1H-indazol-3-yl)oxylacetate L-Lysine (bendazac-lysine) on some enzymatic activities involved in the metabolism of reduced glutathione (GSH) was studied in the rabbit lens during developing cataract induced by a single dose of X-rays (2000 rads). The specific activities of glutathione reductase (G.R.), glutathione peroxidase (GSH.Px) and glutathione S-transferase (GSHS-tr.) do not change following irradiation and treatment with bendazac-lysine. The activity of the same enzymes expressed as a function of water soluble proteins (WSP) per lens significantly decreases (P less than 0.01) as compared to controls in the irradiated lens not treated with bendazac-lysine (ILNTB) at the 8th week, whereas no significant decrease as compared to controls is observed in the irradiated lens treated with bendazac-lysine (ILTB). In the ILNTB the specific activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) is reduced by 10% after 0.3 weeks and by 29% after 12 weeks. In the ILTB the specific activity of G6PDH is reduced by 8% after 0.3 weeks and by 14.5% after 12 weeks. The specific activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the ILNTB is reduced by 19% after 0.3 weeks and reached 31% after 12 weeks. In the ILTB the specific activity of SOD is reduced by 11% after 0.3 weeks and 19.8% after 12 weeks. The mechanism of protective effect of bendazac-lysine on cataract is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003459:Crystallins / Q000378:metabolism; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D007191:Indazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000150:complications; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003459:Crystallins; D007191:Indazoles; D011720:Pyrazoles; C036067:bendazac lysine; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione