title: Differential effects of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical on intracellular calcium in human endothelial cells.
abstract: Changes in intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis are thought to contribute to cell dysfunction in oxidative stress. The hypoxanthine-xanthine oxidase system (X-XO) mobilizes Ca2+ from intracellular stores and induces a marked rise in cytosolic calcium in different cell types. To identify the reactive O2 species involved in the disruption of calcium homeostasis by X-XO, we studied the effect of X-XO on [Ca2+]i by spectrofluorimetry with fura-2 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). The [Ca2+]i response to X-XO was essentially diminished by superoxide dismutase (SOD) (200 U/ml) and catalase (CAT) (200 U/ml), which scavenge the superoxide anion, O2-, or H2O2, respectively. The [Ca2+]i increase stimulated by 10 nmol H2O2/ml/min, generated from the glucose-glucose oxidase system, or 10 microM H2O2, given as bolus, was about a third of that induced by X-XO (10 nmol O2-/ml/min) but was comparable to that induced by X-XO in the presence of SOD. The X-XO-stimulated [Ca2+]i increase was significantly reduced by 100 microM o-phenanthroline, which inhibits the iron-catalysed formation of the hydroxyl radical. On the other hand, the [Ca2+]i response to low dose X-XO (1 nmol O2-/ml/min) was markedly enhanced in the presence of 1 microM H2O2, which itself had no effect on [Ca2+]i. More than 50% of this synergistic effect was prevented by o-phenanthroline. These results indicate that the effect of X-XO on calcium homeostasis appears to result from an interaction of O2- and H2O2, which could be explained by the formation of the hydroxyl radical.
authors: Respiratory Division, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Switzerland.
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authors: Dreher
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authors: AF
authors: Junod
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019271:Hypoxanthine; D007042:Hypoxanthines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000494:pharmacology; D013481:Superoxides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007042:Hypoxanthines; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D013481:Superoxides; D019271:Hypoxanthine; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014969:Xanthine Oxidase; D002118:Calcium; C025205:1,10-phenanthroline