title: Antioxidant effects of estradiol and 2-hydroxyestradiol on iron-induced lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes.
abstract: In the present study, the antioxidant effects of estradiol (E2) and 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE2) on microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by Fe3+/ADP/NADPH and Fe2+/ascorbate are described. The extent of lipid peroxidation was measured by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) detection, low-level chemiluminescence, and oxygen consumption. 2-OHE2 had a potent antioxidant activity, which in all cases was higher than that of E2. In the Fe2+/ascorbate model, 2-OHE2 showed a similar pattern of inhibition, irrespective of the presence of NADPH or the functionality of microsomes. However, E2 produced only a slight inhibition when either denatured microsomes or native microsomes without NADPH were used, whereas its protective effect increased considerably when microsomal E2 metabolism was favored. During enzymic Fe3+/ADP/NADPH-induced lipid peroxidation, both E2 and 2-OHE2 were found to provide good protection. Results underline the importance of the chemical structure of these compounds and the role of estradiol metabolism in its antioxidant effects.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Larrea
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lacort
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Groot
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004958:Estradiol; C001390:2-hydroxyestradiol; D007501:Iron