title: Oxidation of pyridine nucleotides is an early event in the lethality of allyl alcohol.
abstract: The involvement of altered pyridine nucleotide concentrations in the cytolethality of allyl alcohol was studied in isolated rat hepatocytes. NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH and viability loss (leakage of lactate dehydrogenase into the medium) were measured in cells incubated with 0.5 mM allyl alcohol with or without the addition of 2 mM dithiothreitol at 30 min. Exposure to allyl alcohol increased NADH levels in the first 15 min of incubation. A sharp drop in NADH and NADPH with an accumulation of NADP+ occurred between 30 and 60 min of incubation with allyl alcohol, indicating an oxidation and interconversion of pyridine nucleotides. Dithiothreitol prevented the oxidation of pyridine nucleotides, but not their reduction or interconversion, and protected against cell killing by allyl alcohol. The results suggest that pyridine nucleotide oxidation might be important for allyl alcohol-induced cytotoxicity; however, a causal relationship between pyridine nucleotide oxidation and cell killing is yet to be demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rikans
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Hornbrook
mesh_terms: D000433:1-Propanol / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism*; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D020005:Propanols; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D020005:Propanols; D009243:NAD; C006463:allyl alcohol; D009249:NADP; D000433:1-Propanol; D004229:Dithiothreitol