title: Vitamin A inhibits lipoperoxidation ascorbate-Fe++ dependent of rat kidney microsomes and mitochondria.
abstract: In the present study it was investigated if Vitamin A supplementation could protect rat kidney microsomes and mitochondria from in vitro lipoperoxidation. After incubation of rat kidney microsomes and mitochondria in an ascorbate-Fe+2 system, at 37 degrees C during 60 min, it was observed that the total cpm/mg protein originated from light emission (chemiluminescence) was lower in those organelles obtained from the control group when compared with the vitamin A supplemented group. The fatty acid composition of microsomes and mitochondria from control group was profoundly modified when subjected to non-enzymatic lipoperoxidation with a considerable decrease of arachidonic acid, C20:4 (n-6) and docosapentaenoic acid, C22:5 (n-3) in mitochondria and docosahexaenoic acid C22:6 (n-3) in microsomes. As a consequence the peroxidizability index, a parameter based on the maximal rate of oxidation of specific fatty acids was higher in the supplemented animals than in those used as control. These results indicate that Vitamin A may act as antioxidant protecting rat kidney microsomes and mitochondria from deleterious effect.
authors.affiliation: Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de la Prov. de Buenos Aires (CIC), Argentina.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Piergiacomi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catalá
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008861:Microsomes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; C051140:iron(II)-ascorbic acid complex; D014801:Vitamin A; D001205:Ascorbic Acid