title: Ferrous iron-induced luminol chemiluminescence: a method for hydroxyl radical study.
abstract: We have investigated the chemiluminescence signal of the ferrous iron in the presence of the luminol and lucigenin. Ferrous, but not ferric, iron produced a transient signal in the presence of luminol, but not lucigenin. Ferrous iron-induced luminol chemiluminescence was significantly inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner by superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. Specific hydroxyl radical scavengers, mannitol and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), also markedly attenuated the ferrous iron-induced chemiluminescence. Additionally, antioxidants, urate, ascorbate, and methionine produced concentration-dependent significant inhibitions in this chemiluminescence. These results show that the hydroxyl radical generation is dependent on simultaneous formation of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Ferrous iron does not generate a chemiluminescence signal in the presence of lucigenin suggesting that the formation of a hydroxyl radical is responsible for the luminol chemiluminescence. Thus, the present study has established a simple and inexpensive cell-free screening method for monitoring the scavenging effects of drugs on the hydroxyl radical.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Demiryürek
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000737:chemistry; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000737:chemistry; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000737:chemistry*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide; D010634:Phenobarbital