title: Superoxide anion scavenging properties of fluvastatin and its metabolites.
abstract: We investigated the in vitro superoxide anion scavenging activities of fluvastatin and its metabolites. Fluvastatin showed dose-dependent superoxide anion scavenging activity in the NADH/phenazine methosulphate (PMS)/nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) system, and the effect was as potent as the reference antioxidant, trolox, which is a water-soluble alpha-tocopherol derivative. The superoxide anion scavenging activities of the major metabolites of fluvastatin (M2, M3, M4, M7) were also determined in this system. All of these metabolites showed the activity. In particular, M2 and M3, which possess a phenolic hydroxyl group at the 5 or 6-position of the indole moiety, respectively, showed 3 times stronger activities than that of fluvastatin. Further, we also determined the effects of fluvastatin, M2 and M3 on phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-induced superoxide anion generation in human peripheral blood polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). The compounds tested also showed a depressing effect on the amount of superoxide anion in this system. We suggest that fluvastatin and its metabolites have the potential to protect cells or lipids from oxidative modification mediated by superoxide anion.
authors.affiliation: Discovery Research Laboratory, Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzumura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yasuhara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Narita
mesh_terms: D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077340:Fluvastatin; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D007211:Indoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D008773:Methylphenazonium Methosulfate / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium / Q000378:metabolism; D013481:Superoxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D007211:Indoles; D009243:NAD; D013481:Superoxides; D014810:Vitamin E; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D008773:Methylphenazonium Methosulfate; D000077340:Fluvastatin