title: The antioxidative effect of carboxyfullerenes (C3/D3) on iron-induced oxidative injury in CNS.
abstract: Carboxyfullerenes, including two regioisomers C3 and D3, were investigated as antioxidants against iron-induced oxidative stress in vivo and in vitro. Both C3 and D3 dose-dependently inhibited autoxidation and iron-elevated lipid peroxidation in cortical homogenates. The antioxidative property of C3 was compared to Trolox (a water-soluble analogue of vitamin E) and glutathione. C3 was more effective than glutathione but was less effective than Trolox in inhibiting iron-induced elevation in lipid peroxidation. In urethane-anesthetized rats, intranigral infusion of iron degenerated the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system, including as elevation in lipid peroxidation in the infused substantia nigra (SN) and reductions in K(+)-evoked dopamine overflow and dopamine content in the ipsilateral striatum 7 days after the infusion. Local application of iron with C3 or D3 prevented iron-induced oxidative injuries. Our data suggest that carboxyfullerenes have a neuroprotective effect in preventing iron-induced oxidative injury in CNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research and Education, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, Taiwan. myalin@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Luh
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002244:Carbon / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002839:Chromans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007501:Iron / Q000494:pharmacology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002839:Chromans; D002244:Carbon; D007501:Iron; D005978:Glutathione; C010643:6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid; D004298:Dopamine