title: Antioxidants prevent aluminum-induced toxicity in cultured hepatocytes.
abstract: Cellular Al accumulation has been shown to alter iron metabolism and induce peroxidative injury. Therefore antioxidants could potentially reduce or prevent peroxidative injury in Al-loaded cells. To test this hypothesis we assessed the effect of the antioxidants N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl (TEMPO) in abrogating Al-associated cell toxicity and melonyldialdehyde (MDA) accumulation in mouse hepatocytes. Mouse hepatocytes (MH) were grown in media containing the minimum toxic concentration of Al (100 microg/L as Al-transferrin). All antioxidants protected MH from injury as assessed by cell growth and enzyme leakage into media. The antioxidants did not affect Al uptake by MH, protect MH from lipid peroxidation or decrease the reactive iron content of MH. Although antioxidants protected Al loaded MH from injury the mechanisms of this effect are unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical School, Shreveport, LA, USA. kabreo@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abreo
authors.forename: M'Liss
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sella
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Hernandez
authors.forename: Sushil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D022781:Hepatocytes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D051379:Mice; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D000535:Aluminum; D007501:Iron