title: Effect of lanthanum ions (La3+) on ferritin-regulated antioxidant process under PEG stress.
abstract: The physiological effects of lanthanum(III) ions on the ferritin-regulated antioxidant process were studied in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings under polyethylene glycol (PEG) stress. Treatment with 0.1 mM La3+ resulted in increased levels of chlorophyll, carotenoid, proline, ascorbate, and reduced glutathione. The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, monodehydroascorbate reductase, dehydroascorbate reductase, glutathione reductase, and peroxidase were also increased after La3+ treatment. Treatment with La3+ seems to enhance the capacity of the reactive oxygen species scavenging system, affect the Fe2+ and Fe3+ electron-transfer process in ferritin, and restrain the formation of hydroxyl radical (OH.), alleviating the oxidative damage induced by PEG stress.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Agroecology of Ministry of Edocation, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lijing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tongwen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yubing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Tengguo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shijian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Fuli
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Lizhe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D005293:Ferritins / Q000378:metabolism*; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical / Q000378:metabolism; D007811:Lanthanum / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000201:enzymology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000633:toxicity; D036226:Seedlings / Q000201:enzymology; D014908:Triticum / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D010940:Plant Proteins; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C119467:lanthanum carbonate; D007811:Lanthanum; D005293:Ferritins