title: Partially irreversible inactivation of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase by nitroglycerin.
abstract: Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) may be involved in the biotransformation of glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), and the inactivation of ALDH2 by GTN may contribute to the phenomenon of nitrate tolerance. We studied the GTN-induced inactivation of ALDH2 by UV/visible absorption spectroscopy. Dehydrogenation of acetaldehyde and hydrolysis of p-nitrophenylacetate (p-NPA) were both inhibited by GTN. The rate of inhibition increased with the GTN concentration and decreased with the substrate concentration, indicative of competition between GTN and the substrates. Inactivation of p-NPA hydrolysis was greatly enhanced in the presence of NAD(+), and, to a lesser extent, in the presence of NADH. In the presence of dithiothreitol (DTT) inactivation of ALDH2 was much slower. Dihydrolipoic acid (LPA-H(2)) was less effective than DTT, whereas glutathione, cysteine, and ascorbate did not protect against inactivation. When DTT was added after complete inactivation, dehydrogenase reactivation was quite modest (< or =16%). The restored dehydrogenase activity correlated inversely with the GTN concentration but was hardly affected by the concentrations of acetaldehyde or DTT. Partial reactivation of dehydrogenation was also accomplished by LPA-H(2) but not by GSH. We conclude that, in addition to the previously documented reversible inhibition by GTN that can be ascribed to the oxidation of the active site thiol, there is an irreversible component to ALDH inactivation. Importantly, ALDH2-catalyzed GTN reduction was partly inactivated by preincubation with GTN, suggesting that the inactivation of GTN reduction is also partly irreversible. These observations are consistent with a significant role for irreversible inactivation of ALDH2 in the development of nitrate tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, A-8010 Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beretta
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sottler
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Antonius C F
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gorren
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D003545:Cysteine / Q000737:chemistry; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000737:chemistry; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009243:NAD / Q000737:chemistry; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D009243:NAD; C096127:ALDH2 protein, human; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D000071396:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D005978:Glutathione; D000079:Acetaldehyde; D003545:Cysteine; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D004229:Dithiothreitol
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