title: Comparative study of the in vitro protective effects of several antioxidants on elongation factor 2 under oxidative stress conditions.
abstract: One of the biochemical pathways affected by aging in all organisms is protein synthesis. Previous reports from our laboratory have indicated that the elongation step is specially affected by aging as a consequence of alterations in elongation factor-2 (eEF-2). In the present work, we studied in vitro the effectiveness of several individual nutritional antioxidants in protecting the levels of hepatic eEF-2 subjected to oxidative stress induced by cumene hydroperoxide. The in vitro system employed consisted of rat liver homogenates treated with cumene hydroperoxide. The antioxidants used in this study were lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, tethrahydrofolic acid, and N-tert-butyl-alpha-phenylnitrone. The results indicate that the antioxidants have different capacities to prevent eEF-2 loss, folic acid being the most effective. A comparison between the antioxidants used and their potential pro-oxidant activity is also discussed, on the basis of the oxidative stress parameters measured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arguelles
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cano
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayala
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000633:toxicity; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D020652:Peptide Elongation Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D020652:Peptide Elongation Factor 2; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide