| Scavenge of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide by bovine intact red blood cells |
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Jong-hoo Cho, Sang-youel Park |
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University |
| 한우 무손상 적혈구의 superoxide 및 과산화수소 제거능력 |
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조종후, 박상열 |
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전북대학교 수의과대학 |
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| Abstract |
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The ability of bovine intact red blood cells to scavenge superoxide and hydrogen peroxide by superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase was investigated. Intact red cells(up to 0.4%) suspensions did not inhibit ferricytochrome c reduction by superoxide in the superoxide generating system. On the other hand, intact red cell(0.4%) suspensions almost completely inhibit ferrocytochrome c oxidation by hydrogen peroxide. The ability of intact red cells to scavenge hydrogen peroxide was mainly attributed to either membrane bound catalase or glutathione peroxidase. The scavenge of hydrogen peroxide by 0.1~0.2% intact red cells showed a trend of dependence on mainly glutathione peroxidase. However, at blood cell concentration higher than 0.3%, the process depended upon peroxidase-independent scavengers like catalase. Enhancement of ferrocytochrome c oxidation by red cells treated with aminotriazole proved that the protection against hydrogen peroxide was due to catalase, while the protection in the presence of glutathione indicated scavenging effect of glutathione peroxidase against hydrogen peroxide. |
| Key Words:
superoxide, superoxide dismutase, hydrogen peroxide, catalase, glutathione peroxidase |
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