Gangliosides GM1 and GD1a normalize respiratory rates of rat brain mitochondria reduced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Authors: Korotkov, S. M.; Sokolova, T. V.; Avrova, N. F.
Abstract
The rate of oxygen consumption by glutamate-and malate-energized rat brain mitochondria, which was stimulated by an uncoupler 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP), declined in the presence of a prooxidant tert-butyl hydroperoxide. Preincubation with gangliosides GM1 or GD1a at micromolar (but not nanomolar) concentrations significantly slowed down this decline in the mitochondrial respiration, as shown by measuring absolute respiratory rates and ratios of the mitochondrial respiratory rate in the presence of DNP to the basal respiratory rate (V (DNP)/V-0). Gangliosides GM1 and GD1a also slowed down a decline in the DNP-stimulated mitochondrial respiration induced by long-term incubation ("aging") of mitochondria on ice. The data obtained are likely to reflect a prooxidant-induced reduction in the activity of enzymes of the mitochondrial respiratory chain as well as a GM1-and GD1a-induced decrease in the degree of their inactivation. Interestingly, in the presence of the Trk receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (K252a) this effect of gangliosides was not manifested in any way. Our data suggest that the direct impact of gangliosides on mitochondrial signaling pathways, specifically on the Trk receptor tyrosine kinase, plays a certain role in the mechanism of their protective effect on cerebral neurons and, probably, neuroglia.
DNP and ATP induced alteration in disease development of Phomopsis longanae Chi-inoculated longan fruit by acting on energy status and reactive oxygen species production-scavenging system
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Authors: Lin, Yifen; Chen, Mengyin; Lin, Hetong; Hung, Yen-Con; Lin, Yixiong; Chen, Yihui; Wang, Hui; Shi, John
Abstract
As compared with P. longanae-inoculated longans, DNP treatment for P. longanae-inoculated longans exhibited higher fruit disease index and pericarp browning index, lower ATP amount and energy charge level, lower activities of SOD, CAT and APX, lower amounts of AsA and GSH, lower levels of DPPH radical scavenging activity and reducing power, higher O-2(-center dot) generating rate and MDA amount. However, supply of ATP for P. longanae-inoculated longans showed the contrary effects. These results gave convincing evidence that DNP treatment for accelerating pericarp browning and disease development of harvested longans caused by P. longanae was due to decreases of energy production and ROS scavenging capacity, and increases of O-2(-center dot) accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation. Whereas, supply of ATP for retarding pericarp browning and disease development of harvested longans caused by P. longanae was due to increases of energy production and ROS scavenging capacity, and reductions of O-2(-center dot) accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.