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Inhibition of arachidonic acid and iron-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis by oltipraz and novel 1,2-dithiole-3-thione congeners.

Abstract：

:4-Methyl-5-(2-pyrazinyl)-1,2-dithiole-3-thione (oltipraz), a prototype drug candidate containing a 1,2-dithiole-3-thione moiety, has been widely studied as a cancer chemopreventive agent. Oltipraz and other novel 1,2-dithiole-3-thione congeners have the capability to prevent insulin resistance via AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation. Arachidonic acid (AA, a proinflammatory fatty acid) exerts a deleterious effect on mitochondria and promotes reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. This study investigated whether AA alone or in combination with iron (catalyst of autooxidation) causes ROS-mediated mitochondrial impairment, and if so, whether oltipraz and synthetic 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones protect mitochondria and cells against excess ROS produced by AA + iron. Oltipraz treatment effectively inhibited mitochondrial permeability transition promoted by AA + iron in HepG2 cells, thereby protecting cells from ROS-induced apoptosis. Oltipraz was found to attenuate apoptosis induced by rotenone (complex I inhibitor), but not that by antimycin A (complex III inhibitor), suggesting that the inhibition of AA-induced apoptosis by oltipraz might be associated with the electron transport system. AMPK activation by oltipraz contributed to cell survival, which was supported by the reversal of oltipraz's restoration of mitochondrial membrane potential by concomitant treatment of compound C. By the same token, an AMPK activator inhibited AA + iron-induced mitochondrial permeability transition with an increase in cell viability. Moreover, new 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones with the capability of AMPK activation protected cells from mitochondrial permeability transition and ROS overproduction induced by AA + iron. Our results demonstrate that oltipraz and new 1,2-dithiole-3-thiones are capable of protecting cells from AA + iron-induced ROS production and mitochondrial dysfunction, which may be associated with AMPK activation.

journal_name

Mol Pharmacol

journal_title

Molecular pharmacology

authors

Shin SM,Kim SG

doi

10.1124/mol.108.051128

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

242-53

issue

eissn

0026-895X

issn

1521-0111

pii

mol.108.051128

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Inhibition of arachidonic acid and iron-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis by oltipraz and novel 1,2-dithiole-3-thione congeners.