The glutathionyl radical formation in the reaction between manganese and glutathione and its neurotoxic implications.

Abstract:

:Electron spin resonance (ESR) spin trapping methodology has been used to study the reactions of manganese dusts with glutathione, employing alpha-(4-pyridyl-1-oxide)-N-tert-butyl-nitrone (PBN) and 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) as spin traps. The results show evidence for the glutathionyl radical formation in the reactions of both MnO2 and manganese (III) acetate with glutathione. Based on these experimental observations, we hypothesise that the mechanism of neurotoxic effects of manganese might be due to the fact that the generation of glutathionyl radicals depletes the glutathione pool and reduces the glutathione shield against free radical products of dopamine metabolism and manganese induced reactive oxygenated species.

journal_name

Med Hypotheses

journal_title

Medical hypotheses

authors

Shi XL,Dalal NS

doi

10.1016/0306-9877(90)90184-g

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-10-01 00:00:00

pages

83-7

issue

2

eissn

0306-9877

issn

1532-2777

pii

0306-9877(90)90184-G

journal_volume

33

pub_type

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