Abstract:
:The effect of DOPA and glutathione (GSH) on enzyme systems for 5-S-cysteinyl-DOPA (5SCD) genesis in murine melanoma cells cultured in tyrosine- and cystine-free medium were studied. DOPA at its optimum concentration (10(-5) M) when added alone did not alter tyrosinase, glutathione-S-transferase or gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities. In the presence of GSH at its optimum concentration (10(-5) M), DOPA loading did not cause any significant changes in tyrosinase or glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activities. This indicates that the higher 5SCD levels observed in the medium because of DOPA loading in the GSH dependent system results from increased substrate availability rather than the increased enzyme activity. An acute drop in 5SCD at DOPA concentrations above 10(-5) M observed in the GSH dependent system may be due to the inhibition of tyrosinase at high substrate concentrations (10(-4) M). Conversely, in the presence of DOPA, when GSH was increased, the resultant higher production of 5SCD could be explained by the increased activity of GST. When added alone, GSH (10(-5) M) caused a significant increase in GST (approximately 125%) and gamma-GTP (approximately 50%) activities. A drop in 5SCD in the medium when GSH was added beyond its optimum concentration (10(-5) M) in the DOPA-dependent system could be due to competitive inhibition of gamma-GTP by GSH. The data demonstrate that 5SCD genesis may be enhanced due to the accumulation of cytotoxic melanin precursors such as DOPA/DOPA quinone. The relative quantities of GSH at the sites of DOPA quinone formation and the levels of its metabolising enzymes can influence the type of product formed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
journal_name
J Dermatol Scijournal_title
Journal of dermatological scienceauthors
Chakraborty AK,Ichihashi M,Mishima Ydoi
10.1016/0923-1811(91)90025-ssubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
329-35issue
5eissn
0923-1811issn
1873-569Xpii
0923-1811(91)90025-Sjournal_volume
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