Effect of disulfiram eye drops on lipid peroxide formation via excessive nitric oxide in lenses of hereditary cataract ICR/f rats.

Abstract:

:The ICR/f rat is a recessive-type hereditary cataractous strain, and opacity in the lens usually becomes evident at around 75 d of age. We previously found that the instillation of eye drops containing a disulfiram and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin inclusion complex (DSF eye drops) delays lens opacification in ICR/f rats. In this study, we attempted to clarify the mechanisms of the delaying effect of DSF eye drops on cataract development in ICR/f rats. The calcium ion (Ca2+) content in the lenses of ICR/f rats increases at 77 d of age, and this elevation is preceded by a decrease in Ca2+-ATPase activity. On the other hand, the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and lipid peroxide (LPO) also increase in the lenses of ICR/f rats at 63 d of age, while the lenses are still transparent. The instillation of DSF eye drops reduces the changes in Ca2+ content, Ca2+-ATPase activity, NO and LPO levels in the lenses of ICR/f rats. The present study demonstrates that excessive NO production induces the increase in LPO, which causes the decrease in Ca2+-ATPase activity, and the increase in Ca2+ content in the lenses of ICR/f rat during cataract development. DSF eye drops have the ability to attenuate the increase in the NO and LPO levels, resulting in a delay in cataract development.

journal_name

Biol Pharm Bull

authors

Nagai N,Ito Y,Takeuchi N

doi

10.1248/bpb.31.981

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-05-01 00:00:00

pages

981-5

issue

5

eissn

0918-6158

issn

1347-5215

pii

JST.JSTAGE/bpb/31.981

journal_volume

31

pub_type

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