EVALUATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES OF THYROID-HORMONES AND PROPYLTHIOURACIL IN THE BRAIN-HOMOGENATE AUTOXIDATION SYSTEM AND IN THE FREE RADICAL-MEDIATED OXIDATION OF ERYTHROCYTE-MEMBRANES

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作者
FAURE, M [1 ]
LISSI, EA [1 ]
VIDELA, LA [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CHILE, FAC MED, DEPT CIENCIAS BIOL, UNIDAD BIOQUIM, SANTIAGO, CHILE
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10.1016/0009-2797(91)90072-F
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The antioxidant capacity of thyroid hormones and the antithyroid drug propylthiouracil was studied in three model systems, namely, autoxidation of rat brain homogenates and oxidation of rat erythrocyte plasma membranes (EPM) induced by either 2,2'-azobis-(2-amidinopropane) (AAP) thermolysis or by gamma irradiation. Thyroid hormones significantly inhibited the development of lipid peroxidation in these systems at micromolar concentrations, as assessed either by visible light emission, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances accumulation or oxygen uptake. This behaviour was not observed when L-3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) were assayed at nanomolar concentrations. In EPM exposed to AAP or gamma irradiation, propylthiouracil inhibited the induced lipid peroxidation, with Q1/2 values of 112-150-mu-M. It is concluded that the antioxidant capacity of thyroid hormones found in vitro may not be of relevance in physiological conditions, which exhibit variations of T3 and T4 levels in the nanomolar range. On the other hand, the behaviour of propylthiouracil as an inibitor of EPM lipid peroxidation is observed at concentrations close to the therapeutic levels, thus representing a possible complementary action to its antithyroid activity.
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