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Query: EC:1.3.5.1 (succinate dehydrogenase)
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1. The hepatotoxic effects of heroin and methadone, and the effect of ethanol on opioid-induced hepatotoxicity, have been investigated in human cultured hepatocytes. Hepatocytes pretreated with 50 and 100 mM ethanol were exposed to increasing concentrations of heroin and methadone. 2. Cytotoxicity was evaluated by measuring leakage of intracellular lactate dehydrogenase, and by assessment of hepatocyte mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase. The half-maximal cytotoxic concentration of heroin for human hepatocytes (TC50) was decreased by 70-55% by pre-exposure to 50 mM ethanol, and that for methadone was decreased by 60-40%. 3. Metabolic functions of human hepatocytes were significantly impaired at concentrations of opioids that had shown little cytotoxicity. Ethanol potentiated opioid-induced hepatotoxicity; concentrations of heroin and methadone that had little or no effect on hepatocyte metabolism in the absence of ethanol caused a significant decrease in urea synthesis rate, metabolism of glycogen and depletion of the intracellular GSH pool after ethanol pretreatment. 4. The increase in toxicity of heroin and methadone produced by ethanol is concomitant with a 40% increase in cytochrome P-450 levels of the pretreated hepatocytes.
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PMID:Potentiation of heroin and methadone hepatotoxicity by ethanol: an in vitro study using cultured human hepatocytes. 152 68

The biochemical characteristics of the electron transfer chain are evaluated in purified non-synaptic ("free") mitochondria from the forebrain of 60-week-old rats weekly subjected to peroxidative stress (once, twice, or three times) by the electrophilic prooxidant 2-cyclohexene-1-one. The following parameters are evaluated: (a) content of respiratory components, namely ubiquinone, cytochrome b, cytochrome c1, cytochrome c; (b) specific activity of enzymes, namely citrate synthase, succinate dehydrogenase, rotenone-sensitive NADH: cytochrome c reductase, cytochrome oxidase; (c) concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH). Before the first peroxidative stress induction, the rats are administered for 8 weeks by intraperitoneal injection of vehicle, papaverine, delta-yohimbine, almitrine or hopanthenate. The rats are treated also during the week(s) before the second or third peroxidative stress. The cerebral peroxidative stress induces: (a) initially, a decrease in brain GSH concentration concomitant with a decrease in the mitochondrial activity of cytochrome oxidase of aa3-type (complex IV), without changes in ubiquinone and cytochrome b populations; (b) subsequently, an alteration in the transfer molecule cytochrome c and, finally, in rotenone-sensitive NADH-cytochrome c reductase (complex I) and succinate dehydrogenase (complex II). The selective sensitivity of the chain components to peroxidative stress is supported by the effects of the concomitant subchronic treatment with agents acting at different biochemical steps. In fact, almitrine sets limits to its effects at cytochrome c content and aa3-type cytochrome oxidase activity, while delta-yohimbine sets limits to its effects at the level of tricarboxylic acid cycle (citrate synthase) and/or of intermediary between tricarboxylic acid cycle and complex II (succinate dehydrogenase).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Sequential damage in mitochondrial complexes by peroxidative stress. 166 94

The enzyme activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPO) with cumenehydroperoxide (cumene-OOH) and H2O2 as substrates, glutathione-S-transferase (GSH-S-T) with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) as substrate, phosphofructokinase (PFK) and succinate dehydrogenase (SuDH) were determined for months 1 through 9 of pregnancy in the basal and peripheral sections of the corpora lutea graviditatis of Holstein-Frisean cows. The concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) was simultaneously measured in these tissue sections. Substantial topographical differences were apparent in the enzyme activities. GPO and GSH-S-T showed activity differences during the course of pregnancy. During the 2nd month of pregnancy, minimal values for the activity of cytoplasmic GPO were observed in the basal areas. The cytoplasmic GPO in the peripheral areas displayed a contrasting dynamic with maximal values during the 6th month. GSH-S-T activities in basal and peripheral tissues appeared similar. GPO activities with H2O2 as substrate, likewise, displayed similar courses of activity in both tissue localizations. SuDH was more active in the peripheral than in the basal area. The activity of PFK displayed just the reverse course. The concentration of GSH in the peripheral area was not higher than in basal area.
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PMID:Biochemical parameters in various sections of bovine corpora lutea graviditatis during the course of pregnancy. 252 8

In an effort to examine cellular responses to cadmium insult a bovine kidney cell line was used to monitor select cell functions for toxicity related alterations. Cadmium concentrations used ranged between 0.2 and 2.5 microM CdCl2 and elicited 0-85% cytotoxicity (cell attachment); 24-h incubations were used for all studies. Toxicity related inhibition of leucine incorporation into cellular protein and thymidine incorporation into DNA was noted. Decreases in protein synthesis activity closely paralleled the cytotoxicity profile; DNA synthesis was a less sensitive indicator to toxicity. K+-dependent phosphatase (KP), acid phosphatase (AP) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) were monitored in surviving cells and in a cell-free system. Significant inhibitions were detected for all enzyme activities following a 24 h culture with cadmium. KP and AP were most sensitive. In the cell-free system KP was significantly inhibited with 0.1 microM cadmium; AP and SDH were either unchanged or sensitive only at concentrations of 100 microM cadmium or greater. Reduced glutathione (GSH) concentration in surviving cells was elevated up to 7-fold over control cultures. The elevation occurred in a progressive toxicity-related manner.
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PMID:Cytotoxicity related changes in biochemical cell function following in vitro cadmium treatment. 298 56

Histochemical alterations of acute and chronic doxorubicin (DOX) cardiotoxicity in the mouse were assessed by the localization of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), coenzyme Q10 (CoQ), cytochrome oxidase (COX), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), reduced glutathione (GSH), and intracellular calcium. Isolated myocytes intensely stained for calcium were found at 72 and 120 h under the acute protocol; altered staining patterns of SDH, CoQ, and COX, were evident at 120 h. Chronically, two patterns of intracellular calcium staining were evident: (1) intensely stained myocytes as found in the acute protocol; and (2) multiple discrete intracellular deposits suggestive of mitochondrial localization. Altered staining patterns of SDH, CoQ, COX, CPK, and LDH under the chronic protocol were only seen after abnormal staining was evident in trichrome stained sections. The presence of characteristic vacuolated myocardial cells in both acute and chronic protocols was confirmed by one micron epon-embedded toluidine blue stained sections and electron microscopy. These histochemical findings suggest that DOX alters the functional integrity of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzymes in the myocardial cell.
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PMID:Histochemical alterations of acute and chronic doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. 667 10

The diurnal rhythms of the microsomal flavoprotein NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity, of diaphorase and of succinic dehydrogenase are presented. Minimum levels are ascertained at 09(00), maximum levels at 21(00). The concentration of mitochondrial radicals as a function of the time of day is also demonstrated. Here too the minimum is at 09(00) and the maximum between 15(00) and 21(00). On the other hand, GSH levels are found to be high between 09(00) and 12(00) and low in the evening. Thus a causative relationship between the concentration of cellular radicals, which originate in flavin enzymes, and the concentration of the tripeptide glutathione is assumed.
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PMID:Flavin enzymes, mitochondrial radicals and reduced glutathione in daily rhythmic dependency. 677 1

Tertiary butyl alcohol and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) are known to be contaminants in drinking water. In order to evaluate the interactive toxicity of t-butyl alcohol (TBA) with TCA, young male Wistar rats were dosed through water at a dose level of TBA (0.5% v/v), 25 ppm TCA and a combined dose of TBA+TCA (0.5% v/v TBA, 25 ppm TCA) for a period of 10 weeks ad libitum and were maintained on normal diet. The control animals received plain water and normal diet. There was remarkable loss of body weight and significantly decreased liver triglycerides in the treatment groups in the order of TBA+TCA, TCA, TBA and increased liver weights were observed. Serum succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) levels were significantly increased in TCA- and TBA+TCA-treated groups. There was no significant change in serum alanine (GPT), aspartate (GOT) aminotransferase, serum alkaline (ALP) and acid (ACP) phosphatase levels as well as liver glutathione (GSH) and liver and serum cholesterol levels in the treated groups. But serum triglycerides, liver glycogen, serum glucose (only in TBA- and TCA-treated animals) were significantly high in the treated groups. Lipid peroxidation measured by diene conjugation was significant in TBA+TCA-treated group and kidney GSH levels were significantly low in the treated groups. These results show that interaction of TBA+TCA does bring about alteration in biochemical parameters which may play a pivotal role in toxic responses on long-term exposure.
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PMID:Administration of subtoxic doses of t-butyl alcohol and trichloroacetic acid to male Wistar rats to study the interactive toxicity. 748 97

Oxidative stress is associated with the formation of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) in the cells, which can form mixed disulfide with proteins leading to alteration of their function. The present study looks at the effect of in vitro exposure of GSSG on intestinal mitochondria and brush border membrane (BBM). Incubation with 1 mM GSSG increased the protein bound GSH in mitochondria by 15-fold. This was associated with loss of activity of certain mitochondrial enzymes such as succinic dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, total ATPase and NADH dehydrogenase whereas NADH oxidase was not affected. A similar treatment of BBMV with GSSG increased the protein bound GSH by 4.7-fold without altering its enzyme activity. Exposure to GSSG had no effect on the Na(+)-dependent glucose transport by BBMV. These studies suggest that GSSG formed during oxidative stress may modify thiol groups in proteins by forming mixed disulfides leading to functional alteration of certain cellular proteins.
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PMID:Effect of oxidized glutathione on intestinal mitochondria and brush border membrane. 767 Nov 37

Studies from our laboratory have shown that short-term ethanol exposure inhibits epidermal growth factor-dependent replication of cultured fetal rat hepatocytes, along with a drop in ATP level, and that these effects could be caused, at least in part, by ethanol-induced oxidative stress. In these prior studies, mitochondrial morphology was abnormal and membrane lipid peroxidation products were increased, along with reduced transmembrane potential and enhanced permeability to sucrose. To define the effects of ethanol on mitochondrial function further, the present study examines the impact of ethanol exposure on mitochondrial electron transport chain components. A 24-hr exposure of cultured fetal rat hepatocytes to ethanol (2.5 mg/ml) reduced mitochondrial complex I activity by 16% (p < 0.05), complex IV by 28% (p < 0.05), and succinate dehydrogenase by 23% (p < 0.05). This reduction was paralleled by lower ADP translocase activity (24%, p < 0.05) and diminished mitochondrial glutathione (GSH) (20%, p < 0.05). Pretreatment with 0.1 mM S-adenosyl methionine, before ethanol exposure, normalized mitochondrial GSH along with activities of complex I, complex IV, and succinate dehydrogenase. A 3-hr exposure of isolated mitochondria (which do not metabolize ethanol) to ethanol (2.5 mg/ml), inhibited the activities of complex I (19%, p < 0.05), complex IV (24%, p < 0.05), and of ATP synthesis (20%, p < 0.05).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Effect of acute ethanol exposure on cultured fetal rat hepatocytes: relation to mitochondrial function. 769 41

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), has been demonstrated to cause selective neurotoxicity by inhibiting complex I in mitochondria, through its toxic metabolite 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP+) which is formed during the bioactivation of MPTP by monoamine oxidase B. In this report, we have evaluated the effect of MPP+ on the 4 mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes by incubating brain mitochondria of mice at 3 different age groups with MPP+ (200 microM) and monitoring enzyme activities of complexes I, II, III, and IV at 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, and 120 min. Complexes I, III, and IV showed significant inhibition within 15 min in all the age groups studied, followed by some recovery in enzyme activities upon further incubation for complexes I and IV. However, complex II was not affected by MPP+ at any age. Our data suggest that inhibition of complexes I, III, and IV by MPP+ efficiently restrict the transport of electrons down the respiratory chain which ultimately leads to decreased ATP production. This could further aggravate oxidative stress as ATP is required for the synthesis of glutathione (GSH), one of the important scavengers of free radicals. In this study, inhibition was more severe in mitochondrial preparations from older rather than younger mice. Additionally, young animals showed faster recovery following inhibition than old animals for complex I. Impaired respiratory chain function in older animals compared to younger ones supports the hypothesis of accumulation of age-related mitochondrial DNA mutations which partly encode for subunits of complexes I, III, and IV. From this study, it seems that inhibition of complexes I, III, and IV may be the underlying cause of neurotoxicity due to MPP+ which could be intensified by age-associated dysfunction of electron transport.
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PMID:MPP(+)-induced neurotoxicity in mouse is age-dependent: evidenced by the selective inhibition of complexes of electron transport. 873 16


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