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The inhibitory effects of pure galloylglucose (1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose) on the respiratory chain of rat liver mitochondria were investigated. The respiratory control ratio (RCR) decreased by 50% on addition of 20 microM pentagalloylglucose to highly coupled mitochondria, but the adenosine-5'-diphosphate/oxygen (ADP/O) ratio decreased only slightly. The RCR disappeared and the ADP/O ratio could not be measured at concentrations of pentagalloylglucose above 30 microM. On the other hand, the uncoupler-induced oxygen consumption was also inhibited. These findings suggest that pentagalloylglucose at low concentrations inhibits the electron transport system to decrease the RCR, but scarcely impairs the membrane, practically retaining the coupled reaction, while at high concentrations it impairs the structural integrity of the mitochondrial membrane. Pentagalloylglucose competitively inhibited succinate dehydrogenase activity, and noncompetitively inhibited reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase and ubiquinol-1 oxidase activities of submitochondrial particles (SMP). However, it did not show significant inhibition of the cytochrome c oxidase activity of SMP. It is thus concluded that pentagalloylglucose, which is the lowest-molecular-weight component of tannic acid, exerts its effect on mitochondrial respiration and oxidative phosphorylation through action on the membrane and on succinate dehydrogenase, NADH dehydrogenase and cytochrome bc1 complex of mitochondria.
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PMID:The effects of 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucose on rat liver mitochondrial respiration. 263 Jan

The effects of idebenone (CV-2619) and its metabolites on respiratory activity and lipid peroxidation in isolated brain mitochondria from rats and dogs were studied. CV-2619 was easily reduced by canine brain mitochondria in the presence of respiratory substrates. Reduced CV-2619 (2H-CV-2619) was rapidly oxidized through the cytochrome b chain, indicating that the compound functioned simply as an electron carrier of mitochondrial respiratory system. Both nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH)- and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent lipid peroxidations were examined in canine brain mitochondria in the presence of adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and Fe3+. NADH-cytochrome c reductase activity was sensitive to NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation. CV-2619 (10(-5)M) strongly inhibited both types of the lipid peroxidation reactions and protected the resultant inactivation of the NADH-cytochrome c reductase activity. Activities of succinate oxidase in rat and canine brain mitochondria were virtually unaffected by CV-2619 and its metabolites (10(-5)-10(-6) M). On the other hand, CV-2619 markedly suppressed the state 3 respiration in glutamate oxidation in a dose dependent manner without any effect on the state 4 respiration and the ADP/O ratio in intact rat brain mitochondria. The inhibitory effect of CV-2619 was also observed in NADH-cytochrome c reductase, but not in NADH-2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCIP) and NADH-ubiquinone reductases in canine brain mitochondria. These facts and results of inhibitor analysis suggest that the action site of CV-2619 is NADH-linked complex I in the mitochondrial respiratory chain and is different from that of inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation such as rotenone, oligomycin and 2,4-dinitrophenol. Finally, the above findings suggest that CV-2619 acts as an electron carrier in respiratory chains and functions as an antioxidant against membrane damage caused by lipid peroxidation in brain mitochondria. It appears likely that the inhibition of oxygen consumption caused by CV-2619 is related to the effect on non-respiratory systems such as lipid peroxidation which also consumes oxygen.
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PMID:Effects of idebenone (CV-2619) and its metabolites on respiratory activity and lipid peroxidation in brain mitochondria from rats and dogs. 287 Nov 47

Effect of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+) on the activity of NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase was studied using mitochondria prepared from rat brains. At first, inhibition of oxygen consumption by MPP+ with pyruvate + malate or glutamate + malate as substrates was confirmed polarographically using a Clark-type oxygen electrode. Then, activity of NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase in the same samples used in polarography was assayed. Incubation of mitochondria with 0.05 mM of MPP+ together with glutamate, malate and ADP resulted in approximately 50% inhibition of NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase activity. Significance of the results was discussed with respect to the mechanism of neuronal degeneration by MPP+.
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PMID:Inhibition of mitochondrial NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase activity by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion. 310 19

We investigated mechanisms of mitochondrial phototoxicity caused by the cationic cyanine dye N,N'-bis(2-ethyl-1,3-dioxylene)kryptocyanine (EDKC), examining the role of the mitochondrial membrane potential on the dye uptake by carcinoma cells in vitro, and both the dark and photosensitizing effects of the dye on the function of isolated mouse liver mitochondria. When human bladder carcinoma cells (EJ) were pretreated with 2,4-dinitrophenol or nigericin, cellular uptake of EDKC decreased or increased, respectively, consistent with dye uptake that is dependent on membrane potentials. In isolated liver mitochondria, during NADH linked substrate oxidation (using glutamate plus malate or beta-hydroxybutyrate as substrates), low concentrations of the dye (0.25-0.5 microM) sensitized mitochondria to illumination with long wavelength light and inhibited both basal and ADP-stimulated respiration. Similar effects were observed during succinate oxidation, but only at higher concentrations of EDKC (greater than 5 microM) and at 10-fold greater light doses. NADH coenzyme Q reductase (Complex I) activity was inhibited by dye with or without light to an extent comparable to the inhibition of glutamate plus malate oxidation. Activity of cytochrome c oxidase, the terminal enzyme in the electron transport chain, was photosensitized with high dye doses (greater than 5 microM) and light, but the extent of inhibition was much less than the inhibition of respiration with succinate as substrate. ATP synthetase (F0F1 ATPase) activity was minimally affected by 4.0 microM EDKC with or without 24 J/cm2 light. We conclude that at low concentrations of dye, respiratory Complex I is a primary target for EDKC dark and light-induced toxicities. If Complex I is bypassed by using succinate as a respiratory substrate, the mitochondria can tolerate much higher dye concentrations and light doses.
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PMID:Mechanisms of mitochondrial photosensitization by the cationic dye, N,N-bis(2-ethyl-1,3-dioxylene)kryptocyanine (EDKC): preferential inactivation of complex I in the electron transport chain. 311 97

This is the first report on in vivo effects of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on mitochondrial respiration in mouse brain. C57/BL mice, injected with 40 mg/kg of MPTP subcutaneously, were sacrificed by cervical dislocation 5-6 h after the injection. Mitochondrial suspensions were prepared from whole brains. Mitochondrial respiration was studied polarographically. The state 3 respiration, i.e., the active respiration in the presence of tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle substrates and ADP with coupled phosphorylation of ADP to ATP, was significantly inhibited in mice treated with MPTP. This inhibition was prevented by pretreatment of mice with pargyline. Activity of mitochondrial NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase was also inhibited in mice treated with MPTP.
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PMID:Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) in mouse brain in vivo. 314 46

The effect of acute respiratory hypoxia in rats on mitochondrial respiration, adenine nucleotides and some amino acids of the heart was studied. The decrease in the total (ATP + ADP + AMP) and exchangeable (ATP + ADP) adenine nucleotide pool of the mitochondria was accompanied by a pronounced loss of state 3 respiration with glutamate plus malate and a slight decrease with succinate plus rothenone. The uncoupled respiration of mitochondria with glutamate and malate was decreased in the same degree as in the absence of 2,4-dinitrophenol. State 4 respiration with substrates of both types was unaffected by hypoxia. These data point to a hypoxia-induced impairment of complex I of the respiratory chain. The decrease of tissue and mitochondrial glutamate was accompanied by the elevation of alanine content in the heart and an increase in intramitochondrial aspartate. The ADP-stimulated respiration of mitochondria was correlated with mitochondrial glutamate and ATP as well as with exchangeable adenine nucleotide pools during hypoxia. The experimental results suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction induced by hypoxia may also be attributed to the low level of mitochondrial glutamate.
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PMID:[Relation between glutamate and adenine nucleotide levels of heart mitochondria during hypoxia]. 359 88

The effect of asphyxia and subsequent resumption of respiration on the content of adenine nucleotides and some amino acids in heart tissue and mitochondria, as well as respiration of heart mitochondria was studied in rats. The depression of cardiac contractile function during asphyxia showed a better correlation with losses in mitochondrial adenine nucleotides (ATP + ADP + AMP) than those in cardiac tissue. The decrease in the heart work index was accompanied by a decrease in state 3 respiration with glutamate and malate as well as uncoupled respiration with these substrates. This did not occur with succinate. Nonphosphorylating (state 4) respiratory rates and ADP/O ratios were slightly affected by asphyxia, when respiratory substrates of both types were used. The decreased level of glutamic acid in the tissue and mitochondria of asphyxic hearts was simultaneously observed with a significant increase of alanine in cardiac tissue and of aspartic acid in the mitochondria. The losses of intramitochondrial ATP and respiratory activity with NAD-dependent substrates during asphyxia were associated with a reduction of glutamic acid level in mitochondria. The recovery of cardiac function during resumption of respiration was related to the restoration of mitochondrial respiration supported by glutamate and malate, as well as to the restoration of mitochondrial adenine nucleotides and glutamic acid. The results suggest that the depression of cardiac function caused by acute respiratory hypoxia may be attributed to impairment of electron transport, particularly in complex I of the respiratory chain and changes in metabolism of glutamic acid.
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PMID:The relationship between the cardiac contractile function, adenine nucleotides and amino acids of cardiac tissue and mitochondria at acute respiratory hypoxia. 361 64

The effect of acute hypoxia on adenine nucleotides, glutamate, aspartate, alanine and respiration of heart mitochondria was studied in rats. The losses of intramitochondrial adenine nucleotides (ATP+ADP+AMP) during hypoxia were related to depression of state 3 respiration supported by glutamate and malate, as well as decrease in uncoupled respiration. Hypoxia had less prominent effect on succinate-dependent state 3 respiration. Non-phosphorylating (state 4) respiratory rates and ADP/O ratios were slightly affected by oxygen deprivation. Glutamate fall in tissue and mitochondria of hypoxic hearts was concomitant with significant increase in tissue alanine and mitochondrial aspartate. The losses of intramitochondrial ATP and respiratory activity with NAD-dependent substrates during hypoxia were related to a decrease in mitochondrial glutamate. The results suggest that hypoxia-induced impairment of complex I of respiratory chain and a loss of glutamate from the matrix may limit energy-producing capacity of heart mitochondria.
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PMID:Adenine nucleotides, glutamate and respiratory function of heart mitochondria during acute hypoxia. 375 8

We report the isolation of mitochondria from the endosperm of castor beans (Ricinus communis). These mitochondria oxidized succinate, external NADH, malate and pyruvate with respiratory-control and ADP/O ratios consistent with those found previously with mitochondria from other plant sources. The mitochondria exhibited considerable sensitivity to the electron-transport-chain inhibitors antimycin A and cyanide when oxidizing succinate and external NADH. Pyruvate-dependent O2 uptake was relatively insensitive to these inhibitors, although the residual O2 uptake could be inhibited by salicylhydroxamic acid. We conclude that a cyanide-insensitive alternative terminal oxidase is functional in these mitochondria. However, electrons from the succinate dehydrogenase or external NADH dehydrogenase seem to have no access to this pathway. There is little interconnection between the salicylhydroxamic acid-sensitive and cyanide-sensitive pathways of electron transport. alpha-Cyanocinnamate and its analogues, compound UK5099 [alpha-cyano-beta-(1-phenylindol-3-yl)acrylate] and alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate, were all found to be potent non-competitive inhibitors of pyruvate oxidation in castor-bean mitochondria. The accumulation of pyruvate by castor-bean mitochondria was determined by using a silicone-oil-centrifugation technique. The accumulation was shown to observe Michaelis-Menten kinetics, with a Km for pyruvate of 0.10 mM and a Vmax. of 0.95 nmol/min per mg of mitochondrial protein. However, the observed rates of pyruvate accumulation were insufficient to account for the pyruvate oxidation rates found in the oxygen-electrode studies. We were able to demonstrate that this is due to the immediate export of the accumulated radiolabel in the form of malate and citrate. Compound UK5099 inhibited the accumulation of [2-14C]pyruvate by castor-bean mitochondria at concentrations similar to those required to inhibit pyruvate oxidation.
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PMID:Pyruvate metabolism in castor-bean mitochondria. 381 77

A 15-year-old girl presented with recurrent encephalopathic episodes, epilepsy, myopathy and chronic lactic acidosis. A muscle biopsy revealed the presence of ragged red fibres and mitochondria with paracrystalline inclusions. Biochemical studies on freshly isolated skeletal muscle mitochondria demonstrated a deficiency of NADH-CoQ reductase activity. Investigation of her gastrocnemius muscle at rest by phosphorus nuclear magnetic resonance displayed a reduced phosphocreatine concentration with elevated levels of inorganic phosphate and ADP. Abnormalities were also apparent in her brain spectrum. It is therefore possible that the mitochondrial defect present in skeletal muscle is also being expressed in the brain.
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PMID:A mitochondrial encephalomyopathy. A combined 31P magnetic resonance and biochemical investigation. 408 16


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