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18806309

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
The carcinostatic activities of selenium (Se) compounds have been shown to be composition and concentration dependent. Several studies have indicated that the ratios between glutathione (GSH) and Se may play an important role in Se catalysis and toxicity. The present study examined the catalytic effect of three selenium compounds on GSH oxidation using lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) as an indirect measure of superoxide generation. Various GSH:Se ratios were assayed for the glutathione oxidase activity of selenite, selenocystamine and diselenodipropionic acid. CL emitted from the reaction of selenite with GSH increased more rapidly and was greater than those from the diselenides, but the diselenide CL reactions were sustainable. Both selenite- and diselenide-induced CL were markedly suppressed by superoxide dismutase (SOD). Iodoacetic acid (IAc) effectively inhibited CL generated from selenite-, selenocystamine- and diselenodipropionic acid-catalyzed GSH oxidation. These results suggest that GSH oxidation catalyzed by selenite, and the diselenides selenocystamine and diselenodipropionic acid, generated the superoxide radical in which the CL was inhibited by SOD. Furthermore, CL inhibition by IAc suggests that the catalytic species producing superoxide were the GSSe(-) or RSe(-) anion. This redox chemistry may be responsible for selenite and organoselenium toxicity and apoptosis, making possible the design and synthesis of organoselenium-containing pharmaceuticals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0951-6433
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
55-66
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Oxidation of glutathione and superoxide generation by inorganic and organic selenium compounds.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA. jj.chen@unlv.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't