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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
This study was undertaken to determine whether bioavailable zinc can influence the effects of oxidative stress on cultured human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. RPE cells were maintained for 7 d in culture medium containing 14 microM total zinc, or in medium containing 0.55 microM total zinc. After 1 week, MTT assays were performed to determine the relative cytotoxicity of H2O2 or paraquat on RPE cells. Conjugated dienes and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured in RPE cells treated with 0, 0.5 mM H2O2, 10 microM FeSO4 + 0.5 mM H2O2 or 10 microM FeSO4 + xanthine/xanthine oxidase for 24 h or paraquat for 7 d. Oxidized proteins were determined by the formation of carbonyl residues. The antioxidants metallothionein, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase were also measured. The MTT assays showed that zinc protected cultured RPE from the toxicity of H2O2 and paraquat. RPE cells in 0.55 microM zinc medium contained higher levels of TBARS, conjugated dienes and protein carbonyls due to the oxidative stresses, compared to cells in 14 microM zinc. Catalase and MT content were reduced in cells cultured in 0.55 microM zinc medium and were reduced additionally when treated with above stresses. Superoxide dismutase activity increased in 0.55 microM zinc medium in response to these stresses. Our results show RPE cells cultured in zinc-reduced medium are more susceptible to oxidative insult.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0891-5849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
704-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Biological Availability, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Catalase, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Glutathione Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Hydrogen Peroxide, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Paraquat, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Pigment Epithelium of Eye, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Polystyrenes, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Polyvinyls, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Superoxide Dismutase, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances, pubmed-meshheading:10218660-Zinc
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Zinc protects against oxidative damage in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Sensory and Electrophysiology Research Unit, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA 70115, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.