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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
Genistein, a natural isoflavone present in soybeans, is a potent agent in the prophylaxis and treatment of cancer. Addition of genistein to isolated rat liver mitochondria (RLM) induces swelling, loss of membrane potential and release of accumulated Ca2+. These changes are Ca2+-dependent and are prevented by cyclosporin A (CsA) and bongkrekic acid (BKA), two classical inhibitors of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). Induction of the MPT by genistein is accompanied by oxidation of thiol groups and pyridine nucleotides. The reducing agent dithioerythritol and the alkylating agent N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) completely prevent the opening of the transition pore, thereby emphasizing that the effect of the isoflavone correlates with the mitochondrial redox state. Further analyses showed that genistein induces the MPT by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) due to its interaction with the respiratory chain at the level of mitochondrial complex III.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Anti-Bacterial Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bongkrekic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chelating Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclosporine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dithiothreitol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Egtazic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ethylmaleimide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Genistein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Indicators and Reagents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ruthenium Red, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Uncoupling Agents
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:author
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction of genistein with the mitochondrial electron transport chain results in opening of the membrane transition pore.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Chimica Biologica, Istituto di Neuroscienze del C.N.R., Unità per lo Studio delle Biomembrane, Università di Padova, Via G. Colombo 3, 35121, Padova, Italy.