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16141310

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-18
pubmed:abstractText
Sulfated polymannuroguluronate (SPMG) has entered the phase II clinical trial as the first anti-AIDS drug candidate in China. Herein, we report that SPMG was effective at protecting T lymphocytes against apoptosis. Further studies indicated that SPMG significantly elevated mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) of T cells; inhibited mitochondrial release of cytochrome c (cyto c) in T cells; enhanced the activities of mitochondrial enzyme complex I, III, and V; and subsequently increased ATP level and ATP/ADP ratio. In addition, SPMG potently suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in mitochondria at cellular level and scavenged free radicals in cell-free system. The molecular mechanism underlying the ATP-involved and ROS-dependent antiapoptosis of SPMG is characterized as having been caused by its engagement with mitochondrial import receptor and ADP/ATP carrier in T-cell outer and inner mitochondrial membrane, respectively. All these might shed new light on the understanding of anti-AIDS functions of SPMG by protecting T cells of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1716-27
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Sulfated polymannuroguluronate, a novel anti-AIDS drug candidate, inhibits T cell apoptosis by combating oxidative damage of mitochondria.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Marine Drug and Food Institute, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't