Regulation of collagen synthesis by ascorbic acid: Characterization of the role of ascorbate-stimulated lipid peroxidation

Autor: Joel S. Gordon, Richard A. Berg, L. J. Hendricks, P.A. Falkenstein, Jeffrey C. Geesin
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 290:127-132
ISSN: 0003-9861
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(91)90598-d
Popis: Recently, we have described the ability of traditional lipid peroxidation inhibitors to inhibit ascorbate-stimulated collagen synthesis. In order to characterize further this effect, we have tested the ability of known and potential inhibitors of lipid peroxidation for their effects on ascorbate-stimulated collagen synthesis and lipid peroxidation. In our experiments, mannitol, a water soluble antioxidant, had no effect on ascorbate-induced collagen synthesis nor on lipid peroxidation. However, alpha-tocopherol, which is a lipophilic antioxidant, inhibited both effects of ascorbate. Superoxide dismutase, catalase, and their polyethylene glycol conjugate forms did not inhibit the ascorbate-stimulated collagen synthesis or lipid peroxidation. In addition, no effect was seen with the oxygen radical scavengers isopropanol, ethanol, or dimethyl sulfoxide. Two iron chelators, o-phenanthroline and alpha,alpha-dipyridyl, both inhibited ascorbate-induced lipid peroxidation and collagen synthesis, consistent with the previously described iron-dependence of lipid peroxidation by ascorbate. These results support a correlation between collagen synthesis and lipid peroxidation and provide a theory for the mechanism of ascorbic acid regulation of collagen synthesis.
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