Cellular effects of peptide and protein hydroperoxides

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cellular effects of peptide and protein hydroperoxides

AU - Rahmanto, Aldwin Suryo

AU - Morgan, Philip E

AU - Hawkins, Clare Louise

AU - Davies, Michael Jonathan

N1 - Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

PY - 2010/4/15

Y1 - 2010/4/15

N2 - Hydroperoxides are major products of the reactions of radicals and singlet oxygen with amino acids, peptides, and proteins. These species can generate radicals in the presence of metal ions and oxidize thiols via nonradical reactions, but the effects of these materials on cells are poorly understood. In this study the exposure of murine macrophage-like cells to preformed peptide or protein hydroperoxides is shown to result in hydroperoxide consumption and cellular thiol oxidation; these effects precede loss of cell viability. N-acetyltryptophan methyl ester hydroperoxides, but not the decomposed species, decreased total cellular thiols and GSH, with the latter occurring more rapidly. Time-dependent inhibition of lysosomal cathepsins B and L was also observed, together with diminished caspase 3/7 activity. A number of other cytosolic thiol- and non-thiol-dependent enzymes were not affected significantly. Hydroperoxides formed on BSA did not deplete total thiols or GSH within cells, although such reactions are rapid in model systems. In contrast, selective inhibition of cathepsins B and L (but not cathepsin D or arylsulfatase) of the endosomal-lysosomal system was detected, consistent with localization within these compartments. Decomposed BSA hydroperoxides did not induce these effects, indicating a requirement for the hydroperoxide group. The differences between these hydroperoxides are ascribed to their mechanisms of penetration into cells. Overall these studies provide valuable data on the initial cellular events arising from exposure to exogenous protein and amino acid peroxides and indicate that cellular thiols are a major target. This selective oxidation may modulate cellular redox balance and subsequent cell behavior.

AB - Hydroperoxides are major products of the reactions of radicals and singlet oxygen with amino acids, peptides, and proteins. These species can generate radicals in the presence of metal ions and oxidize thiols via nonradical reactions, but the effects of these materials on cells are poorly understood. In this study the exposure of murine macrophage-like cells to preformed peptide or protein hydroperoxides is shown to result in hydroperoxide consumption and cellular thiol oxidation; these effects precede loss of cell viability. N-acetyltryptophan methyl ester hydroperoxides, but not the decomposed species, decreased total cellular thiols and GSH, with the latter occurring more rapidly. Time-dependent inhibition of lysosomal cathepsins B and L was also observed, together with diminished caspase 3/7 activity. A number of other cytosolic thiol- and non-thiol-dependent enzymes were not affected significantly. Hydroperoxides formed on BSA did not deplete total thiols or GSH within cells, although such reactions are rapid in model systems. In contrast, selective inhibition of cathepsins B and L (but not cathepsin D or arylsulfatase) of the endosomal-lysosomal system was detected, consistent with localization within these compartments. Decomposed BSA hydroperoxides did not induce these effects, indicating a requirement for the hydroperoxide group. The differences between these hydroperoxides are ascribed to their mechanisms of penetration into cells. Overall these studies provide valuable data on the initial cellular events arising from exposure to exogenous protein and amino acid peroxides and indicate that cellular thiols are a major target. This selective oxidation may modulate cellular redox balance and subsequent cell behavior.

KW - Animals

KW - Apoptosis

KW - Cathepsin B

KW - Cathepsin L

KW - Cell Line

KW - Cell Survival

KW - Glutathione

KW - Glutathione Disulfide

KW - Macrophages

KW - Mice

KW - Peptides

KW - Peroxides

KW - Proteins

KW - Serum Albumin, Bovine

KW - Sulfhydryl Compounds

KW - Tryptophan

U2 - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.01.025

DO - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.01.025

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 20109544

SN - 0891-5849

VL - 48

SP - 1071

EP - 1078

JO - Free Radical Biology & Medicine

JF - Free Radical Biology & Medicine

IS - 8

ER -