Interaction between sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate and the adriamycin semiquinone free radical: A possible mechanism for antagonizing adriamycin-induced cardiotoxity

Adriamycin (ADR) is a powerful and widely used antitumor drug, but its dose dependent cardiotoxicity limits its application. This side effect is believed to be caused by the adriamycin semiquinone free radical (ASFR). The primary focus of this work is to test effects of sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate (STS) on ASFR and adriamycin–induced lipid peroxidation. It was found that ADR, whether in the system of heart homogenate, heart mitochondria or heart submitochondria, with NADH as the substrate or in xanthine/xanthine oxidase under anaerobic conditions, all produced ASFR rapidly. STS was shown to effectively scavenge ASFR in all these systems and postpone the appearance of ASFR. The delayed time was proportional to the amount of STS. Under aerobic conditions, ASFR could be oxidized to generate oxygen free radicals. STS could not scavenge these oxygen free radicals, but it could effectively scavenge lipid free radicals generated from membrane lipid peroxidation of heart mitochondria. STS could significantly reduce mitochondrial swelling and lipid peroxidation induced by ADR. Animal experiments show that treatment of STS could inhibit endogenous lipid peroxidation caused by ADR. Here, a protective mechanism of STS is suggested that STS can rapidly and univalently oxidize ASFR, causing the cycle of adriamycin between its quinone form and semiquinone form and inhibiting the accumulation of ASFR. Under aerobic condition, STS can protect heart mitochondria by scavenging lipid free radicals generated from adriamycin-induced mitochondrial lipid peroxidation. This investigation shows that STS may be a physiological drug to antagonize the cardiotoxicity of ADR.     

ESR方法检测竹红菌素的半醌负离子自由基

从顺磁共振波谱检测到通过竹红菌素的光诱导还原和基态竹红菌素跟脂肪胺的电子转移两条途径所得到的自由基信号, 并由电化学还原得到同一自由基, 确认它为半醌负离子自由基。竹红菌素溶液中加入芳香胺观察不到ESR信号。它的3,10位上与醌基相邻近的羟基离解以后, 无论在基态还是在激发态都观察不到ESR信号。此外, 还从吸收光谱观察到半醌负离子自由基吸收以及竹红菌素跟脂肪胺之间的相互作用。     

某些还原性生物分子对竹红菌甲素敏化产生^1O~2的抑制作用

存在还原性的生物分子如甲硫氨酸、尿酸和 还原性谷胱甘肽时,竹红菌甲素经受单电子还原形成甲素的半醌自由基、在去氧溶液中观察到了 甲素半醌负离子自由基的ESR信号.在充氧的溶液中检测到了超氧负离子自由基.还原剂的存在降低了单重态氧的生成并引起超氧负离子自由基的生成.     

胶束微环境下光解苯半醌负离子基的CIDEP研究

用高时间分辨电子自旋共振(TRESR)波谱仪, 研究对苯醌(PBQ)在不同的介质中光解苯半醌自由基的化学诱导动态电子自旋极化(CIDEP)。实验结果指出, 在乙二醇溶液中得到苯半醌自由基(PBQH)和以碳为中心的自由基R(OH)2。在乙二醇/水溶液中, 得到以PBQH的六条峰为主的谱线图, 然后在该体系中随着加入表面活性剂TX-100, AOT的浓度增加, 苯半醌负离子基(PBQ^-)的谱线强度增加, 而PBQH的谱线减弱直至消失。本文从自由基所处微环境性质出发, 讨论其极化传递机理和有关物理化学性质。     

竹红菌甲素半醌自由基的变化特点

通过研究竹红菌甲素半醌负离子自由基衰减的动力学,建立了甲素半醌自由基在624nm的可见吸收强度和ESR信号强度的平行关系.在624nm的可见吸收属于甲素半醌自由基的吸收.这个研究结果对研究甲素的半醌自由基具有实用意义.讨论了还原型谷胱甘肽存在下光诱导所产生的甲素 半醒自由基的衰变特点.