The mucoactive drug S-carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate (S-CMC-Lys) stimulates glutathione (GSH) efflux from respiratory cells. Since GSH is one of the most important redox regulatory mechanisms, the aim of this study was to evaluate the S-CMC-Lys effects on GSH efflux and intracellular concentration during an oxidative stress induced by the hydroxyl radical (center dot OH). Experiments were performed on cultured human respiratory WI-26VA4 cells by means of patch-clamp experiments in whole-cell configuration and of fluorimetric analyses at confocal microscope. center dot OH exposure induced an irreversible inhibition of the GSH and chloride currents that was prevented if the cells were incubated with S-CMC-Lys. In this instance, the currents were inhibited by the specific blocker CFTRinh-172. CFT1-C2 cells, which lack a functional CFTR channel, were not responsive to S-CMC-Lys, but the stimulatory effect of the drug was restored in LCFSN-infected CFT1 cells, functionally corrected to express CFTR. Fluorimetric measurements performed on the S-CMC-Lys-incubated cells revealed a significant increase of the GSH concentration that was completely hindered after oxidative stress and abolished by CFTRinh-172. The cellular content of reactive oxygen species was significantly lower in the S-CMC-Lystreated cells either before or after center dot OH exposure. As a conclusion, S-CMC-Lys could exert a protective function during oxidative stress, therefore preventing or reducing the ROS-mediated inflammatory response.

S-CMC-Lys Protective Effects on Human Respiratory Cells During Oxidative Stress / M.L. Garavaglia, E. Bononi, S. Dossena, A. Mondini, C. Bazzini, L. Lanata, R. Balsamo, M. Bagnasco, M. Conese, G. Bottà, M. Paulmichl, G. Meyer. - In: CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1015-8987. - 22:5-6(2008), pp. 455-464.

S-CMC-Lys Protective Effects on Human Respiratory Cells During Oxidative Stress

M.L. Garavaglia
Primo
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E. Bononi
Secondo
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S. Dossena;A. Mondini;C. Bazzini;G. Bottà;M. Paulmichl
Penultimo
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G. Meyer
Ultimo
2008

Abstract

The mucoactive drug S-carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate (S-CMC-Lys) stimulates glutathione (GSH) efflux from respiratory cells. Since GSH is one of the most important redox regulatory mechanisms, the aim of this study was to evaluate the S-CMC-Lys effects on GSH efflux and intracellular concentration during an oxidative stress induced by the hydroxyl radical (center dot OH). Experiments were performed on cultured human respiratory WI-26VA4 cells by means of patch-clamp experiments in whole-cell configuration and of fluorimetric analyses at confocal microscope. center dot OH exposure induced an irreversible inhibition of the GSH and chloride currents that was prevented if the cells were incubated with S-CMC-Lys. In this instance, the currents were inhibited by the specific blocker CFTRinh-172. CFT1-C2 cells, which lack a functional CFTR channel, were not responsive to S-CMC-Lys, but the stimulatory effect of the drug was restored in LCFSN-infected CFT1 cells, functionally corrected to express CFTR. Fluorimetric measurements performed on the S-CMC-Lys-incubated cells revealed a significant increase of the GSH concentration that was completely hindered after oxidative stress and abolished by CFTRinh-172. The cellular content of reactive oxygen species was significantly lower in the S-CMC-Lystreated cells either before or after center dot OH exposure. As a conclusion, S-CMC-Lys could exert a protective function during oxidative stress, therefore preventing or reducing the ROS-mediated inflammatory response.
CFTR ; Glutathione ; Oxidative stress ; S-carbocysteine lysine salt monohydrate
Settore BIO/09 - Fisiologia
2008
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