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Diffusion of singlet oxygen into human bronchial epithelial cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3030447     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The respiratory epithelium undergoes morphological and functional changes following exposure to single oxygen. However, mechanisms by which singlet oxygen causes cellular injury are unclear. The present experiments were designed to investigate the possibility that singlet oxygen, a highly reactive species, diffuses into respiratory epithelial cells. Of the various methods for detection of singlet oxygen, the electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometric technique was judged to be most compatible and sensitive for use with cell suspensions. ESR spectrometry was used to monitor the singlet oxygen-mediated conversion of 2-(9,10-dimethoxyanthracenyl)-tert-butylhydroxylamine, (I), to 2-(9,10-dimethoxyanthracenyl)-tert-butylnitroxide, (II), and its corresponding endoperoxide, (III), in human bronchial epithelial cells treated with extracellularly generated singlet oxygen. In a second series of experiments, bronchial epithelial cells labeled with (I) were treated with singlet oxygen in the presence of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, a singlet oxygen quenching agent. The addition of this quenching agent eliminated the ESR spectrum corresponding with (II) and (III). This result is consistent with the quenching of singlet oxygen by 1.4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane. Collectively, our results indicate that extracellularly generated singlet oxygen diffuses into human bronchial epithelial cells and that this process is a potentially important step in the cytotoxic action of singlet oxygen to the respiratory epithelium.
Authors:
A C Nye; G M Rosen; E W Gabrielson; J F Keana; V S Prabhu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimica et biophysica acta     Volume:  928     ISSN:  0006-3002     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochim. Biophys. Acta     Publication Date:  1987 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-05-13     Completed Date:  1987-05-13     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0217513     Medline TA:  Biochim Biophys Acta     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anthracenes / diagnostic use
Bronchi / metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Deuterium
Diffusion
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Epithelium / metabolism
Free Radicals
Humans
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxygen / metabolism*
Spin Labels
Superoxides / metabolism
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
GM 27137/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS; HL 33550/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anthracenes; 0/Free Radicals; 0/Spin Labels; 103438-73-9/N-hydroxytryptacene; 11062-77-4/Superoxides; 7782-39-0/Deuterium; 7782-44-7/Oxygen; 97634-97-4/2-(9,10-dimethoxyanthracenyl)-tert-butylhydroxylamine

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