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In vitro antioxidant properties of calpain inhibitors: leupeptin and calpain inhibitor-1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12643443     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The aim of this study was 1/ to assess the efficacy of calpain inhibitors: leupeptin and calpain inhibitor-1, to inhibit calpain activity in vitro, 2/ to measure the scavenging abilities of these compounds against free radicals. The efficacy of calpain inhibitors to block calpain activity was tested with azocasein as a substrate for calpain. Leupeptin and calpain inhibitor-1 inhibited calpain activity in the same range of concentrations, the IC50 being 0.14 microM and 0.09 microM, respectively. We measured the antioxidant properties of leupeptin and calpain inhibitor-1 using the allophycocyans assay after identification offree radical species produced by the complex H2O2 + Cu(++). Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spin-trapping studies performed by using DMPO showed that a quartet signal (hyperfine couplings aN = aH = 14.9 G) arisen from DMPO-OH was formed. We found a correlation between leupeptin concentration and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) values (r2 = 0.975) indicating an in vivo antioxidant capacity. In contrast, calpain inhibitor-1 showed no protection. In conclusion, our findings indicate that leupeptin and calpain inhibitor-1 are equipotent inhibitors on calpain activity but exhibit diffrent antioxidant efficacy.
Authors:
Caroline Perrin; Catherine Vergely; Marianne Zeller; Luc Rochette
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France)     Volume:  48 Online Pub     ISSN:  0145-5680     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell. Mol. Biol. (Noisy-le-grand)     Publication Date:  2002  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-03-19     Completed Date:  2003-09-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9216789     Medline TA:  Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand)     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  OL267-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physiopathologie et Pharmacologie Cardiovasculaires Expérimentales, Facultés de Médecine et Pharmacie, Dijon, France. caroline.perrin@u-bourgogne.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antioxidants / pharmacology*
Calpain / antagonists & inhibitors*
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
Glycoproteins / pharmacology*
Kinetics
Leupeptins / pharmacology*
Phycocyanin / pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Glycoproteins; 0/Leupeptins; 0/allophycocyanin; 0/calpain inhibitors; 11016-15-2/Phycocyanin; 24365-47-7/leupeptin; EC 3.4.22.-/Calpain

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