Bibliographic citations
Revilla, A., (2008). Cambios inducidos por tolueno y xileno en el estado energético y oxidativo de mitocondrias aisladas [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/233
Revilla, A., Cambios inducidos por tolueno y xileno en el estado energético y oxidativo de mitocondrias aisladas [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2008. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/233
@misc{renati/483187,
title = "Cambios inducidos por tolueno y xileno en el estado energético y oxidativo de mitocondrias aisladas",
author = "Revilla Casalino, Andrés Salvador",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2008"
}
--- Toluene and xylene are chemicals present in various solvents and other industrial and laboratory products; their toxicity to the nervous system and to the liver has been well documented. In the present work, we have studied in vitro effects of toluene and xylene on the respiration of succinate-energized isolated rat liver mitochondria, evaluated by measuring oxygen consumption, membrane potential using safranine O as indicator, Ca2+ release using calcium green 5N, reactive oxygen species (ROS) by homovanillic acid, and ATP level changes using the luciferin-luciferase system. Ca2+-dependent, cyclosporine A-sensitive mitochondrial swelling, an indicator of mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), was followed by measuring the decrease of apparent absorbance at 540 nm. At 0.5-2.5 and 0.25-1 mM concentrations respectively, toluene and xylene stimulated state 4 respiration in apparent association with mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation and Ca2+ release; these effects of both solvents indicate mitochondrial uncoupling. At higher concentrations (2.5 and 5 mM respectively) toluene and xylene also inhibited state 3 respiration. At 0.1-1 mM concentrations, xylene elicited significant ROS generation and partly Ca2+-dependent and partly cyclosporine A-sensitive mitochondrial swelling. At 1 mM concentration, toluene or xylene caused depletions of mitochondrial ATP, amounting to respectively 66.3% and 40.3%; depletions were only slightly dependent on Ca2+. It was concluded that mitochondrial uncoupling via ATP depletion migth be responsible for the earlier described cell toxicity of toluene and in particular, of xylene. In the latter case, mitochondrial generated ROS and MPT also appear to be involved. Key Words: Toluene; Xylene; Mitochondria; Uncoupling; Reactive oxygen species.
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