1,4-Diamino-2-butanone, a putrescine analogue, promotes redox imbalance in Trypanosoma cruzi and mammalian cells
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2012-12-15
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Soares, Chrislaine O
Colli, Walter
Bechara, Etelvino José Henriques [UNIFESP]
Alves, Maria Julia Manso
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The putrescine analogue 1,4-diamino-2-butanone (DAB) is highly toxic to various microorganisms, including Trypanosoma cruzi. Similar to other a-aminocarbonyl metabolites. DAB exhibits pro-oxidant properties. DAB undergoes metal-catalyzed oxidation yielding H2O2, NH4+ ion, and a highly toxic alpha-oxoaldehyde. in vitro. DAB decreases mammalian cell viability associated with changes in redox balance. Here, we aim to clarify the DAB pro-oxidant effects on trypomastigotes and on intracellular T. cruzi amastigotes. DAB (0.05-5 mM) exposure in trypomastigotes, the infective stage of T. cruzi, leads to a decline in parasite viability (IC50 c.a. 0.2 mM DAB; 4 h incubation), changes in morphology, thiol redox imbalance, and increased TcSOD activity. Medium supplementation with catalase (2.5 mu M) protects trypomastigotes against DAB toxicity, while host cell invasion by trypomastigotes is hampered by DAB. Additionally, intracellular amastigotes are susceptible to DAB toxicity. Furthermore, pre-treatment with 100-500 mu M buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) of LLC-MK2 potentiates DAB cytotoxicity, whereas 5 mM N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) protects cells from oxidative stress. Together, these data support the hypothesis that redox imbalance contributes to DAB cytotoxicity in both T. cruzi and mammalian host cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 528, n. 2, p. 103-110, 2012.