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Mitochondrial protein thiol modifications in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Effect on HMG-CoA synthase
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Mitochondrial protein thiol modifications in acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Effect on HMG-CoA synthase

Kelly K. Andringa, Mary Lynn Bajt, Hartmut Jaeschke and Shannon M. Bailey
Toxicology letters, Vol.177(3), pp.188-197
04/01/2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.01.010
PMCID: PMC2377066
PMID: 18313239
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Abstract

Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the leading cause of drug related liver failure in many countries. N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone in-line (NAPQI) is a reactive metabolite that is formed by the metabolism of APAR NAPQI preferentially binds to glutathione and then cellular proteins. NAPQI binding is considered an upstream event in the pathophysiology, especially when binding to mitochondrial proteins and therefore leads to mitochondrial toxicity. APAP caused a significant increase in liver toxicity 3 h post-APAP administration as measured by increased serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. Using high-resolution mitochondrial proteomics techniques to measure thiol and protein changes, no significant change in global thiol levels was observed. However, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A synthase 2 (HMG-CoA synthase) had significantly decreased levels of reduced thiols and activity after APAP treatment. HMG-CoA synthase is a key regulatory enzyme in ketogenesis and possesses a number of critical cysteines in the active site. Similarly, catalase, a key enzyme in hydrogen peroxide metabolism, also showed modification in protein thiol content. These data indicate post-translational modifications of a few selected proteins involved in mitochondrial and cellular regulation of metabolism during liver toxicity after APAP overdose. The pathophysiological relevance of these limited changes in protein thiols remains to be investigated. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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