TY - JOUR
T1 - Pentachlorobutadienyl‐l‐cysteine (PCBC) toxicity
T2 - The importance of mitochondrial dysfunction
AU - Groves, Carlotta E.
AU - Schnellmann, Rick G.
AU - Sokol, Paul P.
AU - Steffens, Thomas G.
AU - Lock, Edward A.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - The relationship between the covalent binding, uptake, and toxicity produced by pentachlorobutadienyl‐L‐cysteine (PCBC) was examined in rabbit renal proximal tubules (RPT), renal basolateral membrane vesicles, and isolated renal cortical mitochondria. Renal proximal tubules rapidly metabolized PCBC to a reactive intermediate that bound to tubular protein. Approximately 70–90% of PCBC found in the cell at any given time was bound to protein. PCBC initially uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation, followed by a 45% reduction of state 3 respiration and a 90% decrease in cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels. These events preceded cell death. Isolated mitochondria also metabolized PCBC to a reactive intermediate that bound to mitochondrial protein and initiated mitochondrial toxicity. These results show that. PCBC‐induced mitochondrial dysfunction occurred as a result of mitochondrial bioactivation and that the mitochondrion is the critical subcellular target in PCBC toxicity. Aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), an inhibitor of cysteine conjugate β‐lyase, reduced the covalent binding of PCBC‐equivalents to tubular protein by approximately 90% and decreased but did not prevent the toxic effects produced by PCBC on RPT respiration and cellular ATP levels. AOAA delayed but had no effect on the overall extent of cell death produced by PCBC. The protective effect of AOAA was independent of any effects on PCBC uptake. These results show that AOAA decreased but did not prevent the metabolism of PCBC by cysteine conjugate β‐lyase. The partial inhibition of PCBC metabolism, and hence, PCBC‐induced cell death by AOAA, may be related to limited concentrations of AOAA within the tubule cell or mitochondria.
AB - The relationship between the covalent binding, uptake, and toxicity produced by pentachlorobutadienyl‐L‐cysteine (PCBC) was examined in rabbit renal proximal tubules (RPT), renal basolateral membrane vesicles, and isolated renal cortical mitochondria. Renal proximal tubules rapidly metabolized PCBC to a reactive intermediate that bound to tubular protein. Approximately 70–90% of PCBC found in the cell at any given time was bound to protein. PCBC initially uncoupled oxidative phosphorylation, followed by a 45% reduction of state 3 respiration and a 90% decrease in cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels. These events preceded cell death. Isolated mitochondria also metabolized PCBC to a reactive intermediate that bound to mitochondrial protein and initiated mitochondrial toxicity. These results show that. PCBC‐induced mitochondrial dysfunction occurred as a result of mitochondrial bioactivation and that the mitochondrion is the critical subcellular target in PCBC toxicity. Aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA), an inhibitor of cysteine conjugate β‐lyase, reduced the covalent binding of PCBC‐equivalents to tubular protein by approximately 90% and decreased but did not prevent the toxic effects produced by PCBC on RPT respiration and cellular ATP levels. AOAA delayed but had no effect on the overall extent of cell death produced by PCBC. The protective effect of AOAA was independent of any effects on PCBC uptake. These results show that AOAA decreased but did not prevent the metabolism of PCBC by cysteine conjugate β‐lyase. The partial inhibition of PCBC metabolism, and hence, PCBC‐induced cell death by AOAA, may be related to limited concentrations of AOAA within the tubule cell or mitochondria.
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U2 - 10.1002/jbt.2570060404
DO - 10.1002/jbt.2570060404
M3 - Article
C2 - 1774769
AN - SCOPUS:0026287447
SN - 1095-6670
VL - 6
SP - 253
EP - 260
JO - Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
JF - Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
IS - 4
ER -