Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9001990 | Biochemical Pharmacology | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Although it is well accepted that treatment with nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) modifies fat metabolism and fat distribution in humans, the mechanisms underlying these modifications are not yet known. The present investigation examines the effects of chronic oral administration of 3â²-azido-3â²-deoxythymidine (AZT) on the mitochondrial metabolism and the redox status management of rat white adipose tissues originating from two anatomical sites, as well as of the rat liver. Results showed that AZT treatment induced differential effects on the mitochondrial functions depending on the anatomical localisation. Indeed, in inguinal adipose tissue, a significant decrease in the cytochrome c oxidase activity and in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content was observed, whereas the activity of citrate synthase, a mitochondrial protein exclusively encoded by the nucleus, was not affected. In contrast, no significant change in these parameters could be detected for epididymal tissue and for liver. In parallel, no oxidative stress could be detected after treatment, for both white adipose tissues and for liver, even though treated liver exhibited several modifications in redox management. Taken together, these data demonstrate differential mitochondrial effects of AZT on subcutaneous versus visceral white adipose tissue. Moreover, the decrease in mitochondrial oxidative capacity of inguinal adipocyte consecutive to AZT treatment is not primarily due to an oxidative stress per se, but rather to a depletion of the mtDNA content per cell.
Keywords
MDANRTIAZTCCCPHAARTnDNAMt DNAGPXAUCMitochondrial DNANuclear DNAROSAdipocyteReactive oxygen speciemtDNASODSuperoxide dismutaselipodystrophymalondialdehydeRespiratory complexesarea under the curvenucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorcarbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazoneglutathione peroxidaseReactive oxygen species (ROS)
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Authors
Catherine Deveaud, Bertrand Beauvoit, Stéphanie Hagry, Anne Galinier, Audrey Carrière, Bénédicte Salin, Jacques Schaeffer, Sylvie Caspar-Bauguil, Yvette Fernandez, Jean-Baptiste Gordien, Dominique Breilh, Luc Penicaud, Louis Casteilla,