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| Meinerz,D.F.; de Paula,M.T.; Comparsi,B.; Silva,M.U.; Schmitz,A.E.; Braga,H.C.; Taube,P.S.; Braga,A.L.; Rocha,J.B.T.; Dafre,A.L.; Farina,M.; Franco,J.L.; Posser,T.. |
| We evaluated the potential neuroprotective effect of 1-100 µM of four organoselenium compounds: diphenyl diselenide, 3’3-ditri-fluoromethyldiphenyl diselenide, p-methoxy-diphenyl diselenide, and p-chloro-diphenyl diselenide, against methylmercury-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in mitochondrial-enriched fractions from adult Swiss mouse brain. Methylmercury (10-100 µM) significantly decreased mitochondrial activity, assessed by MTT reduction assay, in a dose-dependent manner, which occurred in parallel with increased glutathione oxidation, hydroperoxide formation (xylenol orange assay) and lipid peroxidation end-products (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, TBARS). The co-incubation with diphenyl diselenide (100 µM) completely... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Methylmercury; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress; Organoselenium compounds; Diphenyl diselenide. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001100012 |
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| Rosa,R.M.; Roesler,R.; Braga,A.L.; Saffi,J.; Henriques,J.A.P.. |
| The pharmacology of synthetic organoselenium compounds indicates that they can be used as antioxidants, enzyme inhibitors, neuroprotectors, anti-tumor and anti-infectious agents, and immunomodulators. In this review, we focus on the effects of diphenyl diselenide (DPDS) in various biological model organisms. DPDS possesses antioxidant activity, confirmed in several in vitro and in vivo systems, and thus has a protective effect against hepatic, renal and gastric injuries, in addition to its neuroprotective activity. The activity of the compound on the central nervous system has been studied since DPDS has lipophilic characteristics, increasing adenylyl cyclase activity and inhibiting glutamate and MK-801 binding to rat synaptic membranes. Systemic... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diphenyl diselenide; Organoselenium; Antioxidants; Neuroprotection; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Mutagenesis. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007001000001 |
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