Protective effect of vitamin E on rat liver mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction induced by lipid extract of burn eschar / 中国病理生理杂志

ABSTRACT

Lipid extract of burn eschar (D_1) added to isolated rat liver mitochondrialcaused depression of respiratory control ratio (RCR), ADP/O ratio, rate of ATP produc-tion, respiration rate in state 3 but it stimulated the respiration rate in state 4. Pretreat-ment with vitamin E significantly prevented the inhibition of mitochondrial respiratoryfunction caused by D_1. The addition of vitamin E after that of D_1 had no protective ef-fect. Heat-treatment of D_1 markedly reduced its inhibitory effect on mitochondrial respira-tory function. Cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) markedly depressed mitochondrial respiration.Vitamin E caused a significant increase in RCR, which was inhibited by CHP at lowerconcentrations. Vitamin E reduced MDA formation considerably in normal mitochondriaand in those mitochondria incubated with D_1, heated D_1 or CHP. These findings indicatedthat D_1 -and CHP-induced depression of mitochondrial respiratory function was probablydue to lipid peroxidation damage which was proved by the protective effct of the pota-tive antioxidant vitamin E.