The in vitro antioxidant capacity of sulfasalazine (SASP), its metabolites (SP, 5-SSA), and olsalazine (OAZ), was studied by evaluating their effects on superoxide (O2-•) production. Assay systems were the xanthine-xanthine oxidase (X/XOD) reaction and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), using the cytochrome c (cyt-c) reduction assay and a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence method. 5-ASA, SASP, and OAZ showed a dose-dependent scavenger effect in both O2-• generating systems, 5-ASA being the most powerful (>50% of inhibition in the PMNs system and >70% in the X/XOD system at 10 μM concentration). SP had an inhibitory effect only in the PMNs system but did not modify the activity of xanthine oxidase, thus excluding a scavenger action. These data suggest that the scavenger effect of 5-ASA, SASP, and OAZ may be an important mechanism of action. © 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.
Scavenger effect of sulfasalazine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, and olsalazine on superoxide radical generation
Gionchetti P.;Guarnieri C.;Campieri M.;Belluzzi A.;Brignola C.;Iannone P.;Miglioli M.;Barbara L.
1991
Abstract
The in vitro antioxidant capacity of sulfasalazine (SASP), its metabolites (SP, 5-SSA), and olsalazine (OAZ), was studied by evaluating their effects on superoxide (O2-•) production. Assay systems were the xanthine-xanthine oxidase (X/XOD) reaction and phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), using the cytochrome c (cyt-c) reduction assay and a luminol-dependent chemiluminescence method. 5-ASA, SASP, and OAZ showed a dose-dependent scavenger effect in both O2-• generating systems, 5-ASA being the most powerful (>50% of inhibition in the PMNs system and >70% in the X/XOD system at 10 μM concentration). SP had an inhibitory effect only in the PMNs system but did not modify the activity of xanthine oxidase, thus excluding a scavenger action. These data suggest that the scavenger effect of 5-ASA, SASP, and OAZ may be an important mechanism of action. © 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.