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Comparison of clinically used and experimental iron chelators for protection against oxidative stress-induced cellular injury

Bendova, Petra, Mackova, Eliska, Haskova, Pavlina, Vavrova, Anna, Jirkovsky, Eduard, Sterba, Martin, Popelova, Olga, Kalinowski, Danuta S. +4 more·2010·Chemical Research in Toxicology

Abstract

Iron imbalance plays an important role in oxidative stress associated with numerous pathological conditions. Therefore, iron chelation may be an effective therapeutic approach, but progress in this area is hindered by the lack of effective ligands. Also, the potential favorable effects of chelators against oxidative injury have to be balanced against their own toxicity due to iron depletion and the ability to generate redox-active iron complexes. In this study, we compared selected iron chelators (both drugs used in clinical practice as well as experimental agents) for their efficacy to protect cells against model oxidative injury induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP). In addition, intracellular chelation efficiency, redox activity, and the cytotoxicity of the chelators and their iron complexes were assayed. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid failed to protect cells against t-BHP cytotoxicity, apparently due to the redox activity of the formed iron complex. Hydrophilic desferrioxamine exerted some protection but only at very high clinically unachievable concentrations. The smaller and more lipophilic chelators, deferiprone, deferasirox, and pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone, were markedly more effective at preventing oxidative injury of cells. The most effective chelator in terms of access to the intracellular labile iron pool was di-2-pyridylketone 4,4-dimethyl-3-thiosemicarbazone. However, overall, the most favorable properties in terms of protective efficiency against t-BHP and the chelator's own inherent cytotoxicity were observed with salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone. This probably relates to the optimal lipophilicity of this latter agent and its ability to generate iron complexes that do not induce marked redox activity.

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Bendova, P., Mackova, E., Haskova, P., Vavrova, A., Jirkovsky, E., Sterba, M., Popelova, O., Kalinowski, D. S., Kovarikova, P., Vavrova, K., Richardson, D. R., & Simunek, T.
Affiliations
  • Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovskeho 1203, 500 05 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, and Iron Metabolism and Chelation Program, Bosch Institute and Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Richardson, Des R.
Venue
Chemical Research in Toxicology
Published
2010-06-03
Volume
23
Issue
6
Pages
1105-1114
ISSN
  • 0893-228X (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5010
OpenAlex
W2037698847
Cited by
73
References
61
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FWCI
4.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Free Radicals and Antioxidants
Keywords
iron chelators, oxidative stress, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cellular injury, labile iron pool, deferoxamine, deferiprone, deferasirox, pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone, EDTA, lipophilicity, iron depletion
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Cell Survival, Iron Chelating Agents, Myocardium, Oxidative Stress, Cytoprotection, tert-Butylhydroperoxide

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