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AIM: Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is a powerful oxidant shown to damage membranes. In the present study, the effect of taurine on changes of liver plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase induced by ONOO- was investigated. METHODS: Liver plasma membrane was exposed to ONOO-with or without taurine. Na+, K+-ATPase activity and lipid peroxidation as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels were measured. RESULTS: Different concentrations of ONOO- (100, 200, 500, and 1 000 μmol/L) were found to decrease liver plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase activity significantly. The depletion of enzyme activity was not concentration dependent. Effects of different concentrations of taurine on liver plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase activity were also measured. Taurine did not cause any increase in enzyme activity. When plasma membranes were treated with 200 μmol/L ONOO- with different concentrations of taurine, a restoring effect of taurine on enzyme activity was observed. TBARS levels were also measured and taurine was found to decrease the elevated values. CONCLUSION: Taurine is observed to act as an antioxidant of ONOO- to decrease lipid peroxidation and thus affect liver plasma membrane Na+, K+-ATPase by restoring its activity.
AIM: Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) is a powerful oxidant shown on damaged membranes. In the present study, the effect of taurine on changes of liver plasma membrane Na +, K + -ATPase induced by ONOO- was investigated. METHODS: Liver plasma membrane was exposed to ONOO-with or without taurine. Na +, K + -ATPase activity and lipid peroxidation as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels were measured. RESULTS: Different concentrations of ONOO- (100, 200, 500, and 1000 μmol / L) The depletion of enzyme activity was not concentration dependent. Effects of different concentrations of taurine on liver plasma membrane Na +, K + -ATPase activity were also measured. Taurine did not cause any increase in enzyme activity. When plasma membranes were treated with 200 μmol / L ONOO- with different concentrations of taurine, a restoring effect of taurine on enzyme activity was observed. TBARS levels were also measured CONCLUSION: Taurine is observed to act as an antioxidant of ONOO- to decrease lipid peroxidation and thus affect liver plasma membrane Na +, K + -ATPase by restoring its activity.