PMID: 8603877Apr 1, 1996Paper

Prevention of acetaminophen- and naphthalene-induced cataract and glutathione loss by CySSME

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
W B RathbunH T Nagasawa

Abstract

To assess the efficacy of 2-mercaptoethanol/L-cysteine mixed disulfide (CySSME) as an L-cysteine prodrug suitable for glutathione biosynthesis in rat lenses in vitro, as an agent for the prevention of acetaminophen- and naphthalene-induced murine cataract in genetically-susceptible mice, and as an agent for maintenance of near-normal glutathione levels in lenses and livers of mice subjected to acetaminophen and naphthalene at cataractogenic doses. Synthetic CySSME was added as a prodrug to rat lens culture medium devoid of L-cystine and L-methionine but containing [14C(U)]-glycine. After a 48-hour period of incubation, extracts of rat lenses were prepared for separation of [14C]-glutathione by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a radioisotope detector to determine the extent of its biosynthesis. Cytochrome P-450 isozymes were induced in C57 bl/6 mice by either beta-naphthoflavone or phenobarbital. Cataracts were induced by administration of either acetaminophen or naphthalene to the pretreated mice. CySSME was coadministered with either acetaminophen or naphthalene to other groups of mice. Both oxidized and reduced glutathione were determined in extracts of livers and lenses using the HPLC method above. CySSME s...Continue Reading

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