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Mitochondrial Injury as the Mechanism of Paraquat Toxicity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06807124
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Anesthesiology/Resuscitation studies
Research InstitutionKanazawa Medical University

Principal Investigator

HIRAI Keiichi  Kanazawa Medical University, Anatomy, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (60027092)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SIMAMURA Eriko  Kanazawa Medical University, Anatomy, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (00267741)
SIMADA Hiroki  Kanazawa Medical University, Anatomy, Assistant, 医学部, 助手 (60278108)
AONO Makoto  Kanazawa Medical University, Anesthesiology, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (10014218)
盛口 敬一  金沢医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (30139779)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Keywordsparaquat / lung injury / mitochondria / free radicals / superoxide / rotenone-insensitive NADH oxidation / herbicide / ミトコンドリア / パラコート中毒 / ロテノン非感受性NADHオキシダーゼ / 農薬中毒
Research Abstract

In has generally been believed that NADPH-cytochrome c reductase systems reduce paraquat in the presence of NADPH in vitro, and therefore the microsomal fractions (correponding to the endoplasmic reticulum) are the intracellular site of the toxic mechanism. Contraversely, we deonstrated that the endoplasmic reticular systems may play a role in the detoxication of paraquat. Paraquat did not alter the endoplasmic reticulum structure in vivo but damaged mitochondria alone of the lung and liver, and of cultured alveolar type II cells.
Isolated rat liver mitochodnria were swollen and destructed in the presence of paraquat and NADH,and protected by SOD,cytochorme c or p-benzoquinone. Electron-cytochemical techniques were used to demonstrate the subcellular location of paraquat-dependent free radical production sites. The production of superoxide or hydrogen peroxide was restricted to the outer mitochondrial membrane and inhibited by catalase, cytochrome c, SOD and p-benzoquinone.
"NADH-paraquat reductase" repesenting 52 kD single polypeptide was ioslated from the rat liver mitochndoria through DEAE chromatography, gel filtration and CM chromatography. This peptide was insensitive to rotenone and produced superoxide anions in the presence of paraquat and NADH.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All Other

All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "パラコート急性中毒の機構" 金医大誌(発表予定). 20. (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "身体とそのしくみ 酸素とのお付き合い" 石川 自治と教育. 20. 36-49 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "人体の世界" 秀潤社(発表予定), 328 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "組織学・組織化学的アプローチ" 朝倉書店, 310 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kei-Ichi Hirai and Makoto Aono: "Acute cytotoxic mechanisms of herbicide paraquat." Journal of Kanazawa Medical University. 21 (in press). (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kei-Ichi Hirai: "Human body and its composition." Ishikawa : Home Affairs and Education. 484. 36-49 (1994)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kei-Ichi Hirai: The World of Human Body.Huujinsha Co, Ltd., Tokyo.,

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Kei-Ichi Hirai: Histology.Histochemical Approaches.Asakura-Shoten Inc., Tokyo,

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "パラコート急性中毒の機構" 金医大誌. 20(発表予定). (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "身体とそのしくみ.酸素とのお付き合い" 石川 自治と教育. 484. 36-49 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "人体の世界" 秀潤社(発表予定), 328 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "組織学・組織化学的アプローチ" 朝倉書店, 310 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Matsumoto.K.,Hirai K.-I et al.: "ree radical production by rat liver mitochondria in acute paraquat poisoning mechanisms" J.Electron Microsc.44. (1995)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "身体とそのしくみ(酸素とのお付き合い):老化からガンまで" 石川自治と教育. 484. 36-49 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 平井圭一: "活性酸素実験プロトコール" 秀潤社, 328 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Moriguch.K and Hirai.K.-I: "Federative International of Anatomy" New University of Lisbon, 727 (1994)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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