N-acetylcysteine and clotrimazole inhibit sickle erythrocyte dehydration induced by 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene
✍ Scribed by Shartava, Archil; Shah, Arvind K.; Goodman, Steven R.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 293 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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✦ Synopsis
Clotrimazole, a specific inhibitor of the Ca 2+ activated potassium (Gardos) channel, and the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine were found to inhibit the in vitro formation of highdensity sickle cells induced by treatment with 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB). The CDNB induced leakage of K + can be inhibited by treatment of SS erythrocytes with 20 mM N-acetylcysteine. We conclude that the effect of N-acetylcysteine in preventing K + efflux and formation of high-density sickle cells is related to its ability to protect the Gardos channel from oxidative damage caused by diminished levels of reduced glutathione. This effect is due to the ability of N-acetylcysteine to maintain an appropriate level of reduced glutathione and its direct antioxidant activity. Am.