Aluminum induces lipid peroxidation and aggregation of human blood platelets

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

T.j.c. Neiva¹  D.m. Fries¹  H.p. Monteiro¹  E.a. D'amico¹  D.a.f. Chamone¹ 

关键词: aluminum;    lipid peroxidation;    chemiluminescence;    platelet aggregation;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-879X1997000500005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Aluminum (Al3+) intoxication is thought to play a major role in the development of Alzheimer's disease and in certain pathologic manifestations arising from long-term hemodialysis. Although the metal does not present redox capacity, it can stimulate tissue lipid peroxidation in animal models. Furthermore, in vitro studies have revealed that the fluoroaluminate complex induces diacylglycerol formation, 43-kDa protein phosphorylation and aggregation. Based on these observations, we postulated that Al3+-induced blood platelet aggregation was mediated by lipid peroxidation. Using chemiluminescence (CL) of luminol as an index of total lipid peroxidation capacity, we established a correlation between lipid peroxidation capacity and platelet aggregation. Al3+ (20-100 µM) stimulated CL production by human blood platelets as well as their aggregation. Incubation of the platelets with the antioxidants nor-dihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) (100 µM) and n-propyl gallate (NPG) (100 µM), inhibitors of the lipoxygenase pathway, completely prevented CL and platelet aggregation. Acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) (100 µM), an inhibitor of the cyclooxygenase pathway, was a weaker inhibitor of both events. These findings suggest that Al3+ stimulates lipid peroxidation and the lipoxygenase pathway in human blood platelets thereby causing their aggregation

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