PubMed · 1868987
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R J Wurtman. 1991. The choline-deficient diet.. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.5.11.1868987
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A deficiency of choline and methionine is hepatocarcinogenic and is associated with an apparent increase in lipid peroxidation. In this study the susceptibility of microsomes and nuclei to ferritin-dependent lipid peroxidation is examined together with the status of the peroxidation-protective systems. Choline-methionine deficiency caused an increase in Se-independent GSH peroxidases (GSH transferase subunit 2) and membrane vitamin E but a decrease in Se-dependent GSH peroxidase and microsomal GSH peroxidase activity. Choline-methionine deficient microsomes and nuclei were 4-fold more susceptible to lipid peroxidation induced in vitro by physiological concentrations of ferritin/ascorbate/ADP; and the peroxidation was less effectively inhibited by GSH and soluble GSH peroxidases than controls. The results indicate that a decreased level of Se-dependent and membrane GSH peroxidases is involved in the increase in lipid peroxidation observed in choline-methionine deficiency.
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