PubMed · 5766136
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D J Wright, A Grimble. 1969-03-08. Trimethoprim mixture.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5644.637-a
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Interactions between alpha-tocopherol and all-trans retinol in suppressing lipid peroxidation were studied in a unilamellar liposomal system of phosphatidylcholine from either egg or soybean, in which peroxidation was initiated by the water-soluble azo initiator 2,2-azobis(2-amidino-propane)hydrochloride and peroxidation was measured as production of conjugated diene hydroperoxides. While all-trans retinol alone was poorly effective, the combination of all-trans retinol with alpha-tocopherol caused an inhibition period far beyond the sum of the inhibition periods observed with individual antioxidants, providing evidence of synergistic interactions. Furthermore, the inhibition rate calculated in the presence of both all-trans retinol and alpha-tocopherol, Rinh(E+A), was lower than Rinh(E) observed with alpha-tocopherol alone, suggesting that the extension of the inhibition time cannot be ascribed only to the antioxidant activity of alpha-tocopherol. The extent of synergism was linear with a molar ratio all-trans retinol/alpha-tocopherol ranging from 0.1 to 1.0, whereas a drop was observed at a ratio of 2.0. Synergistic antioxidant interactions between all-trans retinol and alpha-tocopherol were also evident when peroxidation was evaluated as production of malondialdehyde. A time course study, in which peroxidation of liposomes and depletion of antioxidants were concomitantly monitored, while showing that most of alpha-tocopherol was consumed to bring about the inhibition period, indicated that autooxidative reactions substantially contributed to the rapid depletion of all-trans retinol, when the antioxidants were allowed to act separately. On the other hand, when alpha-tocopherol and all-trans retinol were combined, the consumption of both antioxidants was significantly delayed, indicating reciprocal protection. Regeneration mechanisms cannot be accounted for by our results. The observed synergism between all-trans retinol and alpha-tocopherol does not appear as the result of specific structural interactions in the lipid bilayer. Combination of all-trans retinol with butylated hydroxytoluene, which reduced markedly all-trans retinol oxidation, resulted in a synergistic antioxidant activity greater than that observed with comparable amounts of alpha-tocopherol. In light of the known antioxidant mechanism of retinoids, the data suggest that by limiting autooxidation of all-trans retinol, alpha-tocopherol strongly promotes its antioxidant effectiveness. The concerted radical scavenging action in turn results in a synergistic protection of the lipid system against peroxidative stress and, ultimately, slows down the alpha-tocopherol consumption.
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Simultaneous application of NO and H2O2 to human platelets at physiologically relevant concentrations increased inhibition of platelet aggregation by NO almost 100-fold. If NO and H2O2 were mixed before the addition to platelets, the inhibitory effect remained but still depended on the presence of NO. This suggested an enhanced sensitivity of the platelets to residual NO in the presence of H2O2. The inhibition by the NO/H2O2 mixture was not due to peroxynitrite and was only partly reversed by radical scavengers. The mechanism includes enhanced formation of cyclic GMP in response to NO in the presence of H2O2. H2O2 may play a positive physiological role by amplification and/or prolongation of the action of NO.