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Chelating agents and rat liver mitochondria.

P Lund1, D Wiggins

  • 1Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K.

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
|August 3, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Chelating agents like EGTA and EDTA prevent liver mitochondria swelling and nucleotide loss caused by inorganic phosphate. Their protective effect requires continuous presence, challenging the calcium-binding hypothesis.

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Area of Science:

  • Mitochondrial biochemistry
  • Cellular respiration

Background:

  • Inorganic phosphate (Pi) can induce swelling in isolated liver mitochondria.
  • This swelling is associated with the loss of endogenous adenine nucleotides.
  • Chelating agents such as EGTA and EDTA are commonly used in mitochondrial experiments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of chelating agents (EGTA, EDTA) in preventing mitochondrial swelling and nucleotide loss induced by inorganic phosphate (Pi).
  • To determine the effective concentration and necessity of continuous presence of chelating agents for mitochondrial stabilization.
  • To re-evaluate the mechanism by which chelating agents protect mitochondria, questioning the established calcium-binding hypothesis.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments using isolated liver mitochondria.
  • Induction of mitochondrial swelling using inorganic phosphate (Pi).
  • Assessment of adenine nucleotide loss and prevention by chelating agents (EGTA, EDTA) at varying concentrations and conditions.

Main Results:

  • Inorganic phosphate (Pi) induces mitochondrial swelling and rapid loss of adenine nucleotides to adenosine in the absence of chelating agents.
  • Chelating agents (EGTA, EDTA) effectively prevent Pi-induced swelling and nucleotide loss at concentrations above 0.1 mM.
  • The protective effect of chelating agents is dependent on their continuous presence, as washing negates the stabilization.

Conclusions:

  • Chelating agents are crucial for maintaining mitochondrial integrity and preventing nucleotide loss in the presence of inorganic phosphate.
  • The protective mechanism of chelating agents may not solely rely on binding Ca2+ to inhibit phospholipase activity.
  • Further investigation is needed to elucidate the precise mechanism of mitochondrial stabilization by chelating agents.

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