Influence of propolis water solution on heart mitochondrial function

Majiene, D; Trumbeckaite, S; Savickas, A; Toleikis, A

HERO ID

1596884

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2006

PMID

16640841

HERO ID 1596884
In Press No
Year 2006
Title Influence of propolis water solution on heart mitochondrial function
Authors Majiene, D; Trumbeckaite, S; Savickas, A; Toleikis, A
Journal Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Volume 58
Issue 5
Page Numbers 709-713
Abstract The effect of propolis water solution (PWS) on the respiration of rat heart mitochondria with NAD-linked (pyruvate + malate), FAD-linked (succinate) substrates and fatty acids (palmitoyl-(L)-carnitine) was investigated in this study. PWS at the lowest concentration of 4 mu g mL(-1) of phenolic compounds (PC) had no effect on mitochondrial respiration with all investigated substrates. PWS at concentrations of 63 and 125 mu g mL(-1) of PC caused a significant decrease of basal (24 and 54 %) and maximal (58 and 70 %) respiration rates with succinate as substrate. At these PWS concentrations the oxidation of pyruvate+malate and palmitoyl-(L)-carnitine was diminished to a lower degree: the basal respiration rate decreased by 13-18 % and the maximal respiration rate by 15-28 %. Succinate oxidation was affected, probably because of the inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase by the 1,2- benzenedicarboxylic acid esters found in PWS. The PWS-caused decrease in the mitochondrial respiration rate with pyruvate+malate and fatty acids could be due to diminished activities of respiratory chain complexes and/or ADP/ATP translocator.
Doi 10.1211/jpp.58.5.0017
Pmid 16640841
Wosid WOS:000237768500017
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