Hydroxyl radical generation and lipid peroxidation in C2C12 myotube treated with iodoacetate and cyanide

To mimic exercise-induced events such as energetic impairment, free radical generation, and lipid peroxidation in vitro, mouse-derived C2C12 myotubes were submitted to the inhibition of glycolytic and/or oxidative metabolism with ImM iodoacetate (IAA) and/or 2 mM sodium cyanide (CN), respectively, u nder 5% CO2/95% air up to 180 min. Electron spin resonance (ESR) analysis w ith a spin-trap 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide (DMPO) revealed time-cours e increases in spin adducts from hydroxyl radical (DMPO-OH) and carbon-cent ered radical (DMPO-R) in the supernatant of C2C12 myotubes treated with the combination of IAA + CN. In this condition, malondialdehyde (MDA) and lact ate dehydrogenase (LDH) were released into the supernatant. By the addition of iron-chelating 1 mM deferoxamine to the C2C12 preparation with IAA + CN , both ESR signals of DMPO-OH and DMPO-R were completely abolished, and the release of MDA and LDH were significantly reduced, while cyanide-resistant manganese superoxide dismutase had neglegible effects on these parameters. Hence, a part of the injury of C2C12 myotube under IAA + CN was considered to result from the lipid peroxidation, which was induced by hydroxyl radic al generated from iron-catalyzed systems such as the Fenton-type reaction. This in vitro model would be a helpful tool for investigating the free radi cal-related muscle injury.