Prooxidant Actions of Isoproterenol and Dobutamine

Author: Kruk Irena  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 0277-2248

Source: Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, Vol.82, Iss.3-4, 2002-01, pp. : 113-128

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Abstract

Despite beneficial effect of isoproterenol and doputamine, synthetic catecholamines rutinely used in intensive care patients, their high doses may contribute to cardiotoxicity. This study was conducted to examine whether these drugs can influence on Co, Cu - catalyzed generation deleterious reactive oxygen species (ROS) from H2O2 using chemiluminescent, spectrophotometric and ESR spin trapping techniques. The enhanced production of ROS from the Co(II)+H2O2 and Cu(II)+H2O2 systems in the presence of isoproterenol and dobutamine was observed. The ROS generation was inhibited by scavengers of superoxide anion radical $ {\rm (O}_{\rm 2}^{{ \bar\bullet }} {\rm )} $, hydroxyl radical $ ({\rm HO}^ \bullet ) $ scavengers and singlet oxygen (1O2) quenchers.