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Mitochondrial-targeted plastoquinone derivatives. Effect on senescence and acute age-related pathologies.

Abstract
Plastoquinone, a very effective electron carrier and antioxidant of chloroplasts, was conjugated with decyltriphenylphosphonium to obtain a cation easily penetrating through membranes. This cation, called SkQ1, is specifically targeted to mitochondria by electrophoresis in the electric field formed by the mitochondrial respiratory chain. The respiratory chain also regenerates reduced SkQ1H(2) from its oxidized form that appears as a result of the antioxidant activity of SkQ1H(2). SkQ1H(2) prevents oxidation of cardiolipin, a mitochondrial phospholipid that is especially sensitive to attack by reactive oxygen species (ROS). In cell cultures, SkQ1 and its analog plastoquinonyl decylrhodamine 19 (SkQR1) arrest H(2)O(2)-induced apoptosis. When tested in vivo, SkQs (i) prolong the lifespan of fungi, crustaceans, insects, fish, and mice, (ii) suppress appearance of a large number of traits typical for age-related senescence (cataract, retinopathies, achromotrichia, osteoporosis, lordokyphosis, decline of the immune system, myeloid shift of blood cells, activation of apoptosis, induction of β-galactosidase, phosphorylation of H2AX histones, etc.) and (iii) lower tissue damage and save the lives of young animals after treatments resulting in kidney ischemia, rhabdomyolysis, heart attack, arrhythmia, and stroke. We suggest that the SkQs reduce mitochondrial ROS and, as a consequence, inhibit mitochondria-mediated apoptosis, an obligatory step of execution of programs responsible for both senescence and fast "biochemical suicide" of an organism after a severe metabolic crisis.
AuthorsM V Skulachev, Y N Antonenko, V N Anisimov, B V Chernyak, D A Cherepanov, V A Chistyakov, M V Egorov, N G Kolosova, G A Korshunova, K G Lyamzaev, E Y Plotnikov, V A Roginsky, A Y Savchenko, I I Severina, F F Severin, T P Shkurat, V N Tashlitsky, K M Shidlovsky, M Y Vyssokikh, A A Zamyatnin Jr, D B Zorov, V P Skulachev
JournalCurrent drug targets (Curr Drug Targets) Vol. 12 Issue 6 Pg. 800-26 (Jun 2011) ISSN: 1873-5592 [Electronic] United Arab Emirates
PMID21269268 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Chemical References
  • 10-(6'-plastoquinonyl)decyltriphenylphosphonium
  • Antioxidants
  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Plastoquinone
Topics
  • Age Factors
  • Aging
  • Animals
  • Antioxidants (pharmacology)
  • Apoptosis (drug effects)
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Electrophoresis
  • Humans
  • Mitochondria (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Plastoquinone (analogs & derivatives, pharmacology)
  • Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)

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