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Ramune Morkuniene1, Aiste Jekabsone, Vilmante Borutaite.
Abstract
We investigated the effect of estrogens on heart mitochondrial functions and whether estrogens can prevent calcium-induced release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. 10 nM-10 microM 17beta-estradiol or 4-hydroxytamoxifen did not affect mitochondrial respiration rate and membrane potential in state 3 and state 4. Higher concentrations of both agents decreased state 3 respiration rate and membrane potential. 100 nM 17beta-estradiol and 4-hydroxytamoxifen blocked high calcium-induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria but not mitochondrial swelling. Thus, at physiological concentrations estrogens do not affect mitochondrial respiratory functions but protect heart mitochondria from high calcium-induced release of cytochrome c.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12067725 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02820-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124