Abstract
To investigate the antioxidant response of respiratory epithelium to the chronic airway inflammation in asthma, the major intracellular antioxidants [copper and zinc-containing superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD) and manganese-containing SOD (Mn-SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase] were quantitated in bronchial epithelial cells of healthy control and asthmatic individuals. Although catalase and glutathione peroxidase in bronchial epithelium of asthmatics were similar to control SOD activity in asthmatics not on inhaled corticosteroid (-CS) was lower than asthmatics on inhaled corticosteroid (+CS) and controls. Investigation of Mn-SOD and Cu,Zn-SOD activities revealed that the lower SOD activity in asthmatics -CS was because of decreased Cu,Zn-SOD activity. However, Mn-SOD and Cu,Zn-SOD mRNA and protein levels were similar among asthmatics -CS, asthmatics +CS, and controls. Importantly, Cu,Zn-SOD specific activity in asthmatics -CS was decreased in comparison with control and asthmatics +CS. Furthermore, in paired comparisons of asthmatics -CS and +CS, inhaled corticosteroids resulted in normalization of bronchial epithelial Cu,Zn-SOD specific activity. These findings suggest loss of Cu,Zn-SOD activity in asthma is related to inflammation, perhaps through oxidant inactivation of Cu,Zn-SOD protein.
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