Abstract

The in vitro effects of aspirin in different concentrations on malondialdehyde formation and on the activity of antioxidant and some metal-containing enzymes in rat liver homogenate and erythrocytes were studied. Aspirin showed a biphasic dependence on concentration: low concentrations (to 1.0 mM) stimulated the spontaneously formed malondialdehyde in the liver homogenate and the high concentration (5.0 mM) inhibited it; all aspirin cocentrations tested had no effect on the liposomes; 5.0 mM aspirin inhibited the Fe 2+-induced lipid peroxidation in the liver homogenate but had an opposite effect on the liposomes. Aspirin dose-dependently inhibited nitro-blue tetrazolium reduction and decreased deoxyribose degradation. The higher aspirin concentrations inhibited the activity of antioxidant and some metal-containing enzymes. It is suggested that these aspirin effects are determined by the aspirin-metal complexes formed rather than by aspirin itself.

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