Fodipir (Dp-dp) and its dephosphorylated derivative PLED are involved in mangafodipir mediated cyto-protection against 7β-hydroxycholesterol induced cell death

• Mangafodipir exerts pharmacological effects, including vascular relaxation and protection against oxidative stress and cell death induced by oxysterols. Additionally, mangafodipir has been proposed for cardiovascular imaging. The primary metabolite of mangafodipir, manganese dipyridoxyl ethyldiamine (MnPLED) and its constituent, dipyridoxyl diphosphate (Dp-dp) also known as fodipir, are pharmacologically active. However, whether they affect oxysterol induced cytotoxicity is currently unknown. In this study, we examine whether the mangafodipir metabolite affects 7β-hydroxycholesterol (7βOH) induced cell death and identify the underlying mechanisms. U937 cells were pre-treated or not with mangafodipir substrate (Ms) (200 μm), MnPLED (100 μM) or Dp-dp (100 μM) for 8 hours and then exposed to 7βOH (28 μM) for 18 hours. Our results revealed that pre-treatment with MnPLED or Dp-dp protected against 7βOH induced cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, apoptosis, and lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP). MnPLED and Dpdp in par with Ms, confer protection against 7βOH induced cytotoxicity by reducing  cellular ROS and stabilization of lysosomal membrane. These results suggest that, fodipir is the active part in mangafodipir, which shows the noted effects and its activity is conserved in MnPLED. These results further confirm the cyto-protective effect of mangafodipir and justify its potential use as a cyto-protective adjuvant.

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Atherogenic

Apoptosis

Mangafodipir

Oxidative stress

Oxysterols

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