Different natural and synthetic organic hydroperoxides have been found to stimulate TBARS formation in human term placental mitochondria. The levels of TBARS were lower than arising from NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation. BHT, Mn2+ and DMPO counteracted TBARS formation in the presence of cumene hydroperoxide implicating involvement of free radicals in this process. On the other hand superoxide dismutase, catalase and EDTA while being inhibitory in NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation did not inhibit cumene hydroperoxide-dependent TBARS formation. Amphenone B and SKF-525A, inhibitors of cytochrome P-450, strongly inhibit both NADPH- and cumene hydroperoxide-dependent lipid peroxidation. These data provide evidence that cytochrome P-450SCC is involved in both these processes. However NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation and the cumene hydroperoxide have been found to inactivate placental mitochondrial cytochrome P-450SCC. The presence of cumene hydroperoxide resulted in a more rapid inactivation of cytochrome P-450SCC and consequently inhibited NADPH-dependent lipid peroxidation. It has been observed for the first time that progesterone biosynthesis can be inhibited by cumene hydroperoxide. Protective effect of Mn2+ and DMPO on progesterone biosynthesis indicates the importance of free radicals as transient products of cytochrome P-450SCC-dependent cumene hydroperoxide metabolism. In contrast to progesterone formation from cholesterol, the conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone was not affected by cumene hydroperoxide. This suggests that inhibition of progesterone synthesis from cholesterol by hydroperoxide may be ascribed to its effect on the desmolase activity of cytochrome P-450SCC in placental mitochondria. On the basis of the results obtained, we propose that the inhibition of progesterone biosynthesis by naturally occurring hydroperoxides may contribute to the development of preeclampsia.
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