Assessment of myeloperoxidase activity by the conversion of hydroethidine to 2-chloroethidium

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Oxidants derived from myeloperoxidase (MPO) contribute to inflammatory diseases. In vivo MPO activity is commonly assessed by the accumulation of 3-chlorotyrosine (3-Cl-Tyr), although 3-Cl-Tyr is formed at low yield and is subject to metabolism. Here we show that MPO activity can be assessed using hydroethidine (HE), a probe commonly employed for the detection of superoxide. Using LC/MS/MS, 1H NMR, and two-dimensional NOESY, we identified 2-chloroethidium (2-Cl-E+) as a specific product when HE was exposed to hypochlorous acid (HOCl), chloramines, MPO/H2O2/ chloride, and activated human neutrophils. The rate constant for HOCl-mediated conversion of HE to 2-Cl-E+ was estimated to be 1.5 × 10 5 M-1s-1. To investigate the utility of 2-Cl-E+ to assess MPO activity in vivo, HE was injected into wild-type and MPO-deficient (Mpo-/-) mice with established peritonitis or localized arterial inflammation, and tissue levels of 2-Cl-E + and 3-Cl-Tyr were then determined by LC/MS/MS. In wild-type mice, 2-Cl-E+ and 3-Cl-Tyr were detected readily in the peritonitis model, whereas in the arterial inflammation model 2-Cl-E+ was present at comparatively lower concentrations (17 versus 0.3 pmol/mg of protein), and 3-Cl-Tyr could not be detected. Similar to the situation with 3-Cl-Tyr, tissue levels of 2-Cl-E+ were decreased substantially in Mpo-/- mice, indicative of the specificity of the assay. In the arterial inflammation model, 2-Cl-E+ was absent from non-inflamed arteries and blood, suggesting that HE oxidation occurred locally in the inflamed artery. Our data suggest that the conversion of exogenous HE to 2-Cl-E+ may be a useful selective and sensitive marker for MPO activity in addition to 3-Cl-Tyr. © 2014 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.

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Maghzal, G. J., Cergol, K. M., Shengule, S. R., Suarna, C., Newington, D., Kettle, A. J., … Stocker, R. (2014). Assessment of myeloperoxidase activity by the conversion of hydroethidine to 2-chloroethidium. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(9), 5580–5595. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.539486

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