Title : Auranofin increases apoptosis and ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the rat isolated heart.

Pub. Date : 2004 May-Jun

PMID : 15191400






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1 Auranofin, an antirheumatic gold compound, is an inhibitor of selenocysteine enzymes, such as thioredoxin reductase and glutathione peroxidase. Auranofin peroxiredoxin 5 Rattus norvegicus
2 There was significantly less thioredoxin reductase activity in rat liver extracts, whereas the level of glutathione activity remained unchanged, demonstrating that the dose of auranofin used was able to selectively inhibit one of these enzyme systems. Auranofin peroxiredoxin 5 Rattus norvegicus