Kinetic model of mitochondrial Krebs cycle: unraveling the mechanism of salicylate hepatotoxic effects

Ekaterina A. Mogilevskaya, Oleg Demin, Igor Goryanin

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Abstract

This paper studies the effect of salicylate on the energy metabolism of mitochondria using in silico simulations. A kinetic model of the mitochondrial Krebs cycle is constructed using information on the individual enzymes. Model parameters for the rate equations are estimated using in vitro experimental data from the literature. Enzyme concentrations are determined from data on respiration in mitochondrial suspensions containing glutamate and malate. It is shown that inhibition in succinate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase by salicylate contributes substantially to the cumulative inhibition of the Krebs cycle by salicylates. Uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation has little effect and coenzyme A consumption in salicylates transformation processes has an insignificant effect on the rate of substrate oxidation in the Krebs cycle. It is found that the salicylate-inhibited Krebs cycle flux can be increased by flux redirection through addition of external glutamate and malate, and depletion in external α-ketoglutarate and glycine concentrations.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)245-271
Number of pages27
JournalJournal of biological physics
Volume32
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

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