Erythrocytic antioxidant system in the administration of new coordination compounds thiosemicarbazide derivatives

Background: Currently, there is a growing interest in new local coordination compounds (CC), which demonstrated antitumor properties, but their influence on the erythrocyte antioxidant system has not been studied. The aim of the study: to study the effects of CC, thiosemicarbazide derivatives –TIA-160, CMT-67 and CMJ-33 on indices of the antioxidant system indicators in erythrocytes peripheral blood in vivo experiments. Material and methods: The action of CC on superoxide dismutase, catalase, total antioxidant capacity was evaluated on a group of 34 white rats, randomly divided into 4 groups: the first control group was injected subcutaneously with saline. The other groups (2 – TIA-160, 3 – CMT-67 and 4 – CMJ-33) were given subcutaneously 3 times a week for 30 days, 0.1µM / kg CC. Results: It was established that the TIA-160 compound demonstrated the highest capacity to induce the expression of erythrocyte catalase that exceeded the control level of 1.8, which did not correlate with the enzymatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. Thus, this study showed that there are differences in the mechanisms of action of thiosemicarbazone derivatives. Conclusions: The influence of tested CC on the indices of the antioxidant system is selective. This selectivity may be the base to their strong selective antiproliferative and cytotoxic action on tumor cells, but not on healthy ones.