Influência do polimorfismo Ala16Val do gene da enzima superóxido dismutase (SOD2) no efeito antioxidante in vitro do citrato de clomifeno

Abstract

To investigate the in vitro antioxidant properties of the ovulation induction drug, Citrate clomiphene (CC), and to access whether its effects are influenced by the Ala16Val polymorphism in the SOD2 gene, which encodes mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD), an in vitro experimental study testing the effect of different concentrations of CC on antioxidant capacity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) culture viability was performed. A total of 58 healthy adult women were genotyped for the Ala16Val SOD2 polymorphism, and blood samples were collected to perform in vitro experiments analyzing the biological antioxidant effects of CC. Free radical production and cytotoxicity assays were performed on blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with different Ala16Val SOD2 genotypes. According to the observations described here, CC exhibited antioxidant effects. Additionally, the CC treatments led to a decrease in ROS production, with blood samples from the AA genotype displaying a more responsive antioxidant effect from CC than other genotypes. AA and AV PBMCs showed an increase in viability following treatment with 10 μM CC when compared with PMBCs from control groups. In the VV PBMC group, only the 5 μM and 10 μM CC treatments presented a significant positive viability effect. The CC exhibits antioxidant activity, similar to that observed with other Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs), in the presence of the Ala16Val-SOD2 polymorphism suggesting pharmacogenetic effect.