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The effect of a new oral hypoglycemic agent troglitazone, (+/-)-5-[4-(6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-yl-methoxy)benz yl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione as an antioxidant against the free radical-mediated oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) was studied. The oxidation of LDL gives cholesteryl ester hydroperoxide and phosphatidylcholine hydroperoxide as major primary products. Troglitazone incorporated exogenously into LDL inhibited the oxidations of LDL induced by either aqueous or lipophilic peroxyl radicals and suppressed the formation of lipid hydroperoxides efficiently. Ascorbic acid added into the aqueous phase spared both endogenous alpha-tocopherol and troglitazone in LDL. It was also found by absorption spectroscopic and electron spin resonance (ESR) studies that troglitazone reacted rapidly with a galvinoxyl radical to give a chromanoxyl radical which gives the same ESR spectrum as alpha-tocopherol. This ESR spectrum disappeared rapidly when ascorbic acid was added into the system. These results show that troglitazone acts as a potent antioxidant and protects LDL from oxidative modification.
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