Table 1 Summary of enzyme inhibitors, reactive species scavengers, reactive species donors, mimetics, and antibodies used in the present study to elucidate apoptotic and protective mechanisms.

From: Cold Atmospheric Plasma and Plasma-Activated Medium Trigger RONS-Based Tumor Cell Apoptosis

Purpose

Compound name

Compound abbreviation and standard working concentration

Singlet oxygen scavenger

Histidine

HIS  2 mM

Peroxynitrite decomposition catalyst

5-, 10-, 15-, 20-Tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato iron(III) chloride

FeTPPS  25 µM

NOX1 inhibitor

4-(2-Aminoethyl) benzenesulfonyl fluoride

AEBSF  100 µM

HOCl scavenger

Taurine

TAU  50 mM

Aquaporin inhibitor

AgNO3

Ag+  5 µM

Catalase inhibitor

3-aminotriazole

3-AT  25 mM

Catalase donation (bovine liver catalase)

Catalase

CAT  10 - 1000 U/ml

glutathione synthesis inhibitor

Buthionine sulfoximine

BSO  10 - 50 µM

OH scavenger

Manitol

MANN  20 mM

OH scavenger

Dimethylthiourea

DMTU  20 mM

NO donor

Dieethylamine NONOate

DEA NONOate  0.5 mM

HOCl donor

Sodium oxychloride

NaOCl  as indicated

Generation of H2O2

Glucose oxidase

GOX  as indicated

Nitric Oxide Synthase inhibitor

N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methylester hydrochloride

L-NAME  2.4 mM

Proton pump inhibitor

Omeprazole

 

Peroxidase inhibitor

4-Aminobenzoyl hydrazide

ABH  150 µM

Caspase-3 inhibitor

 

Z-DEVD-FMK  50 µM

Caspase-8 inhibitor

 

Z-IETD-FMK  25 µM

Caspase-9 inhibitor

 

Z-LEHD-FMK  25 µM

SOD mimetics

Mn(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin and Mn (III) meso-tetrakis(N-ethylpyridinium-2-yl)porphyrin

MnTM-2PyP and MnTE-2-PyP  20 µM

Mn-SOD donation (E. coli)

Manganese superoxide dismutase

Mn-SOD  100 U/ml

ONOO decomposition catalyst and O2 scavenger

Fe(III)tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin pentachlorideporphyrin pentachloride

FeTMPyP  25 µM

Catalase mimetic

chloro([2,2′-[1,2-ethanediylbis[(nitrilo-κN)methylidyne]]bis[6-methoxyphenolato-κO]]]-manganese

EUK-134  20 µM

Antibody for human superoxide dismutase (SOD)

 

cb 0989 (binding and neutralizing) cb 0987 (binding without neutralization)