FIGURE 7. Effects of GSH or GSSG concentration on mitochondrial ROS production in permeabilized myocytes.
GSH/GSSG ratio was varied between 300:1 and 20:1 with either a GSH fixed at 3 mm or with GSSG fixed at 10 μm. Increasing GSSG at a fixed GSH induced corresponding increases in the rate of oxidation of the ROS probe while clamping GSSG to 10 μm inhibited ROS production and shifted mitochondrial ΔΨm depolarization (arrows) to a lower ratio (20:1).