Multiple deficiencies in antioxidant enzymes in mice result in a compound increase in sensitivity to oxidative stress |
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Authors: | Van Remmen Holly Qi Wenbo Sabia Marian Freeman Gregory Estlack Larry Yang Hong Mao Guo Zhong Huang Ting-Ting Strong Randy Lee Shuko Epstein Charles J Richardson Arlan |
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Institution: | Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78284-7762, USA. vanremmen@uthscsa.edu |
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Abstract: | To examine the effect of compound deficiencies in antioxidant defense, we have generated mice (Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/?) that are deficient in Mn superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx1) by breeding Sod2+/? and Gpx1?/? mice together. Although Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/? mice showed a 50% reduction in MnSOD and no detectable Gpx1 activity in either mitochondria or cytosol in all tissues, they were viable and appeared normal. Fibroblasts isolated from Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/? mice were more sensitive (4- to 6-fold) to oxidative stress (t-butyl hydroperoxide or γ irradiation) than fibroblasts from wild-type mice, and were twice as sensitive as cells from Sod2+/? or Gpx1?/? mice. Whole-animal studies demonstrated that survival of the Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/? mice in response to whole body γ irradiation or paraquat administration was also reduced compared with that of wild-type, Sod2+/?, or Gpx1?/? mice. Similarly, endogenous oxidative stress induced by cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury led to greater apoptosis in heart tissue from the Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/? mice than in that from mice deficient in either MnSOD or Gpx1 alone. These data show that Sod2+/?/Gpx1?/? mice, deficient in two mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes, have significantly enhanced sensitivity to oxidative stress induced by exogenous insults and to endogenous oxidative stress compared with either wild-type mice or mice deficient in either MnSOD or Gpx1 alone. |
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