GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM IN HEART AND LIVER OF THE AGING RAT

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作者
STIO, M [1 ]
IANTOMASI, T [1 ]
FAVILLI, F [1 ]
MARRACCINI, P [1 ]
LUNGHI, B [1 ]
VINCENZINI, MT [1 ]
TREVES, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FLORENCE,DEPT BIOCHEM SCI,I-50134 FLORENCE,ITALY
来源
BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY-BIOCHIMIE ET BIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE | 1994年 / 72卷 / 1-2期
关键词
GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM; AGE; RAT HEART; RAT LIVER;
D O I
10.1139/o94-010
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A comprehensive study on glutathione metabolism in rat heart and liver as a function of age was performed. In the heart, reduced glutathione, total glutathione, and the glutathione redox index showed a decrease during aging, while oxidized glutathione levels increased in 5-month-old rats with respect to the young animals and remained quite constant in 14- and 27-month-old rats. In the liver, the highest levels of reduced glutathione were found in the 2-month-old rats, while oxidized glutathione reached a peak at 5 months. Glutathione-associated enzymes showed age-related changes. Glutathione peroxidase, unaffected by aging in the heart, decreased in the liver of the 27-month-old rats. In the heart and the Liver, the highest values of glutathione 5-transferase were found at 5 months and 27 months, respectively. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase followed a similar trend in both heart and liver. Glutathione reductase also showed the same behaviour in heart and in liver, increasing in old rats with respect to the other age groups. A decrease in gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase was found in the heart and liver of 27-month-old rats in comparison with the 2-month-old ones. In conclusion, a decreased antioxidant capability has been demonstrated in both heart and liver of old rats.
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