PMID: 15374292Jul 1, 1994Paper

Food restriction in female Wistar rats. VII. Mitochondrial parameters in resting and proliferating splenic lymphocytes

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
C PieriM Marra

Abstract

The effect of food restriction on the mitochondria of resting and proliferating rat splenocytes was examined, measuring the membrane potential and mass of these organelles, by means of the specific fluorescent probes Rhodamine-123 and Nonyl Acridine Orange, respectively. Food restriction was applied on an every-other-day schedule (EOD) starting at the age of 3.5 months. The ad libitum fed (AL) animals were killed when they were 4, 11 and 24 months old, whereas the EOD rats were killed at 11 and 26 months. Resting lymphocytes from AL rats showed an age-dependent increase of both membrane potential and mass of their mitochondria. However, the mitochondrial mass increased to a larger extent when compared with the membrane potential resulting in a decrease of the respiratory quotient (RQ), i.e. of the respiratory activity per unit of mitochondrial mass. In EOD animals, the mitochondrial membrane potential was lower and the mitochondrial mass was higher in the corresponding age-matched controls, resulting in a further decrease of RQ. Following mitogenic stimulation, most of the cells from young and adult AL rat showed an increase of membrane potential and mass of their mitochondria. In contrast about 50% of cells from old AL rats ha...Continue Reading

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