Peroxide-induced damage in lenses of transgenic mice with deficient and elevated levels of glutathione peroxidase

Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde
Venkat N ReddyL Dang

Abstract

Transgenic mice with elevated glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) activity and gene knockout animals with a deficiency of the enzyme were used to investigate the role of GSHPx in defending the lens against H2O2-induced damage. The effects of peroxide on cultured lenses were determined by using light and transmission electron microscopy to evaluate morphological changes occurring in the epithelium and superficial cortex of the central and equatorial regions of the lens. DNA single-strand breaks in the epithelium were also examined. Following a 30-min exposure to 25 microM H2O2, lenses from normal animals showed distinct changes in the morphology of both the epithelium and superficial cortex. The damage to these cells was extensive in lenses of gene knockout mice in which activity of GSHPx was undetectable. In marked contrast, lenses of transgenic mice, which had 5-fold higher activities of GSHPx, were able to resist the cytotoxic effects. Similar to damage to cell morphology, the extent of DNA strand breaks was significantly lower (40% of control) in H2O2-exposed lenses as compared to normal lenses while DNA damage in gene knockout lenses was 5 times greater than that of GSHPx-rich transgenic lenses. The present studies extend our pr...Continue Reading

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