The effect of aging on glutathione peroxidase-i knockout mice-resistance of the lens to oxidative stress

Experimental Eye Research
Abraham SpectorR R Wang

Abstract

Populations of control, C, and glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) knockout mice, K, were studied over a period of 2 years. No significant difference was observed between the C and K populations with respect to longevity, vitality, weight, lens biochemistry or morphology based on light and electron microscopy. It was concluded that under normal animal room barrier facilities, GPx-1 is not required. Furthermore, C and K lenses placed in organ culture and observed over a 24 hr period were indistinguishable. Organ cultured C lenses degraded medium H(2)O(2)levels at only a slightly greater rate than K lenses and this did not appear to change with age. However, tertiary butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) was degraded less effectively by K lenses and this deficiency increased with age. No indication of change in redox non-protein SH (equivalent to GSH) status was observed between C and K whole lenses or epithelial cell fractions. With H(2)O(2)stress, the drop in C and K non-protein SH was comparable and there was little change with age. Examination of the impact of photochemical stress with 1.5 microM riboflavin and 4% O(2)upon choline transport indicated considerable damage with both C and K lenses, but little difference between the two popula...Continue Reading

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