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Stimulation of gene expression and activity of antioxidant related enzyme in Sprague Dawley rat kidney induced by long term iron toxicity       
Yazarlar
Harun Budak
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Enver Fehim Koçpınar
Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nurdan Gönül
Hamid Ceylan
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Hüseyin Serkan EROL
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Orhan Erdoğan
Atatürk Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The trace elements such as iron are vital for various enzyme activities and for other cellular proteins, but iron toxicity causes the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that causes alterations in morphology and function of the nephron. The present study was designed to determine the effect of long-term iron overload on the renal antioxidant system and to determine any possible correlation between enzymatic and molecular levels. Our data showed that reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, which is a marker for oxidative stress, strikingly decreased with a long-term iron overload in rat kidney. While renal mRNA levels of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6pd), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6pgd) and glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) were significantly affected in the presence of ferric iron, no changes were seen for glutathione reductase (Gsr) and glutathione S-transferases (Gst). While the iron affected the enzymatic activity of G6PD, GSR, GST, and GPX, it had no significant effect on 6PGD activity in the rat kidney. In conclusion, we reported here that the gene expression of G6pd, 6pgd, Gsr, Gpx, and Gst did not correlate to enzyme activity, and the actual effect of long-term iron overload on renal antioxidant system is observed at protein level. Furthermore, the influence of iron on the renal antioxidant system is different from its effect on the hepatic antioxidant system. © 2014 Elsevier Inc.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Antioxidant enzymes | Enzyme activity | Iron overload | Kidney | mRNA expression
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY PHARMACOLOGY
Dergi ISSN 1532-0456
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 11-2014
Cilt No 166
Sayfalar 44 / 50
Doi Numarası 10.1016/j.cbpc.2014.07.002
Makale Linki http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S153204561400088X