TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of dietary restriction on the age-dependent changes in the expression of antioxidant enzymes in rat liver
AU - Rao, G.
AU - Xia, E.
AU - Nadakavukaren, M. J.
AU - Richardson, A.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - The effects of aging and dietary restriction on the expression of several enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase) that are involved in free radical detoxification were studied in liver tissue from male Fischer F344 rats. The expression (i.e., activities and mRNA levels) of superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn) and catalase decreased with age in liver. Dietary restriction (40% restriction of energy intake) increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (24 to 38%) and catalase (64 to 75%) in liver at 21 and 28 mo of age. Glutathione peroxidase activity in liver of diet-restricted rats was significantly higher (37%) at 28 mo of age than that of rats fed ad libitum. The age-related changes in the relative levels of mRNA for superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase paralleled the changes in the activities of these enzymes in rats fed ad libitum or rats fed the restricted diet. Thus, the changes in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase with age and dietary restriction appear to arise from changes in the levels of mRNAs coding for these enzymes. Free radical damage, as measured by thiobarbituric acid-reactive material and lipofuscin accumulation, was lower in diet-restricted rats than in rats fed ad libitum.
AB - The effects of aging and dietary restriction on the expression of several enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase) that are involved in free radical detoxification were studied in liver tissue from male Fischer F344 rats. The expression (i.e., activities and mRNA levels) of superoxide dismutase (Cu-Zn) and catalase decreased with age in liver. Dietary restriction (40% restriction of energy intake) increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (24 to 38%) and catalase (64 to 75%) in liver at 21 and 28 mo of age. Glutathione peroxidase activity in liver of diet-restricted rats was significantly higher (37%) at 28 mo of age than that of rats fed ad libitum. The age-related changes in the relative levels of mRNA for superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase paralleled the changes in the activities of these enzymes in rats fed ad libitum or rats fed the restricted diet. Thus, the changes in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase with age and dietary restriction appear to arise from changes in the levels of mRNAs coding for these enzymes. Free radical damage, as measured by thiobarbituric acid-reactive material and lipofuscin accumulation, was lower in diet-restricted rats than in rats fed ad libitum.
KW - aging
KW - catalase
KW - glutathione peroxidase
KW - rats
KW - superoxide dismutase
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U2 - 10.1093/jn/120.6.602
DO - 10.1093/jn/120.6.602
M3 - Article
C2 - 2352034
AN - SCOPUS:0025328406
VL - 120
SP - 602
EP - 609
JO - Journal of Nutrition
JF - Journal of Nutrition
SN - 0022-3166
IS - 6
ER -