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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic renal failure (CRF) is associated with oxidative stress, the precise mechanism of which is yet to be elucidated. The present study was undertaken to investigate in renal insufficiency the expression of catalase and glutathione peroxidase, which play a critical role in antioxidant defense system by catalyzing detoxification of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and organic hydroperoxides. Rats were randomly assigned to the CRF (5/6 nephrectomized) and sham-operated control groups and observed for 6 weeks. Renal and thoracic aortic catalase and glutathione peroxidase protein abundance was measured by Western blotting. The enzyme activities in the renal and aortic extracts, hepatic glutathione levels, blood pressure and urinary nitric oxide metabolites (NO(x)) excretion were also measured. Blood pressure and urinary nitric oxide metabolite (NO(x)) excretion were also measured. The CRF group showed a significant down-regulation of both immunodetectable catalase and glutathione peroxidase proteins in the remnant kidney. Catalase activity was also significantly decreased in the remnant kidney whereas glutathione peroxidase activity was not significantly affected. Furthermore, the protein abundance of catalase was unchanged whereas the enzyme activity was significantly decreased in the thoracic aorta of CRF animals compared to the sham-operated controls. By contrast, both the protein abundance and the enzyme activity of glutathione peroxidase were not significantly affected in the aorta of CRF animals compared to the sham-operated controls. This was coupled with marked arterial hypertension, significant reduction of hepatic glutathione levels and urinary NO(x) excretion pointing to increased inactivation and sequestration of NO by superoxide. These events point to the role of impaired antioxidant defense system in the pathogenesis of oxidative stress in CRF.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
1743
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
86-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Aorta, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Aorta, Thoracic, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Catalase, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Glutathione Peroxidase, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Hydrogen Peroxide, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Lipid Peroxidation, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Renal Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:15777843-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Expression of catalase and glutathione peroxidase in renal insufficiency.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4066, USA. rasindhu@cdrewu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article