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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship between the activity of the antioxidant defense enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) and the degree of cataract (lens opacity) was examined in 14 Emory mice at the age of 2, 7 and 10 months. Significant decreases in specific GSH-PX activity (mU/mg wet tissue) in the lens as well as in the residual eye tissue were found between 2 and 10 months of age, showing a highly significant correlation of this decrease (r = 0.590, p approximately 0.001) with the increasing degree of turbidity of the lenses. The results are discussed with regard to the changes of antioxidant mechanisms during cataractogenesis and aging. The role of the maintenance of an optimal level of GSH-PX and other well-known antioxidants (enzymes, vitamins, trace elements including iodide) for a delay of cataractogenesis is pointed out.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-3755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
208
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-9-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Changes of Glutathione Peroxidase Activity in Eye Tissues of Emory Mice in Relation to Cataract Status and Age].
pubmed:affiliation
Augenabteilung, Landes Oberösterreich, Bad Hall.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract