First Author | Uwayama J | Year | 2006 |
Journal | Biochem Biophys Res Commun | Volume | 339 |
Issue | 1 | Pages | 226-31 |
PubMed ID | 16297875 | Mgi Jnum | J:103909 |
Mgi Id | MGI:3610856 | Doi | 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.10.192 |
Citation | Uwayama J, et al. (2006) Tissue Prx I in the protection against Fe-NTA and the reduction of nitroxyl radicals. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 339(1):226-31 |
abstractText | Peroxiredoxin I (Prx I) is a key cytoplasmic peroxidase that reduces intracellular hydroperoxides in concert with thioredoxin. To study the role of tissue Prx I in protection from oxidative stress, we generated Prx I-/- mice by gene trapping. We then evaluated the acute-phase tissue damage caused by ferric-nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA). Increases in serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels were significantly greater in Prx I-/- than wild-type mice, 4 and 12 h after the injection of Fe-NTA. Using real-time EPR imaging, we examined the reduction of the stable paramagnetic nitroxyl radical 3-carbamoyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl in vivo, and found that the half-life of this spin probe in the liver and kidney was significantly prolonged in the Prx I-/- mice. These results demonstrate that Prx I-/- mice have less reducing activity and are more susceptible to the damage mediated by reactive oxygen species in vivo than wild-type mice. |