Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 226-231 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Volume | 339 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan 6 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbamoyl-PROXYL
- EPR imaging
- Ferric-nitrilotriacetate
- Free radicals
- OmniBank
- Peroxiredoxin I
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology