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Antioxidant status in the liver of hypertensive and metallothionein-deficient mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14608409     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Because oxidative stress is involved in arterial hypertension, impairment of hepatic antioxidant defences could develop in the course of this disease. Metallothionein (MT), an antioxidant protein, is present in high rates in the liver. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a mineralocorticoid-salt treatment on blood pressure, hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities, and cardiac MT levels in transgenic MT null mice compared with control mice to further clarify the role of MT during the experimental development of arterial hypertension. Control and transgenic MT -/- mice were submitted to an 8-week mineralocorticoid-salt treatment. Hepatic glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase activities and cardiac MT and mineral levels were measured. Mineralocorticoid-salt treatment induced an increase in blood pressure in both transgenic MT -/- and control mice that was associated with an impairment of liver antioxidant status. MT deficiency was associated with modifications of hepatic antioxidant enzyme activities and with a decrease in cardiac iron levels. Adaptive processes of antioxidant systems may explain the absence of an effect of metallothionein deficiency on the development of mineralocorticoid-salt hypertension. The interactions that occur between the in vivo antioxidant systems probably produce a complex regulation of the oxidative balance and consequently prevent antioxidant deficiency.
Authors:
Sylvie Bobillier-Chaumont; Laurence Nicod; Lysiane Richert; Alain Berthelot
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology     Volume:  81     ISSN:  0008-4212     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. J. Physiol. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2003 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-11-10     Completed Date:  2004-07-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372712     Medline TA:  Can J Physiol Pharmacol     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  929-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Laboratoire de Physiologie et de Pharmacologie, Nutrition Préventive Expémentale, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Besançcon, France. sylvie.bobillier-chaumont@univ-fcomte.fr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antioxidants / metabolism*
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Body Weight / drug effects
Catalase / metabolism
Desoxycorticosterone / pharmacology
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
Glutathione Reductase / metabolism
Heart Rate / drug effects
Hypertension / metabolism*,  physiopathology
Liver / enzymology,  metabolism*
Male
Metallothionein / deficiency,  metabolism
Mice
Mice, Transgenic
Myocardium / metabolism,  pathology
Superoxide Dismutase / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 64-85-7/Desoxycorticosterone; 9038-94-2/Metallothionein; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 1.11.1.9/Glutathione Peroxidase; EC 1.15.1.1/Superoxide Dismutase; EC 1.8.1.7/Glutathione Reductase

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