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Differences in the accumulation of mitochondrial defects with age in mice and humans.
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PMID:  22015485     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Mitochondrial DNA mutations and associated defects in cytochrome c oxidase (COX) are proposed to play an important role in human ageing; however there have been limited studies on the frequency of these defects in normal mouse ageing. Here we compare COX-deficiency in two epithelial tissues; the colon and the ciliary epithelium, from human and mouse. The pattern of accumulation of COX-deficiency is similar in both tissues in the two species; however the frequency of colonic crypts with COX-deficiency in aged humans is significantly higher than in aged mice, whereas the levels of COX-deficiency in the ciliary epithelium are higher in the mouse than in humans. This suggests the impact of mitochondrial defects on normal ageing may differ significantly between species.
Authors:
Laura C Greaves; Martin J Barron; George Campbell-Shiel; Thomas B L Kirkwood; Douglass M Turnbull
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mechanisms of ageing and development     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1872-6216     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-21     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0347227     Medline TA:  Mech Ageing Dev     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Affiliation:
Mitochondrial Research Group, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.
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