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ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2016

Age-Related Changes in Antioxidative Enzyme Capacity in Tongue of Fischer 344 Rats.

Min-Kwan Baek, Kyung-Ok Kim, Hyun-Jin Kwon, Yong-Woo Kim, Joo-Hyun Woo, Dong-Young Kim

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Article in Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Min-Kwan BaekDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Kyung-Ok KimMedical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Hyun-Jin KwonMedical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Yong-Woo KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Joo-Hyun WooDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Dong-Young KimDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
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Abstract

objectivesAntioxidative enzyme efficiency changes in some organs with age. However, no study has been conducted on age-related antioxidant enzyme changes in tongue. In the present study, the authors investigated the activities of four antioxidative enzymes and their protein expressions in the tongues of young and old Fischer 344 rats.

methodsAge-dependent changes in the enzyme activities of total superoxide dismutase (SOD), Mn-SOD, Cu/Zn-SOD, catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were determined using chemical kits, and the protein expressions levels of these enzymes by Western blotting. The study was conducted using rats aged 7 months (the young group, n=8) and 22 months (the old group, n=8).

resultsTotal SOD, Cu/Zn-SOD, and GPx activities in the tongues of old rats were lower than in young rats, and similarly, corresponding protein expressions were downregulated in old rats. On the other hand, although the protein expressions of Mn-SOD and CAT were lower in old rats, their enzyme activities were not.

conclusionThe results of this study provide a possible mechanism for the tongue aging process, as in old Fischer 344 rats the antioxidant defense system was diminished with respect to enzyme activity levels and protein abundances.

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AgingAntioxidantsOxidative StressTongue

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