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ArticleClinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology2017

Age-Related Changes in Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 and Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial Structure in the Tongues of Fischer 344 Rats.

Min-Kwan Baek, Hyon Lee, Kyung-Ok Kim, Hyun-Jin Kwon, Myung-Hee Chung, Hyoung-Min Park, Joo-Hyun Woo, Dong-Young Kim

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Article in Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology, 2017. 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.
Hyon LeeDepartment of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Kyung-Ok KimDepartment of Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Hyun-Jin KwonDepartment of Medical Research Institute, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Myung-Hee ChungLee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea.
Hyoung-Min ParkDepartment 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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objectivesPreviously the authors reported age-related changes in the activities of anti-oxidative enzyme activities and protein expressions in the tongues of rats. Because more information is required about relations between aging and oxidative stress and anti-oxidative enzyme efficiency, the authors investigated differences between the expression of master regulator of anti-oxidative enzymes (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 [Nrf2]), levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and mitochondrial structures in the tongues of young and aged Fischer 344 rats.

methodsAge-dependent changes in Nrf2 protein and ROS were determined by Western blotting and using chemical kits, respectively. Tongue specimens were examined by electron microscopy. The study was conducted using rats aged 7 months (young, n=8) or 22 months (old, n=8).

resultsNrf2 protein levels in the tongues of aged rats were lower than in young rats. ROS levels were higher in older rats and mitochondrial structural deficits were observed their tongues. Three young rats showed moderate mitochondrial degeneration, whereas profound degeneration with mitochondrial cristae disruption, swelling, rupture, or intramitochondrial vacuole formation was observed in all 8 old rats. Notably, mitochondrial rupture was observed in 5 old rats.

conclusionAntioxidant defense systems of old rats were compromised by Nrf2 deficiency, which could lead to the deleterious accumulation and release of ROS and probably mitochondrial structural deficits in aged tongue tissues.

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AgingMitochondriaNF-E2-Related Factor 2Reactive Oxygen SpeciesTongue

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