Genetic differences in hepatic lipid peroxidation potential and iron levels in mice
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Keith M. Erikson, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: Oxidative damage to macromolecules, including lipids, has been hypothesized as a mechanism of aging. One end product of lipid peroxidation, malondialdehyde (MDA), is often quantified as a measure of oxidative damage to lipids. We used a commercial colorimetric assay for MDA (Bioxytech LPO-586, Oxis International, Portland, OR) to measure lipid peroxidation potential in liver tissue from young (2 month) male mice from recombinant inbred (RI) mouse strains from the C57BL/6J (B6) × DBA/2J (D2) series (BXD). The LPO-586 assay (LPO) reliably detected significant differences (P < 0.0001) in lipid peroxidation potential between the B6 and D2 parental strains, and yielded a more than two-fold variation across the BXD RI strains. In both B6 and D2 mice, LPO results were greater in old (23 month) mice, with a larger age-related increase in the D2 strain. As the level of iron can influence lipid peroxidation, we also measured hepatic non-heme iron levels in the same strains. Although iron level exhibited a slightly negative overall correlation (r2 = 0.119) with LPO results among the entire group of BXD RI strains, a sub-group with lower LPO values were highly correlated (r2 = 0.704). LPO results were also positively correlated with iron levels from a group of 8 other inbred mouse strains (r2 = 0.563). The BXD RI LPO data were statistically analyzed to nominate quantitaive trait loci (QTL). A single marker, Zfp4, which maps to 55.2 cM on chromosome 8, achieved a significance level of P < 0.0006. At least two potentially relevant candidate genes reside close to this chromosomal position. Hepatic lipid peroxidation potential appears to be a strain related trait in mice that is amenable to QTL analysis.
Genetic differences in hepatic lipid peroxidation potential and iron levels in mice
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- Publication
- Mechanism of Ageing and Development. 123(2-3): 167-176
- Language: English
- Date: 2002
- Keywords
- Lipid peroxidation, QTL, Iron, Recombinant inbred mice