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Multiple deficiencies in antioxidant enzymes in mice result in a compound increase in sensitivity to oxidative stress.
Free radical biology & medicine - 15 Jun 2004
Van Remmen Holly, Qi Wenbo, Sabia Marian, Freeman Gregory, Estlack Larry, Yang Hong, Mao Guo Zhong, Huang Ting-Ting, Strong Randy, Lee Shuko, Epstein Charles J, Richardson Arlan
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To examine the effect of compound deficiencies in antioxidant defense, we have generated mice (Sod2(+/-)/Gpx1(-/-)) that are deficient in Mn superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx1) by breeding Sod2(+/-) and Gpx1(-/-) mice together. Although Sod2(+/-)/Gpx1(-/-) mice showed a 50% reduction in MnSOD and no detectable Gpx1 activity in either mitochondria or cytosol in all tissues, they were...
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