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Diabetes, Vol 36, Issue 2 169-173, Copyright © 1987 by American Diabetes Association

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Starvation-related alterations in free radical tissue defense mechanisms in rats

SA Wohaieb and DV Godin

Alterations in endogenous free radical-scavenging defense mechanisms of rat tissues after body weight loss (induced by starvation for 72 h) associated with hypoinsulinemia were investigated. The activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), and glutathione (GSSG) reductase as well as levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) were examined in several tissues and in erythrocytes. A complex pattern of changes was observed. CAT activities were increased in the heart and pancreas and decreased in the liver. SOD levels were decreased in the heart and increased in the kidney and pancreas. GSH-PX activities were increased only in the kidney, and levels of GSH were decreased only in the liver of starved animals. Erythrocytes from starved animals showed no alterations in the levels of major free radical-scavenging enzymes. However, GSSG reductase levels were lower in erythrocytes from starved animals, and this was associated with an increased susceptibility to H2O2-induced GSH depletion. Paradoxically, H2O2-induced malondialdehyde (MDA) production in erythrocytes from starved animals was lower than that in control erythrocytes. Our results suggest that, in studies of experimental diabetes, attention must be given to the influence of body weight loss per se on the biochemical alterations associated with this disease.
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