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- Title
Enhanced Sensitivity to Oxidant-Induced Micronucleus Frequency in Elderly Individuals Is Not Associated with Glutathione S- Transferase M1 (GSTM1) Null Genotype in Lymphocytes.
- Authors
Guven, Gulgun S.; Guven, Mehmet; Onaran, Ilhan; Tunckale, Aydin; Hacihanefioglu, Seniha; Ulutin, Turgut
- Abstract
Background: A large number of studies have demonstrated that various kinds of DNA damage accumulate during aging and that oxidative stress possibly contributes to this process. Glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) can prevent their possible effects on DNA via detoxification of reactive substances that induced oxidative stress. Objective: To investigate the relationship between GSTM1 polymorphism and DNA sensitivity to oxidative stress with age, we used micronucleus (MN) frequency as a marker of DNA damage in lymphocytes from young and elderly subjects. Methods: This study was performed in 30 young (age range 20–36 years) and 30 elderly (age range 66–87 years) healthy individuals who were chosen on the basis of their GSTM1 genotype (15 GSTM1 null and 15 GSTM1 positive for each group). Lymphocytes were cultured after Ficoll isolation and treated for 48 h with a 30-μM dose of cumene hydroperoxide (CumOOH), a dose that does not decrease cell viability. Results: There was no significant difference in the MN frequency observed in control cultures from young and elderly individuals. However, the MN frequency in CumOOH-treated cultures was significantly higher in the elderly group than the young group (p < 0.001). No association was found between the GSTM1 phenotype and CumOOH-induced MN frequency. Conclusions: The results suggest that lymphocytes of elderly individuals are more susceptible to in vitro MN induction by CumOOH. However, this difference in susceptibility is not explained by the lack of GSTM1. Copyright © 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
DNA damage; AGING; OXIDATIVE stress; GLUTATHIONE transferase; LYMPHOCYTES; NUCLEOLUS
- Publication
Gerontology, 2005, Vol 51, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
0304-324X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000081431