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Rapid Quantification of Oxidized and Reduced Forms of Glutathione Using Ortho -phthalaldehyde in Cultured Mammalian Cells In Vitro
Published on: June 28, 2024
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system and enzymes of the glutathione-dependent antioxidant system during stress and
N D Goncharova1, A V Shmaliy, V Yu Marenin
1Institute of Medical Primatology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Sochi. ndgoncharova@mail.ru
Abstract:
Activity of glutathione-dependent antioxidant enzymes (glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione transferase) in blood erythrocytes from female Macaca mulatta (6-8 and 20-26 years) was measured during activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system under conditions of acute psychoemotional stress (2-h restraint stress). Glutathione reductase activity increased during stress, depended on the time of day, and strongly correlated with blood corticosteroid level. Circadian variations in stress reactivity of glutathione reductase during aging were accompanied by similar changes in stress reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.
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