The Exacerbation of Aging and Oxidative Stress in the Epididymis of <i>Sod1</i> Null Mice
There is growing evidence that the quality of spermatozoa decreases with age and that children of older fathers have a higher incidence of birth defects and genetic mutations. The free radical theory of aging proposes that changes with aging are due to the accumulation of damage induced by exposure...
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2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | There is growing evidence that the quality of spermatozoa decreases with age and that children of older fathers have a higher incidence of birth defects and genetic mutations. The free radical theory of aging proposes that changes with aging are due to the accumulation of damage induced by exposure to excess reactive oxygen species. We showed previously that absence of the superoxide dismutase 1 (<i>Sod1</i>) antioxidant gene results in impaired mechanisms of repairing DNA damage in the testis in young <i>Sod1<sup>−/−</sup></i> mice. In this study, we examined the effects of aging and the <i>Sod<sup>−/−</sup></i> mutation on mice epididymal histology and the expression of markers of oxidative damage. We found that both oxidative nucleic acid damage (via 8-hydroxyguanosine) and lipid peroxidation (via 4-hydroxynonenal) increased with age and in <i>Sod1<sup>−/−</sup></i> mice. These findings indicate that lack of SOD1 results in an exacerbation of the oxidative damage accumulation-related aging phenotype. |
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| Item Description: | 2076-3921 10.3390/antiox9020151 |