1. MT-CO1 expression in nine organs and tissues of different-aged MRL/lpr mice: Investigation of mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction at organ level in systemic lupus erythematosus pathogenesis.
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Xinglan Huang, Peng Yan, Xinghua Song, Suiying Zhang, Yuqiong Deng, Caifeng Huang, Xiaoqing Zhao, Sheng Liu, Xiping Cheng, and Dongjiang Liao
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BIOLOGICAL models ,AGE distribution ,ANIMAL experimentation ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,MITOCHONDRIA ,MALONDIALDEHYDE ,COMPARATIVE studies ,GENE expression ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,OXIDATIVE stress ,GENE expression profiling ,MESSENGER RNA ,RESEARCH funding ,SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus ,OXIDOREDUCTASES ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,COLORIMETRY ,STATISTICAL correlation ,MICE - Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the expression patterns of mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase 1 (MT-CO1) in different organs and tissues of MRL/lpr mice aged six and 18 weeks. Materials and methods: Six-week-old female MRL/lpr mice (n=10) were considered young lupus model mice, and 18-week-old MRL/lpr mice (n=10) were considered old lupus model mice. Additionally, six-week-old (n=10) and 39-week-old (n=10) female Balb/c mice were used as the young and old controls, respectively. The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and protein expression levels of MT-CO1 in nine organs/tissues were detected via quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined with thiobarbituric acid colorimetry. The correlation coefficient of MT-CO1 mRNA levels and MDA levels in each organ/tissue at different ages was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis. Results: The results showed that most non-immune organs/tissues (heart, lung, liver, kidneys, and intestines) showed increased MT-CO1 expression levels in younger MRL/lpr mice (p<0.05) and decreased MT-CO1 expression in older mice (p<0.05). Expression of MT-CO1 in the lymph nodes was low in younger mice but high in older mice. In other immune organs (spleen and thymus), MT-CO1 expression was low in older MRL/lpr mice. Lower mRNA expression and higher MDA levels were observed in the brains of MRL/lpr mice. However, all MRL/lpr mice showed higher MDA levels than Balb/c mice in every organ no matter younger or older MRL/lpr mice. Conclusion: Our study results suggest that lymphoid mitochondrial hyperfunction at organ level may be an important intrinsic pathogenesis in systemic lupus erythematosus activity, which may affect mitochondrial dysfunction in non-immune organs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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