Global transcriptomic profiling of ischemic/reperfusion injury in an in vivo Gpx1 -/- transgenic mouse model.
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ABSTRACT: Glutathione peroxidase (Gpx) is a selenium-containing enzyme that catalyses the reduction of a variety of biological peroxides at the expense of reduced glutathione (GSH). Gpx1 is the most abundant isoform and its role has been implicated in neurodegenerative disorders such as ParkinsonM-bM-^@M-^Ys disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies tissue (DLB) (Power and Blumbergs, 2009) and traumatic brain injury (Tsuru-Aoyagi et al., 2009). Due to its high abundance, mutation of the Gpx1 allele would lower overall Gpx activity in the brain significantly. Gpx1 knockout (Gpx1-/-) mice do not show overt phenotypic differences, but all indications suggest that these mice are in a chronic M-bM-^@M-^\pro-oxidantM-bM-^@M-^] state (Cheng et al. 1999; de Haan et al. 2004). Indeed, a recent study from our laboratory illustrated that the absence of Gpx1 exacerbated stroke injury via increased ROS production and vascular permeability (Wong et al. 2008). Furthermore, Gpx1-/- mice demonstrated an increase in caspase-3 activation and greater infarct volume (Crack et al. 2001) Microarray analysis was performed on the right striatum and cortex(corresponded to infarct area) of post-I/R injured brain tissues of Gpx1 -/- brains using Illumina mouse Ref8 V2 genechips. Suture-induced middle cerebral artery occlusion was induced for 2h followed by reperfusion, with tissue extraction taking place 2h, 8h and 24h post-reperfusion (n=4 respectively). Sham controls were included in this study too (n=4 respectively).
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Minghui Jessica Chen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23162 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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