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PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate how glutathione reductase (GR) loses its activity during cataract formation and whether it is possible to revive it back to the normal levels. METHOD:In this study, endogenous as well as synthetic reducing systems (GSH, TTase, DTT, captopril) and alpha-crystallin at different concentrations were incubated with the soluble fraction of human cataract lens protein. The activity of glutathione reductase with or without the reducing agents and alpha-crystallin was tested, and the difference in activity gained was calculated. RESULTS:Five agents (GSH, DTT, TTase, captopril, alpha-low crystallin) were able to revive the activity of GR from human cataract lenses to different extents. CONCLUSION:This study shows that human lens GR activity was revived by different reducing agents as well as by a molecular chaperone (alpha-crystallin).
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Rachdan D,Lou MF,Harding JJdoi
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2005-10-01 00:00:00pages
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689008999611
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713680490503769
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journal_title:Current eye research
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doi:10.1076/ceyr.22.1.64.6978
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689408995780
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journal_title:Current eye research
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Current eye research
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713683.2012.683506
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journal_title:Current eye research
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journal_title:Current eye research
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713688208996358
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1076/ceyr.19.3.228.5310
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689509003759
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689308999475
更新日期:1993-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689008997579
更新日期:1990-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689309001833
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713683.2017.1370118
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713683.2018.1467930
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713689109020340
更新日期:1991-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713683.2015.1062114
更新日期:2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713688409007414
更新日期:1984-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713688109001736
更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1076/ceyr.18.1.28.5394
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713683.2018.1481517
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713688409000822
更新日期:1984-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713680902964892
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713683.2020.1818262
更新日期:2020-09-07 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02713683.2011.631722
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current eye research
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02713680802450984
更新日期:2008-11-01 00:00:00