Abstract：
AIM:Although constitutive autophagy is linked to redox state and participates in cell homeostasis, it is scarcely known if redox state, autophagy, and lysosomal function depend on sex, a factor that largely influences health and diseases. Therefore, we evaluated the existence of sex differences in redox state and constitutive autophagy in rat tissues. MAIN METHODS:7week old Sprague-Dawley rats were used to obtain organs. Malondialdehyde (MDA), and carbonylated proteins were measured by spectrophotometric methods for redox state assessment. The autophagy biomarkers Beclin-1, and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3), the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR; checkpoint in autophagic process), and the lysosomal associated membrane protein (LAMP-1; biomarker of lysosomes) were evaluated by Western blotting. Immunofluorescence analysis was also performed for LC3 and LAMP-1 colocalization. KEY FINDINGS:In the heart, Beclin-1, and LC3-II/LC3-I were higher in males than in females suggesting that the male heart has a major constitutive autophagy and this was linked with higher levels of carbonyl groups, indicating that protein oxidation could play a role. In the liver, it was found that LAMP-1 was higher in males and greatly colocalized with LC3 indicating a larger number of autophagolysosomes. None of the above parameters was significantly different in the kidneys of both sexes with the exception of MDA, which was significantly higher in females. SIGNIFICANCE:The above results suggest that sex differences exist in redox state and autophagy and they occur in an organ-specific way. Importantly, it seems that the protein oxidation is more linked with constitutive autophagy, at least in cardiac ventricles, in comparison with lipid peroxidation.
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Campesi I,Straface E,Occhioni S,Montella A,Franconi Fdoi
10.1016/j.lfs.2013.06.001subject
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2013-08-06 00:00:00pages
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