Effect of SkQ1 eye drops on the rat lens metabolomic composition and the chaperone activity of α-crystallin.
Dokl Biochem Biophys
; 464: 341-5, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-26518564
ABSTRACT
The ability of SkQ1 eye drops to slow down the cataract development is demonstrated on the senescence-accelerated OXYS rats the SkQ1 treatment leads to the considerable improvement of the lens condition as compared to the control group. The comparison of the chaperone activities of α-crystallins isolated from the rat lenses did not reveal significant difference between SkQ1-treated and control rats. The contents of major metabolites (23 compounds) in lenses of SkQ1-treated and untreated rats are also very similar, though the concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) in lenses of SkQ1-treated rats is 12% lower. This difference may be attributed to the reduction of the oxidative stress under action of SkQ1 eye drops, and to the decreased requirement to produce high amounts of this antioxidant.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cataract
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Free Radical Scavengers
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Plastoquinone
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Alpha-Crystallins
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Dokl Biochem Biophys
Journal subject:
BIOFISICA
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BIOQUIMICA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
RUSSIA