PUBLICATION
Genotype-dependent gene expression profile of the antioxidant defense system (ADS) in the liver of a GH-transgenic zebrafish model
- Authors
- da Rosa, C.E., Figueiredo, M.A., Lanes, C.F., Almeida, D.V., and Marins, L.F.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-100427-26
- Date
- 2011
- Source
- Transgenic Research 20(1): 85-89 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Almeida, Daniela Volcan, da Rosa, Carlos Eduardo, Figueiredo, Marcio de Azevedo, Lanes, Carlos Frederico Ceccon, Marins, Luis Fernando
- Keywords
- none
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified/genetics
- Animals, Genetically Modified/metabolism*
- Antioxidants/metabolism*
- Gene Expression Profiling*
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genotype
- Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase/genetics
- Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase/metabolism
- Glutathione Transferase/genetics
- Glutathione Transferase/metabolism
- Growth Hormone/genetics*
- Hemizygote
- Homozygote
- Liver/enzymology*
- Models, Animal*
- Oxidative Stress
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Superoxide Dismutase/genetics
- Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zebrafish/metabolism*
- PubMed
- 20419347 Full text @ Transgenic. Res.
Citation
da Rosa, C.E., Figueiredo, M.A., Lanes, C.F., Almeida, D.V., and Marins, L.F. (2011) Genotype-dependent gene expression profile of the antioxidant defense system (ADS) in the liver of a GH-transgenic zebrafish model. Transgenic Research. 20(1):85-89.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of growth hormone (GH) overexpression on the gene expression profile of multiple components of the antioxidant defense system (ADS) of different genotypes of a GH-transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) model. Several ADS-related genes were analyzed by semiquantitative reverse transcription-PCR in the liver of hemizygous (HE) and homozygous (HO) transgenic zebrafish. The results showed a significant reduction in the glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) and the gene expression of two glutathione S-transferase (GST) isoforms and an increase in the glutathione reductase gene in the HO group compared to non-transgenic controls. The expression of the Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and catalase (CAT) genes was reduced in HO and HE groups, respectively. Among the ten genes analyzed, two were altered in HE transgenic zebrafish and five were altered in HO transgenic zebrafish. These findings indicate a genotype-dependent gene expression profile of the ADS-related genes in the liver of our GH-transgenic zebrafish model and are in agreement with the general effects of GH hypersecretion in the fish and mouse, which involves a reduction in the capability of the tissues to deal with oxidative stress situations. The GH-transgenic zebrafish model used here seems to be an interesting tool for analyzing the effect of different GH expression levels on physiological processes.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping