Conclusions Compared with the general population, the prevalence of cataract in Down’s syndrome was raised in those aged 45 to 64, but not in those aged 65 to 75 years; the latter might be a function of the relatively small number of patients in this age group. The increased prevalence of cataract found in those in the 45to 64-year-old age group may be the result of increased levels of CuZnSOD,...

Oxidative stress, defined as an increase in reactive oxygen species, has been implicated in a number of diseases, including hypertension. Superoxide is a particularly detrimental reactive oxygen species in the cardiovascular system because it reacts directly with NO, thereby limiting the amount of NO normally available for processes such as endothelium-dependent relaxation. Superoxide dismutase...

Abstract Salinity is one of the most constraining environmental factors that limits plant growth and productivity because it disturbs mineral nutrition by triggering interactions at interface soil roots. It implies a notable competition between sodium (Na + ) potassium (K ), with this last being key nutrient for plants. Using halophyte Cakile maritima as model grown in hydroponic conditions, st...

The main goal of the present paper was to examine the influence of the replacement of γ-Glu moiety to α-Glu in glutathione and in its antioxidative tetrapeptidic analogue UPF1 (Tyr(Me)-γ-Glu-Cys-Gly), resulting in α-GSH and UPF17 (Tyr(Me)-Glu-Cys-Gly), on the antioxidative defense system in K562 cells. UPF1 and GSH increased while UPF17 and α-GSH decreased the activity of CuZnSOD in K562 cells,...

The effects of aging and food restriction on the activities and mRNA levels of antioxidant enzymes in rat livers were examined. Rats were fed ad libitum every day (AL) or ad libitum on every other weekday (FR). At 30 months of age, the catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were lower, whereas the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value, an index of lipid peroxidation of the AL rats, was higher...