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  • Title: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient cells show an increased propensity for oxidant-induced senescence.
    Author: Cheng ML, Ho HY, Wu YH, Chiu DT.
    Journal: Free Radic Biol Med; 2004 Mar 01; 36(5):580-91. PubMed ID: 14980702.
    Abstract:
    Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is involved in the generation of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and the maintenance of cellular redox balance. We previously showed that G6PD-deficient fibroblasts undergo growth retardation and premature cellular senescence. In the present study, we demonstrate abatement of both the intracellular G6PD activity and the ratio NADPH/NADP(+) during the serial passage of G6PD-deficient cells. This was accompanied by a significant increase in the level of 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). This suggests that the lowered resistance to oxidative stress and accumulative oxidative damage may account for the premature senescence of these cells. Consistent with this, the G6PD-deficient cells had an increased propensity for hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2))-induced senescence; these cells exhibited such senescent phenotypes as large, flattened morphology and increased senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-beta-Gal) staining. Decreases in both the intracellular G6PD activity and the NADPH/NADP(+) ratio were concomitant with an increase in 8-OHdG level in H(2)O(2)-induced senescent cells. Exogenous expression of G6PD protected the deficient cells from stress-induced senescence. No significant telomere shortening occurred upon repetitive treatment with H(2)O(2). Simultaneous induction of p16(INK4a) and p53 was detected in G6PD-deficient but not in normal fibroblasts during H(2)O(2)-induced senescence. Our findings support the notion that G6PD status, and thus proper redox balance, is a determinant of cellular senescence.
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