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  • Title: Classical selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase expression is decreased secondary to iron deficiency in rats.
    Author: Moriarty PM, Picciano MF, Beard JL, Reddy CC.
    Journal: J Nutr; 1995 Feb; 125(2):293-301. PubMed ID: 7861256.
    Abstract:
    While there are reports that classical selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPX1) activity is decreased during iron deficiency, the relationship between tissue iron status and Se-GPX1 activity remains speculative. This study was undertaken to investigate the mechanism for the decrease in Se-GPX1 activity during iron deficiency. Male weanling Sprague-Dawley rats were given free access to either an iron-deficient or an iron-adequate diet for eight weeks, after which blood, livers, kidneys, hearts, brains and testes were surgically excised. During iron deficiency, Se-GPX1 mRNA levels in liver tissue were decreased by approximately 55%. Similarly, the concentration of immunoreactive Se-GPX1 protein and total selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPX) activity were decreased by 55% and 60%, respectively. In kidney, heart and brain total Se-GPX activities were depressed as much as 33%. Selenium concentration in liver was reduced by 42%, whereas the decrease in Se concentrations in kidney, heart, and brain ranged from 17 to 25%. Concentrations of plasma Se also were reduced by 18%, but testes showed little change in either Se-GPX activity or Se concentration during iron deficiency. Results suggest that the synthesis of Se-GPX1 protein is decreased during iron deficiency possibly due to pretranslational regulation.
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