ISSN:
1573-2568
Keywords:
ANTIOXIDANTS
;
INTESTINE
;
SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM GLUTATHIONE
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The mucosal pathology of Salmonella typhimuriuminfection may in part be due to the excessive productionof reactive oxygen species (ROS). The influence of S.typhimurium infection on the intestinal mucosal antioxidant defense system was investigated. Weinjected ligated rat ileal loops with Salmonella liveculture or toxin. After 18 hr of infection, the animalswere killed and enterocytes isolated from the ileal loops. The enterocyte-reduced glutathione(GSH) content and activities of the enzymes superoxidedismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px),catalase, glutathione-S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), and glucose-6-phosphatedehydrogenase (G6PDH) were spectrophotometricallyestimated. The vitamin E and A contents were determinedby high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Inboth the Salmonella live culture and toxin-treatedgroups, the enterocyte GSH and vitamin E contents andactivities of the enzymes SOD, GSH-Px, catalase, GR, andG6PDH were significantly decreased as compared to the control group. However there was asignificant increase in the enterocyte activity of GST.There was no change in the vitamin A content of theenterocytes. These findings might indicate a decreased endogenous intestinal protection against ROS inS. typhimurium-mediated infection, which couldcontribute to the pathogenesis of the disease.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018887813713
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