title: Correlation of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase activity to the sensitivity of rat retinas to photic injury.
abstract: We hypothesize that the differential susceptibility to photic injury among different strains of rat retinas may depend on the levels of phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPX) activity, one of the endogenous antioxidant enzymes in the retina. The retinas of four inbred strains of albino rat (Fischer, Wistar, Buffalo and Lewis) were analyzed for glutathione peroxidase activity using H2O2, cumene hydroperoxide, and phospholipid hydroperoxide as assay substrates. In all four strains of rat, PHGPX was observed only in the high salt extract of the retina, while peroxidases determined by H2O2 or cumene hydroperoxide were observed mainly in the low salt extract. PHGPX was highest (66.7 mU/mg) in the most light-resistant Fischer strain and lowest in the most light-sensitive Lewis strain (31.9 mU/mg), while the activity levels in the moderately light-sensitive Buffalo and Wistar strains were 46.6 and 38.5 mU/mg, respectively. In contrast, there was no significant difference in peroxidases determined by H2O2 or cumene hydroperoxide among the four strains. These observations suggested that, in rat retina, the membrane-associated PHGPX may have an important role in the defense against light-induced free radical damage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-6230.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Tso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D008027:Light; D000080662:Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase; D011833:Radiation Injuries, Experimental / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats; D011915:Rats, Inbred BUF; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012160:Retina / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013045:Species Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D000080662:Phospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione Peroxidase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; C007164:cumene hydroperoxide