title: Modulation of age-associated oxidative DNA damage in rat brain cerebral cortex, striatum and hippocampus by L-carnitine.
abstract: The free radical theory of cell aging may have significant relevance in the pathogenesis of a number of age-related neurological disorders. A large body of experimental evidence supports the existence of a relationship between genomic instability, DNA damage and aging. The age-associated accumulation of oxidative DNA damage is well documented in central nervous system. The decline of mitochondrial respiratory function and loss of normal cellular homeostasis as consequences of excessive accumulation of endogenous oxidative damages to DNA have long been indicated in the aging process. In the present study, age-associated alterations in the content of DNA and accumulation of oxidative DNA damage products such as 8-OHdG and DNA protein cross-links are mainly focused. In parallel, we have also investigated the salubrious effect of l-carnitine against oxidative DNA damage as it possesses energy and antioxidant improving properties. Our results thus reveal that L-carnitine has inhibiting effect on the accumulation of age-related oxidative DNA damage in various brain regions, viz. cerebral cortex, striatum and hippocampus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Dr AL Mudaliar Post Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, Chennai 600 113, India.
authors.forename: Dayalan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haripriya
authors.forename: Purushotham
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sangeetha
authors.forename: Amarnath
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanchana
authors.forename: Muthaiya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balu
authors.forename: Chinnakannu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
mesh_terms: D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D004249:DNA Damage; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003849:Deoxyguanosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D011506:Proteins; D000080242:8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine; D003849:Deoxyguanosine; D002331:Carnitine