title: Effect of selenium supplementation on glutathione peroxidase and catalase activities in senescent cultured human fibroblasts.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of senescence and selenium supplementation on glutathione peroxidase (cGPx) and catalase (CAT) activities, and concurrent hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) generation in subcultured human fibroblasts.
  
  
  METHODS
  cGPx and CAT activities and H(2)O(2) levels were assayed in presenescent passage 5 and 10 cells, and in senescent passage 20, 25, 30 and 35 cells cultured in routine medium (MEM1) and supplemented media MEM2 and MEM3 containing normal and triple human plasma levels of Se, respectively. Senescent cells were identified by studying their growth and replication states, and by monitoring their activity of key glucose and glycogen degradative enzymes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  cGPx activity showed moderate increases in senescent cells at passages 20-35 subcultured in MEM1 or MEM2. This activity underwent highly significant progressive increases in the same senescent cells subcultured in MEM3. In contrast, CAT activity showed progressive, highly significant increases in senescent cells at passages 20-35 regardless of the culture medium type. Concurrent H(2)O(2) generation was significantly increased in passage 15-25 cells and peaked to higher levels in passage 30 and 35 cells cultured in MEM1 or MEM2. These rates, however, were significantly reduced in senescent passage 20-35 cells cultured in MEM3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The highest cGPx activity and coupled lower H(2)O(2) generation were achieved in senescent cells cultured in MEM3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Lab Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. hghneim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hazem K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ghneim
authors.forename: Yazeed A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Al-Sheikh
mesh_terms: D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism*; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000187:drug effects*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D012643:Selenium