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Oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans : protective effects of superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetics

Oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans : protective effects of superoxide dismutase/catalase... Summary The lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans can be extended by the administration of synthetic superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetics (SCMs) without any effects on development or fertility. Here we demonstrate that the mimetics, Euk-134 and Euk-8, confer resistance to the oxidative stress-inducing agent, paraquat and to thermal stress. The protective effects of the compounds are apparent with treatments either during development or during adulthood and are independent of an insulin/IGF-I-like signalling pathway also known to affect thermal and oxidative stress resistance. Worms exposed to the compounds do not induce a cellular stress response and no detrimental effects are observed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aging Cell Wiley

Oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans : protective effects of superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetics

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
© Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2003
ISSN
1474-9718
DOI
10.1046/j.1474-9728.2003.00063.x
pmid
14677634
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Abstract

Summary The lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans can be extended by the administration of synthetic superoxide dismutase/catalase mimetics (SCMs) without any effects on development or fertility. Here we demonstrate that the mimetics, Euk-134 and Euk-8, confer resistance to the oxidative stress-inducing agent, paraquat and to thermal stress. The protective effects of the compounds are apparent with treatments either during development or during adulthood and are independent of an insulin/IGF-I-like signalling pathway also known to affect thermal and oxidative stress resistance. Worms exposed to the compounds do not induce a cellular stress response and no detrimental effects are observed.

Journal

Aging CellWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2003

Keywords: antioxidants; Caenorhabditis elegans ; oxidative stress; SOD; catalase mimetics; stress resistance

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