摘要
Abstract Objectives To investigate the tissue specificity of reactive oxygen species (ROS) damage to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and to determine whether cochlear mtDNA is a sensitive target for ROS damage. Methods 10 Cu/ZnSOD gene (Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase gene, Sod1) knockout mice and 16 wild-type mice were analyzed by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Results Three deletions were detected in various tissues of Sod1 knockout mice. MtDNA3867bp and mtDNA3726bp deletions were the most visible, and mtDNA4236bp deletion was barely detected in these tissues. There were obvious differences in the ratio of deleted mtDNA/total mtDNA in different tissue. Deleted mtDNA was most abundant in the liver and kidney and less in cochlea, heart and brain. The lowest was in spleen and skin. The ratio in various tissues was 3-20 times in Sod1 knockout mice over wild-type mice. In cochlea, the ratio was about 15. Conclusions Without the protection of Sod1, ROS can lead to mtDNA deletions in various tissues with significant tissue specificity. Cochlear mtDNA is a sensitive target for ROS damage.
目的 探讨ROS对各种组织mtDNA的损伤情况 ,耳蜗mtDNA是否为ROS损伤的标靶。方法 应用套式PCR及分子克隆测序技术对 10只Sod1基因敲除小鼠及 5只同系野生型小鼠耳蜗、脑、肝脏、肾脏、脾脏、心脏及皮肤组织进行研究。结果 1 各组织mtDNA可检测到 3种缺失 ,常见的缺失为mtDNA386 7bp和mtDNA372 6bp缺失 ,mtDNA4 2 36bp缺失不常见。 2 mtDNA缺失在不同组织的含量有明显的不同 ,肝脏和肾脏组织含量最高 ,耳蜗、心脏和大脑组织其次 ,脾脏及皮肤组织含量最低。与野生型小鼠比较 ,Sod1基因敲除小鼠mtDNA在不同组织的缺失量是野生型小鼠的 3- 2 0倍 ,其中耳蜗组织mtDNA缺失量约是WT小鼠的 15倍。结论 缺乏Sod1的保护 ,ROS可以攻击各种组织mtDNA ,但具有明显的组织特异性 ,耳蜗mtDNA是其损害的敏感标靶。
基金
NationalOutstandingYouthSciencesFoundation (No 3972 5 0 2 6)andPostdoctoralSciencesFoundationofChina (No 2 0 0 0 2 3)
