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Petrault, I. et al.

Changes in gene expression in rat thymocytes identified by cDNA array support the occurrence of oxidative stress in early magnesium deficiency.

Magnesium deficiency in experimental animals leads to inflammation, exacerbated immune stress response and a decrease of specific immune response. It also results in a significant increase in free radical species and subsequent tissue injury. An accelerated thymus involution was observed in Mg-deficient rats in relation to enhanced apoptosis and enhanced susceptibility to oxidative stress. To examine the stress-inducing effects of low Mg status on thymocytes, cDNA arrays were used to evaluate changes in gene expression in weaning rats submitted to Mg deficiency of short duration (2 days). Several genes exhibited changes in their expression caused by Mg deficiency before any perceptible modification in cell integrity and functions. The up-regulated genes included cytochrome c oxidase, glutathione transferase, CuZn superoxide dismutase, genes associated with the stress response (HSP70 and HSP84) and a gene involved in DNA synthesis and repair (GADD45). The down-regulated genes included Na/P cotransporter 1. These findings are consistent with altered cell growth, modifications of ion fluxes and oxidative stress described during Mg deficiency. The observation of induction of genes involved in protection and repair in cells from Mg-deficient animals provides additional evidence of the role of oxidative stress in the pathobiology of this deficiency.[1]

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Changes in gene expression in rat thymocytes identified by cDNA array support the occurrence of oxidative stress in early magnesium deficiency. Petrault, I., Zimowska, W., Mathieu, J., Bayle, D., Rock, E., Favier, A., Rayssiguier, Y., Mazur, A. Biochim. Biophys. Acta (2002) [Pubmed]

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