2023
Fatal Epileptic Seizures in Mice Having Compromised Glutathione and Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis
Chen Y, Holland K, Shertzer H, Nebert D, Dalton T. Fatal Epileptic Seizures in Mice Having Compromised Glutathione and Ascorbic Acid Biosynthesis. Antioxidants 2023, 12: 448. PMID: 36830006, PMCID: PMC9952205, DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDKO miceEpileptic seizuresKnockout miceAA supplementationAdult DKO miceFatal epileptic seizuresSpontaneous epileptic seizuresDietary ascorbic acidTissue GSH levelsDouble knockout miceNormal brain functionFunctional crosstalkNeuronal lossHippocampal pathologyGlutamatergic neurotransmissionGlial proliferationBrain damageNeuronal healthPostnatal dayBrain pathologyRate-limiting enzymeSeizuresBrain functionMiceGSH levels
2011
Glutathione-Deficient Mice Are Susceptible to TCDD-Induced Hepatocellular Toxicity but Resistant to Steatosis
Chen Y, Krishan M, Nebert DW, Shertzer HG. Glutathione-Deficient Mice Are Susceptible to TCDD-Induced Hepatocellular Toxicity but Resistant to Steatosis. Chemical Research In Toxicology 2011, 25: 94-100. PMID: 22082335, DOI: 10.1021/tx200242a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAspartate AminotransferasesEnvironmental PollutantsFatty LiverFemaleGamma-GlutamyltransferaseGene Expression RegulationGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneLipid MetabolismLiverMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsTetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxinGlutamic oxaloacetic transaminaseGlutamate-cysteine ligaseHepatocellular toxicityPlasma glutamic oxaloacetic transaminaseWild-type female miceImpaired lipid metabolismTissue GSH levelsTCDD-induced hepatotoxicityGlutathione-deficient miceΓ-glutamyl transferaseHepatocellular injuryWT miceHepatocellular damageLipid metabolism genesFemale miceWT littermatesTransgenic miceCDNA microarray expression analysisDe novo GSH biosynthesisOxaloacetic transaminaseLipid metabolismConsecutive daysSteatosisMice