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Increased Iron Levels and Oxidative Stress Mediate Age-Related Impairments in Male and Female Drosophila melanogaster.

ABSTRACT: Aging is characterized by a functional decline in the physiological functions and organic systems, causing frailty, illness, and death. Ferroptosis is an iron- (Fe-) dependent regulated cell death, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several disorders, such as cardiovascular and neurological diseases. The present study investigated behavioral and oxidative stress parameters over the aging of Drosophila melanogaster that, together with augmented Fe levels, indicate the occurrence of ferroptosis. Our work demonstrated that older flies (30-day-old) of both sexes presented impaired locomotion and balance when compared with younger flies (5-day-old). Older flies also produced higher reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, decreased glutathione levels (GSH), and increased lipid peroxidation. In parallel, Fe levels were augmented in the fly's hemolymph. The GSH depletion with diethyl maleate potentiated the behavioral damage associated with age. Our data demonstrated biochemical effects that characterize the occurrence of ferroptosis over the age of D. melanogaster and reports the involvement of GSH in the age-associated damages, which could be in part attributed to the augmented levels of Fe.

SUBMITTER: Gomes KK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10275690 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Increased Iron Levels and Oxidative Stress Mediate Age-Related Impairments in Male and Female <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>.

Gomes Karen Kich KK Dos Santos Ana Beatriz AB Dos Anjos Jaciana Sousa JS Leandro Luana Paganotto LP Mariano Maria Takemura MT Pinheiro Felipe Lima FL Farina Marcelo M Franco Jeferson Luis JL Posser Thais T

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20230609

Aging is characterized by a functional decline in the physiological functions and organic systems, causing frailty, illness, and death. Ferroptosis is an iron- (Fe-) dependent regulated cell death, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several disorders, such as cardiovascular and neurological diseases. The present study investigated behavioral and oxidative stress parameters over the aging of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> that, together with augmented Fe levels, indicate the occurre ...[more]

PMID: 37333463

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Increased Iron Levels and Oxidative Stress Mediate Age-Related Impairments in Male and Female Drosophila melanogaster.

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Increased Iron Levels and Oxidative Stress Mediate Age-Related Impairments in Male and Female <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>.

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