Table 5

Comparative basal gene expressions in various tissues. a



Tissues



Function
Gene
Hippocampus
Liver
Kidney
Muscles






Mitochondrial metabolism
CoxI
65.103 ± 11.103
2048 ± 1354
8192 ± 1214
104.104 ± 84.104
Oxidative stress
Sod2
8 ± 6.8
256 ± 104
128 ± 8.5
2048 ± 279

Sod3
4 ± 1.9
2 ± 1.4
16 ± 2.2
8 ± 4.3
Detoxication process
Mt1
8 ± 2.5
4 ± 1.3
4 ± 0.9
4 ± 3.8

Mt2
1024 ± 430
64 ± 3
64 ± 33
512 ± 482

Gsta4
32 ± 27
512 ± 4.9
32 ± 4.4
256 ± 51
Apoptosis
Bax
8 ± 3.2
16 ± 2.1
16 ± 8.8
512 ± 189

Fos
4 ± 3.7
0.25 ± 0.01
0.5 ± 0.4
16 ± 9.5

a Gene expressions in brain, liver, kidneys, and skeletal muscles from control mice after one month feeding with vegetal diet (mean ± SE, n = 3). B-actin was the reference gene.

Bax: Bcl2-associated X protein; CoxI: cytochrome c oxidase subunit I; fos: FBJ osteosarcoma oncogene; Gsta4: glutathione S-transferase, alpha 4; Mt1: metallothionein isoform 1; Mt2: metallothionein isoform 2; Sod2: mitochondrial superoxide dismutase; Sod3: extracellular superoxide dismutase.

Bourdineaud et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:53   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-53