PMID- 20195368 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20100930 LR - 20211020 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 5 IP - 2 DP - 2010 Feb 24 TI - Caloric restriction shortens lifespan through an increase in lipid peroxidation, inflammation and apoptosis in the G93A mouse, an animal model of ALS. PG - e9386 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0009386 [doi] LID - e9386 AB - Caloric restriction (CR) extends lifespan through a reduction in oxidative stress, delays the onset of morbidity and prolongs lifespan. We previously reported that long-term CR hastened clinical onset, disease progression and shortened lifespan, while transiently improving motor performance in G93A mice, a model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that shows increased free radical production. To investigate the long-term CR-induced pathology in G93A mice, we assessed the mitochondrial bioenergetic efficiency and oxidative capacity (CS--citrate synthase content and activity, cytochrome c oxidase--COX activity and protein content of COX subunit-I and IV and UCP3-uncoupling protein 3), oxidative damage (MDA--malondialdehyde and PC--protein carbonyls), antioxidant enzyme capacity (Mn-SOD, Cu/Zn-SOD and catalase), inflammation (TNF-alpha), stress response (Hsp70) and markers of apoptosis (Bax, Bcl-2, caspase 9, cleaved caspase 9) in their skeletal muscle. At age 40 days, G93A mice were divided into two groups: Ad libitum (AL; n = 14; 7 females) or CR (n = 13; 6 females), with a diet equal to 60% of AL. COX/CS enzyme activity was lower in CR vs. AL male quadriceps (35%), despite a 2.3-fold higher COX-IV/CS protein content. UCP3 was higher in CR vs. AL females only. MnSOD and Cu/Zn-SOD were higher in CR vs. AL mice and CR vs. AL females. MDA was higher (83%) in CR vs. AL red gastrocnemius. Conversely, PC was lower in CR vs. AL red (62%) and white (30%) gastrocnemius. TNF-alpha was higher (52%) in CR vs. AL mice and Hsp70 was lower (62%) in CR vs. AL quadriceps. Bax was higher in CR vs. AL mice (41%) and CR vs. AL females (52%). Catalase, Bcl-2 and caspases did not differ. We conclude that CR increases lipid peroxidation, inflammation and apoptosis, while decreasing mitochondrial bioenergetic efficiency, protein oxidation and stress response in G93A mice. FAU - Patel, Barkha P AU - Patel BP AD - School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. FAU - Safdar, Adeel AU - Safdar A FAU - Raha, Sandeep AU - Raha S FAU - Tarnopolsky, Mark A AU - Tarnopolsky MA FAU - Hamadeh, Mazen J AU - Hamadeh MJ LA - eng GR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20100224 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (SOD1 G93A protein) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 1.9.3.1 (Electron Transport Complex IV) SB - IM MH - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/genetics/metabolism/physiopathology MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*physiology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Body Weight/physiology MH - Caloric Restriction/*adverse effects MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Eating/physiology MH - Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/etiology/metabolism/*physiopathology MH - Lipid Peroxidation/*physiology MH - Longevity/*physiology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred Strains MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - Motor Activity/physiology MH - Sex Factors MH - Superoxide Dismutase/genetics/metabolism MH - Survival Analysis MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism PMC - PMC2827549 COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2010/03/03 06:00 MHDA- 2010/10/01 06:00 PMCR- 2010/02/24 CRDT- 2010/03/03 06:00 PHST- 2009/09/16 00:00 [received] PHST- 2009/11/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2010/03/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/03/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2010/10/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2010/02/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 09-PONE-RA-12937R1 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0009386 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2010 Feb 24;5(2):e9386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009386.