Table 3 Age-dependent Changes in Nuclear 8-OHdG Levels Detected in the Pancreas, Stomach, Colon, Kidney, Heart, and Spleen

From: Age and Organ Dependent Spontaneous Generation of Nuclear 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine in Male Fischer 344 Rats

Age

8-OHdG levels (8-OHdG/106 dG)

 

Organ

 

Pancreas

Stomacha

Colona

Kidney

Heart

Spleen

18 fetal days old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

0.62 ± 0.32b

Not assessed

Not assessed

0 day old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

0.87 ± 0.15

Not assessed

Not assessed

1 day old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

0.72 ± 0.27

Not assessed

Not assessed

2 days old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

0.65 ± 0.27

Not assessed

Not assessed

3 days old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

0.92 ± 0.54

Not assessed

Not assessed

7 days old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

1.32 ± 0.30

Not assessed

Not assessed

2 weeks old

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

1.31 ± 0.29

Not assessed

Not assessed

3 weeks old

0.60 ± 0.36

0.62 ± 0.03

0.99 ± 0.41

0.72 ± 0.34

0.71 ± 0.39

0.40 ± 0.12

6 weeks old

0.62 ± 0.25

0.62 ± 0.27

0.79 ± 0.40

1.15 ± 0.32

0.71 ± 0.17

1.12 ± 0.13

18 weeks old

0.65 ± 0.22

0.48 ± 0.14

0.67 ± 0.27

1.02 ± 0.44

0.92 ± 0.14

0.68 ± 0.10

26 weeks old

0.73 ± 0.26

0.48 ± 0.18

0.55 ± 0.28

1.19 ± 0.34

0.80 ± 0.37

0.50 ± 0.09

52 weeks old

0.67 ± 0.27

0.51 ± 0.31

0.75 ± 0.41

0.72 ± 0.31

0.70 ± 0.17

1.88 ± 0.65

104 weeks old

0.59 ± 0.19

0.42 ± 0.14

0.70 ± 0.22

0.91 ± 0.53

0.81 ± 0.22

1.55 ± 0.27

  1. aMucosa only.
  2. bData are means ± standard deviations of values obtained from 5 independent animals.