Kumiss Supplementation Reduces Oxidative Stress and Activates Sirtuin Deacetylases by Regulating Antioxidant System

Abstract

It was aimed to investigate the effects of kumiss a fermented mare horse beverage on the sirtuin deacetylases in the oxidative stress which had been induced by 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine (DMH). Forty BALB/C male mice were divided into four groups as control, kumiss (2 × 10⁸ cfu/mL), DMH (20 mg/kg), and kumiss + DMH (2 × 10⁸ cfu/mL + 20 mg/kg). At the end of 20-week regimen, SIRT2, SIRT3 protein expressions by western blotting, immunolocalizations, and inhibitory anti-oxidant activity analysis in liver, colon, and kidney tissues were performed. SIRT2 and SIRT3 expressions in DMH group were decreased in liver, colon, and kidney tissues and the decrease further stimulated by kumiss reinforcement. SIRT3, a mitochondrial protein, immunostaining increased in cell nuclei of tissues in response to kumiss treatments. The oxidative stress induced by DMH was determined to increase plasma 8-OH-2-deoxyguanosine, tissue oxidative stress index, and total oxidant capacity levels. Kumiss supplement was identified to reduce these levels and increase tissue total antioxidant capacity and reduced glutathione levels. Clarifying the molecular relationship between intracellular changes in the locations of SIRT2 and SIRT3 and oxidative stress might be important with regards to developing new medical treatments in the future. The kumiss may show a protective effect against DMH-induced damage by regulating the expression of sirtuin proteins and by protecting antioxidant system.

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Funding

This study was published as a PhD thesis and supported by the Kafkas University Scientific Research Project Coordinator (Grant number: 2017-TS-32), Turkey.