Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (Daejung, Siheung-si, Korea), pyrogallol (sigma), D-galactose, (Germany), ascorbic acid (Germany), RNA extraction kit, Syber green master mix, and cDNA extraction kit were procured from local dealer.
Bacterial culture
The strains of bacteria were incubated at 37°C by culturing in MRS broth (pH 6.6 ±02) overnight. For further study, bacterial cells were made by following Lin and Yen (1999) method.
In vivo evaluation of antioxidant prospective
Sixty days old male albino mice (Mus musculus, Weight: 40± 2 g, n=60) was set aside in cages under schematized circumstances (temperature 22± 2°C, dampness 45± 5%, 12 hour light/ dark cycles). During the experiments, open access was provided for water and food. The mice were indiscriminately distributed after one week of acclimatization into six groups. These groups were negative control group (N): no treatment, probiotic cells, treatment group with L. brevis MG000874 (B), positive control (G): D-galactose treatment group (300mg/BW), ascorbic acid treatment group (A), D-galactose and L. brevis MG000874 treatment group (BG), D-galactose and ascorbic acid treatment group (AG)
Dose setting
L. brevis (MG000874) and ascorbic acid were given via gastric gavage (Shen et al. 2011: Noureen et al. 2019). D-gal was injected at the dose of 300 mg kg-1 BW/ day through subcutaneous route for 5 weeks; on the behalf of many pilot studies for quick aging process (data not included). Anaesthetized the Animals after five weeks of treatment. Organ index and tissues (Kidney and Liver) were prepared by following Noureen et al (2019).
Estimation of antioxidants
The antioxidant level in the liver and kidney were estimated through SOD and CAT. The detailed procedure of above parameter has been described in previous studies (Noureen et al. 2019).
Histopathological studies
For the histopathological study, fixed tissues in formalin were processed through Hematoxylin and Eosin staining (Qui et al. 2017). Slides observed in the light microscope having fitted camera (Labomed, USA).
Extraction of RNA and preparation of CDNA
RNA was extricated from tissues following TRIzol method (Chomczynski and Sacch 2006). The purity and quantity of attaining RNA (Ribonucleic acid) were estimated through ND-1000 (Nanodrop, Thermo Fisher Scientific). CDNA (Complementary DNA) was made through Synthesis Kit (First-Strand CDNA kit).
Real-time PCR (Rt PCR)
RNA expression of SOD, CAT, GST, GPX and ß-actin was investigated by means of RT-PCR. Each primer sequence’s detail was provided in Table 1. Concisely, qPCR reaction mixture (20 µl) contained CDNA (01 µl), primer (1.4 µl), SYBR Green master mix (12.5 µl) and nuclease-free water (9.5 µl). 40 cycles of qPCR were done on an RT-PCR system (Bio-Rad CFX): 3 min denaturation at 95 °C, 10 s, annealing at 54-59 °C and 30 s elongation at 72 °C. The expression of mRNA was determined by average quantification cycle (Cq) values. Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was used as a reference gene (Eissa et al. 2016). The expression was calculated by following
Normalized expression ratio (NER) = 2-ΔΔCt
ΔΔCt = ΔCt(SOD) - ΔCt(GAPDH)
ΔCt(SOD) = Sample Ct(SOD) - reference sample Ct(SOD)
ΔCt(GAPDH) = Control Ct(GAPDH) - reference of control Ct(GAPDH)
Statistical analysis
One-way ANOVA was performed for group comparison (P-values ˂0.05, significant: Tukey’s test) by using ‘IBM SPSS 21.0. Tests were done in triplicate and their outcomes were displayed as standard error of means (SEM).