Effective inhibition by beta-carotene of cellular DNA breaking induced by peroxynitrous acid.

abstract：:The antioxidant properties of protoporphyrin IX and related tetrapyrroles are poorly characterized. Therefore, eight tetrapyrroles, five of which are produced in vivo, were tested to assess their antioxidant capacities in the Salmonella reverse mutation, TEAC, FRAP and ORAC assays. Tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tert-B...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Mölzer C,Huber H,Steyrer A,Ziesel G,Ertl A,Plavotic A,Wallner M,Bulmer AC,Wagner KH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effects of hyperoxia have been noted in treatment of several diseases and pathological states. However, the excessive production of ROS under hyperoxic conditions can directly damage cellular macromolecules if the imbalance in antioxidant status exists. Cytochrome P450 (Cyp) 4a14 has an important role i...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sobocanec S,Balog T,Sarić A,Sverko V,Zarković N,Gasparović AC,Zarković K,Waeg G,Macak-Safranko Z,Kusić B,Marotti T

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sublytic levels (microM) of hemin destabilized RBC membrane as indicated by ghost fragmentation pattern using a laser viscodiffractometer. Furthermore, electron microscopic study shows that 5 microM of hemin induced echinocytic transformation whereas higher hemin concentration (40 microM) induced spherocytic transform...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Chiu DT,Huang TY,Hung IJ,Wei JS,Liu TZ,Stern A

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stichodactyla heliantus II (St II) is a haemolytic toxin whose activity depends of the characteristics of red blood cells (RBC). Among the factors that may tune the response of the RBC to the toxin activity stand the oxidative status of the cell. This study investigates how pre-oxidation of RBC modifies St II activity...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Celedón G,González G,Lissi E,Cerda T,Bascuñant D,Lepeley M,Pazos F,Lanio ME,Alvarez C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COST Action CM1201 "Biomimetic Radical Chemistry" has been active since December 2012 for 4 years, developing research topics organized into four working groups: WG1 - Radical Enzymes, WG2 - Models of DNA damage and consequences, WG3 - Membrane stress, signalling and defenses, and WG4 - Bio-inspired synthetic stra...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ferreri C,Golding BT,Jahn U,Ravanat JL

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capacitation of spermatozoa is an essential procedure for fertilization. Capacitated spermatozoa have an increase in the intracellular cAMP and acrosome reaction (AR) occurs immediately. The effect of exogenous superoxide anion (O2-) on the level of intracellular cAMP and the percentages of both spontaneous AR and lys...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Zhang H,Zheng RL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Aspiration pneumonia is infection of the respiratory tract resulting from accumulation of sputum in the larynx. N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) might regulate mucin (MUC) expression and activate inherent anti-infective system in bronchiolar epithelial cells after cellular uptake, and therefore, serve as the preventat...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Koizumi C,Yamada M,Ishizaki K,Ueda T,Sakurai K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that haem oxygenase-1 (Hmox1) induction attenuates neointimal thickening. Here we further investigated the potential mechanisms regulating this important pathological process. We revealed that histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) was induced following Hmox1 induction under 1% oxygen treatment and this in...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ni J,Yang W,Shen W,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) induces Mv1Lu cell senescence through inactivating glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3), thereby inactivating complex IV and increasing intracellular ROS. In the present study, we identified protein kinase C delta (PKCδ) as an upstream regulator of GSK3 inactivation in this mechanis...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Byun HO,Jung HJ,Kim MJ,Yoon G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) is essential for life as dramatically illustrated by the neonatal lethality of mice that are deficient in MnSOD. In addition, mice expressing only 50% of the normal compliment of MnSOD demonstrate increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and severe mitochondrial dysfunction r...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Macmillan-Crow LA,Cruthirds DL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of curcumin on liver injury in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin (STZ) through modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and unfolded protein response (UPR). Experimental diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of STZ (55 mg/kg), and curcumin was given at 100 ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Afrin R,Arumugam S,Soetikno V,Thandavarayan RA,Pitchaimani V,Karuppagounder V,Sreedhar R,Harima M,Suzuki H,Miyashita S,Nomoto M,Suzuki K,Watanabe K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Septic shock, a severe form of sepsis, is characterized by cardiovascular collapse following microbial invasion of the body. The progressive hypotension, hyporeactivity to vasopressor agents and vascular leak leads to circulatory failure with multiple organ dysfunction and death. Many inflammatory mediators (e.g. TNF-...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Marzocco S,Di Paola R,Ribecco MT,Sorrentino R,Domenico B,Genesio M,Pinto A,Autore G,Cuzzocrea S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, a dual character of cell response to oxidative stress, eustress versus distress, has become increasingly recognized. A growing body of evidence indicates that under physiological conditions, low concentrations of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) maintained by the activity of endogenous...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Moldogazieva NT,Mokhosoev IM,Feldman NB,Lutsenko SV

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) levels have been found to be low in human pancreatic cancer [Pancreas 26, (2003), 23] and human pancreatic cancer cell lines [Cancer Res. 63, (2003), 1297] when compared to normal human pancreas. We hypothesized that stable overexpression of pancreatic cancer cells with MnSOD cDN...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ough M,Lewis A,Zhang Y,Hinkhouse MM,Ritchie JM,Oberley LW,Cullen JJ

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyruvate is a well-known scavenger of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). In addition, it scavenges superoxide radical (O2.-). However, evidence on its intracellular antioxidant function is meager at present. Hence, we have examined the effectiveness of this metabolite and its ethyl ester against intracellular oxidative damage ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Varma SD,Devamanoharan PS,Ali AH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a range of dietary flavonoids to inhibit low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation in vitro was tested using a number of different methods to assess oxidative damage to LDL. Overall quercetin was the most effective inhibitor of oxidative damage to LDL in vitro. On this basis, a diet enriched with onions a...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： O'Reilly JD,Sanders TA,Wiseman H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is known to be activated via exercise-associated transient increases in oxidative stress. However, the precise mechanism(s) triggering PPARγ activation in monocytes during/following exercise remain to be confirmed. Here, two cohorts of five healthy male individu...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Davies NA,Watkeys L,Butcher L,Potter S,Hughes MG,Moir H,Morris K,Thomas AW,Webb R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity enhances the frequency and severity of acute kidney injury (AKI). Telmisartan pre-treatment was used experimentally in the amelioration of ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced AKI. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding its beneficial effects on AKI in obese animals. The present study, therefore, aimed to...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ali SI,Alhusseini NF,Atteia HH,Idris RA,Hasan RA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported previously that the apparent rate of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-) ) decay, as followed from its absorbance at 302 nm, decreases in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, mannitol and ethanol (Alvarez et al., 1995, Chem. Res. Toxicol. 8:859-864; Alvarez et al., 1998, Free Radic. Biol. Med. 24:1331-1337). Recentl...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Alvarez B,Radi R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of intravenous administration of alpha-phenyl N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) on cortical cerebral blood flow (CBF) were examined in Wistar rats under pentobarbital anesthesia and artificial ventilation. The cortical CBF in parietal cortex was measured by laser Doppler flowmetry. Intravenous administrations of ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Inanami O,Kuwabara M

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential importance of oxidative stress, measured by isoprostanes-related compounds, as non-traditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We planned to examine the relationship between concentrations of plasma F₂-isoprostanes (F₂-IsoPs), isofurans (I...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Alkazemi D,Egeland GM,Roberts LJ 2nd,Kubow S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antioxidants are important species which possess the ability to protect the body from damage caused by free radical-induced oxidative stress. A variety of free radical-scavenging antioxidants exist within the body many of which are derived from dietary sources. There is currently much interest in the antioxidant role ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Robinson EE,Maxwell SR,Thorpe GH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary clinical symptom of Japanese bovine theileriosis, caused by the intraerythrocytic protozoan Theileria sergenti, is anemia, but the underlying mechanism of this anemia remains unknown. To elucidate the pathogenesis of anemia developing in bovine theileriosis, we investigated the relationship between oxidati...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Shiono H,Yagi Y,Chikayama Y,Miyazaki S,Nakamura I

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain is highly susceptible to oxidative stress due to its high metabolic demand. Increased oxidative stress and depletion of glutathione (GSH) are observed with aging and many neurological diseases. Exercise training has the potential to reduce oxidative stress in the brain. In this study, nine healthy sedentary ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Rai S,Chowdhury A,Reniers RLEP,Wood SJ,Lucas SJE,Aldred S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular exposure to ionising radiation leads to oxidative stress events, which refer to elevated intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The elevated levels of ROS significantly contributed to γ-radiation (IR) induced cytotoxicity. In an attempt to minimise these cytotoxic effects, antioxidant compound...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Abozaid OAR,Moawed FSM,Farrag MA,Abdel Aziz AAA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrovascular diseases (CBD) are one of the most dangerous complications of atherosclerosis. The clinical consequences of CBD deeply impact quality of life and the prognosis of patients. Atherosclerosis is the main cause of CBD development. Hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, smoking, obesity, and other risk facto...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Scicchitano P,Cortese F,Gesualdo M,De Palo M,Massari F,Giordano P,Ciccone MM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of free radical formation in serum of beta-thalassemia/Hb E patients receiving a single oral dose of 25 mg/kg body weight of deferiprone, a bidentate orally active iron chelator, was evaluated using EPR/spin trapping technique. In the presence of ascorbic acid and tert-butylhydroperoxide, EPR signals of ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Jirasomprasert T,Morales NP,Limenta LM,Sirijaroonwong S,Yamanont P,Wilairat P,Fucharoen S,Chantharaksri U

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive research in the past decade has revealed cancer to be a multigenic disease caused by perturbation of multiple cell signalling pathways and dysregulation of numerous gene products, all of which have been linked to inflammation. It is also becoming evident that various lifestyle factors, such as tobacco and al...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sung B,Prasad S,Yadav VR,Lavasanifar A,Aggarwal BB

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LOX-1) has been identified in endothelial cells as the main receptor of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL). LOX-1 is upregulated in the presence of pathological conditions including atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes because it acts as a mediator of "endothe...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Lubrano V,Balzan S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that reactive oxygen species (ROS) attack several living tissues and increase the risk of development and progression of serious diseases. In neuronal level, ROS induce cell death in concentration-dependent fashion. However, little is known about the mechanisms of neuronal changes by ROS prior to indu...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Fukui K,Ushiki K,Takatsu H,Koike T,Urano S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00