Photodynamic action of C-phycocyanins obtained from marine and fresh water cyanobacterial cultures: a comparative study using EPR spin trapping technique.

abstract：:Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the USA affecting 18% of the population. The cause(s) of anxiety disorders is/are not completely clear, and research in the neurobiology of anxiety at the molecular level is still rather limited. Although mounting clinical and preclinical evidence now indicates t...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Fedoce ADG,Ferreira F,Bota RG,Bonet-Costa V,Sun PY,Davies KJA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane rafts (MRs) are specialized microdomains in the cell membrane with an altered lipid composition. Upon various stimulations, MRs can be clustered to aggregate or recruit NADPH oxidase sub-units and related proteins to form MR redox signalosomes in the membrane of cells like vascular endothelial cells (ECs). Mu...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Zhang C,Li PL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of certain antioxidants namely reduced glutathione (GSH), ascorbic acid (Vit C), alpha-tocopherol (Vit E) and antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione reductase (GR) were compared in monkey and rat brain microvessels which constitute the blood...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Shukla A,Dikshit M,Srimal RC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:India, resembling other developing nations, is confronting a hastening demographic switch to non-communicable diseases. Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) constitute a varied heterogeneous group of disorders with variable clinical appearance, primarily in the pediatric populace. Congenital deformities and genetic disor...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ray SK,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Free radical oxidation of cholesterol and its precursors contribute significantly to the pathophysiology of a number of human diseases. This review intends to summarize recent developments and provide a perspective on the reactivities of sterols toward free radical oxidation, the free radical reaction mechanism, and t...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Xu L,Porter NA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterised by excessive accumulation of hepatic lipids and oxidative injury of hepatocytes. Scutellarin is a flavonoid glycoside having antioxidative stress activity. Our current study aims to investigate the molecular mechanism of scutellarin ameliorating NAFLD. Scutella...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Zhang X,Ji R,Sun H,Peng J,Ma X,Wang C,Fu Y,Bao L,Jin Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper Fenton systems (Cu(II)/H2O2 and Cu(II)/Asc) inactivated the lipoamide reductase and enhanced the diaphorase activity of pig-heart lipoamide dehydrogenase (LADH). Cupric ions alone were less effective. As a result of Cu(II)/H2O2 treatment, the number of titrated thiols in LADH decreased from 6 to 1 per subunit. ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Gutierrez-Correa J,Stoppani AO

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin is an endogenous indolamine, classically known as a light/dark regulator. Besides classical functions, melatonin has also showed to have a wide range of antitumoral effects in numerous cancer experimental models. However, no definite mechanism has been described to explain the whole range of antineoplasic ef...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sánchez-Sánchez AM,Martín V,García-Santos G,Rodríguez-Blanco J,Casado-Zapico S,Suarez-Garnacho S,Antolín I,Rodriguez C

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative DNA modification has been implicated in development of certain cancers and 8-oxodG, the most abundant and mutagenic DNA modification, has for some time been considered a biomarker of this activity. Urinary excretion of 8-oxodG over 24h has been used to estimate the rate of damage to DNA, and animal studies h...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Poulsen HE,Loft S,Prieme H,Vistisen K,Lykkesfeldt J,Nyyssonen K,Salonen JT

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular levels of H2O2 in BHK-21 cells are not static but decline progressively with cell growth. Exposure of cells to inhibitors of catalase, or glutathione peroxidase, not only diminishes this decline but also depresses rates of cell proliferation, suggesting important growth regulatory roles for those antioxi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Burdon RH,Alliangana D,Gill V

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of HDL oxidation on PON1 paraoxonase activity. Also, we were interested in investigating the mechanism by which PON1 could be inactivated and the correlation between its enzymatic activity and the antioxidant properties of HDL. Three different oxidation systems were ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Jaouad L,Milochevitch C,Khalil A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experiment was performed to clarify the role of protein kinase C (PKC) delta in NADPH oxidase-dependent O(2-) production and actin polymerization followed by phagocytosis in neutrophils. Bovine neutrophils and human neutrophil-like differentiated HL-60 (dHL-60) cells were stimulated with serum-opsonized zymosan (...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Waki K,Inanami O,Yamamori T,Nagahata H,Kuwabara M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has been designed and carried out to investigate the protective role of taurine (2-aminoethanesulphonic acid) against NaAsO(2) induced nephrotoxicity. Oral administration of arsenic increased the productions of ROS and RNS, enhanced lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation and decreased intracellula...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Roy A,Manna P,Sil PC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of developing breast cancer increases after long term use of oestrogen and progestagen, and carcinogenesis in the breast is partly due to oxidative damage to DNA bases. Therefore, we studied the effects of 17 beta-oestradiol and progesterone on the antioxidative status and the vulnerability to oxidative stres...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Dabrosin C,Hammar M,Ollinger K

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy are two major intracellular proteolytic systems that are closely associated with each other. Because UPS and autophagy are involved in the clearance of oxidised and/or aggregated proteins, it would be logical to assume that alterations in proteolysis would accompany ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Homma T,Fujii J

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of fluvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and on oxidative DNA damage in vitro, as well as the effects of the main fluvastatin metabolites (M2, M3, and M4) and other inhibitors of the same enzyme, pravastatin and simvastati...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Imaeda A,Tanigawa T,Aoki T,Kondo Y,Nakamura N,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible protective effects of resveratrol (RVT) against cardiotoxicity were investigated in Wistar albino rats treated with saline, saline+doxorubicin (DOX; 20 mg/kg) or RVT (10 mg/kg)+DOX. Blood pressure and heart rate were recorded on the 1st week and on the 7th week, while cardiomyopathy was assessed using tra...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tatlidede E,Sehirli O,Velioğlu-Oğünc A,Cetinel S,Yeğen BC,Yarat A,Süleymanoğlu S,Sener G

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of 5-lipoxygenase and myeloperoxidase activities has not been extensively studied among young male smokers. Leukotriene B(4), 20-hydroxy-leukotriene B(4), 20-carboxy-leukotriene B(4) and 3-chlorotyrosine were measured in plasma and urinary samples of young male smokers at 8 hours following cigarette a...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Loke WM,Lam KM,Chong WL,Chew SE,Quek AM,Lim ECh,Seet RC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of antioxidants on ammonia induced CNS and renal pathobiology in 10 sheep infested by L. Cuprina larvae was investigated. The condition produces severe dermatitis, proliferation of macrophages and hyperammonaemia, and free radicals may therefore be involved in the pathogenesis. Five of the sheep (treated gr...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Guerrini VH

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The turning point between apoptosis and necrosis induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) have been investigated using human T-lymphoma Jurkat cells. Cells treated with 50 microM H2O2 exhibited caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation, finally leading to apoptotic cell death. Treatment with 500 microM H2O2 did not exhibit caspas...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Saito Y,Nishio K,Ogawa Y,Kimata J,Kinumi T,Yoshida Y,Noguchi N,Niki E

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidatively induced damage caused by free radicals and other DNA-damaging agents generate a plethora of products in the DNA of living organisms. There is mounting evidence for the involvement of this type of damage in the etiology of numerous diseases including carcinogenesis. For a thorough understanding of the mecha...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Dizdaroglu M,Coskun E,Jaruga P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiolipin (CL) is a mitochondria-specific phospholipid and is critical for maintaining the integrity of mitochondrial membrane and mitochondrial function. CL also plays an active role in mitochondria-dependent apoptosis by interacting with cytochrome c (cyt c), tBid and other important Bcl-2 proteins. The unique str...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yin H,Zhu M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) is a rare and life-threatening liver disease. (+)-Catechin is a natural dietary flavonol with high antioxidant capacity. This study aims to investigate the involvement of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) antioxidant signalling pathway in the protection o...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Jing X,Zhang J,Huang Z,Sheng Y,Ji L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biomimetic model of micelles of linoleic acid containing 2-mercaptoethanol and the antioxidant was examined under gamma irradiation up to 400 Gy in aerobic or deoxygenated conditions where thiyl radicals are the main reactive species. Lipid peroxidation was retarded by ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol, whereas this ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tartaro Bujak I,Mihaljević B,Ferreri C,Chatgilialoglu C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion injury of the liver occurs in liver transplantation and in major hepatectomies. It triggers a severe oxidative stress that leads to increased lipid peroxidation. In our study we examined the effect of parenteral supranutritional administration of alpha-tocopherol, a vitamin that plays a key role in the end...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Giakoustidis D,Kontos N,Iliadis S,Papageorgiou G,Tsantilas D,Spyridis C,Papazoglou K,Botsoglou N,Dimitriadou A,Giakoustidis E

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Globular adiponectin (gAd) induces the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) in the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264. This study investigated the role of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in gAd-induced ROS and NO generation. gAd stimulation induced phosphorylation of mTOR, which ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Fujimoto A,Akifusa S,Kamio N,Hirofuji T,Nonaka K,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A zinc(II) phthalocyanine compound, tetra-alpha-(2,2,4-tirmethyl-3-pentoxy) Phthalocyanine Zinc (ZnPc(OR)(4)) was synthesized in this paper and this zinc (II) phthalocyanine compound was used as the photosensitizer in the photoinduced chemiluminescence (PCL) of lucigenin in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). The photoexcite...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Wang J,Jiang Z,Huang L,Huang J,Chen G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeoloperoxidase catalyses the formation of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) via reaction of H(2)O(2) with Cl(-) ion. Although HOCl is known to play a major role in the human immune system by killing bacteria and other invading pathogens, excessive generation of this oxidant is known to cause damage to tissue. Recently, it wa...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Park SY,Lee SM,Shin SW,Park JW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of the alpha-hydroxyethyl radical (CH3 degree CHOH) has already been extensively demonstrated after ethanol metabolism in the liver. Despite favourable conditions, this formation in the brain has remained speculative since there is no direct experimental evidence in intact brain cells. In this preliminary st...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Gonthier B,Eysseric H,Soubeyran A,Daveloose D,Saxod R,Barret L

更新日期：1997-12-01 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