Postanoxic damage of microglial cells is mediated by xanthine oxidase and cyclooxygenase.

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：: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：:2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-(2'-carboxyethyl)-6-hydroxychroman (alpha-CEHC) has been identified as a major water-soluble metabolite of vitamin E, which circulates in the blood and is excreted with the urine. The aim of this study was to assess the antioxidant activity of alpha-CEHC using several methods with different proox...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Betancor-Fernandez A,Sies H,Stahl W,Polidori MC

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydroxyl radical (.OH)-scavenging activity of d-2-[4-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)phenyl]propionic acid (M-5011), a novel nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and that of several other NSAIDs were investigated by the hyaluronic acid (HA) degradation method and the electron spin resonance (ESR) spin-trapping techniq...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kataoka M,Tonooka K,Ando T,Imai K,Aimoto T

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative diseases such as cancer are induced by oxidative genetic damage. Antioxidants can scavenge reactive oxygen species, but to prevent disease, they must do so quickly, before the DNA bases are damaged. In the present study, a novel method was established for evaluating the potency of antioxidants employing 2...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sakakibara H,Ashida H,Kanazawa K

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silibinin, a major active constituent of silymarin, is clinically used as a hepatoprotectant, and in recent years, it has been used for the treatment of cancer in China. Because the mechanism of silibinin action on cancer cells was still unclear, we investigated the contribution of silibinin to the induction of apopto...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yu Y,Fan SM,Yuan SJ,Tashiro S,Onodera S,Ikejima T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemopexin, a heme-binding serum glycoprotein, is thought to play an important role in the prevention of oxidative damage that may be catalysed by free heme. Through the use of EPR techniques, the generation of free radicals from organic hydroperoxides by heme and heme-hemopexin complexes, and the concomitant formation...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Timmins GS,Davies MJ,Song DX,Muller-Eberhard U

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal injury is inevitable during exposure to high radiation doses and is a common side effect observed during abdominal/pelvic radiotherapy. Yet, no radiation countermeasures are available for gastrointestine (GI) injury management. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of podophyllotoxin and rutin i...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Dutta A,Gupta ML,Verma S

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:The radiation-induced reactions of a water-soluble coumarin derivative, coumarin-3-carboxyl acid (C3CA), have been investigated in aqueous solutions by pulse radiolysis with a 35 MeV electron beam, final product analysis following (60)Co γ-irradiations and deterministic model simulations. Pulse radiolysis revealed tha...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yamashita S,Baldacchino G,Maeyama T,Taguchi M,Muroya Y,Lin M,Kimura A,Murakami T,Katsumura Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the ubiquitous environmental toxicant that leads to long-lasting neurological deficits in animals and humans. However, the mechanisms of MeHg-induced neuronal cell death are incompletely understood. Treatment of neuronal cells with MeHg (0-2 μM) for 0.5-12 h, or pretreated with LA (12.5-...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yang T,Xu Z,Liu W,Xu B,Deng Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generation of toxic oxygen metabolites followed by oxidant- and inflammatory-mediated tissue injury plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of ischemia and reperfusion (IR). Ubiquinol, the reduced form of coenzyme Q10, is recognized for its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties in biological membranes. ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Peerapanyasut W,Thamprasert K,Wongmekiat O

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Nitration-induced protein damage in the placenta leads to impaired blood flow and deficient feto-placental exchange in diabetic pregnancies. This work studied the effect of nitric oxide and peroxynitrite on Cu/Zn SOD activity in rat placentas and evaluated whether Cu/Zn SOD is nitrated in the placenta from diabetic ra...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： White V,Capobianco E,Higa R,Martínez N,Sosa M,Pustovrh MC,Jawerbaum A

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:The objective of the present study was to determine whether single administration of the antioxidant enzyme bovine superoxide dismutase (bSOD) after radiation therapy (RT) mitigates development of pulmonary toxicity in rats. METHODS:Female F344 rats (n = 60) were divided among six experimental groups: (1) R...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Antonic V,Rabbani ZN,Jackson IL,Vujaskovic Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropolones, the naturally occurring compounds responsible for the durability of heartwood of several cupressaceous trees, have been shown to possess both metal chelating and antioxidant properties. However, little is known about the ability of tropolone and its derivatives to protect cultured cells from oxidative stre...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Doulias PT,Nousis L,Zhu BZ,Frei B,Galaris D

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione plays a central role in the maintenance of cellular antioxidant defense. The alterations in the glutathione and associated recyclic enzymes caused by both exercise training and ethanol are well documented; however, their interactive effects with age are not well understood. Therefore, the influence of agei...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kakarla P,Kesireddy S,Christiaan L

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intake of antioxidants from the diet has been recognized to have beneficial health effects, but the potential benefit of taking antioxidants such as β-carotene as supplements is controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential protective effects of a physiologically relevant concentration (2 μ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Åsgård R,Hellman B

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-nitroso species have recently been detected in animal tissues. Protein N-nitrosotryptophan is the best candidate for this N-nitroso pool. N-nitrosation of N-blocked trytophan derivatives like melatonin (MelH) by N2O3 or peroxynitrite (ONOOH/ONOO- ) has been observed under conditions of pH and reagent concentrations ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Peyrot F,Houée-Levin C,Ducrocq C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is associated with a range of inflammatory lung diseases including asthma, adult respiratory distress syndrome, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, lung transplantation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and lung cancer. Increased concentrations of reactive o...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Rahman I,Kelly F

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are soluble lipocalins produced in the nasal mucosa and in other epithelial tissues of several animal species, where they are supposed to serve as scavengers for small structurally unrelated hydrophobic molecules. These would include odorants and toxic aldehydes like 4-hydroxy...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Macedo-Márquez A,Vázquez-Acevedo M,Ongay-Larios L,Miranda-Astudillo H,Hernández-Muñoz R,González-Halphen D,Grolli S,Ramoni R

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribonucleotide reductases catalyze the irreversible reductive formation of 2'-deoxyribonucleotides required for DNA replication and cell proliferation, and a radical mechanism was assumed to be involved in this reaction. In order to search for a radical in the aerobic manganese ribonucleotide reductase (Mn-RRase) by e...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Griepenburg U,Lassmann G,Auling G

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：:5-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propoxy cyclophosphoryl)-5-methyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (CYPMPO), a new cyclic DEPMPO-type nitrone was evaluated for spin-trapping capabilities toward hydroxyl and superoxide radicals. CYPMPO is colorless crystalline and freely soluble in water. Both the solid and diluted aqueous solution did not dev...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kamibayashi M,Oowada S,Kameda H,Okada T,Inanami O,Ohta S,Ozawa T,Makino K,Kotake Y

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing knowledge on the participation of free radicals in many diverse clinical and pathological conditions, has consequently expanded the search for new and versatile antioxidants aimed at combating oxidative stress. Our interest in this field concerns aromatic indolinonic aminoxyls (nitroxides) which efficie...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Damiani E,Carloni P,Stipa P,Greci L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal tract, known for its capability for self-renew, represents the first barrier of defence between the organism and its luminal environment. The thiol/disulfide redox systems comprising the glutathione/glutathione disulfide (GSH/GSSG), cysteine/cystine (Cys/CySS) and reduced and oxidized thioredoxin (Trx/T...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Circu ML,Aw TY

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, three rapid assay techniques for the determination of glutathione, one enzymatic, one fluorometric and one newly patented colorimetric method, were compared by measuring reduced (GSH) and oxidized (GSSG) glutathione in guinea-pig heart and liver. The HPLC technique was used as a standard, since it is co...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Floreani M,Petrone M,Debetto P,Palatini P

更新日期：1997-05-01 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