Iron enhances generation of free radicals by Artemisinin causing a caspase-independent, apoptotic death in Leishmania donovani promastigotes.

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is associated with increased oxidative stress and increased risk of degenerative disease. As the major lipophilic antioxidant, requirements for vitamin E may be higher in smokers due to increased utilisation. In this observational study we have compared vitamin E status in smokers and non-smokers usi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Jeanes YM,Hall WL,Proteggente AR,Lodge JK

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：: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：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by selective degeneration of the nigral dopaminergic neurons, and neuroinflammation and oxidative stress are believed to be involved in its pathogenesis. In the present study, we provide data that the synthetic steroid exemestane, which is currentl...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Son HJ,Han SH,Lee JA,Shin EJ,Hwang O

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid peroxidation generates reactive aldehydes, most notably hydroxynonenal (HNE), which covalently binds amino acid residue side chains leading to protein inactivation and insolubility. Specific adducts of lipid peroxidation have been demonstrated to be intimately associated with pathological lesions of Alzheimer's ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Perry EA,Castellani RJ,Moreira PI,Nunomura A,Lui Q,Harris PL,Sayre LM,Szweda PA,Szweda LI,Zhu X,Smith MA,Perry G

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is a major pathogenetic event occurring in several liver disorders and is a major cause of liver damage due to Ischemia/Reperfusion (I/R) during liver transplantation. While several markers of chronic oxidative stress are well known, early protein targets of oxidative injury are not well defined. In o...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Cesaratto L,Vascotto C,D'Ambrosio C,Scaloni A,Baccarani U,Paron I,Damante G,Calligaris S,Quadrifoglio F,Tiribelli C,Tell G

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:The production of reactive oxygen species, including hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), is increased in diseased blood vessels. Although H(2)O(2) leads to impairment of the nitric oxide (NO)/soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC)/cGMP signaling pathway, it is not clear whether this reactive molecule affects the redox state of sGC...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tawa M,Shimosato T,Iwasaki H,Imamura T,Okamura T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of taurine is high in the lens. However, its function therein remains unknown. Studies from other tissues suggest that in addition to several other modes of action, it acts as an antioxidant. We therefore hypothesize that taurine may be a part of the antioxidant defense mechanisms involved in protect...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Devamanoharan PS,Ali AH,Varma SD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) released from polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages could cause DNA damage, but also induce cell death. Therefore inhibition of cell death must be an important issue for accumulation of genetic changes in lymphoid cells in inflammatory foci. Scavengers in the post culture medium of...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Miwa H,Fujii J,Kanno H,Taniguchi N,Aozasa K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) reproduces a multiple sclerosis (MS)-like experimental model. The main objective was to evaluate the effect of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (EL-EMF) application, like a paradigm of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in the development of EAE. Rats ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Medina-Fernandez FJ,Escribano BM,Agüera E,Aguilar-Luque M,Feijoo M,Luque E,Garcia-Maceira FI,Pascual-Leone A,Drucker-Colin R,Tunez I

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraquat is a synthetic bipyridylium salt widely used as herbicide and defoliant. Enzyme-catalyzed redoxcycling of paraquat generates oxygen radicals. The toxic, even lethal, effects of paraquat are due to free radical-mediated tissue injury. Ocular lesions, sometimes quite severe, have been observed following acciden...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Nordquist RE,Nguyen H,Poyer JL,Carubelli R

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of non-illuminated nephrotoxin orellanine ([2,2'-bipyridine]-3,3',4,4'-tetrol-1,1'-dioxide) to induce DNA damage in the presence of ferrous iron and dioxygen has been evaluated. Maximal single-strand breaks in plasmid DNA were obtained with a metal to ligand ratio 1:3. Instantaneous oxidation of Fe2+ in p...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Cantin-Esnault D,Oubrahim H,Richard JM

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from the plant Curcuma longa that induces apoptotic cell death in malignant cancer cell lines. It has been shown previously that mitochondrial NADP(+)-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDPm) plays an essential role in defense against oxidative stress by supplying NADPH for antioxidan...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Jung KH,Park JW

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serum samples were evaluated for oxidative stress with the d-ROMs test. The ceruloplasmin (CP) and copper contents of the samples was independently measured and compared to those calculated on the basis of the d-ROMs test results for pure CP solutions. The d-ROMs readings did not show any significant correlation...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Colombini F,Carratelli M,Alberti A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate the oxidative damage in rat brain caused by oxidative stress, regional changes in the levels of lipid peroxidation products and antioxidative defense systems in cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and in their synapses, which modulate learning and memory functions in the brain, were studied. When ra...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Onodera K,Omoi NO,Fukui K,Hayasaka T,Shinkai T,Suzuki S,Abe K,Urano S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hispidulin (6-methoxy-5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavone) and eupafolin (6-methoxy-5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxyflavone), are flavonoids found in the leaves of Eupatorium litoralle. They have recognized antioxidant and antineoplastic properties, although their action mechanisms have not been previously described. We now report the eff...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Dabaghi-Barbosa P,Mariante Rocha A,Franco da Cruz Lima A,Heleno de Oliveira B,Benigna Martinelli de Oliveira M,Gunilla Skare Carnieri E,Cadena SM,Eliane Merlin Rocha M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The oxidative state has been implicated in the signaling of various vasomotor functions, yet its role regarding the vasomotor action of insulin is less known. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the insulin-evoked relaxations of consecutive arterial segments of different oxidative state and the role of extracellular si...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Szijártó IA,Molnár GA,Mikolás E,Fisi V,Laczy B,Gollasch M,Koller A,Wittmann I

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiations such as X-ray and γ-ray can directly or indirectly produce clustered or multiple damages in DNA. Previous studies have reported that overexpression of DNA glycosylases in Escherichia coli (E. coli) and human lymphoblast cells caused increased sensitivity to γ-ray and X-ray irradiation. However, the...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yoshikawa Y,Yamasaki A,Takatori K,Suzuki M,Kobayashi J,Takao M,Zhang-Akiyama QM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protecting ability of the Piper betle leaves-derived phenol, allylpyrocatechol (APC) against AAPH-induced membrane damage of human red blood cells (RBCs) was investigated. Compared to control, AAPH (50 mM) treatment resulted in significant hemolysis (55%, p < 0.01), associated with increased malondialdehyde (MDA) ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Iyer MK,Nayak R,Colah R,Chattopadhyay S

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:The objective of this study was to elucidate the impact of physical activity during the growth period as well as on oxidative stress and antioxidative potential in adulthood. The experimental animals used were four-week old male Wistar rats, which were randomly divided into three groups. The exercise loads were as fol...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Lee S,Hashimoto J,Suzuki T,Satoh A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality that has been associated with inflammation and oxidative stress. The purpose of the present case-control study was to determine the relationships between oxidative stress-related genetic variants and the risk and severity of COPD, as well as, t...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Ben Anes A,Ben Nasr H,Garrouche A,Bchir S,Dhaouefi Z,Chabchoub E,Tabka Z,Chahed K

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid peroxidation (LPO) product accumulation in human tissues is a major cause of tissular and cellular dysfunction that plays a major role in ageing and most age-related and oxidative stress-related diseases. The current evidence for the implication of LPO in pathological processes is discussed in this review. New d...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Negre-Salvayre A,Auge N,Ayala V,Basaga H,Boada J,Brenke R,Chapple S,Cohen G,Feher J,Grune T,Lengyel G,Mann GE,Pamplona R,Poli G,Portero-Otin M,Riahi Y,Salvayre R,Sasson S,Serrano J,Shamni O,Siems W,Siow RC,Wis

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidatively generated damage to nucleic acids may play an important role in the pathophysiological processes of a variety of diseases. 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dGsn) and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanosine (8-oxo-Gsn) are oxidatively generated products of DNA and RNA, respectively. Our previous studies have s...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Mao YH,Weng QH,Xu LN,Li XY,Zhao B,Sun Y,Nie JJ,Hu JH,Zhou Q,Zhang LQ,Guo J,Zuo MZ,Ito S,Cai JP

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Hypericin and pseudohypericin are polycyclic-phenolic structurally related compounds found in Hypericum perforatum L. (St John's wort). As hypericin has been found to bind to LDL one may assume that it can act as antioxidant of LDL lipid oxidation, a property which is of prophylactic/therapeutic interest regarding ath...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Laggner H,Schreier S,Hermann M,Exner M,Mühl A,Gmeiner BM,Kapiotis S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose at pathophysiological concentrations was able to accelerate copper-induced oxidation of isolated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and whole serum. The efficiency of glucose was favored under the following circumstances: (a) when LDL oxidation was induced by low copper concentration, (b) when LDL was partly oxidiz...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Leoni V,Albertini R,Passi A,Abuja PM,Borroni P,D'Eril GM,De Luca G

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI), which contributes to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). IRI-induced AKI releases proinflammatory cytokines (e.g. IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6) that induce a systemic inflammatory response, resulting in proinflammatory cells recruitm...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Rossi M,Delbauve S,Roumeguère T,Wespes E,Leo O,Flamand V,Le Moine A,Hougardy JM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress appears to be implicated in the pathogenesis of various diseases including hepatotoxicity. Although intracellular Ca2+ signals have been suggested to play a role in the oxidative damage of hepatocytes, the sources and effects of oxidant-induced intracellular Ca2+ increases are currently debatable. Thu...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kim JA,Kang YS,Lee SH,Lee YS

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00