Lipofuscin-mediated photic stress inhibits phagocytic activity of ARPE-19 cells; effect of donors' age and antioxidants.

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：:The antioxidative activities of hamamelitannin (2',5-di-O-galloyl-hamamelose), gallic acid and dl-alpha-tocopherol against lipid peroxyl radicals were evaluated in chemical and biological systems. The peroxyl radical scavenging activity was evaluated by electron spin resonance (ESR) method in which both spin-trapping ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Masaki H,Atsumi T,Sakurai H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate whether there is transmembrane transport of intact glutathione ([3H]-GSH, 0.1 microCi) in rat and human type II pneumocytes (T2P), and if this transport might be dependent on the redox state of the extracellular fluid. The T2P were pretreated with acivicin (250 microM) to inhibi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： van Klaveren RJ,Hoet PH,Demedts M,Nemery B

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Validation of markers requires two different steps. The first one is the analytical validation including analytical procedures, definition of standard reference, and round-tests analysis. The second one is the assessment of the biological relevance of the selected marker. This biological relevance may be in the field ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Antoine JM,Diplock AT

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：:Oxidative reactions are thought to play a role in the inflammatory condition called fatty liver. It is unclear whether oxidized lipoprotein lipids or proteins are associated with future fatty liver. In the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, we determined the circulating levels of LDL and HDL oxidized lipids and...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kaikkonen JE,Kresanov P,Ahotupa M,Jula A,Mikkilä V,Viikari JS,Juonala M,Hutri-Kähönen N,Kähönen M,Lehtimäki T,Kangas AJ,Soininen P,Ala-Korpela M,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antioxidative activity of hydroxylamines was evaluated for the oxidation of tetralin at 61 degrees C and linoleic acid micelles in an aqueous dispersion at 37 degrees C, induced by an azo initiator. The antioxidative efficacy of the hydroxylamines for the oxidation of tetralin was smaller than that of alpha-tocoph...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Nishiyama T,Tamekuni H,Tachibana T,Kitamura H,Saito S

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated Langendorff-perfused rat hearts, after 30 min of preperfusion, were submitted to increasing times of global normothermic ischemia (1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 30 min) or to the same times of ischemia followed by 30 min of reperfusion. Analysis of malondialdehyde, ascorbic acid, oxypurines, nucleosides, nicotinic coen...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tavazzi B,Di Pierro D,Bartolini M,Marino M,Distefano S,Galvano M,Villani C,Giardina B,Lazzarino G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in the mechanism of photoaging and carcinogenesis. Skin is endowed with antioxidant enzymes including superoxide dismutases (SOD): cytosolic copper zinc SOD and mitochondrial manganese SOD. The aim of our study was to estimate the protective effect of manganese against oxidat...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Parat MO,Richard MJ,Leccia MT,Amblard P,Favier A,Beani JC

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is an essential cofactor of the electron transport gene as well as an important antioxidant, which is particularly effective within mitochondria. A number of prior studies have shown that it can exert efficacy in treating patients with known mitochondrial disorders. We investigated the potential u...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Beal MF

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:C-phycocyanins, major biliproteins of blue green algae (cyanobacteria), widely used as colourants in food and cosmetics are known for their antioxidant as well as therapeutic potential. Recent claims indicating phycobiliproteins exert stronger photodynamic action on tumor cells than clinically approved hematoporphyrin...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Paul BT,Patel A,Selvam GS,Mishra S,Ghosh PK,Murugesan R

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Nitrotyrosine (3NT) is known as an important indicator of nitrosative stress and has been linked to various diseases. Our aim was to develop an indirect ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method suitable for the detection of protein-bound 3NT in clinical plasma and serum samples. Nitrated protein standards an...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Weber D,Kneschke N,Grimm S,Bergheim I,Breusing N,Grune T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p38 MAPKs are important mediators of signal transduction that respond to a wide range of extracellular stressors such as UV radiation, osmotic shock, hypoxia, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative stress. The most abundant family member is p38α, which helps to couple cell proliferation and growth in response to ce...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tormos AM,Taléns-Visconti R,Nebreda AR,Sastre J

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of inorganic phosphate (Pi), the main intracellular membrane permeable anion capable of altering mitochondrial pH gradients (Delta pH), were measured on mitochondrial H2O2 release. As expected, Pi decreased Delta pH and increased the electric membrane potential (Delta Psi). Mitochondrial H2O2 release was s...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Oliveira GA,Kowaltowski AJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:In addition to insulin, glycemic control involves thyroid hormones. However, an excess of thyroid hormone can disturb the blood glucose equilibrium, leading to alterations of carbohydrate metabolism and, eventually, diabetes. Indeed, experimental and clinical hyperthyroidism is often accompanied by abnormal glucose to...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Venditti P,Reed TT,Victor VM,Di Meo S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether oxidant status and antioxidant enzyme activities during ageing of mouse brain are regulated in sex-dependent manner. In the homogenate from the brain of 1, 4, 10 and 18 months old male and female CBA mice, lipid peroxidation (LPO), total superoxide dismutase (tSOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathio...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sobocanec S,Balog T,Sverko V,Marotti T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings have suggested that oxidative damage might contribute to the cytotoxicity and carcinogenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). Salvia miltiorrhiza (Sm), a herbal plant that has been used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine for treating cardiovascular and liver diseases, is believed to have some antioxid...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Liu J,Yang CF,Lee BL,Shen HM,Ang SG,Ong CN

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (GCS; also referred to as glutamate-cysteine ligase, GLCL) catalyzes the rate-limiting reaction in glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis. The GCS holoenzyme is composed of a catalytic and regulatory subunit, each encoded by a unique gene. In addition to some conditions which specifically upr...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Wild AC,Mulcahy RT

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been reported that the globular form of adiponectin (gAd), mature adipocyte-derived cytokine, induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) in the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264. This study investigated whether diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs), enzymes functioning in sub...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Kamio N,Akifusa S,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:The glutathione system in epidermal cells of Allium cepa L. was measured by a quantitative image analysis method, using histochemical staining by monochlorobimane. Blockage of thiol groups with N-ethylmaleimide decreased fluorescence to a small rest fluorescence of maximum 5%. Pre-treatment with dithiothreitol increas...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Müller M,Tausz M,Wonisch A,Grill D

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cells, NADH and NADPH are mainly bound to dehydrogenases such as lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). In cell-free systems, the binary LDH-NADH complex has been demonstrated to produce reactive oxygen species via a chain oxidation of NADH initiated and propagated by superoxide. We studied here whether this chain radical re...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Petrat F,Bramey T,Kirsch M,De Groot H

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a ubiquitous pteridine metabolite that serves as a NOS cofactor. Recently, we showed that BH4 efficiently inhibits superoxide generation from the heme group at the oxygenase domain of eNOS. This role indicates that BH4 acts as a redox switch in the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme, which ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Vásquez-Vivar J,Kalyanaraman B,Martásek P

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The singlet oxygen (1O2) quenching and free radical (DPPH(*), ABTS(* +) and O2(* -)) scavenging ability of three structurally-related flavonoids (7-hydroxyflavanone HF, 2',4'-dihydroxychalcone DHC and 3,7-dihydroxyflavone DHF) present in the Argentinean native shrub Zuccagnia punctata Cav. were studied in solution by ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Vieyra FE,Boggetti HJ,Zampini IC,Ordoñez RM,Isla MI,Alvarez RM,De Rosso V,Mercadante AZ,Borsarelli CD

更新日期：2009-06-01 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：:A small part of cellular iron, usually called 'labile iron pool' (LIP), is not securely stored and has the potential to catalyse the formation of highly reactive oxygen species. The present work estimated LIP levels in human white cells by using the analytical power of flow cytometry. The method relies essentially on ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Doulias PT,Vlachou C,Boudouri C,Kanavaros P,Siamopoulos KC,Galaris D

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：: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