abstract：:Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most frequent extracranial solid tumors in children. It accounts for 8-10% of all childhood cancer deaths, and there is a need for development of new drugs for its treatment. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a major active component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), has been shown to exert ant...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Picone P,Nuzzo D,Caruana L,Messina E,Scafidi V,Di Carlo M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diosgenin possesses anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties. Activated neutrophils produce high concentrations of the superoxide anion which is involved in the pathophysiology of inflammation-related diseases and cancer. In the present study, the inhibitory effect and possible mechanisms of diosgenin on superoxide...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Lin Y,Jia R,Liu Y,Gao Y,Zeng X,Kou J,Yu B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has been reported to play critical roles in cell fate decision by interacting with four types of prostanoid receptors such as EP1, EP2, EP3 and EP4. The present study was aimed at investigating the effect of the EP4-specific agonist CAY10598 in human colon cancer HCT116 cells. Our study reveale...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Chae IG,Kim DH,Kundu J,Jeong CH,Kundu JK,Chun KS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The markers 3-nitrotyrosine and 3-chlorotyrosine are measured as surrogates for reactive nitrogen species and hypochlorous acid respectively, which are both elevated in inflamed human tissues. Previous studies reported a loss of 3-nitrotyrosine when exposed to hypochlorous acid, suggesting that observations of 3-nitro...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Curtis MP,Neidigh JW

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential protective effect of the dietary antioxidant curcumin (120 mg/Kg/day for 6 days) against the renal injury induced by maleate was evaluated. Tubular proteinuria and oxidative stress were induced by a single injection of maleate (400 mg/kg) in rats. Maleate-induced renal injury included increase in renal v...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tapia E,Sánchez-Lozada LG,García-Niño WR,García E,Cerecedo A,García-Arroyo FE,Osorio H,Arellano A,Cristóbal-García M,Loredo ML,Molina-Jijón E,Hernández-Damián J,Negrette-Guzmán M,Zazueta C,Huerta-Yepez S,Reyes JL,Madero M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins are subject to various posttranslational modifications, some of them being undesired from the point of view of metabolic efficiency. Prevention of such modifications is expected to provide new means of therapy of diseases and decelerate the process of aging. In this review, modifications of proteins by reacti...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Sadowska-Bartosz I,Ott C,Grune T,Bartosz G

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：: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：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：PURPOSE:Ionizing radiation generates free radicals and reactive oxygen species that induce DNA damage in vivo. This study aimed to determine the relationship between serum reactive oxygen metabolite (ROM) levels and skin reaction after irradiation in a rat model. METHODS AND MATERIALS:I. Female Wistar rats were classi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Nomiya T,Kaneko T,Goto J,Harada M,Akamatsu H,Hagiwara Y,Ota I,Nemoto K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that hypertension associated with polycythemia vera (PV) may be related to hemoglobin released from erythrocytes (cell-free hemoglobin, fHb). We assessed hematocrit, mean arterial pressure (MAP), blood viscosity, and the level of fHb and nitrite/nitrate (NOx) in the plasma of 73 PV patients an...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Rusak T,Misztal T,Piszcz J,Tomasiak M

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Over the last decades, oxidative stress has been described as a deleterious phenomenon contributing to numerous noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancers. As many authors ascribed the healthy effect of fruit and vegetable consumption mainly to their antioxidant contents, it has bee...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Courraud J,Charnay C,Cristol JP,Berger J,Avallone S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a convincing body of evidence that oxidative stress is involved in the pathogenesis of acute pancreatitis. The effects of different radical scavengers suggested that reactive oxygen metabolites are generated at very early stage of disease and contribute to amplify the pancreatic damage. Oxidative stress is al...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Closa D

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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：:The response of HeLa cells to subcellular spatially localized two-photon irradiation of a singlet oxygen photosensitizer (protoporphyrin IX, PpIX) using a focused laser was assessed. Upon irradiation under these conditions, a localized population of PpIX excited states can be produced with meaningful intracellular spa...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Gollmer A,Besostri F,Breitenbach T,Ogilby PR

更新日期：2013-09-01 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 review deals with impairment of Ca(2+)-ATPases by high glucose or its derivatives in vitro, as well as in human diabetes and experimental animal models. Acute increases in glucose level strongly correlate with oxidative stress. Dysfunction of Ca(2+)-ATPases in diabetic and in some cases even in nondiabetic conditi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Horáková L,Strosova MK,Spickett CM,Blaskovic D

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycation of proteins or other biomolecules and their further long-term degradation result in the formation of advanced glycation end products, AGEs. AGEs and other ligands interact with their receptors, RAGEs, localized to a variety of tissues, but mainly in endothelium and vascular wall cells. This interaction trigg...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Guedes-Martins L,Matos L,Soares A,Silva E,Almeida H

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Nerve growth factor (NGF) is one of the several structurally related proteins, named neurotrophins (NTs), that regulate neuronal survival, development, function, and plasticity. Moreover, NGF is an important activator of antioxidant mechanisms. These NGF functions are mediated by tropomyosin-related kinase receptor A ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Valdovinos-Flores C,Gonsebatt ME

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloperoxidase (MPO), a major constituent of neutrophils, catalyzes the production of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chloride anion. We have previously reported that MPO-deficient (MPO(-/-)) neutrophils produce greater amount of macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) in vitro than do wi...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Tateno N,Matsumoto N,Motowaki T,Suzuki K,Aratani Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An involvement of oxidative stress (OS) was found in recent studies of Sjøgren's syndrome (SS) that reported significant changes in protein oxidation, myeloperoxidase activity, TNF-α, nitrotyrosine, and GSH levels in plasma from SS patients. Excess levels of OS markers, as oxidative DNA damage and propanoyl-lysine, we...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Pagano G,Castello G,Pallardó FV

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:We have here investigated possible occurrence of bicarbonate-dependent, carbonate radical anion (CO(3)(•-))-driven tocopherol-mediated human LDL peroxidation (TMP) in vitro and in vivo. CO(3)(•-), generated in vitro by the SOD1/H(2)O(2)/bicarbonate system, readily promoted TMP, which was dependent on α-tocopherol and ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Lapenna D,Ciofani G,Cuccurullo C,Neri M,Giamberardino MA,Cuccurullo F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of urinary 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) has recently become more popular as a means of assessing oxidative stress in the human body. The aim of this study is to compare the levels of urine 8-OHdG in patients with type 2 diabetes with and without nephropathy and to evaluate its role as a b...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Serdar M,Sertoglu E,Uyanik M,Tapan S,Akin K,Bilgi C,Kurt I

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：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：: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：:S-Nitrosation plays an important role in regulation of protein function and signal transduction. Discovering S-nitrosated targets is a prerequisite for further functional study. However, current proteomic methods used to quantify S-nitrosation are limited in their applicability to certain types of samples, or by the n...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Zhang X,Huang B,Chen C

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:Rat granulosa cells (GCs) were treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), 8-bromo-adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-Br-cAMP), forskolin, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), A23187 or pregnenolone in the absence or presence of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)). Different doses of trilostane were applied to GC...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Yu PL,Lin TM,Wang SW,Wang PS

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary flavonoids, present in different amount in foods, are associated with the prevention of hypertension, but little is known about the interactions between them. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of quercetin (Q), catechin (C) and the mixture, on Angiotensin II (AngII)-induced redox-dependent signal...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Redondo A,Estrella N,Lorenzo AG,Cruzado M,Castro C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silibinin is an active constituent extracted from blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum). Our previous study demonstrated that silibinin induced autophagy and apoptosis via reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in HeLa cells. In this study, we investigated whether the autophagy- and apoptosis-associated molecules ...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Fan S,Qi M,Yu Y,Li L,Yao G,Tashiro S,Onodera S,Ikejima T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is suggested as a potential mechanism in impaired foetal growth, smaller birth size and thus subsequently adult chronic diseases. We have investigated associations between oxidative stress in pregnancy and birth anthropometry (weight, height, head and chest circumferences). In the MINIMat-trial (Mater...

journal_title：Free radical research

authors： Lindström E,Persson LÅ,Raqib R,El Arifeen S,Basu S,Ekström EC

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：: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