Seda Beyaz, Abdullah Aslan, Ozlem Gok, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan, Can Ali Agca
{"title":"Fullerene C<sub>60</sub> reduces acute lung injury by suppressing oxidative stress-mediated DMBA-induced apoptosis and autophagy by regulation of cytochrome-C/caspase-3/beclin-1/IL-1α/HO-1/p53 signaling pathways in rats.","authors":"Seda Beyaz, Abdullah Aslan, Ozlem Gok, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan, Can Ali Agca","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2247555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2023.2247555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of fullerene C<sub>60</sub> nanoparticles against 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced lung tissue damage in rats. 60 Wistar albino (8 weeks old) female rats were assigned into four groups: Control Group (C), Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>, DMBA, and Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>+DMBA. The rats in the DMBA and Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>+DMBA groups were administered DMBA (45 mg/kg bw, oral gavage). The rats in Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>, and Fullerene C<sub>60</sub>+DMBA groups were administered with Fullerene C<sub>60</sub> (1.7 mg/kg bw, oral gavage). Expression levels of cytochrome-C, caspase-3, beclin-1, IL-1α, HO-1 and p53 proteins in lung tissue were determined by western blotting, lipid peroxidation malondialdehyde (MDA) analyzes, glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase activity (CAT) and total protein levels were determined by spectrophotometer. In addition, lung tissues were evaluated by histopathologically. Fullerene C<sub>60</sub> reduced the increasing of MDA and IL-1α protein expression levels and attenuated histopathological changes in lung. Moreover, fullerene C<sub>60</sub> enhanced the protein expression of cytochrome-C, caspase-3, beclin-1, HO-1, and p53, which were decreased in the DMBA group. Fullerene C<sub>60</sub> has strong biological activity that it might be an effective approach for lung damage.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10285589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2277143
Yunguang Wang, Xinxin He, Mengjiao Xue, Wenbo Sun, Qiang He, Juan Jin
{"title":"Germacrone protects renal tubular cells against ferroptotic death and ROS release by re-activating mitophagy in diabetic nephropathy.","authors":"Yunguang Wang, Xinxin He, Mengjiao Xue, Wenbo Sun, Qiang He, Juan Jin","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2277143","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2277143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mitophagy is a critical intracellular event during the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Our previous study demonstrated that germacrone has anti-ferroptotic properties and is a potential therapeutic agent for DN. However, the relationship among germacrone, mitophagy, and ferroptosis in DN remains unclear. In this study, the data confirmed that germacrone ameliorates high glucose (HG)-induced ferroptosis through limiting Fe (2+) content and lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in human kidney 2 (HK-2) cells. Germacrone reversed HG-mediated inhibition of mitophagy. Mitophagy inhibition and anabatic mitochondrial ROS abrogate germacrone-mediated protective effects against ferroptotic death, resulting in the subsequent activation of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytosolic leakage-induced stimulator of interferon response CGAMP interactor 1 (STING) signaling. The combination of a mitochondrial ROS antagonist and germacrone acts synergistically to alleviate the ferroptotic death of tubular cells and DN symptoms. In summary, germacrone ameliorated ferroptotic death in tubular cells by reactivating mitophagy and inhibiting mtDNA-STING signaling in DN. This study provides a novel insight into germacrone-mediated protection against DN progression and further confirms that antioxidant pharmacological strategies facilitate the treatment of DN.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66783753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2265054
Hui You, Xin Wen, Xingchun Wang, Cuiling Zhu, Manna Zhang, Le Bu, Haibing Chen, Chunjun Sheng, Shen Qu
{"title":"The relationship between serum superoxide dismutase and thyroid function in obese patients after Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.","authors":"Hui You, Xin Wen, Xingchun Wang, Cuiling Zhu, Manna Zhang, Le Bu, Haibing Chen, Chunjun Sheng, Shen Qu","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2265054","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2265054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal correlation between serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels and thyroid function with obesity before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). Patients with morbid obesity (<i>n</i> = 219, 112 males and 107 females) who underwent LSG were selected and they were subdivided into normal levels of SOD (NSOD, <i>n</i> = 112) and high levels of SOD (HSOD, <i>n</i> = 107) according to the median value of SOD levels (183 U/mL). SOD and thyroid hormones were measured and compared at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months after LSG. The HSOD group had lower body mass index (BMI), total thyroxine (TT4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) than the NSOD group (<i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>p</i> = 0.031, <i>p</i> < 0.001, respectively). However, they had higher free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) (<i>p</i> = 0.019 and <i>p</i> = 0.017, respectively). SOD was significantly negatively associated with TSH and positively associated with FT4. Of all the patients, 22.31% (NSOD: 66.67%; HSOD: 33.33%) had subclinical hypothyroidism (SH), and there were lower SOD levels in the SH group. Preoperative SOD was a protective factor for SH. After LSG, SOD and FT4 levels were increased at 12 months after LSG, however, TSH, FT3, total triiodothyronine (TT3) and TT4 levels decreased compared to the preoperative levels at 3, 6, and 12 months in the SH group. Postoperative changes in FT4 and TT4 levels correlated with changes in SOD levels. SOD, which is correlated with thyroid hormones, protects against SH in patients with obesity. The improvement in thyroid function with SH after LSG may be related to increased SOD levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41182411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2288997
Ghadeer Abbas, Fatemah Alibrahim, Rawan Kankouni, Sara Al-Belushi, Dalal A Al-Mutairi, Artak Tovmasyan, Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ludmil Benov
{"title":"Effect of the nature of the chelated metal on the photodynamic activity of metalloporphyrins.","authors":"Ghadeer Abbas, Fatemah Alibrahim, Rawan Kankouni, Sara Al-Belushi, Dalal A Al-Mutairi, Artak Tovmasyan, Ines Batinic-Haberle, Ludmil Benov","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2288997","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2288997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coordination of metal ions by the tetrapyrrolic macrocyclic ring of porphyrin-based photosensitizers (PSs) affects their photophysical properties and consequently, their photodynamic activity. Diamagnetic metals increase the singlet oxygen quantum yield while paramagnetic metals have the opposite effect. Since singlet oxygen is considered the main cell-damaging species in photodynamic therapy (PDT), the nature of the chelated cation would directly affect PDT efficacy. This expectation, however, is not always supported by experimental results and numerous exceptions have been reported. Understanding the effect of the chelated metal is hindered because different chelators were used. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of the nature of chelated cation on the photophysical and photodynamic properties of metalloporphyrins, using the same tetrapyrrole core as a chelator of Ag(II), Cu(II), Fe(III), In(III), Mn(III), or Zn(II). Results demonstrated that with the exception of Ag(II), all paramagnetic metalloporphyrins were inefficient as generators of singlet oxygen and did not act as PSs. In contrast, the coordination of diamagnetic ions produced highly efficient PSs. The unexpected photodynamic activity of the Ag(II)-containing porphyrin was attributed to reduction of the chelated Ag(II) to Ag(I) or to demetallation of the complex, caused by cellular reductants and/or by exposure to light. Our results indicate that in biological systems, where PSs localize to various organelles and are subjected to the action of enzymes, reactive metabolites, and reducing or oxidizing agents, their physicochemical and photosensitizing properties change. Consequently, the photophysical properties alone cannot predict the anticancer efficacy of a PS.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138458964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2284636
Elena Cecilia Marcano-Gómez, Ana Beatriz Farias de Souza, Pedro Alves Machado-Junior, Andrea Jazel Rodríguez-Herrera, Thalles de Freitas Castro, Sirlaine Pio Gomes da Silva, Ramony Gonzaga Vieira, André Talvani, Katiane de Oliveira Pinto Coelho Nogueira, Laser Antônio Machado de Oliveira, Frank Silva Bezerra
{"title":"N-acetylcysteine modulates redox imbalance and inflammation in macrophages and mice exposed to formaldehyde.","authors":"Elena Cecilia Marcano-Gómez, Ana Beatriz Farias de Souza, Pedro Alves Machado-Junior, Andrea Jazel Rodríguez-Herrera, Thalles de Freitas Castro, Sirlaine Pio Gomes da Silva, Ramony Gonzaga Vieira, André Talvani, Katiane de Oliveira Pinto Coelho Nogueira, Laser Antônio Machado de Oliveira, Frank Silva Bezerra","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2284636","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2284636","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the protective role of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in cells and mice exposed to formaldehyde. For the <i>in vitro</i> study, J774A.1 macrophages cells were incubated for 8, 16 and 24 h with formaldehyde or NAC to assess cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS). In the <i>in vivo</i> study, C57BL/6 mice (<i>n</i> = 48) were divided into 6 groups: control (CG), vehicle (VG) that received saline by orogastric gavage, a group exposed to formaldehyde 1% (FG) and formaldehyde exposed groups that received NAC at doses of 100, 150 and 200 mg/Kg (FN100, FN150 and FN200) for a period of 5 days. <i>In vitro</i>, formaldehyde promoted a decrease in cell viability and increased ROS, while NAC reduced formaldehyde-induced ROS production. Animals exposed to formaldehyde presented higher leukocyte counts in the blood and in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and promoted secretion of inflammatory markers IL-6, IL-15, and IL-10. The exposure to formaldehyde also promoted redox imbalance and oxidative damage characterized by increased activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, decreased GSH/GSSG ratio, as well as it increased levels of protein carbonyls and lipid peroxidation. NAC administration after formaldehyde exposure attenuated oxidative stress markers, secretion of inflammatory mediators and lung inflammation. In conclusion, both in <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> models, NAC administration exerted protective effects, which modulated the inflammatory response and redox imbalance, thus preventing the development airway injury induced by formaldehyde exposure.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138176037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Defense systems to avoid ferroptosis caused by lipid peroxidation-mediated membrane damage.","authors":"Junichi Fujii, Ken-Ichi Yamada","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2244155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2023.2244155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The presence of hydrogen peroxide along with ferrous iron produces hydroxyl radicals that preferably oxidize polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) to alkyl radicals (L•). The reaction of L• with an oxygen molecule produces lipid peroxyl radical (LOO•) that collectively trigger chain reactions, which results in the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products (LOOH). Oxygenase enzymes, such as lipoxygenase, also stimulate the peroxidation of PUFA. The production of phospholipid hydroperoxides (P-LOOH) can result in the destruction of the architecture of cell membranes and ultimate cell death. This iron-dependent regulated cell death is generally referred to as ferroptosis. Radical scavengers, which include tocopherol and nitric oxide (•NO), react with lipid radicals and terminate the chain reaction. When tocopherol reductively detoxifies lipid radicals, the resultant tocopherol radicals are recycled <i>via</i> reduction by coenzyme Q or ascorbate. CoQ radicals are reduced back by the anti-ferroptotic enzyme FSP1. •NO reacts with lipid radicals and produces less reactive nitroso compounds. The resulting P-LOOH is reductively detoxified by the action of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) or peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6). The hydrolytic removal of LOOH from P-LOOH by calcium-independent phospholipase A2 leads the preservation of membrane structure. While the expression of such protective genes or the presence of these anti-oxidant compounds serve to maintain a healthy condition, tumor cells employ them to make themselves resistant to anti-tumor treatments. Thus, these defense mechanisms against ferroptosis are protective in ordinary cells but are also potential targets for cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10284064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2277144
Mana Kitao, Ai Yamaguchi, Takuma Tomioka, Kenji Kai, Yuki Kamei, Kenji Sugimoto, Mitsugu Akagawa
{"title":"Astaxanthin protects human ARPE-19 retinal pigment epithelium cells from blue light-induced phototoxicity by scavenging singlet oxygen.","authors":"Mana Kitao, Ai Yamaguchi, Takuma Tomioka, Kenji Kai, Yuki Kamei, Kenji Sugimoto, Mitsugu Akagawa","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2277144","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2277144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of an increasing number of diseases that causes irreversible impairment and loss of vision in the elderly. AMD occurs by oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis of retinal pigment epithelium cells. The onset of AMD may be positively correlated with the exposure to blue light. We screened food-derived carotenoids for cytoprotective action against blue light irradiation using human ARPE-19 retinal pigment epithelium cells. This study revealed that blue light irradiation triggered apoptosis and oxidative stress in all-<i>trans</i>-retinal (atRAL)-exposed ARPE-19 cells by generating singlet oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>), leading to significant cell death. We found that astaxanthin, a potent anti-oxidative xanthophyll abundant in several marine organisms including microalgae, salmon, and shrimp, significantly suppresses blue light-induced apoptotic cell death of atRAL-exposed ARPE-19 cells by scavenging <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>. Mechanistic studies using the blue-light irradiated cells also demonstrated that the cytoprotective effects of astaxanthin can be attributed to scavenging of <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> directly. Our results suggest the potential value of astaxanthin as a dietary strategy to prevent blue light-induced retinal degeneration including AMD.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66783752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2269313
Jada D Williams, Ravi Kumar, Jeremiah M Afolabi, Frank Park, Adebowale Adebiyi
{"title":"Rhabdomyolysis aggravates renal iron accumulation and acute kidney injury in a humanized mouse model of sickle cell disease.","authors":"Jada D Williams, Ravi Kumar, Jeremiah M Afolabi, Frank Park, Adebowale Adebiyi","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2269313","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2269313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at greater risk of rhabdomyolysis, a potentially life-threatening condition resulting from the breakdown of skeletal muscle fibers. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most severe complications of rhabdomyolysis. Chronic kidney and cardiovascular disease, which account for SCD mortality, are long-term consequences of AKI. Although SCD elevates the risks of rhabdomyolysis-induced sudden death, the mechanisms that underlie rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI in SCD are unclear. In the present study, we show that, unlike their control non-sickling (AA) counterparts, transgenic homozygous SCD (SS; Townes model) mice exhibited 100% mortality 8-24 h after intramuscular glycerol injection. Five hours after glycerol injection, SS mice showed a more significant increase in myoglobinuria and plasma creatine kinase levels than AA mice. Basal plasma heme and kidney tissue iron levels were significantly higher in SS than in AA mice. In contrast to AA, glycerol-induced rhabdomyolysis aggravated these parameters in SS mice. Rhabdomyolysis also amplified oxidative stress in SS compared to AA mice. Glycerol-treated SS mice exhibited worse renal function, exemplified by a reduction in GFR with a corresponding increase in plasma and urinary biomarkers of early AKI and renal tubular damage. The free radical scavenger and Fenton chemistry inhibitor, TEMPOL, ameliorated rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI in the SS mice. These findings demonstrate that oxidative stress driven by renal iron accumulation amplifies rhabdomyolysis-induced AKI in SCD mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11259575/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41233712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Muhammad Shoaib, Nancy Kim, Rishabh C Choudhary, Blanca Espin, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Ann Iverson, Tsukasa Yagi, Seyedeh Shadafarin Marashi Shoshtari, Koichiro Shinozaki, Lance B Becker, Junhwan Kim
{"title":"Continuously increased generation of ROS in human plasma after cardiac arrest as determined by Amplex Red oxidation.","authors":"Muhammad Shoaib, Nancy Kim, Rishabh C Choudhary, Blanca Espin, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Ann Iverson, Tsukasa Yagi, Seyedeh Shadafarin Marashi Shoshtari, Koichiro Shinozaki, Lance B Becker, Junhwan Kim","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2250547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10715762.2023.2250547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxidative stress is believed to be a major cause of injury after cardiac arrest (CA). While the effects of ROS generated within tissues have been extensively investigated, the potential of plasma-generated ROS in contributing to CA pathology has not been examined. We utilized Amplex Red (AR) to measure the real time-generation of ROS in isolated plasma from human CA patients. We first used post-CA rat plasma to identify interfering factors for AR oxidation, and then applied this knowledge to analyze human plasma samples, accounting for the identified confounders. We found significantly increased AR oxidation rates lasting for 4 h in post-CA rat plasma compared to baseline. AR oxidation was unchanged with removal of horseradish peroxidase or addition of catalase. However, adding carboxylesterase inhibitors significantly decreased AR oxidation in rat plasma, which implicated increased carboxylesterase activity, not ROS leading to increased AR oxidation. AR oxidation rates were also significantly increased in human CA patient plasma compared to control and this increase persisted even with carboxylesterase inhibition, suggesting continuously increased ROS-generation within plasma post-CA in humans. The increased ROS generation may be one major source of injury post-CA that may be mitigated with antioxidative therapeutic strategies that can manage the ROS systemically generated in plasma over time.KEY POLICY HIGHLIGHTSWe examined the potential of plasma as a source of ROS generation post-cardiac arrestRat cardiac arrest was used to guide the application of Amplex Red in human plasmaROS generation in plasma is significantly increased after cardiac arrest in humansScavenging excessive ROS in post-resuscitation plasma may improve outcomes of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10285621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Free Radical ResearchPub Date : 2023-05-01Epub Date: 2023-12-26DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2023.2284639
Inne Vanreusel, Jan Taeymans, Emeline Van Craenenbroeck, Vincent F M Segers, An Van Berendoncks, Jacob J Briedé, Wendy Hens
{"title":"Elevated oxidative stress in patients with congenital heart disease and the effect of cyanosis: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Inne Vanreusel, Jan Taeymans, Emeline Van Craenenbroeck, Vincent F M Segers, An Van Berendoncks, Jacob J Briedé, Wendy Hens","doi":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2284639","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10715762.2023.2284639","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxidative stress is an important pathophysiological mechanism in the development of numerous cardiovascular disorders. To improve therapy and preventive strategies, clinicians need a better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of congenital heart diseases (CHD). The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine whether oxidative stress is elevated in patients with CHD compared to healthy controls, and to evaluate whether a difference in oxidative stress parameters can be observed between patients with cyanotic (cCHD) and acyanotic CHD (aCHD). Therefore, 21 studies investigating oxidative stress in peripheral blood of both children and adults with CHD were reviewed. Different methods to assess the oxidant status were compared and divided into three categories: pro-oxidative or anti-oxidative stress markers and the ratio of pro-to-anti oxidative stress markers. This meta-analysis showed elevated oxidative stress levels in patients with CHD, and more specifically in patients with cCHD. Moreover, this indicates that there could be potential in oxidative stress measurements as a new biomarker of disease severity. Further research will be needed to clarify the exact role of oxidative stress and its contributors in CHD in order to get a better and more in-depth understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of CHD, especially the higher susceptibility of the right ventricle (RV) to progress to heart failure (HF). This could facilitate the development of antioxidant treatments and RV-specific HF therapies, which are necessary to improve survival in these patients and could be of particular importance in cCHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":12411,"journal":{"name":"Free Radical Research","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138433658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}