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Ioniuc I, Lupu A, Tarnita I, Mastaleru A, Trandafir LM, Lupu VV, Starcea IM, Alecsa M, Morariu ID, Salaru DL, Azoicai A. Insights into the Management of Chronic Hepatitis in Children-From Oxidative Stress to Antioxidant Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3908. [PMID: 38612717 PMCID: PMC11011982 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Recent research has generated awareness of the existence of various pathophysiological pathways that contribute to the development of chronic diseases; thus, pro-oxidative factors have been accepted as significant contributors to the emergence of a wide range of diseases, from inflammatory to malignant. Redox homeostasis is especially crucial in liver pathology, as disturbances at this level have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases. Hepatitis is an umbrella term used to describe liver inflammation, which is the foundation of this disease regardless of its cause. Chronic hepatitis produces both oxidative stress generated by hepatocyte inflammation and viral inoculation. The majority of hepatitis in children is caused by a virus, and current studies reveal that 60-80% of cases become chronic, with many young patients still at risk of advancing liver damage. This review intends to emphasize the relevance of understanding these pathological redox pathways, as well as the need to update therapeutic strategies in chronic liver pathology, considering the beneficial effects of antioxidants.
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- Ileana Ioniuc
- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (A.M.); (D.L.S.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania;
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (A.M.); (D.L.S.)
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- Department of Mother and Child, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania; (I.I.); (I.T.); (L.M.T.); (I.M.S.); (M.A.); (A.A.)
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El-Mahdy NA, Abou-Saif S, Abd EL hamid MI, Hashem HM, Hammad MA, Abu-Risha SES. Evaluation of the effect of direct-acting antiviral agents on melatonin level and lipid peroxidation in chronic hepatitis C patients. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1128016. [PMID: 37614319 PMCID: PMC10442483 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1128016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Background: Oxidative stress and its end products, such as malondialdehyde (MDA) play a leading role in the pathogenesis of hepatitis C. Melatonin is a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythms, which likely play a role in infectious diseases in terms of susceptibility, clinical expression, and outcome. Objective: The present study was conducted to assess serum malondialdehyde and melatonin levels in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection before and after the intake of direct-acting antivirals. Method: Forty hepatitis C patients were the subjects of this study. While ten healthy volunteers who matched in age and socioeconomic status served as the control subjects. Malondialdehyde and melatonin were assayed in the serum of the three groups, and the results were statistically analyzed. Results: Hepatitis C patients had significantly higher malondialdehyde (p < 0.001) but significantly lower melatonin (p < 0.001) as compared to the healthy controls. After 12 weeks of treatment with direct-acting antivirals, the malondialdehyde level decreased significantly (p < 0.001) and the melatonin level increased significantly (p < 0.001). A significant negative correlation between malondialdehyde and melatonin was observed. Conclusion: The present findings suggest that treatment of hepatitis C patients with Direct-acting antivirals improves liver function parameters and antioxidant profiles.
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- Nageh Ahmed El-Mahdy
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sinai University, El-Arish, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Clinical Pharmacy, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
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Guan Z, Jin X, Guan Z, Liu S, Tao K, Luo L. The gut microbiota metabolite capsiate regulate SLC2A1 expression by targeting HIF-1α to inhibit knee osteoarthritis-induced ferroptosis. Aging Cell 2023:e13807. [PMID: 36890785 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023] Open
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Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent cell death that has been found to aggravate the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) and gut microbiota- OA axis refers to the bidirectional information network between the gut microbiota and OA, which may provide a new way to protect the OA. However, the role of gut microbiota-derived metabolites in ferroptosis-relative osteoarthritis remains unclear. The objective of this study was to analyze the protective effect of gut microbiota and its metabolite capsiate (CAT) on ferroptosis-relative osteoarthritis in vivo and in vitro experiments. From June 2021 to February 2022, 78 patients were evaluated retrospectively and divided into two groups: The health group (n = 39) and the OA group (n = 40). Iron and oxidative stress indicators were determined in peripheral blood samples. And then in vivo and in vitro experiments, a surgically destabilized medial meniscus (DMM) mice model was established and treated with CAT or Ferric Inhibitor-1 (Fer-1). Solute Carrier Family 2 Member 1 (SLC2A1) short hairpin RNA (shRNA) was utilized to inhibit SLC2A1 expression. Serum iron was increased significantly but total iron binding capacity was decreased significantly in OA patients than healthy people (p < 0.0001). The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator clinical prediction model suggested that serum iron, total iron binding capacity, transferrin, and superoxide dismutase were all independent predictors of OA (p < 0.001). Bioinformatics results suggested that SLC2A1, Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1 (MALAT1), and HIF-1α (Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 Alpha)-related oxidative stress signaling pathways play an important role in iron homeostasis and OA. In addition, gut microbiota 16s RNA sequencing and untargeted metabolomics were used to find that gut microbiota metabolites CAT in mice with osteoarthritis were negatively correlated with Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) scores for chondrogenic degeneration (p = 0.0017). Moreover, CAT reduced ferroptosis-dependent osteoarthritis in vivo and in vitro. However, the protective effect of CAT against ferroptosis-dependent osteoarthritis could be eliminated by silencing SLC2A1. SLC2A1 was upregulated but reduced the SLC2A1 and HIF-1α levels in the DMM group. HIF-1α, MALAT1, and apoptosis levels were increased after SLC2A1 knockout in chondrocyte cells (p = 0.0017). Finally, downregulation of SLC2A1 expression by Adeno-associated Virus (AAV) -SLC2A1 shRNA improves osteoarthritis in vivo. Our findings indicated that CAT inhibited HIF-1a expression and reduced ferroptosis-relative osteoarthritis progression by activating SLC2A1.
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- Zhiyuan Guan
- Department of Orthopedics, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First People's Hospital of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, Xuzhou, China.,Department of Dermatology, Xuzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xuzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated with Xuzhou Medical University, Jiangsu, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Valls-Bellés V, Abad C, Hernández-Aguilar MT, Nacher A, Guerrero C, Baliño P, Romero FJ, Muriach M. Human Milk Antioxidative Modifications in Mastitis: Further Beneficial Effects of Cranberry Supplementation. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 11:antiox11010051. [PMID: 35052555 PMCID: PMC8772773 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Mastitis is the inflammation of one or several mammal lobes which can be accompanied by a mammary gland infection, and is the leading cause of undesired early weaning in humans. However, little information exists regarding the changes that this disease may induce in the biochemical composition of human milk, especially in terms of oxidative status. Given that newborns are subject to a significant increase in total ROS burden in their transition to neonatal life and that their antioxidant defense system is not completely developed, the aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant defense (glutathione peroxidase (GPx), reduced glutathione (GSH), total polyphenol content (TPP), and total antioxidant capacity (TAC)) in milk samples from mothers suffering from mastitis and controls. We also measured the oxidative damage to lipids (malondyaldehyde (MDA)) and proteins (carbonyl group content (CGC)) in these samples. Finally, we tested whether dietary supplementation with cranberries (a product rich in antioxidants) in these breastfeeding mothers during 21 days could improve the oxidative status of milk. GPx activity, TPP, and TAC were increased in milk samples from mastitis-affected women, providing a protective mechanism to the newborn drinking mastitis milk. MDA concentrations were diminished in the mastitis group, confirming this proposal. Some oxidative damage might occur in the mammary gland since the CGC was increased in mastitis milk. Cranberries supplementation seems to strengthen the antioxidant system, further improving the antioxidative state of milk.
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- Victoria Valls-Bellés
- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
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- Hospital General de Requena, Conselleria de Sanitat, Generalitat Valenciana, 46340 Requena, Spain
- Correspondence: (F.J.R.); (M.M.)
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- Unitat Predepartamental de Medicina, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salud, Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castellon de la Plana, Spain; (V.V.-B.); (C.A.); (M.T.H.-A.); (A.N.); (C.G.); (P.B.)
- Correspondence: (F.J.R.); (M.M.)
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Baliño P, Romero-Cano R, Sánchez-Andrés JV, Valls V, Aragón CG, Muriach M. Effects of Acute Ethanol Administration on Brain Oxidative Status: The Role of Acetaldehyde. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2019; 43:1672-1681. [PMID: 31211868 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ethanol (EtOH), one of the most widely consumed substances of abuse, can induce brain damage and neurodegeneration. EtOH is centrally metabolized into acetaldehyde, which has been shown to be responsible for some of the neurophysiological and cellular effects of EtOH. Although some of the consequences of chronic EtOH administration on cell oxidative status have been described, the mechanisms by which acute EtOH administration affects the brain's cellular oxidative status and the role of acetaldehyde remain to be elucidated in detail. METHODS Swiss CD-I mice were pretreated with the acetaldehyde-sequestering agent d-penicillamine (DP; 75 mg/kg, i.p.) or the antioxidant lipoic acid (LA; 50 mg/kg, i.p.) 30 minutes before EtOH (2.5 g/kg, i.p.) administration. Animals were sacrificed 30 minutes after EtOH injection. Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mRNA levels; GPx and glutathione reductase (GR) enzymatic activities; reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione disulfide (GSSG), glutamate, g-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine (Glut-Cys), and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations; and protein carbonyl group (CG) content were determined in whole-brain samples. RESULTS Acute EtOH administration enhanced GPx activity and the GSH/GSSG ratio, while it decreased GR activity and GSSG concentration. Pretreatment with DP or LA only prevented GPx activity changes induced by EtOH. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, these results show the capacity of a single dose of EtOH to unbalance cellular oxidative homeostasis.
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- Pablo Baliño
- From the, Unitat predepartamental de Medicina, (PB, RR-C, JVS-A, VV, MM), Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- From the, Unitat predepartamental de Medicina, (PB, RR-C, JVS-A, VV, MM), Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- From the, Unitat predepartamental de Medicina, (PB, RR-C, JVS-A, VV, MM), Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- From the, Unitat predepartamental de Medicina, (PB, RR-C, JVS-A, VV, MM), Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- From the, Unitat predepartamental de Medicina, (PB, RR-C, JVS-A, VV, MM), Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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Calvo R, López-Malo D, Penadés M, Romero FJ, Peris-Martínez C. Which are the best parameters to obtain proteins and malondialdehyde from a tear sample? Exp Eye Res 2019; 188:107656. [PMID: 31028749 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2019.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Predictive, preventive and personalized medicine (PPPM) is a current concept in healthcare based on the analysis of biomarkers through non-invasive methods. Biomarkers for inflammation and oxidative stress are especially used for screening. Quantification of tear total protein content is important to identify potential, specific biomarkers, such as malondialdehyde concerning oxidative stress. The Schirmer strip test is an accessible and simple method for tear analysis. However, it is limited by the low concentration of biomarkers in the human tear. In this preliminary study, different procedures were compared for the extraction of tear proteins and malondialdehyde. Schirmer strips were used to obtain tears from healthy subjects. Ionic strength and surfactant agents were assessed, as well as different centrifugation parameters. Finally, several volumes of n-butanol on the process of malondialdehyde extraction were evaluated. The results showed that ionic strength strongly influences the extraction process, although most studies have suggested that surfactant agents are the most relevant factor; the most efficient results were obtained using a 2 M solution of NaCl in phosphate buffered saline. Regarding centrifugation, leaving the Schirmer strip tip left hanging outside the tube cap and using 1000 rpm was the best option, which is a lower centrifugation speed than the usually reported on literature. Moreover, 250 μL was the optimal n-butanol volume for malondialdehyde extraction. The importance of this study relies on the increasing relevance of the biomarkers in the field of PPPM and the need of a standardized method to extract biomarkers from the tears, to optimise its use.
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- Ramón Calvo
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Valencia 'San Vicente Mártir', C/ Quevedo, 2, 46001, Valencia, Spain; Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Av. Tres Cruces 2, 46014, Valencia, Spain.
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- Universidad Europea de Valencia, Av. Aragón, 30, 46021, Valencia, Spain
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- FISABIO Oftalmología Médica (FOM), Av. Pío Baroja 12, 46015, Valencia, Spain; Thematic Cooperative Health Network for Research in Ophthalmology (Oftared), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Europea de Valencia, Av. Aragón, 30, 46021, Valencia, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Valencia 'San Vicente Mártir', C/ Quevedo, 2, 46001, Valencia, Spain; FISABIO Oftalmología Médica (FOM), Av. Pío Baroja 12, 46015, Valencia, Spain; Thematic Cooperative Health Network for Research in Ophthalmology (Oftared), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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Fu X, Zhong Z, Hu F, Zhang Y, Li C, Yan P, Feng L, Shen J, Huang B. The protective effects of selenium-enriched Spirulina platensis on chronic alcohol-induced liver injury in mice. Food Funct 2018; 9:3155-3165. [PMID: 29862408 DOI: 10.1039/c8fo00477c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect and mechanism of selenium-enriched Spirulina platensis (S. platensis) on chronic alcohol-induced liver injury. Selenium incubation raises the nutrition quality of S. platensis by absorption enhancement of functional elements. Our results demonstrated that the effective dose of selenium-enriched S. platensis on HL7702 cells treated with alcohol was 200 μg ml-1, containing 20% selenium. Selenium-enriched S. platensis could raise the cell survival rate by decreasing the expression of p53, Caspase3, LC3, and Caspase1 and by increasing the expression of p70s6k. In vivo experiments, where mice were pretreated with selenium-enriched S. platensis, exhibited obvious inhibition of the liver function index and this pretreatment enhanced the activity of GSH-Px and SOD in alcohol induced mice. In summary, our results indicate that the protective mechanism of selenium-enriched S. platensis on chronic alcoholic liver injury is associated with the activity enhancement of antioxidant enzymes and immunity, the inhibition of DNA damage and apoptosis, accompanied with autophagy and pyroptosis.
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- Xiang Fu
- School of life Science, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601 China.
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Mérida S, Sancho-Tello M, Almansa I, Desco C, Peris C, Moreno ML, Villar VM, Navea A, Bosch-Morell F. Bevacizumab Diminishes Inflammation in an Acute Endotoxin-Induced Uveitis Model. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:649. [PMID: 29971005 PMCID: PMC6018210 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction: Uveitis is an eye disease characterized by inflammation of the uvea and an early and exhaustive diagnosis is essential for its treatment. The aim of our study is to assess the potential toxicity and anti-inflammatory efficacy of Bevacizumab in an experimental uveitis model by subcutaneously injecting lipopolysaccharide into Lewis rats and to clarify its mechanism. Material and Methods: Blood-aqueous barrier integrity was assessed 24 h after endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) by analyzing two parameters: cell count and protein concentration in aqueous humors. Histopathology of all eye structures was also studied. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent analyses of the aqueous humor samples were performed in order to calculate the diverse chemokine and cytokine protein levels and oxidative stress-related markers were also evaluated. Results: The aqueous humor's cellular content significantly increased in the group treated with only Bevacizumab, but it had no effect on retina histopathological grading. Nevertheless, the inflammation noted in ocular structures when administering Bevacizumab with endotoxin was mostly prevented since aqueous humor cell content considerably lowered, and concomitantly with a sharp drop in uveal, vitreous, and retina histopathological grading. The values of the multi-faceted cytokine IL-2 also significantly decreased (p < 0.05 vs. endotoxin group), and the protective IL-6 and IL-10 cytokines values rose with related anti-oxidant system recovery (p < 0.05 vs. endotoxin group). Concurrently, some related M1 macrophage chemokines substantially increased, e.g., GRO/KC, a chemokine that also displays any kind of protective role. Conclusion: All these results revealed that 24 h after being administered, Bevacizumab treatment in EIU significantly prevented inflammation in various eye structures and correct results in efficacy vs. toxicity balance were obtained.
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- Salvador Mérida
- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Ophtalmology, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Medical Ophtalmology, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, CEU Universities, Valencia, Spain
- Department of Medical Ophtalmology, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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Paradells-Navarro S, Benlloch-Navarro MS, Almansa Frias MI, Garcia-Esparza MA, Broccoli V, Miranda M, Soria JM. Neuroprotection of Brain Cells by Lipoic Acid Treatment after Cellular Stress. ACS Chem Neurosci 2017; 8:569-577. [PMID: 27935686 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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We have previously observed that in vivo lipoic acid (LA) treatment induced a protective effect onto primary cortical neurons after brain injury. In an effort to better understand LA action mechanism in the brain, in the present study, we stressed brain cells in vitro and ex vivo and then analyzed by inmmunocytochemistry and biochemical assays, the changes induced by LA on cell survival and on the concentration of oxidative stress markers, such as glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG), and malondialdehyde (MDA). The stressors used were lipopolysaccharide (LPS), dopamine, and l-buthionine-S,R-sulfoximine (BSO). Our results showed that LA decreased cell death and increased GSH/GSSG ratio in cells stressed by LPS + dopamine, suggesting that the mechanism underlying LA action is regeneration of GSSG to GSH. When cells were stressed by BSO, LA diminished cell death and decreased GSH/GSSG ratio. In this case, it could be concluded that, due to the low GSH basal levels, GSSG reduction is not possible and therefore it might be thought that cell death prevention might be mediated through other mechanisms. Finally, we induced chemical oxidative damage in brain homogenate. After LA treatment, GSH and GSH/GSSG ratio increased and MDA concentration decreased, demonstrating again that LA was not able to increase de novo GSH synthesis but is able to increase GSSG conversion to GSH.
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Serum Malondialdehyde Concentration and Glutathione Peroxidase Activity in a Longitudinal Study of Gestational Diabetes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155353. [PMID: 27228087 PMCID: PMC4882015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Aims The main goal of this study was to evaluate the presence of oxidative damage and to quantify its level in gestational diabetes. Methods Thirty-six healthy women and thirty-six women with gestational diabetes were studied in the three trimesters of pregnancy regarding their levels of oxidative stress markers. These women were diagnosed with diabetes in the second trimester of pregnancy. Blood glucose levels after 100g glucose tolerance test were higher than 190, 165 or 145 mg/dl, 1, 2 or 3 hours after glucose intake. Results The group of women with gestational diabetes had higher serum malondialdehyde levels, with significant differences between groups in the first and second trimester. The mean values of serum glutathione peroxidase activity in the diabetic women were significantly lower in the first trimester. In the group of women with gestational diabetes there was a negative linear correlation between serum malondialdehyde concentration and glutathione peroxidase activity in the second and third trimester. Conclusions In this observational and longitudinal study in pregnant women, the alterations attributable to oxidative stress were present before the biochemical detection of the HbA1c increase. Usual recommendations once GD is detected (adequate metabolic control, as well as any other normally proposed to these patients) lowered the concentration of malondialdehyde at the end of pregnancy to the same levels of the healthy controls. Serum glutathione peroxidase activity in women with gestational diabetes increased during the gestational period.
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Mérida S, Sancho-Tello M, Navea A, Almansa I, Muriach M, Bosch-Morell F. An anti-interleukin-2 receptor drug attenuates T- helper 1 lymphocytes-mediated inflammation in an acute model of endotoxin-induced uveitis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e90216. [PMID: 24595020 PMCID: PMC3940780 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory efficacy of Daclizumab, an anti-interleukin-2 receptor drug, in an experimental uveitis model upon a subcutaneous injection of lipopolysaccharide into Lewis rats, a valuable model for ocular acute inflammatory processes. The integrity of the blood-aqueous barrier was assessed 24 h after endotoxin-induced uveitis by evaluating two parameters: cell count and protein concentration in aqueous humors. The histopathology of all the ocular structures (cornea, lens, sclera, choroid, retina, uvea, and anterior and posterior chambers) was also considered. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of the aqueous humor samples were performed to quantify the levels of the different chemokine and cytokine proteins. Similarly, a biochemical analysis of oxidative stress-related markers was also assessed. The inflammation observed in the anterior chamber of the eyes when Daclizumab was administered with endotoxin was largely prevented since the aqueous humor protein concentration substantially lowered concomitantly with a significant reduction in the uveal and vitreous histopathological grading. Th1 lymphocytes-related cytokines, such as Interleukin-2 and Interferon-γ, also significantly reduced with related anti-oxidant systems recovery. Daclizumab treatment in endotoxin-induced uveitis reduced Th1 lymphocytes-related cytokines, such as Interleukin-2 and Interferon gamma, by about 60–70% and presented a preventive role in endotoxin-induced oxidative stress. This antioxidant protective effect of Daclizumab may be related to several of the observed Daclizumab effects in our study, including IL-6 cytokine regulatory properties and a substantial concomitant drop in INFγ. Concurrently, Daclizumab treatment triggered a significant reduction in both the uveal histopathological grading and protein concentration in aqueous humors, but not in cellular infiltration.
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- Salvador Mérida
- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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- Oftalmología Médica, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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- Unidad Predepartamental de Medicina, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
- Oftalmología Médica, Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain
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Pisonero-Vaquero S, García-Mediavilla MV, Jorquera F, Majano PL, Benet M, Jover R, González-Gallego J, Sánchez-Campos S. Modulation of PI3K-LXRα-dependent lipogenesis mediated by oxidative/nitrosative stress contributes to inhibition of HCV replication by quercetin. J Transl Med 2014; 94:262-74. [PMID: 24492281 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2013.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is experimental evidence that some antioxidant flavonoids show therapeutic potential in the treatment of hepatitis C through inhibition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication. We examined the effect of treatment with the flavonols quercetin and kaempferol, the flavanone taxifolin and the flavone apigenin on HCV replication efficiency in an in vitro model. While all flavonoids studied were able to reduce viral replication at very low concentrations (ranging from 0.1 to 5 μM), quercetin appeared to be the most effective inhibitor of HCV replication, showing a marked anti-HCV activity in replicon-containing cells when combined with interferon (IFN)α. The contribution of oxidative/nitrosative stress and lipogenesis modulation to inhibition of HCV replication by quercetin was also examined. As expected, quercetin decreased HCV-induced reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) generation and lipoperoxidation in replicating cells. Quercetin also inhibited liver X receptor (LXR)α-induced lipid accumulation in LXRα-overexpressing and replicon-containing Huh7 cells. The mechanism underlying the LXRα-dependent lipogenesis modulatory effect of quercetin in HCV-replicating cells seems to involve phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway inactivation. Thus, inhibition of the PI3K pathway by LY294002 attenuated LXRα upregulation and HCV replication mediated by lipid accumulation, showing an additive effect when combined with quercetin. Inactivation of the PI3K pathway by quercetin may contribute to the repression of LXRα-dependent lipogenesis and to the inhibition of viral replication induced by the flavonol. Combined, our data suggest that oxidative/nitrosative stress blockage and subsequent modulation of PI3K-LXRα-mediated lipogenesis might contribute to the inhibitory effect of quercetin on HCV replication.
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- 1] Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain [2] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain [2] Department of Gastroenterology, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
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- 1] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain [2] Molecular Biology Unit, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP), Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain [2] Experimental Hepatology Unit, IIS Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- 1] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain [2] Experimental Hepatology Unit, IIS Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain [3] Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- 1] Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain [2] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- 1] Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), University of León, León, Spain [2] Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Naltrexone reverses ethanol-induced rat hippocampal and serum oxidative damage. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:296898. [PMID: 24363821 PMCID: PMC3864183 DOI: 10.1155/2013/296898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 10/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Naltrexone, an antagonist of μ-opioid receptors, is clinically used as adjuvant therapy of alcohol dishabituation. The aim of the present work was to test the effect of 1 mg/kg body weight of naltrexone to revert oxidative stress-related biochemical alterations, in the hippocampus and serum of chronic alcoholic adult rats. Malondialdehyde concentration was increased and glutathione peroxidase activity was decreased in hippocampus and serum of alcohol-treated rats. Naltrexone treatment restored these alterations. The in vitro antioxidant ability of Ntx could not justify these effects considering the doses used. Thus this apparent protective effect of Ntx can only be attributed to its pharmacological effects, as herein discussed.
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Irshad M, Mankotia DS, Irshad K. An insight into the diagnosis and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus infection. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:7896-7909. [PMID: 24307784 PMCID: PMC3848138 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This review focuses on research findings in the area of diagnosis and pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection over the last few decades. The information based on published literature provides an update on these two aspects of HCV. HCV infection, previously called blood transmitted non-A, non-B infection, is prevalent globally and poses a serious public health problem worldwide. The diagnosis of HCV infection has evolved from serodetection of non-specific and low avidity anti-HCV antibodies to detection of viral nucleic acid in serum using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. Current PCR assays detect viral nucleic acid with high accuracy and the exact copy number of viral particles. Moreover, multiplex assays using real-time PCR are available for identification of HCV-genotypes and their isotypes. In contrast to previous methods, the newly developed assays are not only fast and economic, but also resolve the problem of the window period as well as differentiate present from past infection. HCV is a non-cytopathic virus, thus, its pathogenesis is regulated by host immunity and metabolic changes including oxidative stress, insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis. Both innate and adaptive immunity play an important role in HCV pathogenesis. Cytotoxic lymphocytes demonstrate crucial activity during viral eradication or viral persistence and are influenced by viral proteins, HCV-quasispecies and several metabolic factors regulating liver metabolism. HCV pathogenesis is a very complex phenomenon and requires further study to determine the other factors involved.
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Sánchez-Villarejo MV, López-Pedrajas R, Sánchez-Vallejo V, Genovés JM, Muriach M, Barcia JM, Romero FJ, Miranda M. Chronic cocaine effects in retinal metabolism and electrophysiology: treatment with topiramate. Curr Eye Res 2013; 39:493-503. [PMID: 24215266 DOI: 10.3109/02713683.2013.850097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Cocaine abuse is a major public health problem with multiple-related complications. Indeed, cocaine can affect almost every organ of the human body, but little is known about its effects on the visual system. The main purpose of this work was to study if topiramate was able to reverse changes in retinal metabolism and retinal function induced by chronic cocaine exposure in adult rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen Wistar rats were treated with a daily oral dose of cocaine during 36 days. Sixteen rats receiving NaCl 0.9% served as controls. Eight control and eight cocaine animals were administered topiramate from day 18 to day 36 of the experiment. Malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH) and glutamate content, as well as glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in retina tissue homogenates were determined. Retinal function was assessed by electroretinogram (ERG). RESULTS Glutamate concentration was increased in the retinas of cocaine-treated rats. No changes in oxidative stress parameters were observed in the retinas of cocaine-treated rats when compared with the control ones. Cocaine induced a decrease in the a-wave and b-wave ERG amplitude. The administration of topiramate reversed cocaine-induced increase in glutamate concentration and had little effect on a-wave and b-wave ERG amplitude. Topiramate, a drug used during the last decade for the treatment of epileptic seizures, is able to reverse the cocaine-induced alterations observed in retinal glutamate concentration. CONCLUSIONS We can conclude that retinal glutamate metabolism and function may be affected by exposure to cocaine. We confirm that topiramate, a treatment recently proposed for cocaine dependence, is also able to recover partially cocaine-induced changes in the retina.
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- Maria V Sánchez-Villarejo
- Departamento Ciencias Biomédicas, Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera , Moncada , Spain
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Benlloch-Navarro S, Franco I, Sánchez-Vallejo V, Silvestre D, Romero FJ, Miranda M. Lipid peroxidation is increased in tears from the elderly. Exp Eye Res 2013; 115:199-205. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Revised: 06/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mérida S, Sancho-Tello M, Muriach M, Miranda M, Navea A, Bosch-Morell F. Lipoic acid lessens Th1-mediated inflammation in lipopolysaccharide-induced uveitis reducing selectively Th1 lymphocytes-related cytokines release. Free Radic Res 2013; 47:593-601. [PMID: 23678888 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2013.805882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Inflammation results in the production of free radicals. We evaluated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacity of lipoic acid in an experimental uveitis model upon a subcutaneous injection of endotoxin into Lewis rats. The role of oxidative stress in the endotoxin-induced uveitis model is well-known. Besides, the Th1 response classically performs a central part in the immunopathological process of experimental autoimmune uveitis. Exogenous sources of lipoic acid have been shown to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Our results show that lipoic acid treatment plays a preventive role in endotoxin-induced oxidative stress at 24 h post-administration and reduced Th1 lymphocytes-related cytokines by approximately 50-60%. Simultaneously, lipoic acid treatment caused a significant reduction in uveal histopathological grading and in the protein concentration in aqueous humors, but not in cellular infiltration.
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- S Mérida
- Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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Interplay between Hepatitis C Virus and Redox Cell Signaling. Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:4705-21. [PMID: 23443167 PMCID: PMC3634496 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14034705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects approximately 3% of the world’s population. Currently licensed treatment of HCV chronic infection with pegylated-interferon-α and ribavirin, is not fully effective against all HCV genotypes and is associated to severe side effects. Thus, development of novel therapeutics and identification of new targets for treatment of HCV infection is necessary. Current opinion is orienting to target antiviral drug discovery to the host cell pathways on which the virus relies, instead of against viral structures. Many intracellular signaling pathways manipulated by HCV for its own replication are finely regulated by the oxido-reductive (redox) state of the host cell. At the same time, HCV induces oxidative stress that has been found to affect both virus replication as well as progression and severity of HCV infection. A dual role, positive or negative, for the host cell oxidized conditions on HCV replication has been reported so far. This review examines current information about the effect of oxidative stress on HCV life cycle and the main redox-regulated intracellular pathways activated during HCV infection and involved in its replication.
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BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection is associated with insulin resistance and with oxidative stress, but the relationship between the two has not been thoroughly examined. PURPOSE To evaluate the association between insulin resistance and oxidative stress in CHC patients. METHOD In 115 CHC patients (68 with genotype 1 and 47 with genotype 3), the relationship between the serum concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA), a marker of oxidative stress and insulin resistance as defined by the homeostasis model (HOMA-IR) was examined. RESULTS There was no significant difference in MDA levels between genotype 1- and genotype 3-infected subjects (12.882 vs. 12.426 ng/mL, p = 0.2). By univariate analysis, factors associated with HOMA-IR in both genotypes were oxidative stress as measured by MDA (p = 0.002), body mass index (BMI), portal activity, and fibrosis. Genotype-specific differences in HOMA-IR association were steatosis and triglycerides (TG) for genotype 1, and age and glutathione (GSH) for genotype 3. In a stepwise multiple linear regression analysis in both genotypes, MDA was a significant and independent predictor of HOMA-IR (p = 0.04). As expected, BMI and fibrosis were likewise independently correlated to HOMA-IR. In addition, MDA levels were higher (p < 0.001) and GSH levels were lower (p = 0.023) in insulin-resistant subjects compared to their insulin-sensitive counterparts. CONCLUSIONS It is concluded that in CHC, oxidative stress is an independent predictor of HOMA-IR, irrespective of virus genotype. Further studies on the role of oxidative stress in the development of insulin resistance in CHC are warranted.
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El-Kannishy G, Arafa M, Abdelaal I, Elarman M, El-Mahdy R. Persistent oxidative stress in patients with chronic active hepatitis-C infection after antiviral therapy failure. Saudi J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:375-9. [PMID: 23150023 PMCID: PMC3530992 DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.103429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Oxidative stress and hepatocellular pathological changes are common associations with chronic hepatitis C virus (CHC) disease. The aim of this study was to assess serum antioxidant-oxidant (Redox) balance in patients with CHC infection before and after intake of the traditional antiviral therapy (pegylated interferon α-2b and oral ribavirin). PATIENTS AND METHODS Blood samples from 50 biopsy-proven CHC patients, with no prior anti-viral treatment and persistently elevated serum transaminase levels for 6 months, as well as 15 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were used for determination of the antioxidants: reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), α tocopherol and ascorbic acid as well as lipid peroxidation (LPO) index (malondialdehyde [MDA]). The measurements were repeated in the diseased group 25 weeks after pegylated interferon α-2b and ribavirin combination therapy. RESULTS Serum levels of bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were significantly higher in CHC patients than in the control group (P < 0.05). Pretreatment serum MDA values were significantly higher in patients with CHC infection than the control group (P < 0.001), while serum antioxidant levels were significantly lower (P < 0.001). Responders (10 patients) had lower pretreatment serum levels of MDA than non-responders (35 patients) (P < 0.001). Both groups were comparable for the antioxidant serum levels. There was significant negative correlation between serum MDA and serum SOD, GSH, α tocopherol, and ascorbic acid concentrations in CHC patients. On the other hand, there was no correlation between the studied parameters and serum bilirubin, albumin, ALT, and AST. CONCLUSIONS Redox imbalance was detected in patients with CHC. Responders had significantly lower levels of MDA than non-responders. Serum MDA may be used as a pretreatment predictor of response to antiviral treatment in patients with CHC.
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- Ghada El-Kannishy
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt,Address for correspondence: Dr. Ghada El-Kannishy, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt. E-mail:
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt
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Alvarez-Nölting R, Arnal E, Barcia JM, Miranda M, Romero FJ. Protection by DHA of Early Hippocampal Changes in Diabetes: Possible Role of CREB and NF-κB. Neurochem Res 2011; 37:105-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0588-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 08/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Baum MK, Sales S, Jayaweera DT, Lai S, Bradwin G, Rafie C, Page JB, Campa A. Coinfection with hepatitis C virus, oxidative stress and antioxidant status in HIV-positive drug users in Miami. HIV Med 2011; 12:78-86. [PMID: 20500231 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2010.00849.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is poorly understood. We examined markers of oxidative stress, plasma antioxidants and liver disease in HIV/HCV-coinfected and HIV-monoinfected adults. METHODS Demographics, medical history, and proof of infection with HIV, hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HCV were obtained. HIV viral load, CD4 cell count, complete blood count (CBC), complete metabolic panel, lipid profile, and plasma concentrations of zinc, selenium, and vitamins A and E were determined. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase concentrations were obtained as measures of oxidative stress. Aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) and fibrosis index (FIB-4) markers were calculated. RESULTS Significant differences were found between HIV/HCV-coinfected and HIV-monoinfected participants in levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (mean±standard deviation: 51.4±50.6 vs. 31.9±43.1 U/L, respectively; P=0.014), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (56.2±40.9 vs. 34.4±30.2 U/L; P<0.001), APRI (0.52±0.37 vs. 0.255±0.145; P=0.0001), FIB-4 (1.64±.0.91 vs. 1.03±0.11; P=0.0015) and plasma albumin (3.74±0.65 vs. 3.94±0.52 g/dL; P=0.038). There were no significant differences in CD4 cell count, HIV viral load or antiretroviral therapy (ART) between groups. Mean MDA was significantly higher (1.897±0.835 vs. 1.344± 0.223 nmol/mL, respectively; P=0.006) and plasma antioxidant concentrations were significantly lower [vitamin A, 39.5 ± 14.1 vs. 52.4±16.2 μg/dL, respectively (P=0.0004); vitamin E, 8.29±2.1 vs. 9.89±4.5 μg/mL (P=0.043); zinc, 0.61±0.14 vs. 0.67±0.15 mg/L (P=0.016)] in the HIV/HCV-coinfected participants than in the HIV-monoinfected participants, and these differences remained significant after adjusting for age, gender, CD4 cell count, HIV viral load, injecting drug use and race. There were no significant differences in glutathione peroxidase concentration, selenium concentration, body mass index (BMI), alcohol use or tobacco use between groups. Glutathione peroxidase concentration significantly increased as liver disease advanced, as measured by APRI (β=0.00118; P=0.0082) and FIB-4 (β=0.0029; P=0.0177). Vitamin A concentration significantly decreased (β=-0.00581; P=0.0417) as APRI increased. CONCLUSION HIV/HCV coinfection is associated with increased oxidative stress and decreased plasma antioxidant concentrations compared with HIV monoinfection. Research is needed to determine whether antioxidant supplementation delays liver disease in HIV/HCV coinfection.
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- M K Baum
- Florida International University, R. Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
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Johnsen-Soriano S, Sancho-Tello M, Arnal E, Díaz-Llopis M, Navea A, Miranda M, Bosch-Morell F, Romero FJ. Comparison of the Acute Effects of anti-TNF-alpha Drugs on a Uveitis Experimental Model. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2010; 18:208-15. [DOI: 10.3109/09273940903521964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Arnal E, Miranda M, Johnsen-Soriano S, Alvarez-Nölting R, Díaz-Llopis M, Araiz J, Cervera E, Bosch-Morell F, Romero FJ. Beneficial effect of docosahexanoic acid and lutein on retinal structural, metabolic, and functional abnormalities in diabetic rats. Curr Eye Res 2010; 34:928-38. [PMID: 19958109 DOI: 10.3109/02713680903205238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the effect of docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and lutein (both compounds with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties) on experimental diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Male Wistar rats were studied: non-diabetic controls, untreated diabetic controls, and diabetic rats were treated with DHA and lutein or the combination of DHA + insulin and lutein + insulin for 12 weeks. Oxidative stress and inflammatory markers, apoptosis, and functional tests were studied to confirm biochemical and functional changes in the retina of diabetic rats. Malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione concentrations (GSH), and glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx) were measured as oxidative stress markers. TUNEL assay and caspase-3 immunohistochemistry and electroretinogram were performed. RESULTS Diabetes increases oxidative stress, nitrotyrosine concentrations, and apoptosis in the retina. At 12 weeks after onset of diabetes, total thickness of retinas of diabetic rats was significantly less than that in control rats. Specifically, the thickness of the outer and inner nuclear layers was reduced significantly in diabetic rats and demonstrated a loss of cells in the GCL. These retinal changes were avoided by the administration of insulin and DHA and lutein alone or in combination with insulin. Impairment of the electroretinogram (b-wave amplitude and latency time) was observed in diabetic rats. DHA and lutein prevented all these changes even under hyperglycemic conditions. CONCLUSIONS Lutein and DHA are capable of normalizing all the diabetes-induced biochemical, histological, and functional modifications. Specifically, the cell death mechanisms involved deserve further studies to allow the proposal as potential adjuvant therapies to help prevent vision loss in diabetic patients.
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- Emma Arnal
- Ophthalmological Mediterranean Foundation, Valencia, Spain
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Silvestre D, Miranda M, Muriach M, Almansa I, Jareño E, Romero FJ. Frozen breast milk at -20 degrees C and -80 degrees C: a longitudinal study of glutathione peroxidase activity and malondialdehyde concentration. J Hum Lact 2010; 26:35-41. [PMID: 19759352 DOI: 10.1177/0890334409342987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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When breast milk extraction and storage is required before ingestion, it is important to establish the conditions that ensure the least losses in milk quality, like the antioxidant capacity. The present study evaluates glutathione peroxidase activity and malondialdehyde concentration of breast milk when stored frozen, comparing the effects of 2 temperatures (-20 degrees C and -80 degrees C) and different storage times (15, 30, and 60 days). The results indicate that freezing induces losses in the antioxidant properties of breast milk and that such losses increase with the duration of storage and differ in intensity according to the temperature. It is concluded that to maximally preserve the antioxidant properties of breast milk, it is advisable to store the latter at -80 degrees C for a period of less than 30 days, rather than for shorter time periods at the usual temperature of -20 degrees C.
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- Dolores Silvestre
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology at Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
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Yoshida Y, Imai Y, Sawai Y, Saito Y, Cao J, Fukuda K, Niki E. Hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid as a potential biomarker for oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 25:107-15. [PMID: 19780883 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05928.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The possible involvement of oxidative stress in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced liver damage and hepatocarcinogenesis has been reported. We have recently developed a novel method to measure total hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (tHODE) and have proposed its usefulness as a biomarker for lipid peroxidation. The present study was undertaken to evaluate oxidative stress in HCV-infected liver diseases by several potential oxidative stress markers including tHODE and further to validate the biomarkers for evaluating the efficacy of iron reduction therapy. METHODS Total hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid, total 8-iso-prostagrandin F(2alpha) (t8-iso-PGF(2alpha)), selenoprotein P and other antioxidant compounds were measured in the plasma and erythrocytes obtained from 42 healthy controls and 78 HCV patients. Plasma levels of biomarkers and antioxidants were also assessed during the iron reduction therapy for 16 weeks in 12 HCV patients. RESULTS The concentrations of tHODE in the plasma and erythrocytes and t8-iso-PGF(2alpha) in the plasma of chronic HCV-infected patients were significantly higher than those of healthy controls. Plasma levels of vitamin E and vitamin C of HCV-infected patients were lower than those of the controls. Furthermore, the plasma tHODE significantly correlated with serum aminotransferases and type IV collagen-7S domain in chronic HCV-infected patients. During the iron reduction therapy, the plasma levels of tHODE but not t8-iso-PGF(2alpha) decreased and inversely its stereo-isomer ratio (ZE/EE) increased in parallel with the decreases of serum alanine aminotransferase, ferritin and alpha-fetoprotein. CONCLUSION The levels of tHODE in chronic HCV-infected patients can be a useful biomarker for the evaluation of oxidative stress in chronic hepatitis C.
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- Yasukazu Yoshida
- Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Osaka, Japan.
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The reader may be eager to examine in which diseases ozonetherapy can be proficiently used and she/he will be amazed by the versatility of this complementary approach (Table 9 1). The fact that the medical applications are numerous exposes the ozonetherapist to medical derision because superficial observers or sarcastic sceptics consider ozonetherapy as the modern panacea. This seems so because ozone, like oxygen, is a molecule able to act simultaneously on several blood components with different functions but, as we shall discuss, ozonetherapy is not a panacea. The ozone messengers ROS and LOPs can act either locally or systemically in practically all cells of an organism. In contrast to the dogma that “ozone is always toxic”, three decades of clinical experience, although mostly acquired in private clinics in millions of patients, have shown that ozone can act as a disinfectant, an oxygen donor, an immunomodulator, a paradoxical inducer of antioxidant enzymes, a metabolic enhancer, an inducer of endothelial nitric oxide synthase and possibly an activator of stem cells with consequent neovascularization and tissue reconstruction.
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- Velio Bocci
- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Arnal E, Miranda M, Barcia J, Bosch-Morell F, Romero FJ. Lutein and docosahexaenoic acid prevent cortex lipid peroxidation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat cerebral cortex. Neuroscience 2009; 166:271-8. [PMID: 20036322 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Revised: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The mechanisms underlying diabetic encephalopathy, are largely unknown. Here, we examined whether docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and lutein could attenuate the oxidative changes of the diabetic cerebral cortex. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly increased and glutathione (GSH) and glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx) were decreased in diabetic rats. The number of 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) positive cells was increased. Treatment with insulin, lutein or DHA and the combination of each antioxidant with insulin, significantly restored all markers concentrations mentioned above, and the increase in 4-HNE inmunofluorescence. We combined 4-HNE immunofluorescence with NeuN (Neuronal Nuclei) staining. The latter demonstrated extensive overlap with the 4-HNE staining in the cortex from diabetic rats. Our findings demonstrate a clear participation of glucose-induced oxidative stress in the diabetic encephalopathy, and that the cells suffering oxidative stress are neurons. Lowering oxidative stress through the administration of different antioxidants may be beneficial for the central nervous tissue in diabetes.
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- E Arnal
- Fundación Oftalmológica del Mediterráneo, Valencia, Spain
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Clément S, Pascarella S, Negro F. Hepatitis C virus infection: molecular pathways to steatosis, insulin resistance and oxidative stress. Viruses 2009; 1:126-143. [PMID: 21994542 PMCID: PMC3185489 DOI: 10.3390/v1020126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2009] [Revised: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The persistent infection with hepatitis C virus is a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. However, the morbidity associated with hepatitis C virus widely varies and depends on several host-related cofactors, such as age, gender, alcohol consumption, body weight, and co-infections. The objective of this review is to discuss three of these cofactors: steatosis, insulin resistance and oxidative stress. Although all may occur independently of HCV, a direct role of HCV infection in their pathogenesis has been reported. This review summarizes the current understanding and potential molecular pathways by which HCV contributes to their development.
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- Sophie Clément
- Division of Clinical Pathology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; E-Mails: (S.C.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; E-Mails: (S.C.); (S.P.)
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- Division of Clinical Pathology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland; E-Mails: (S.C.); (S.P.)
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Tanaka H, Ueda H, Fukuchi H, Ichinose M. Antifibrotic effect of edaravone in rat liver cirrhosis induced by dimethylnitrosamine. Clin Exp Med 2009; 9:229-33. [DOI: 10.1007/s10238-009-0034-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/21/2009] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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[Oxidative stress and the possibilities of measuring it for environmental medicine: Report of the Commission "Methods and Quality Assurance in Environmental Medicine"]]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2009; 51:1464-82. [PMID: 19137223 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-008-0720-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Johnsen-Soriano S, Garcia-Pous M, Arnal E, Sancho-Tello M, Garcia-Delpech S, Miranda M, Bosch-Morell F, Diaz-Llopis M, Navea A, Romero FJ. Early lipoic acid intake protects retina of diabetic mice. Free Radic Res 2008; 42:613-7. [PMID: 18608516 DOI: 10.1080/10715760802206791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The aim of this study was to test the effect of lipoic acid treatment on the retina after a short diabetic insult. Diabetes was induced by alloxan and mice were divided into sub-groups; control, diabetic, diabetic+insulin and all groups received+/-lipoic acid (100 mg/kg body weight) for 3 weeks. GSH content, MDA concentration, GPx activity were measured and electroretinograms (ERG) were recorded. Early administration of lipoic acid to diabetic mice prevented the statistically significant decreases of GSH content and GPx activity and normalized MDA concentration. Moreover, lipoic acid restored electroretinogram b-wave amplitude of diabetic animals to control values. Lipoic acid has a protective effect on the diabetic retina.
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Lutein prevents cataract development and progression in diabetic rats. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008; 247:115-20. [PMID: 18766362 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-0935-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2008] [Revised: 08/06/2008] [Accepted: 08/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus is a heterogeneous metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia. It is often associated with complications, such as cataracts. Cataract, characterized by cloudiness or opacity of the eye lens, is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. METHODS The present study investigated the effect of lutein, alone or combined with insulin on the progression of eye lens opacities in streptozotocin-diabetic rats for a period of 12 weeks. Tissue markers of oxidative stress were also determined at the end of the experiment. RESULTS Herein we demonstrate that lutein treatment prevents the development and progression of cataracts (0 eyes with mature cataract, and ten out of 16 eyes with clear lenses in the lutein-treated diabetic animals group, vs. seven and three eyes in the non-treated diabetic group, respectively). Lipid peroxidation is significantly increased in diabetic lens (up to three-fold); lutein and insulin, alone or in combination, are able to prevent this alteration. Only insulin and lutein together could prevent the diabetes-induced decrease of glutathione content. CONCLUSIONS The combined treatment with lutein and insulin is useful in preventing the development of cataracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats, supporting its utility in diabetes management, especially when a tight metabolic control is difficult to achieve.
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Lutein prevents the effect of high glucose levels on immune system cells in vivo and in vitro. J Physiol Biochem 2008; 64:149-57. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03168243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Silvestre D, Miranda M, Muriach M, Almansa I, Jareño E, Romero FJ. Antioxidant capacity of human milk: effect of thermal conditions for the pasteurization. Acta Paediatr 2008; 97:1070-4. [PMID: 18477059 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00870.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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AIM Pasteurization is the thermal treatment usually applied in milk banks to eliminate the risk of transmission of infectious agents. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of heat processing upon the antioxidant properties of human milk. METHODS Milk samples collected from 31 healthy women were subjected to two different pasteurization techniques: Holder pasteurization (63 degrees C for 30 min) and high pasteurization (75 degrees C for 15 sec) and oxidative stress markers (glutathione, glutathione peroxidase activity, malondialdehyde and total antioxidant capacity) were determined in comparison to fresh milk. RESULTS Malondialdehyde concentration was the same in all samples, while there was a decrease in glutathione concentration and total antioxidant capacity in milk samples subjected to thermal processing versus fresh milk samples. However, the drop in these parameters was seen to be significantly greater when applying Holder pasteurization. Both thermal treatments induced considerable and similar loss of glutathione peroxidase activity. CONCLUSION Thermal processing of human milk implies a decrease in its antioxidant properties but, when necessary, high pasteurization should be the election method in terms of milk oxidative status.
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- Dolores Silvestre
- Department of Food Science and Technology. CEU-Cardenal Herrera University, Valencia, Spain.
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Vidali M, Tripodi MF, Ivaldi A, Zampino R, Occhino G, Restivo L, Sutti S, Marrone A, Ruggiero G, Albano E, Adinolfi LE. Interplay between oxidative stress and hepatic steatosis in the progression of chronic hepatitis C. J Hepatol 2008; 48:399-406. [PMID: 18164507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2007] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The contribution of oxidative stress to the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is still poorly elucidated. This study investigated the relationship between oxidative stress, insulin resistance, steatosis and fibrosis in CHC. METHODS IgG against malondialdehyde-albumin adducts and HOMA-IR were measured as markers of oxidative stress and insulin resistance, respectively, in 107 consecutive CHC patients. RESULTS Oxidative stress was present in 61% of the patients, irrespective of age, gender, viral load, BMI, aminotransferase level, histology activity index (HAI) and HCV genotype. Insulin resistance and steatosis were evident in 80% and 70% of the patients, respectively. In the patients infected by HCV genotype non-3, but not in those with genotype 3 infection HOMA-IR (p<0.03), steatosis (p=0.02) and fibrosis (p<0.05) were higher in the subjects with oxidative stress than in those without. Multiple regression analysis revealed that, HOMA-IR (p<0.01), fibrosis (p<0.01) and oxidative stress (p<0.05) were independently associated with steatosis, whereas steatosis was independently associated with oxidative stress (p<0.03) and HOMA-IR (p<0.02). Steatosis (p<0.02) and HAI (p=0.007) were also independent predictors of fibrosis. CONCLUSIONS In patients infected by HCV genotype non-3, oxidative stress and insulin resistance contribute to steatosis, which in turn exacerbates both insulin resistance and oxidative stress and accelerates the progression of fibrosis.
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- Matteo Vidali
- Department of Medical Sciences, University Amedeo Avogadro of East Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Miranda M, Muriach M, Almansa I, Arnal E, Messeguer A, Díaz-Llopis M, Romero FJ, Bosch-Morell F. CR-6 protects glutathione peroxidase activity in experimental diabetes. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 43:1494-8. [PMID: 17964420 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2007] [Revised: 07/31/2007] [Accepted: 08/01/2007] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Antioxidants can be useful as a supportive therapy in diabetes, and we try to elucidate some of the mechanisms by which these compounds are able to protect from diabetic complications. For this purpose we have assayed, in vitro and in vivo, the ability of CR-6 (3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-1(2H)-benzopyran), an antioxidant able to scavenge nitrogen reactive species, to protect glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity. Glucose, in vitro, inhibited GPx activity in a concentration-dependent manner; CR-6 was able to protect GPx activity from glucose-induced inactivation. Alloxan-induced experimental diabetes in mice promoted oxidative stress in the retina and hippocampus, after 3 weeks of hyperglycemia. CR-6 administration prevented not only the alterations of oxidative stress markers (tissue GSH and malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and GPx activity) but also the impairment of retinal function (as assessed by the modifications in electroretinogram b-wave amplitude). The findings herein confirm the role of nitrogen reactive species in diabetes; therefore, antioxidants effectively quenching these species, such as CR-6, should be considered for the adjuvant treatment of diabetes.
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- María Miranda
- Dept. Fisiología, Farmacología and Toxicología, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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Miranda M, Bosch-Morell F, Belda JI, García-Manzanares MD, Barcia J, Alió JL, Romero FJ. Protective Effect of Viscoelastics against Retina Lipid Peroxidation. Ophthalmic Res 2007; 39:260-4. [PMID: 17851266 DOI: 10.1159/000108119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 04/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Viscoelastics or ophthalmic viscosurgical devices are routinely used during anterior segment surgery and also in posterior segment surgery. Studies of the harmful effects of phacoemulsification on corneal endothelial cells suggest that much of this damage is mediated by free radicals. In this study, we compare the possible effects against lipid peroxidation in the retina of three different viscoelastic substances: Viscoat, Healon and Visiol. Herein we demonstrate for the first time that viscoelastics are effective to protect the retina against lipid peroxidation, as can be seen by the slight increase of malondialdehyde in the homogenates incubated with viscoelastic exposed to light and to a temperature of 37 degrees C when compared with the control homogenates.
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- M Miranda
- Universidad Cardenal Herrera - CEU, Valencia, España
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Johnsen-Soriano S, Bosch-Morell F, Miranda M, Asensio S, Barcia JM, Romá J, Monfort P, Felipo V, Romero FJ. Ebselen prevents chronic alcohol-induced rat hippocampal stress and functional impairment. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2007; 31:486-92. [PMID: 17295734 DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most of the previously published data suggest a role for oxidative or nitrosative stress in ethanol-induced nervous system damage. Moreover, ethanol is able to impair learning abilities in adult mammalian brain, a process suggested to be directly related to hippocampal neurogenesis. Ebselen, a synthetic compound with antioxidant properties, is able to prevent ethanol-induced impairment of neurogenesis in adult rats. The aim of the present work was to further demonstrate the ability of ebselen to prevent biochemical alterations, and preserve long-term potentiation (LTP) and learning abilities, in the hippocampus of chronic alcoholic adult rats. METHODS Biochemical markers of oxidative stress (glutathione and malondialdehyde) were assayed in hippocampi of control rats and animals fed a liquid alcoholic diet (Lieber-De Carli) supplemented or not with ebselen. Long-term potentiation and hippocampal-dependent tests were studied in all animal groups. RESULTS The hippocampal concentrations of glutathione and malondialdehyde were decreased and increased, respectively, in alcohol-treated animals, and did not differ from those of the control and the alcohol+ebselen groups. Long-term potentiation in hippocampal slices from ethanol-treated animals was prevented, when compared with controls, and occurred with a similar profile in control animals and in the alcohol+ebselen groups. Learning ability was tested with the Morris water maze test. Escape latencies were higher in ethanol-treated rats than in control animals or the ones treated with ethanol+ebselen. CONCLUSIONS The results herein strongly suggest that oxidative mechanisms may underlie the hippocampal effects of ethanol in adult rats, in view of the protective effect of ebselen.
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- Siv Johnsen-Soriano
- Departamento de Fisiología, Farmacología & Toxicología, Instituto de Drogas y Conductas Adictivas (IDYCA), Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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Miranda M, Bosch-Morell F, Johnsen-Soriano S, Barcia J, Almansa I, Asensio S, Araiz J, Messeguer A, Romero FJ. Oxidative Stress in Rat Retina and Hippocampus after Chronic MDMA (‘ecstasy’) Administration. Neurochem Res 2007; 32:1156-62. [PMID: 17401664 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-007-9285-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effects of MDMA administration on oxidative stress markers in rat eye and hippocampus, and the neuroprotective effects of the antioxidant 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-1(2H)-benzopyran (CR-6) have been studied. MDMA effects on liver were used for comparison with those in eye and hippocampus and to test CR-6 protective effects. Another goal was to test for apoptosis in retinal cells, as it is known that happens in liver and brain. After 1 week of ecstasy administration, malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration increased, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and glutathione (GSH) content decreased in liver, as previously described. MDA concentration increased and GPx activity decreased in hippocampus; whereas no change was observed in GSH concentration. MDMA decreased ocular GSH concentration and GPx activity; no change was observed in MDA concentration. The number of TUNEL-positive nuclei increased significantly in rat retinas after 1 week of MDMA administration. CR-6 normalized the modifications in liver, hippocampus and retina mentioned above.
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- María Miranda
- Instituto CEU sobre Drogas y Conductas Adictivas (IDYCA), Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Avda. Seminario s/n, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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Vilar Gomez E, Gra Oramas B, Soler E, Llanio Navarro R, Ruenes Domech C. Viusid, a nutritional supplement, in combination with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Liver Int 2007; 27:247-59. [PMID: 17311621 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01411.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is associated to severe oxidative stress that leads to necro-inflammation and progression of fibrosis. Previous trials suggested that antioxidative therapy may have a beneficial effect. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of Viusid in combination with interferon alpha-2b (IFN alpha-2b) and ribavirin in patients with CHC. METHODS We randomly assigned 100 patients, between October 2002 and December 2004, in two arms: IFN alpha-2b (5 MU on alternate days), ribavirin at a dose of 13 mg/kg daily and Viusid (three sachets daily) vs. IFN alpha-2b (5 MU on alternate days) and ribavirin at a dose of 13 mg/kg daily. Subjects were treated for 48 weeks and then followed for an additional 24 weeks. The primary end point was the histologic response (reduction of at least two points without fibrosis worsening in the total score on the Histological Activity Index). RESULTS A significantly high proportion of patients who received combined therapy plus Viusid had a histologic response better than those patients who received IFN alpha-2b and ribavirin (57% vs. 37%, P=0.03). The patients with virologic response achieved the highest percentages of histologic response, irrespective of assigned treatment. Among non-responders, the highest reduction in the mean change from baseline score for necro-inflammatory activity (NA) and fibrosis (F) was reported in patients treated with Viusid [NA, -1.50 (Viusid), -1.20 (without Viusid); F, -0.31 (Viusid), 0.00 (without Viusid)]. Sustained normalization of serum alanine aminotransferase concentration was highest in the Viusid group compared with standard therapy (67% vs. 41%, P=0.009). The overall safety profile was similar in both groups, but interestingly, the anemia was less intense in the group with Viusid (P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that triple therapy with Viusid, IFN alpha-2b and ribavirin was well tolerated and may have a beneficial effect on histologic and biochemical variables. The intensity of anemia is reduced in patients treated with Viusid.
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- Eduardo Vilar Gomez
- Department of Hepatology, National Institute of Gastroenterology, Havana, Cuba.
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Muriach M, Bosch-Morell F, Alexander G, Blomhoff R, Barcia J, Arnal E, Almansa I, Romero FJ, Miranda M. Lutein effect on retina and hippocampus of diabetic mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2006; 41:979-84. [PMID: 16934681 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2006.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/14/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Oxidative stress markers and functional tests were studied to confirm early biochemical and functional changes in retina and hippocampus of diabetic mice. The effects of lutein treatment were also tested. Mice were induced diabetic by alloxan injection and divided into subgroups: control, control+lutein, diabetic, diabetic+lutein, diabetic+insulin, and diabetic+insulin+lutein. Treatments started on Day 4 after alloxan injection and animals were sacrificed on Day 14. Malondialdehyde and glutathione concentrations and glutathione peroxidase activity were measured as oxidative stress markers. The following functional tests for retina and hippocampus were performed: electroretinogram and Morris water maze test. NFkappaB activity was also measured. Oxidative stress and NFkappaB activity increase in the retina and hippocampus after 15 days of diabetes. Impairment of the electroretinogram and a correlation between latencies of the water maze test and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were observed. Lutein prevented all these changes even under hyperglycemic conditions. Retina appears to be affected earlier than hippocampus by diabetes-induced oxidative stress. Although a proper glycemic control is desirable in preventing the development of diabetic complications, it is not sufficient to prevent them completely. Lutein could be an appropriate coadjuvant treatment for the changes observed in this study.
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- María Muriach
- Departamento de Fisiología, Farmacología & Toxicología, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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Levent G, Ali A, Ahmet A, Polat EC, Aytaç Ç, Ayşe E, Ahmet S. Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in patients with chronic hepatitis C patients before and after pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin therapy. J Transl Med 2006; 4:25. [PMID: 16787540 PMCID: PMC1513604 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-4-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Oxidative stress could play a role in pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of our study is to determine oxidant/antioxidant status of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and the effect of pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy on oxidative stress. Methods Nineteen patients with chronic HCV infection and 28 healthy controls were included in the study. In control and patient groups, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels, erythrocyte malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, erythrocyte CuZn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were measured. After pegylated interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin combination therapy for 48 weeks, these parameters were measured again in the patient group. Results Serum MDA levels increased significantly in CHC patients (n:19), before the treatment when compared with healthy subjects (n:28) 9.28 ± 1.61, 4.20 ± 1.47 nmol/ml, p < 0.001 respectively. MDA concentration decreased significantly (p < 0.001) after the treatment as well as ALT, AST activity, in erythrocytes of these patients. Average antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase) were significantly lower in erythrocytes of patients with CHC before treatment compared with the control group (both, p < 0.001). Chronic Hepatitis C patients after pegylated interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy showed values of SOD, GSH-Px were significantly higher than pretreatment levels (both, p < 0.001). Conclusion Our results show that patients with chronic HCV infection are under the influence of oxidative stress associated with lower levels of antioxidant enzymes. These impairments return to level of healthy controls after pegylated interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin combination therapy of CHC patients. Although interferon and ribavirin are not antioxidants, their antiviral capacity might reduce viral load, and inflammation, and perhaps through this mechanism might reduce virus-induced oxidative stress.
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- Görenek Levent
- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinic Microbiology, 06018, Etlik, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Ankara, Turkey
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Mao J, Zhang H, Luo J, Li L, Zhao R, Zhang R, Liu G. New method for HPLC separation and fluorescence detection of malonaldehyde in normal human plasma. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 832:103-8. [PMID: 16439188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.12.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2005] [Revised: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 12/26/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A new method for the detection of free and total malonaldehyde (MDA) in human plasma samples based on the derivatization of MDA with 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl hydrazine (FMOC-hydrazine) in an acidic medium was developed. Derivatization was achieved after 4 h at 50 degrees C. The derivatized samples were analyzed by HPLC using a reversed-phase C18 column with fluorescence detection (Ex=270 nm, Em=310 nm). The benefit of this direct injection of deproteinized plasma is to avoid the use of an internal standard. The detection limit was 0.1 pmol (4.0 nmol/L). The recovery of MDA spiked in different human plasma samples was 95.3% (n=25; R.S.D. 5.1%) for the hydrolysation procedure. The total and free MDA in plasma of 15 healthy male volunteers are 426+/-29.8 nmol/L and 153+/-9.6 nmol/L, respectively.
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- Jianjun Mao
- Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, PR China
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Dikici I, Mehmetoglu I, Dikici N, Bitirgen M, Kurban S. Investigation of oxidative stress and some antioxidants in patients with acute and chronic viral hepatitis B and the effect of interferon-alpha treatment. Clin Biochem 2005; 38:1141-4. [PMID: 16300751 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2004] [Revised: 10/18/2005] [Accepted: 10/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine oxidative stress in patients with acute and chronic viral hepatitis B. DESIGN AND METHODS 23 (11 F, 12 M) healthy controls, 23 (8 F, 15 M) patients with acute viral hepatitis B (AVHB) and 25 (9 F, 16 M) patients with chronic viral hepatitis B (CVHB) were studied. Serum malondialdehyde (MDA), conjugated dienes (CD), ALT, AST, total and direct bilirubins, beta-carotene and whole blood reduced glutathione (GSH) levels of all subjects were measured. In patients with CVHB, these parameters were measured both before and 6 months after treatment with interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha). RESULTS MDA, CD, ALT, AST and total and direct bilirubin levels of the patients with AVHB and CVHB before treatment were significantly higher (P<0.001) whereas GSH and beta-carotene levels were lower (P<0.001) than those of the controls. MDA, CD, GSH, beta-carotene, ALT, AST and total and direct bilirubin levels of the patients with CVHB returned approximately to normal levels 6 months after treatment with IFN-alpha. CONCLUSION Our results clearly show that patients with AVHB and CVHB are under the influence of increased oxidative stress (MDA and CD were increased) associated with lower levels of some antioxidants (beta-carotene and GSH). These impairments return to normal levels after IFN-alpha treatment of CVHB patients. These findings suggest that antioxidant supplementation might be considered in patients with acute or chronic hepatitis B.
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- Ismail Dikici
- Meram Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, University of Selcuk, Konya, Turkey
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Mahmood S, Kawanaka M, Kamei A, Izumi A, Nakata K, Niiyama G, Ikeda H, Hanano S, Suehiro M, Togawa K, Yamada G. Immunohistochemical evaluation of oxidative stress markers in chronic hepatitis C. Antioxid Redox Signal 2004; 6:19-24. [PMID: 14713333 DOI: 10.1089/152308604771978318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Oxidative stress (OS) plays a major role in chronic hepatitis C. Various OS markers have been found to be elevated in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease. This study detected the presence of OS in serum and liver biopsy specimens of HCV patients. Reactive oxygen molecules (ROM) in sera of 54 HCV patients were compared with 23 controls. OS markers 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal, malondialdehyde, and thioredoxin were measured in liver biopsy specimens of 18 HCV patients with fibrosis staging F1 (six); F2 (two), F3 (four), and F4 (six). The interferon (IFN) response and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence in the presence of OS markers were also evaluated. The level of ROM in HCV patients was 318 +/- 56.7 Carr compared with 248 +/- 40.8 Carr in controls (p=0.032). Multivariate analysis found age (p=0.0236) to be the only independent variable associated with increase in ROM in sera. In liver biopsy specimens, OS markers were found mainly around the area of piecemeal necrosis or the periportal area. The presence of OS markers seemed to increase with fibrosis staging, although not significantly. The OS DNA damage marker 8-OHdG was detected in the nucleus of hepatocytes. Thirteen patients received IFN therapy. During the 4-year follow-up period, HCC developed in four nonresponders to IFN and in one untreated patient. OS markers were stained in both HCC cells and non-HCC cells in HCC patients. OS markers were found in serum and liver specimens of HCV-associated liver disease and in HCC tissue. Detection of OS markers may be important for monitoring disease progression in HCV patients. Antioxidant therapy in combination with antiviral therapy may minimize liver damage and aid in the prevention and subsequent development of HCC.
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- Sabina Mahmood
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Liver Diseases, Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama 700-0986, Japan.
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Miranda M, Muriach M, Almansa I, Jareño E, Bosch-Morell F, Romero FJ, Silvestre D. Oxidative status of human milk and its variations during cold storage. Biofactors 2004; 20:129-37. [PMID: 15665383 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520200302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Breastfeeding and human milk are widely accepted as optimal for human infants' nutrition. Nowadays lifestyle often makes it difficult to maintain or even initiate human lactation. This situation is mostly related to the workload of women away from home. New approaches are needed to enable maternal lactation under these circumstances. Human breastmilk storage for differed use is one possibility. The aim of this study was to assess changes in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and in the concentration of the lipid peroxidation marker, malondialdehyde (MDA), when human milk was kept refrigerated or frozen. Thirty-two human milk samples were assayed for GPx activity and MDA concentration. Samples were divided in three aliquot portions, the first to be immediately analysed, the second to be refrigerated at 4 degrees C and analysed 24 h thereafter, and the third to be frozen at -20 degrees C and assayed after 10 days. GPx activity was significantly decreased in refrigerated and in frozen milk, when compared to their control samples. MDA was increased only in refrigerated milk but not in frozen samples. Thus, freezing seems better than refrigeration in order to prevent lipid peroxidation in stored human milk samples.
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- María Miranda
- Departamento de Fisiología, Farmacología and Toxicología, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
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Rigamonti C, Mottaran E, Reale E, Rolla R, Cipriani V, Capelli F, Boldorini R, Vidali M, Sartori M, Albano E. Moderate alcohol consumption increases oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 2003; 38:42-9. [PMID: 12829985 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The mechanisms by which alcohol consumption worsens the evolution of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) are poorly understood. We have investigated the possible interaction between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and ethanol in promoting oxidative stress. Circulating IgG against human serum albumin (HSA) adducted with malondialdehyde (MDA-HSA), 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE-HSA), or arachidonic acid hydroperoxide (AAHP-HSA) and against oxidized cardiolipin (Ox-CL) were evaluated as markers of oxidative stress in 145 CHC patients with different alcohol consumption, 20 HCV-free heavy drinkers (HD) without liver disease, and 50 healthy controls. Anti-MDA IgG was increased in CHC patients irrespective of alcohol intake as well as in the HD group. CHC patients with moderate alcohol intake (<50 g ethanol/d), but not HD, also had significantly higher values of anti-AAHP-HSA, anti-HNE-HSA, and anti-Ox-CL IgG (P <.05) than controls. A further elevation (P <.001) of these antibodies was evident in CHC patients with heavy alcohol intake (>50 g ethanol/d). Anti-AAHP and anti-Ox-CL IgG above the 95th percentile in the controls were observed in 24% to 26% of moderate and 58% to 63% of heavy drinkers but only in 6% to 9% of the abstainers. The risk of developing oxidative stress during CHC was increased 3-fold by moderate and 13- to 24-fold by heavy alcohol consumption. Heavy drinking CHC patients had significantly more piecemeal necrosis and fibrosis than abstainers. Diffuse piecemeal necrosis was 4-fold more frequent among alcohol-consuming patients with lipid peroxidation-related antibodies than among those without these antibodies. In conclusion, even moderate alcohol consumption promotes oxidative stress in CHC patients, suggesting a role for oxidative injury in the worsening of CHC evolution by alcohol.
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Yadav D, Hertan HI, Schweitzer P, Norkus EP, Pitchumoni CS. Serum and liver micronutrient antioxidants and serum oxidative stress in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol 2002; 97:2634-9. [PMID: 12385452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.06041.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The exact pathogenesis of liver injury and fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is unclear. Free radicals play a role in CHC liver damage. Antioxidants (AO) (enzymatic and nonenzymatic) scavenge free radicals and prevent tissue injury. The aims of our study were to estimate serum levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), serum and liver levels of nonenzymatic fat-soluble AO, and to correlate the liver AO levels with the degree of inflammation and fibrosis on biopsy. METHODS AO levels were estimated by high-pressure liquid chromatography in the pretreatment serum and liver biopsy specimen of 20 treatment-naïve patients with CHC who were not on vitamin supplements. Serum levels of MDA were measured as a marker of increased oxidative stress. Twenty-two healthy individuals with no history of vitamin supplementation served as controls. AO analyzed were: retinol, alpha- and gamma-tocopherol, lutein, beta-cryptoxanthin, lycopene, and alpha- and beta-carotene. RESULTS Twenty CHC patients (11 men, nine women, mean age 48.5 +/- 7.9 yr) were studied. Patients and controls were comparable in age and sex. Serum MDA levels were significantly higher in CHC patients compared with controls (1.62 +/- 0.57 vs 0.23 +/- 0.15 micromol/L, p = < 0.0000). Serum levels of all AO except lutein were significantly decreased in CHC patients, and their levels were two to ten times lower than serum levels in controls. Liver levels of alpha-carotene (p = 0.0004), beta-carotene (p = 0.006), and lutein (p = 0.002) correlated with the serum levels, whereas the levels of retinol, alpha-tocopherol, lycopene, and beta-cryptoxanthin showed no correlation. Serum MDA levels were significantly higher in patients with moderate-to-severe inflammation or fibrosis compared with those with mild inflammation or fibrosis. The levels of all liver AO except alpha-carotene were significantly lower in patients with moderate-to-severe fibrosis. The severity of inflammation (portal or lobular) did not affect liver AO levels. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that increased oxidative stress is present in patients with CHC. Micronutrient AO are severely depleted in serum and liver tissue of patients with CHC, and liver levels of some AO appear to reflect serum levels. Increasing fibrosis is associated with decreased liver AO levels indicating that severe disease may be a consequence of AO depletion or decreased liver storage resulting from fibrosis.
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- Dhiraj Yadav
- Department of Biomedical Research, Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York Medical College, Bronx 10466, USA
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Bosch-Morell F, Romá J, Marín N, Romero B, Rodriguez-Galietero A, Johnsen-Soriano S, Díaz-Llopis M, Romero FJ. Role of oxygen and nitrogen species in experimental uveitis: anti-inflammatory activity of the synthetic antioxidant ebselen. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 33:669-75. [PMID: 12208353 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(02)00954-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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This study was aimed at examining the role of oxygen and nitrogen reactive species in a model of experimental uveitis upon intravitreal injection of bacterial endotoxin to albino New Zealand rabbits. The inflammatory response was evaluated in terms of: (i) the integrity of the blood aqueous barrier (protein and cell content in samples of aqueous humor), (ii) histopathological changes of the eyes, (iii) clinical evaluation (with a score index based on clinical symptoms), and (iv) the concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA), in aqueous humor, as a marker of oxidative stress. Betamethasone was used as reference treatment, superoxide dismutase as quencher of superoxide anion, L-N(G)-nitro-L-arginine-methyl-esther (L-NAME) and chlorpromazine as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors, and ebselen, a glutathione peroxidase mimic, as peroxynitrite reductant. All the substances were injected subconjunctivally to the rabbits immediately after the intravitreal endotoxin injection. Ebselen was the only treatment able to decrease MDA concentration to control values, exerting an effect similar to that elicited by L-NAME on the rest of the parameters tested. The data presented render ebselen a notable choice for the treatment of uveitis, with implications for clinical trials.
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- Francisco Bosch-Morell
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, Valencia, Spain
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