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Floyd RA, Towner RA, He T, Hensley K, Maples KR. Translational research involving oxidative stress and diseases of aging. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:931-41. [PMID: 21549833 PMCID: PMC3156308 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 02/28/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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There is ample mounting evidence that reactive oxidant species are exacerbated in inflammatory processes, many pathological conditions, and underlying processes of chronic age-related diseases. Therefore there is increased expectation that therapeutics can be developed that act in some fashion to suppress reactive oxidant species and ameliorate the condition. This has turned out to be more difficult than at first expected. Developing therapeutics for indications in which reactive oxidant species are an important consideration presents some unique challenges. We discuss important questions including whether reactive oxidant species should be a therapeutic target, the need to recognize the fact that an antioxidant in a defined chemical system may be a poor antioxidant operationally in a biological system, and the importance of considering that reactive oxidant species may accompany the disease or pathological system rather than being a causative factor. We also discuss the value of having preclinical models to determine if the processes that are important in causing the disease under study are critically dependent on reactive oxidant species events and if the therapeutic under consideration quells these processes. In addition we discuss measures of success that must be met in commercial research and development and in preclinical and clinical trials and discuss as examples our translational research effort in developing nitrones for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke and as anti-cancer agents.
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- Robert A Floyd
- Experimental Therapeutics, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
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Wang CR, Drew K, Luo T, Lu MJ, Lu QB. Resonant dissociative electron transfer of the presolvated electron to CCl4 in liquid: Direct observation and lifetime of the CCl4*− transition state. J Chem Phys 2008; 128:041102. [DOI: 10.1063/1.2836749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Kim S, de A Vilela GVM, Bouajila J, Dias AG, Cyrino FZGA, Bouskela E, Costa PRR, Nepveu F. Alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone (PBN) derivatives: synthesis and protective action against microvascular damages induced by ischemia/reperfusion. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:3572-8. [PMID: 17379527 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2006] [Revised: 02/16/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nitrones 4-7, structurally related to PBN (1), were prepared by reaction of the corresponding aromatic aldehydes with N-tert-butyl hydroxylamine. The protective effects of these nitrones against microvascular damages in ischemia/reperfusion in the 'hamster cheek pouch' assay were studied and 1, as well as 4a, 4b, and 7 (derived from piperonal, O-benzyl vanillin, and furfural, respectively), showed to be more active than shark cartilage or alpha-tocopherol. No correlation was found between the protective effect of these nitrones and their logP (partition coefficient) or their capacity to trap (*)OH and (*)CH(3) radicals.
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- Sothea Kim
- UMR 152, IRD-Université Paul Sabatier, Pharmacochimie des Substances Naturelles et Pharmacophore Redox, Faculté de Pharmacie, 35, ch. des Maraîchers, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 9, France
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Martin DR, Seibert D, Yang M, Salman K, Frick MP. Reversible heterogeneous arterial phase liver perfusion associated with transient acute hepatitis: findings on gadolinium-enhanced MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2005; 20:838-42. [PMID: 15503331 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess a possible correlation between active acute hepatitis and the development of abnormal liver perfusion demonstrated as heterogeneous enhancement on arterial phase gadolinium-enhanced MRI. Dynamically-enhanced MRI of the liver can detect reversible perfusion abnormalities that correlate with acute hepatitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Six patients presenting with symptoms and clinical findings in keeping with transient acute hepatitis underwent serial MRI of the liver throughout the course of the disease. Serial liver enzyme analysis was performed for all six patients, and histopathology was assessed for three patients. Imaging included gadolinium-enhanced arterial and venous-phase gradient-echo sequences. RESULTS Arterial phase gadolinium-enhanced MRI showed abnormal irregular liver perfusion in the setting of acute hepatitis, and the degree of irregularity, as well as the persistence of irregular enhancement into the venous phase, correlated with the clinical severity of the disease. CONCLUSION Acute hepatitis can cause irregular enhancement of the liver on arterial-phase, gadolinium-enhanced, gradient-echo MRI, a reversible finding that improves with clinical improvement of the disease.
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- Diego R Martin
- Department of Radiology, Emory University, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Room AT620, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Towner RA, Sturgeon SA, Khan N, Hou H, Swartz HM. In vivo assessment of nodularin-induced hepatotoxicity in the rat using magnetic resonance techniques (MRI, MRS and EPR oximetry). Chem Biol Interact 2002; 139:231-50. [PMID: 11879814 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(02)00002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Acute nodularin-induced hepatotoxicity was assessed in vivo, in rats using magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, including MR imaging (MRI), MR spectroscopy (MRS), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) oximetry. Nodularin is a cyclic hepatotoxin isolated from the cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena. Three hours following the intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of nodularin (LD50), a region of 'damage', characterized by an increase in signal intensity, was observed proximal to the porta hepatis (PH) region in T2-weighted MR images of rat liver. Image analysis of these regions of apparent 'damage' indicated a statistically significant increase in signal intensity around the PH region following nodularin administration, in comparison with controls and regions peripheral to the PH region. An increase in signal intensity was also observed proximal to the PH region in water chemical shift selective images (CSSI) of nodularin-treated rat livers, indicating that the increased signal observed by MRI is an oedematous response to the toxin. Microscopic assessment (histology and electron microscopy) and serum liver enzyme function tests (aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate ALT (AST)) confirmed the nodularin-induced tissue injury observed by MRI. In vivo and in vitro MRS was used to detect alterations in metabolites, such as lipids, Glu+Gln, and choline, during the hepatotoxic response (2-3 h post-exposure). Biochemical assessment of perchloric acid extracts of nodularin-treated rat livers were used to confirm the MRS results. In vivo EPR oximetry was used to monitor decreasing hepatic pO2 (approximately 2-fold from controls) 2-3 h following nodularin exposure. In vivo MR techniques (MRI, MRS and EPR oximetry) are able to highlight effects that may not have been evident in single end point studies, and are ideal methods to follow tissue injury progression in longitudinally, increasing the power of a study through repeated measures, and decreasing the number of animals to perform a similar study using histological or biochemical techniques.
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- Rheal A Towner
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, North Queensland Magnetic Resonance Centre, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Molecular Sciences Building, Townsville, Qld., Australia.
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Towner RA, Hashimoto H, Summers PM. Non-invasive in vivo magnetic resonance imaging assessment of acute aflatoxin B1 hepatotoxicity in rats. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1475:314-20. [PMID: 10913831 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(00)00084-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Acute aflatoxin B1 (AFB1)-induced hepatotoxicity was assessed in vivo in male Sprague-Dawley rats (150-300 g) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI results were compared to serum enzyme levels, histology and electron microscopy. Twenty-four hours following intraperitoneal delivery of AFB1 (3 mg/kg body weight in a saline/dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; 0.03 ml/kg body weight) solution), regions of damage, characterised by increased proton signal intensities in T2-weighted images, were observed in the vicinity of the hepatic portal vein (HPV) and in the right medial regions of the liver. Image analysis of regions of apparent damage around the HPV and right medial regions, following 24 h of AFB1 exposure, indicated statistically significant (P<0.05) increases in proton image signal intensities, when compared to saline/DMSO-treated rats. No significant difference in proton image signal intensities were observed 1-2 h following AFB1 exposure. Twenty-four hours following AFB1 exposure, histopathological assessment was characterised by portal/central vein/artery congestion, sinusoid congestion, nuclear pyknosis and karyolysis, and hepatocyte vacuolation; electron microscopy (EM) examination indicated nuclear debris, swollen cytoplasmic compartments, vacuolation, and the disappearance of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, and elevated levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were found to be significantly different (P<0.01) than controls.
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- R A Towner
- North Queensland Magnetic Resonance Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
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Affiliation(s)
- T M Bray
- Department of Human Nutrition, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1295, USA.
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Miller CW, Chen G, Janzen EG. Detection of free radicals in reperfused dog skin flaps using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy: a pilot study. Microsurgery 2000; 19:171-5. [PMID: 10336245 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2752(1999)19:4<171::aid-micr2>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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This is a preliminary investigation of the usefulness of spin-trapping electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in detecting oxygen-derived free radicals after reperfusion of ischemic skin flaps. Fourteen island skin flaps approximately 12 cm long by 6 cm wide based on the caudal superficial epigastric vessels were isolated in seven dogs. Seven of the paired skin flaps were subjected to 4 hours of arterial and venous occlusion. The opposite skin flap on each dog served as a perfused control. Spin trapping-EPR was able to detect radical adducts in five of the seven reperfused skin flaps. Hyperfine splitting constants of the radical adducts from the blood of three of the flaps confirmed biologically derived free radical production. Contaminating EPR signals from free radicals created in the manufacture of plastics probably masked any biologically derived radical adducts in the remaining flaps. The authors conclude that EPR-spin trapping may be a valuable tool in the study of the importance of oxygen-derived free radicals in the failure of skin flaps subjected to transient ischemia.
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- C W Miller
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
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Noseworthy MD, Janzen EG, Towner RA, Yamashiro S. In vivo study of halothane hepatotoxicity in the rat using magnetic resonance imaging and 31P spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL METHODS 1997; 34:107-22. [PMID: 9178087 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-022x(97)01207-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS), in vivo halothane hepatotoxicity was assessed in male Wistar rats. With 1.5% halothane in 100 or 20% O2, an edematous region, characterized by increased intensity on T2 weighted images and an increase in regional tissue water content (rho water), was seen proximal to the hepatic portal vein in the liver. Both spin-lattice relaxation (T1) and spin-spin relaxation (T2) increased in this region, relative to distal regions of the liver. Similarly, a high signal intensity on proton density weighted images was observed in this area. As halothane anaesthesia progressed, a decrease in the adenosine triphosphate-inorganic phosphate ratio (ATP/Pi) and an increase in the phosphomonoester-phosphodiester (PME/PDE) ratio was detected in the liver. In addition, intracellular pH decreased and intracellular free magnesium concentration [Mg2+] increased with time of exposure. Excessive vacuolation, ribosomal disappearance from rough endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrial swelling and fragmentation of smooth endoplasmic reticulum were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in samples from the edematous region of the liver.
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- M D Noseworthy
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
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Numerous experimental data reviewed in the present article indicate that free radical mechanisms contribute to ethanol-induced liver injury. Increased generation of oxygen- and ethanol-derived free radicals has been observed at the microsomal level, especially through the intervention of the ethanol-inducible cytochrome P450 isoform (CYP2E1). Furthermore, an ethanol-linked enhancement in free radical generation can occur through the cytosolic xanthine and/or aldehyde oxidases, as well as through the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Ethanol administration also elicits hepatic disturbances in the availability of non-safely-sequestered iron derivatives and in the antioxidant defense. The resulting oxidative stress leads, in some experimental conditions, to enhanced lipid peroxidation and can also affect other important cellular components, such as proteins or DNA. The reported production of a chemoattractant for human neutrophils may be of special importance in the pathogenesis of alcoholic hepatitis. Free radical mechanisms also appear to be implicated in the toxicity of ethanol on various extrahepatic tissues. Most of the experimental data available concern the gastric mucosa, the central nervous system, the heart, and the testes. Clinical studies have not yet demonstrated the role of free radical mechanisms in the pathogenesis of ethanol-induced cellular injury in alcoholics. However, many data support the involvement of such mechanisms and suggest that dietary and/or pharmacological agents able to prevent an ethanol-induced oxidative stress may reduce the incidence of ethanol toxicity in humans.
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- R Nordmann
- Department of Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, University René Descartes (Paris V), France
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Reinke LA, Towner RA, Janzen EG. Spin trapping of free radical metabolites of carbon tetrachloride in vitro and in vivo: effect of acute ethanol administration. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1992; 112:17-23. [PMID: 1310168 DOI: 10.1016/0041-008x(92)90274-v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A single dose of ethanol, when administered 18 hr prior to CCl4, potentiates the hepatotoxicity of the halocarbon. In these studies, spin trapping and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy methods were utilized to determine whether a single ethanol dose increased the metabolism of CCl4 to free radical intermediates. When hepatic microsomes from ethanol-treated or control rats were incubated with CCl4 and the spin trapping agent alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butylnitrone (PBN), the ESR signal of the trichloromethyl radical adduct of PBN was of similar intensity in both groups. The ethanol dose also failed to induce p-nitrophenol hydroxylase activity. When PBN and CCl4 were administered to rats, liver extracts contained ESR signals resulting primarily from the trichloromethyl radical adduct of PBN, and the signals were of similar intensity in both experimental groups. Higher concentrations of the carbon dioxide anion radical adduct of PBN were detected in plasma samples from ethanol-treated rats. However, when hepatocytes from ethanol-treated and control rats were incubated with PBN and CCl4, ESR signals of the carbon dioxide adduct were of similar intensity. These data suggest that the higher concentrations of the carbon dioxide adduct in the blood of ethanol-treated rats may be explained by early CCl4-induced damage to liver cell membranes, rather than increased rates of formation. The data in this report fail to support the hypothesis that a single dose of ethanol stimulates the hepatic metabolism of CCl4 to the trichloromethyl radical. Alternatively, ethanol may potentiate CCl4 toxicity by affecting some critical metabolic step subsequent to trichloromethyl radical formation.
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- L A Reinke
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
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