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Elajaili HB, Dee NM, Dikalov SI, Kao JPY, Nozik ES. Use of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) to Evaluate Redox Status in a Preclinical Model of Acute Lung Injury. Mol Imaging Biol 2024; 26:495-502. [PMID: 37193807 PMCID: PMC10188229 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-023-01826-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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PURPOSE Patients with hyper- vs. hypo-inflammatory subphenotypes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) exhibit different clinical outcomes. Inflammation increases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increased ROS contributes to the severity of illness. Our long-term goal is to develop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) imaging of lungs in vivo to precisely measure superoxide production in ARDS in real time. As a first step, this requires the development of in vivo EPR methods for quantifying superoxide generation in the lung during injury, and testing if such superoxide measurements can differentiate between susceptible and protected mouse strains. PROCEDURES In WT mice, mice lacking total body extracellular superoxide dismutase (EC-SOD) (KO), or mice overexpressing lung EC-SOD (Tg), lung injury was induced with intraperitoneal (IP) lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (10 mg/kg). At 24 h after LPS treatment, mice were injected with the cyclic hydroxylamines 1-hydroxy-3-carboxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine hydrochloride (CPH) or 4-acetoxymethoxycarbonyl-1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid (DCP-AM-H) probes to detect, respectively, cellular and mitochondrial ROS - specifically superoxide. Several probe delivery strategies were tested. Lung tissue was collected up to one hour after probe administration and assayed by EPR. RESULTS As measured by X-band EPR, cellular and mitochondrial superoxide increased in the lungs of LPS-treated mice compared to control. Lung cellular superoxide was increased in EC-SOD KO mice and decreased in EC-SOD Tg mice compared to WT. We also validated an intratracheal (IT) delivery method, which enhanced the lung signal for both spin probes compared to IP administration. CONCLUSIONS We have developed protocols for delivering EPR spin probes in vivo, allowing detection of cellular and mitochondrial superoxide in lung injury by EPR. Superoxide measurements by EPR could differentiate mice with and without lung injury, as well as mouse strains with different disease susceptibilities. We expect these protocols to capture real-time superoxide production and enable evaluation of lung EPR imaging as a potential clinical tool for subphenotyping ARDS patients based on redox status.
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- Hanan B Elajaili
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology, and Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Elajaili HB, Woodcock LB, Hovey TA, Rinard GA, DeGraw S, Canny A, Dee NM, Kao JPY, Nozik ES, Eaton SS, Eaton GR. Imaging Reactive Oxygen Radicals in Excised Mouse Lung Trapped by Reaction with Hydroxylamine Probes Using 1 GHz Rapid Scan Electron Paramagnetic Resonance. Mol Imaging Biol 2024; 26:503-510. [PMID: 37821714 PMCID: PMC11006821 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-023-01860-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Oxidative stress is proposed to be critical in acute lung disease, but methods to monitor radicals in lungs are lacking. Our goal is to develop low-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) methods to monitor radicals that contribute to the disease. PROCEDURES Free radicals generated in a lipopolysaccharide-induced mouse model of acute respiratory distress syndrome reacted with cyclic hydroxylamines CPH (1-hydroxy-3-carboxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine hydrochloride) and DCP-AM-H (4-acetoxymethoxycarbonyl-1-hydroxy-2,2,5,5-tetramethylpyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid), which were converted into the corresponding nitroxide radicals, CP• and DCP•. The EPR signals of the nitroxide radicals in excised lungs were imaged with a 1 GHz EPR spectrometer/imager that employs rapid scan technology. RESULTS The small numbers of nitroxides formed by reaction of the hydroxylamine with superoxide result in low signal-to-noise in the spectra and images. However, since the spectral properties of the nitroxides are known, we can use prior knowledge of the line shape and hyperfine splitting to fit the noisy data, yielding well-defined spectra and images. Two-dimensional spectral-spatial images are shown for lung samples containing (4.5 ± 0.5) ×1014 CP• and (9.9 ± 1.0) ×1014 DCP• nitroxide spins. These results suggest that a probe that accumulates in cells gives a stronger nitroxide signal than a probe that is more easily washed out of cells. CONCLUSION The nitroxide radicals in excised mouse lungs formed by reaction with hydroxylamine probes CPH and DCP-AM-H can be imaged at 1 GHz.
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- Hanan B Elajaili
- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Engineering and Technology and Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Ave., B131, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO, 80210, USA.
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Usatov MS, Dobrynin SA, Polienko YF, Morozov DA, Glazachev YI, An’kov SV, Tolstikova TG, Gatilov YV, Bagryanskaya IY, Raizvikh AE, Bagryanskaya EG, Kirilyuk IA. Hydrophilic Reduction-Resistant Spin Labels of Pyrrolidine and Pyrroline Series from 3,4-Bis-hydroxymethyl-2,2,5,5-tetraethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1550. [PMID: 38338825 PMCID: PMC10855552 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Highly resistant to reduction nitroxides open new opportunities for structural studies of biological macromolecules in their native environment inside living cells and for functional imaging of pH and thiols, enzymatic activity and redox status in living animals. 3,4-Disubstituted nitroxides of 2,2,5,5-tetraethylpyrrolidine and pyrroline series with a functional group for binding to biomolecules and a polar moiety for higher solubility in water and for more rigid attachment via additional coordination to polar sites were designed and synthesized. The EPR spectra, lipophilicities, kinetics of the reduction in ascorbate-containing systems and the decay rates in liver homogenates were measured. The EPR spectra of all 3,4-disubstituted pyrrolidine nitroxides showed additional large splitting on methylene hydrogens of the ethyl groups, while the spectra of similar pyrroline nitroxides were represented with a simple triplet with narrow lines and hyperfine structure of the nitrogen manifolds resolved in oxygen-free conditions. Both pyrrolidine and pyrroline nitroxides demonstrated low rates of reduction with ascorbate, pyrrolidines being a bit more stable than similar pyrrolines. The decay of positively charged nitroxides in the rat liver homogenate was faster than that of neutral and negatively charged radicals, with lipophilicity, rate of reduction with ascorbate and the ring type playing minor role. The EPR spectra of N,N-dimethyl-3,4-bis-(aminomethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetraethylpyrrolidine-1-oxyl showed dependence on pH with pKa = 3, ΔaN = 0.055 mT and ΔaH = 0.075 mT.
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- Mikhail S. Usatov
- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion SB RAS, Institutskaya 3, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
- Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Str. 1, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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- N. N. Vorozhtsov Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry SB RAS, Lavrentiev Ave. 9, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.S.U.); (S.A.D.); (Y.F.P.); (D.A.M.); (S.V.A.); (T.G.T.); (Y.V.G.); (I.Y.B.); (A.E.R.); (E.G.B.)
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Abdel Hamid AM, Amer AH, Assy MG, Zordok WA, Mouneir SM, El-Kalyoubi S, Shehab WS. Synthesis, pharmacological evaluation, DFT calculation, and theoretical investigation of spirocyclohexane derivatives. Bioorg Chem 2023; 131:106280. [PMID: 36436418 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polycyclic structures fused at a central carbon are of great interest due to their appealing conformational features and their structural implications in biological systems. Although progress in the development of synthetic methodologies toward such structures has been impressive, the stereo selective construction of such quaternary stereo centers remains a significant challenge in the total synthesis of natural products. From the computational calculations by Density Functional Theory along with the B3LYP as basis set, It is obvious that the all studied compounds are soft molecules and η varied from 0.069 for compound (10) to 0.087 for compound (15), while the compound (14) is treated as hard molecule, the value of η is 0.102, also the electronic transition within the soft compounds is easy as indicated from the △E, the compound (10) is absolute soft according to the (σ = 14.49 eV), while the compound (14) is treated as hard compounds (σ = 9.804 eV). The newly formed compounds exhibited both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities on HRBC homolytic and membrane stabilization and DPPH scavenging percent, respectively.
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- Atef M Abdel Hamid
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11651, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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DeJulius CR, Dollinger BR, Kavanaugh TE, Dailing E, Yu F, Gulati S, Miskalis A, Zhang C, Uddin J, Dikalov S, Duvall CL. Optimizing an Antioxidant TEMPO Copolymer for Reactive Oxygen Species Scavenging and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Vivo. Bioconjug Chem 2021; 32:928-941. [PMID: 33872001 PMCID: PMC8188607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Oxidative stress is broadly implicated in chronic, inflammatory diseases because it causes protein and lipid damage, cell death, and stimulation of inflammatory signaling. Supplementation of innate antioxidant mechanisms with drugs such as the superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic compound 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl (TEMPO) is a promising strategy for reducing oxidative stress-driven pathologies. TEMPO is inexpensive to produce and has strong antioxidant activity, but it is limited as a drug due to rapid clearance from the body. It is also challenging to encapsulate into micellar nanoparticles or polymer microparticles, because it is a small, water soluble molecule that does not efficiently load into hydrophobic carrier systems. In this work, we pursued a polymeric form of TEMPO [poly(TEMPO)] to increase its molecular weight with the goal of improving in vivo bioavailability. High density of TEMPO on the poly(TEMPO) backbone limited water solubility and bioactivity of the product, a challenge that was overcome by tuning the density of TEMPO in the polymer by copolymerization with the hydrophilic monomer dimethylacrylamide (DMA). Using this strategy, we formed a series of poly(DMA-co-TEMPO) random copolymers. An optimal composition of 40 mol % TEMPO/60 mol % DMA was identified for water solubility and O2•- scavenging in vitro. In an air pouch model of acute local inflammation, the optimized copolymer outperformed both the free drug and a 100% poly(TEMPO) formulation in O2•- scavenging, retention, and reduction of TNFα levels. Additionally, the optimized copolymer reduced ROS levels after systemic injection in a footpad model of inflammation. These results demonstrate the benefit of polymerizing TEMPO for in vivo efficacy and could lead to a useful antioxidant polymer formulation for next-generation anti-inflammatory treatments.
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- Carlisle R DeJulius
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, Anhui 230000, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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Molecular Probes for Evaluation of Oxidative Stress by In Vivo EPR Spectroscopy and Imaging: State-of-the-Art and Limitations. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry5010013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Oxidative stress, defined as a misbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species and the antioxidant defenses of the cell, appears as a critical factor either in the onset or in the etiology of many pathological conditions. Several methods of detection exist. However, they usually rely on ex vivo evaluation or reports on the status of living tissues only up to a few millimeters in depth, while a whole-body, real-time, non-invasive monitoring technique is required for early diagnosis or as an aid to therapy (to monitor the action of a drug). Methods based on electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), in association with molecular probes based on aminoxyl radicals (nitroxides) or hydroxylamines especially, have emerged as very promising to meet these standards. The principles involve monitoring the rate of decrease or increase of the EPR signal in vivo after injection of the nitroxide or the hydroxylamine probe, respectively, in a pathological versus a control situation. There have been many successful applications in various rodent models. However, current limitations lie in both the field of the technical development of the spectrometers and the molecular probes. The scope of this review will mainly focus on the latter.
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Khramtsov VV, Davies MJ. Special issue for the International Conference on Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging of Biological Systems (EPR-2017). Free Radic Res 2018; 52:305-306. [PMID: 29669487 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2018.1445852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Valery V Khramtsov
- a West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Biochemistry , Morgantown , WV , USA
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- b Department of Biomedical Sciences , Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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