scholarly journals Ion Channels and Oxidative Stress as a Potential Link for the Diagnosis or Treatment of Liver Diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Ramírez ◽  
Alma Yolanda Vázquez-Sánchez ◽  
Natalia Carrión-Robalino ◽  
Javier Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Ion Channels ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Potential Association ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
Methionine Residues ◽  
New Treatments ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Oxidative stress results from a disturbed balance between oxidation and antioxidant systems. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) may be either harmful or beneficial to the cells. Ion channels are transmembrane proteins that participate in a large variety of cellular functions and have been implicated in the development of a variety of diseases. A significant amount of the available drugs in the market targets ion channels. These proteins have sulfhydryl groups of cysteine and methionine residues in their structure that can be targeted by ROS and RNS altering channel function including gating and conducting properties, as well as the corresponding signaling pathways associated. The regulation of ion channels by ROS has been suggested to be associated with some pathological conditions including liver diseases. This review focuses on understanding the role and the potential association of ion channels and oxidative stress in liver diseases including fibrosis, alcoholic liver disease, and cancer. The potential association between ion channels and oxidative stress conditions could be used to develop new treatments for major liver diseases.

Apigenin protects mice against 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine-induced cholestasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2323-2334
Author(s):  
Shihong Zheng ◽  
Peichang Cao ◽  
Zequn Yin ◽  
Xuerui Wang ◽  
Yuanli Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Metabolism ◽  
Liver Fibrosis ◽  
Liver Damage ◽  
Liver Diseases ◽  
Potential Drug ◽  
Abnormal Lipid Metabolism ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Apigenin prevented the DDC-induced abnormal lipid metabolism, liver damage and liver fibrosis by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Apigenin might be a potential drug for the treatment of cholestatic liver diseases.

scholarly journals Emerging Roles of Redox-Mediated Angiogenesis and Oxidative Stress in Dermatoses

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dehai Xian ◽  
Jing Song ◽  
Lingyu Yang ◽  
Xia Xiong ◽  
Rui Lai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Growth Factors ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Capillary Tube ◽  
Proteolytic Enzymes ◽  
Skin Tumor ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Antiangiogenic Factors ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Angiogenesis is the process of new vessel formation, which sprouts from preexisting vessels. This process is highly complex and primarily involves several key steps, including stimulation of endothelial cells by growth factors, degradation of the extracellular matrix by proteolytic enzymes, migration and proliferation of endothelial cells, and capillary tube formation. Currently, it is considered that multiple cytokines play a vital role in this process, which consist of proangiogenic factors (e.g., vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factors, and angiopoietins) and antiangiogenic factors (e.g., endostatin, thrombospondin, and angiostatin). Angiogenesis is essential for most physiological events, such as body growth and development, tissue repair, and wound healing. However, uncontrolled neovascularization may contribute to angiogenic disorders. In physiological conditions, the above promoters and inhibitors function in a coordinated way to induce and sustain angiogenesis within a limited period of time. Conversely, the imbalance between proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors could cause pathological angiogenesis and trigger several diseases. With insights into the molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis, increasing reports have shown that a close relationship exists between angiogenesis and oxidative stress (OS) in both physiological and pathological conditions. OS, an imbalance between prooxidant and antioxidant systems, is a cause and consequence of many vascular complains and serves as one of the biomarkers for these diseases. Furthermore, emerging evidence supports that OS and angiogenesis play vital roles in many dermatoses, such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and skin tumor. This review summarizes recent findings on the role of OS as a trigger of angiogenesis in skin disorders, highlights newly identified mechanisms, and introduces the antiangiogenic and antioxidant therapeutic strategies.

scholarly journals Prenatal Hypoxia and Placental Oxidative Stress: Insights from Animal Models to Clinical Evidences

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Serena Silvestro ◽  
Valeria Calcaterra ◽  
Gloria Pelizzo ◽  
Placido Bramanti ◽  
Emanuela Mazzon
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Reproductive Function ◽  
Prenatal Hypoxia ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Fetal Hypoxia ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Antioxidant Agents ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Hypoxia is a common form of intrauterine stress characterized by exposure to low oxygen concentrations. Gestational hypoxia is associated with the generation of reactive oxygen species. Increase in oxidative stress is responsible for damage to proteins, lipids and DNA with consequent impairment of normal cellular functions. The purpose of this review is to propose a summary of preclinical and clinical evidences designed to outline the correlation between fetal hypoxia and oxidative stress. The results of the studies described show that increases of oxidative stress in the placenta is responsible for changes in fetal development. Specifically, oxidative stress plays a key role in vascular, cardiac and neurological disease and reproductive function dysfunctions. Moreover, the different finding suggests that the prenatal hypoxia-induced oxidative stress is associated with pregnancy complications, responsible for changes in fetal programming. In this way, fetal hypoxia predisposes the offspring to congenital anomalies and chronic diseases in future life. Several antioxidant agents, such as melatonin, erythropoietin, vitamin C, resveratrol and hydrogen, shown potential protective effects in prenatal hypoxia. However, future investigations will be needed to allow the implementation of these antioxidants in clinical practice for the promotion of health in early intrauterine life, in fetuses and children.

Regulation of ion transport by oxidants

2013 ◽  
Vol 305 (9) ◽  
pp. L595-L603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles A. Downs ◽  
My N. Helms
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Ion Channels ◽  
Ion Channel ◽  
Redox Regulation ◽  
Experimental Biology ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Ion Channel Regulation ◽  
Channel Regulation ◽  
Made In

Ion channels perform a variety of cellular functions in lung epithelia. Oxidant- and antioxidant-mediated mechanisms (that is, redox regulation) of ion channels are areas of intense research. Significant progress has been made in our understanding of redox regulation of ion channels since the last Experimental Biology report in 2003. Advancements include: 1) identification of nonphagocytic NADPH oxidases as sources of regulated reactive species (RS) production in epithelia, 2) an understanding that excessive treatment with antioxidants can result in greater oxidative stress, and 3) characterization of novel RS signaling pathways that converge upon ion channel regulation. These advancements, as discussed at the 2013 Experimental Biology Meeting in Boston, MA, impact our understanding of oxidative stress in the lung, and, in particular, illustrate that the redox state has profound effects on ion channel and cellular function.

scholarly journals Gestational Weight Gain Influences the Adipokine-Oxidative Stress Association during Pregnancy

Obesity Facts ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Juan Mario Solis Paredes ◽  
Otilia Perichart Perera ◽  
Araceli Montoya Estrada ◽  
Enrique Reyes Muñoz ◽  
Salvador Espino y Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Weight Gain ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Gestational Weight Gain ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Gestational Weight ◽  
Metabolic Marker ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

<b><i>Introduction and Objective:</i></b> The weight gained during pregnancy could determine the immediate and future health of the mother-child dyad. Excessive gestational weight gain (EGWG) due to abnormal adipose tissue (AT) accumulation is strongly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes as gestational diabetes, macrosomia, obesity, and hypertension further in life. Dysregulation of adipokine, AT dysfunction, and an imbalance in the prooxidant-antioxidant systems are critical features in altered AT accumulation. This study was aimed to investigate the association between adipokines and oxidative stress markers in pregnant women and the influence of the GWG on this association. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Maternal blood samples were obtained in the third trimester of pregnancy (<i>n</i> = 74) and serum adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and resistin), oxidative damage markers: 8-oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-oxodG), lipohydroperoxides (LOOH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and carbonylated proteins (CP), and glucose a metabolic marker were measured. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Women with EGWG had low adiponectin levels than women with adequate weight gain (AWG) or insufficient weight gain (IWG). Multiple linear regression models revealed a positive association between adiponectin and 8-oxodG in women with AWG (<i>B</i> = 1.09, 95% CI: 164–222, <i>p</i> = 0.027) and IWG (<i>B</i> = 0.860, 95% CI: 0.199–1.52, <i>p</i> = 0.013) but not in women with EGWG. In women with EGWG, leptin was positively associated with LOOH (<i>p</i> = 0.018), MDA (<i>p</i> = 0.005), and CP (<i>p</i> = 0.010) oxidative markers. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> Our findings suggest that concurrent mechanisms regulate adipokine production and oxidative stress in pregnant women and that this regulation is influenced by GWG, probably due to an excessive AT accumulation.

scholarly journals TrxR1, Gsr, and oxidative stress determine hepatocellular carcinoma malignancy

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (23) ◽  
pp. 11408-11417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. McLoughlin ◽  
David J. Orlicky ◽  
Justin R. Prigge ◽  
Pushya Krishna ◽  
Emily A. Talago ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Liver Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Standard Care ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Null Mouse ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Damage Indices ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Thioredoxin reductase-1 (TrxR1)-, glutathione reductase (Gsr)-, and Nrf2 transcription factor-driven antioxidant systems form an integrated network that combats potentially carcinogenic oxidative damage yet also protects cancer cells from oxidative death. Here we show that although unchallenged wild-type (WT), TrxR1-null, or Gsr-null mouse livers exhibited similarly low DNA damage indices, these were 100-fold higher in unchallenged TrxR1/Gsr–double-null livers. Notwithstanding, spontaneous cancer rates remained surprisingly low in TrxR1/Gsr-null livers. All genotypes, including TrxR1/Gsr-null, were susceptible to N-diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced liver cancer, indicating that loss of these antioxidant systems did not prevent cancer cell survival. Interestingly, however, following DEN treatment, TrxR1-null livers developed threefold fewer tumors compared with WT livers. Disruption of TrxR1 in a marked subset of DEN-initiated cancer cells had no effect on their subsequent contributions to tumors, suggesting that TrxR1-disruption does not affect cancer progression under normal care, but does decrease the frequency of DEN-induced cancer initiation. Consistent with this idea, TrxR1-null livers showed altered basal and DEN-exposed metabolomic profiles compared with WT livers. To examine how oxidative stress influenced cancer progression, we compared DEN-induced cancer malignancy under chronically low oxidative stress (TrxR1-null, standard care) vs. elevated oxidative stress (TrxR1/Gsr-null livers, standard care or phenobarbital-exposed TrxR1-null livers). In both cases, elevated oxidative stress was correlated with significantly increased malignancy. Finally, although TrxR1-null and TrxR1/Gsr-null livers showed strong Nrf2 activity in noncancerous hepatocytes, there was no correlation between malignancy and Nrf2 expression within tumors across genotypes. We conclude that TrxR1, Gsr, Nrf2, and oxidative stress are major determinants of liver cancer but in a complex, context-dependent manner.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Seminal Fluid Hyperviscosity and Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 356
Author(s):  
Federica Barbagallo ◽  
Sandro La Vignera ◽  
Rossella Cannarella ◽  
Andrea Crafa ◽  
Aldo E. Calogero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Antioxidant Systems ◽  
Fluid Viscosity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Oxidative Stress ◽  
Infertile Patients ◽  
Careful Assessment ◽  
Key Parameter

Introduction: Seminal fluid viscosity is a key parameter to achieve fertilization. Viscosity is more frequently increased in patients with infertility. However, the mechanism by which hyperviscosity causes infertility is still poorly understood. As an increased blood viscosity is associated with diseases caused by oxidative stress, it can be supposed that there is a relationship between seminal fluid viscosity and oxidative stress in male infertility. Therefore, this systematic review aims to investigate the relationship between hyperviscous seminal fluid and oxidative stress. Materials and methods: We performed a systematic search on the following databases Pubmed, MEDLINE, Cochrane, and Scopus from the earliest available date to 10 January 2021, using Medical Subjects Headings (MeSH) indexes and keywords searches. The study included all the articles that evaluated the relationship between increased seminal fluid viscosity and oxidative stress. Article reviews even though dealing with seminal fluid hyperviscosity were excluded. Results: 5 articles were included in this systematic review. The results demonstrated an important impairment of antioxidant systems and increased oxidative stress in patients with high seminal fluid viscosity. Conclusions: These findings suggest that a careful assessment of oxidative stress in patients with hyperviscosity may be very useful in clinical practice. Infertile patients with seminal fluid hyperviscosity could benefit from the treatment with antioxidants to protect sperm cells from oxidative damage and to improve their functional properties.

scholarly journals Oxidative Stress and NADPH Oxidase: Connecting Electromagnetic Fields, Cation Channels and Biological Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 10041
Author(s):  
Christos D. Georgiou ◽  
Lukas H. Margaritis
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Ion Channels ◽  
Nadph Oxidase ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Biological Effects ◽  
Cation Channels ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Voltage Gated ◽  
Voltage Gated Ion Channels

Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) disrupt the electrochemical balance of biological membranes, thereby causing abnormal cation movement and deterioration of the function of membrane voltage-gated ion channels. These can trigger an increase of oxidative stress (OS) and the impairment of all cellular functions, including DNA damage and subsequent carcinogenesis. In this review we focus on the main mechanisms of OS generation by EMF-sensitized NADPH oxidase (NOX), the involved OS biochemistry, and the associated key biological effects.

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