scholarly journals Hormetic and Mitochondria-Related Mechanisms of Antioxidant Action of Phytochemicals

Antioxidants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franco ◽  
Navarro ◽  
Martínez-Pinilla
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transport ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Antioxidant Action ◽  
Direct Role ◽  
Physiological Conditions ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Living Being

Antioxidant action to afford a health benefit or increased well-being may not be directly exerted by quick reduction-oxidation (REDOX) reactions between the antioxidant and the pro-oxidant molecules in a living being. Furthermore, not all flavonoids or polyphenols derived from plants are beneficial. This paper aims at discussing the variety of mechanisms underlying the so-called “antioxidant” action. Apart from antioxidant direct mechanisms, indirect ones consisting of fueling and boosting innate detox routes should be considered. One of them, hormesis, involves upregulating enzymes that are needed in innate detox pathways and/or regulating the transcription of the so-called vitagenes. Moreover, there is evidence that some plant-derived compounds may have a direct role in events taking place in mitochondria, which is an organelle prone to oxidative stress if electron transport is faulty. Insights into the potential of molecules able to enter into the electron transport chain would require the determination of their reduction potential. Additionally, it is advisable to know both the oxidized and the reduced structures for each antioxidant candidate. These mechanisms and their related technical developments should help nutraceutical industry to select candidates that are efficacious in physiological conditions to prevent diseases or increase human health.

scholarly journals Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum associated to progressive external ophthalmoplegia. Biological, laboratory, electrophysiological and clinical aspects

2018 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agostino Berio ◽  
Giacomo Garlaschi ◽  
Gian Luigi Mariottini ◽  
Enrico Calcagno ◽  
Attilia Piazzi
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transport ◽  
Autosomal Dominant ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pyruvate Ratio

The authors discuss about the relationships between oculoauriculo- vertebral spectrum (OAVS), a malformative condition affecting eyes, ears and vertebral structures mainly derived from neural crests, and autosomal dominant progressive external ophthalmoplegia (adPEO) – an electron transport chain disorder characterized by palpebral ptosis and muscular symptoms – on the basis of laboratory data and clinical signs in a case belonging to a family in which symptoms of both diseases occur. Hemifacial microsomia and ears abnormalities were the main neural crest cells (NCC) derived signs for OAVS diagnosis. Palpebral ptosis and the associated hyperlactacidemia with high Lactate to Pyruvate ratio were main signs for the suspicion of adPEO, but the diagnosis was proposed by clinical, biochemical, electrophysiological and genetic methods because the biopsy not always is diagnostic, as in our case. The association of two groups of symptoms (malformed, NCCrelated, and myopatic-electron transport related) in the same subject as observed in our case and partially in the family, may be ascribed to nuclear abnormalities and mitochondrial electron transport disorder, respectively, as well as to a possible common etiopathogenetic mechanism. In some cases of OAVS, the malformations may be consequent to oxidative phosphorilation disease (OXPHOS) derangement, as previously demonstrated; the extensive determination of lactacidemia may be important to address the research on OAVS patients in the mitochondrial/OXPHOS genetic domain, with advantage in the knowledge of OAVS pathogenesis.

THE FACTORS OF CAREER SELF-DETERMINATION OF STUDENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-20
Author(s):  
Inna Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Young Person ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Right

Choice of profession is a social phenomenon that every person has to face in life. Numerous studies convince us that not only the well-being of a person depends on the chosen work, but also his attitude to himself and life in general, therefore, the right and timely professional choice is very important. Research about factors of career self-determination of students of higher education institutions in Ukraine shows that self-determination is an important factor in the socialization of young person, and the factors that determine students' career choices become an actual problem of nowadays. The present study involved full-time and part-time students of Institute of Philology and Mass Communications of Open International University of Human Development "Ukraine" in order to examine the factors of career self-determination of students of higher education institutions (N=189). Diagnostic factors of career self-determination of students studying in the third and fourth year were carried out using the author's questionnaire. Processing of obtained data was carried out using the Excel 2010 program; factorial and comparative analysis were applied. Results of the study showed that initial stage of career self-determination falls down on the third and fourth studying year at the university, when an image of future career and career orientations begin to form. At the same time, the content of career self-determination in this period is contradictory and uncertain, therefore, the implementation of pedagogical support of this process among students is effective.

scholarly journals AB0031 T HELPER 17 CELLS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED BY MITOCHONDRIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN COMPLEX INHIBITOR IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1318.2-1318
Author(s):  
H. R. Lee ◽  
S. J. Yoo ◽  
J. Kim ◽  
I. S. Yoo ◽  
C. K. Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Electron Transport ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Th17 Cells ◽  
Electron Transport Chain ◽  
Chain Complex ◽  
Complex Iii ◽  
Mitochondrial Electron Transport Chain ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
Healthy Control

Background:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and T helper 17 (TH17) cells have been known to play an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the interrelationship between ROS and TH17 remains unclear in RAObjectives:To explore whether ROS affect TH17 cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of RA patients, we analyzed ROS expressions among T cell subsets following treatment with mitochondrial electron transport chain complex inhibitors.Methods:Blood samples were collected from 40 RA patients and 10 healthy adult volunteers. RA activity was divided according to clinical parameter DAS28. PBMC cells were obtained from the whole blood using lymphocyte separation medium density gradient centrifugation. Following PBMC was stained with Live/Dead stain dye, cells were incubated with antibodies for CD3, CD4, CD8, and CD25. After fixation and permeabilization, samples were stained with antibodies for FoxP3 and IL-17A. MitoSox were used for mitochondrial specific staining.Results:The frequency of TH17 cells was increased by 4.83 folds in moderate disease activity group (5.1>DAS28≥3.2) of RA patients compared to healthy control. Moderate RA activity patients also showed higher ratio of TH17/Treg than healthy control (3.57 folds). All RA patients had elevated expression of mitochondrial specific ROS than healthy control. When PBMC cells were treated with 2.5uM of antimycin A (mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III inhibitor) for 16 h, the frequency of TH17 cells was significantly decreased.Conclusion:The mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III inhibitor markedly downregulated the frequency of TH17 cells in moderate disease activity patients with RA. These findings provide a novel approach to regulate TH17 function in RA through mitochondrial metabolism related ROS production.References:[1]Szekanecz, Z., et al., New insights in synovial angiogenesis. Joint Bone Spine, 2010. 77(1): p. 13-9.[2]Prevoo, M.L., et al., Modified disease activity scores that include twenty-eight-joint counts. Development and validation in a prospective longitudinal study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum, 1995. 38(1): p. 44-8.Disclosure of Interests:None declared

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