scholarly journals Exogenous Melatonin Mitigates Methyl Viologen-Triggered Oxidative Stress in Poplar Leaf

Molecules ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Ding ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Shuoxin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Methyl Viologen ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽  
Exogenous Melatonin ◽  
Leaf Discs ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Ameliorative Effect ◽  
Poplar Leaf

As a ubiquitous molecule, melatonin plays a crucial role in tolerance to multiple stresses in plants. In the present work, we report the role of exogenous melatonin in relieving oxidative stress induced by methyl viologen (MV) in poplar (Populus alba × Populus glandulosa) leaf. Leaf discs pretreated with melatonin exhibited increased tolerance to MV-mediated oxidative stress. It was observed that melatonin pretreatment effectively reduced membrane damage and lipid oxidation as demonstrated by decreased relative electrolyte leakage and malonaldehyde content in poplar leaf discs. Exogenous melatonin also stimulated activities of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POD), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and enhanced accumulation of non-enzymatic antioxidants of AsA and GSH in leaf discs exposed to MV. In addition, pretreatment of melatonin prompted expression of genes for those antioxidant enzymes. Notably, exogenous melatonin increased expression of P5CS, a key gene for proline biosynthesis, under MV treatment. It was further observed that pretreatment with melatonin boosted activity of P5CS as well as accumulation of proline in leaf discs under MV-mediated oxidative stress. Collectively, this work provides evidence for the ameliorative effect of melatonin on MV-induced oxidative stress in poplar leaf.

scholarly journals Modulation of Renal Insulin Signaling Pathway and Antioxidant Enzymes with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes: Effects of Resveratrol

Medicina ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gökhan Sadi ◽  
Gamze Şahin ◽  
Aykut Bostanci
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Gene Expression ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Insulin Signaling ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Insulin Signaling Pathway ◽  
Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽  
Gene And Protein Expression ◽  
Male Wistar Rats

Background and objectives: Diabetes mellitus is a disease of insulin deficiency or its inability of usage by the target tissues leading to impairment of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolisms. Resveratrol, having robust anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, has a high potential to treat or prevent the pathogenesis of diseases. This study was conducted to reveal the relationship between diabetes-induced oxidative stress and tissue inflammation with changes in main enzymatic antioxidants (cat, sod, gpx, and gst) and the components of the insulin signaling pathway (insulin Rβ, irs-1, pi3k, akt, mtor) in kidney tissues. Additionally, the effects of resveratrol on these parameters were evaluated. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups; (1) control/vehicle; (2) control/20 mg/kg resveratrol; (3) diabetic/vehicle; (4) diabetic/20 mg/kg resveratrol. Gene and protein expressions of antioxidant enzymes and insulin signaling elements were evaluated in renal tissues. Results: Downregulation of antioxidant enzymes’ gene expression in the kidney tissues of diabetic rats was demonstrated and this situation was devoted partially to the reduced gene expression of nfκb. Moreover, the components of renal insulin signaling elements were upregulated at both gene and protein expression levels in diabetic rats, and resveratrol treatment decreased this sensitization towards the control state. Conclusion: Resveratrol partially improved diabetes-induced renal oxidative stress and inflammation due to healing action on renal antioxidant enzymes and insulin signaling pathway components.

Plasma Activity of Antioxidants and Lipid Peroxidation Level Among Patients having Moderate and Severe Hypertension

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Akinlua
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Severe Hypertension ◽  
Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
And Control ◽  
Plasma Activity

Hypertension or high blood pressure and its complications is a major cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. The development of hypertension has been linked to atherosclerosis formation and progression which in turn has its root in free radicals induced oxidative stress and antioxidants present. This work was undertaken to determine plasma activity of enzymatic antioxidants and lipid peroxidation level in patients with moderate and severe hypertension to establish a possible association between these parameters and progression of hypertension. A total number of 60 hypertensive patients that are freshly diagnosed made up of 30 moderate and 30 severe hypertensive patients with 30 relatively healthy subjects as control recruited from Wesley Guide Hospital, Ilesa, Osun State Nigeria was used for this study. Plasma activity of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and plasma level of malondialdehyde (MDA) was determined in both patients and control subjects using standard methodologies. The results obtained was subjected to statistical analysis using two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc Duncan test with (p<0.05) considered to be significant. The result of this study revealed a significant decrease (P<0.05) in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes considered. The plasma MDA in all the patients was raised but not statistically significant p<0.05 from result obtained for the control subjects. Progressive decrease in the activity of antioxidant enzymes in these patients and a possible oxidative stress as hypertension progresses as shown in this study could be a pointer to the fact that these molecules might influence greatly the progression of hypertension.

scholarly journals Effects of Pistacia atlantica (subsp. Mutica) oil extracts on antioxidant activities during experimentally induced cutaneous wound healing in rats

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Reza Hamidi ◽  
Aboutorab Tabatabaii Naeini ◽  
Nader Tanideh ◽  
Saeed Nazifi
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Thoracic Vertebrae ◽  
Skin Defect ◽  
Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽  
Post Injury ◽  
Pistacia Atlantica

The fruits of <em>Pistacia atlantica</em> (<em>subsp</em>. <em>mutica</em>) have been used traditionally for the treatment of peptic ulcer, as a mouth freshener and have recently been introduced as a source of antioxidant vegetable oils. The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activity of the gel forms, from <em>P</em>. <em>atlantica</em> (<em>subsp. mutica</em>) oil extraction on enzymatic antioxidants in experimental wound created in rat. A square-shaped skin defect (2×2 cm) was created aseptically by surgical excision at the first thoracic vertebrae. Then animals were randomly allocated in four groups (I, untreated controls; II, topically treated base gel; III, topically treated 5% gel; IV, topically treated 10% gel). Blood sampling was accomplished at 3, 7, 10, 14 and 21 days post-injury. Samples were collected for measuring antioxidant enzymes activities (superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activity in red cells) and lipid peroxidation (plasma malondialdehyde). The data analysis generally evidenced that the activities of the main antioxidant enzymes began to decrease significantly at 7 days after the wound was created in control and base gel groups. This remarkable decline became more evident in the period between 10 to 21 days post injury but increased progressively in<em> P. atlantica</em> (<em>subsp. mutica</em>) treatment groups, especially in gel 10% treatment group during wound healing. The results of this study suggest that excision of the wound leads to oxidative stress and topical administration of <em>P. atlantica</em> (<em>subsp. mutica</em>) gels causes remarkable changes in antioxidant parameter during wound closure (especially gel 10%) via pro-oxidative, and antioxidant activity can improve oxidative stress.

Neuroprotective effect of Decalepis hamiltonii on cyclophosphamide-induced oxidative stress in the mouse brain

2016 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahsa Zarei ◽  
T. Shivanandappa
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Mouse Brain ◽  
Neuroprotective Effect ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Glutathione S Transferase ◽  
Decalepis Hamiltonii ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
The Brain

AbstractCyclophosphamide (CP), one of the most widely used antineoplastic drugs, causes toxic side effects on vital organs including brain. In this study, we have investigated neuroprotective potential of the aqueous extract of the roots ofSwiss albino male mice were pre-treated with DHA (50 and 100 mg/kg b.w.) for 10 consecutive days followed by an injection with CP intraperitoneally (25 mg/kg b.w.) for 10 days 1 h after DHA treatment; 16 h later, they were euthanized, their brains were immediately removed, and biochemical and molecular analyses were conducted.The results indicated that injection of CP induced oxidative stress in the mouse brain as evident from the increased lipid peroxidation, reactive oxygen species, depletion of glutathione and reduced activities of the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione-S-transferase. Treatment with DHA significantly mitigated the CP-induced oxidative stress. Moreover, expression of genes for the antioxidant enzymes was downregulated by CP treatment which was reversed by DHA.In conclusion, DHA protected the brain from oxidative stress induced by CP, and therefore, it could be a promising nutraceutical as a supplement in cancer chemotherapy in order to ameliorate the toxic side effects of cancer drugs.

scholarly journals Potassium-induced alleviation of salinity stress in Brassica campestris L.

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 1054-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahid Umar ◽  
Iram Diva ◽  
Naser Anjum ◽  
Muhammad Iqbal ◽  
Iqbal Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Salinity Stress ◽  
Brassica Campestris ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Ion Accumulation ◽  
Enzymatic Antioxidants ◽  
And Oxidative Stress ◽  
Photosynthetic Traits

AbstractSalinity is an important abiotic factor that adversely affects major agricultural soils of the world and hence limits crop productivity. An optimum mineral-nutrient status of plants plays critical role in determining plant tolerance to various stresses. A pot experiment was conducted on mustard (Brassica campestris L.) to study the protective role of added potassium (K, 40 mg kg−1 soil) against salinity-stress (0, 40 and 80 mM NaCl)-induced changes in plant growth, photosynthetic traits, ion accumulation, oxidative stress, enzymatic antioxidants and non-enzymatic antioxidants at 30 days after sowing. Increasing NaCl levels decreased the growth, photosynthetic traits and the leaf ascorbate and glutathione content but increased the leaf ion accumulation and oxidative stress, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes. In contrast, K-nutrition improved plant growth, photosynthetic traits, activity of antioxidant enzymes and the ascorbate and glutathione content, and reduced ion accumulation and oxidative stress traits in the leaves, more appreciably at 40 mM than at 80 mM NaCl. The study illustrates the physiological and biochemical basis of K-nutrition-induced NaCl tolerance in mustard as a means to achieving increased crop productivity in a sustainable way.

scholarly journals Salt stress in popcorn genotypes trigger changes of antioxidant enzymes

2019 ◽  
pp. 1607-1616
Author(s):  
Claudia Borsari Trevizan ◽  
Cristine Bonacina ◽  
Letícia Lourenceto ◽  
Tiago Benedito dos Santos ◽  
Silvia Graciele Hülse de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Salt Stress ◽  
Salt Concentration ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Antioxidant Genes ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Differential Expression Pattern ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Osmotic Activity

Salinity is a major problem in agriculture because it can alter the metabolism of plants and affect crop yield. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of NaCl on growth, key antioxidants and changes in the expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes. Two popcorn genotypes, IAC125 and UFMV2, experienced reduction in growth as the salt concentration increased. Increase in chlorophyll content and damage to the plasma membrane was observed. Consequently, changes in osmotic activity led to reduced water content in the leaves. Increased concentration of salt increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) in two popcorn genotypes but maximum activity was observed in the IAC125 genotype. Such enzymatic activities occur in order to maintain the levels of lipid peroxidation under salt stress, indicating that this genotype is tolerant to salinity conditions. The ZmAPX, ZmCAT, ZmSOD (Cu/Zn) and ZmSOD (Mn) genes increased their expression as salinity increased. The ZmSOD (Fe) gene was highly regulated in the IAC125 genotype under salt stress, but low regulation was observed in the UFM2 genotype, regardless of the salt concentration. The enhancement in tolerance against salt stress indicates that the genes involved in the antioxidative process are triggered by oxidative stress induced by abiotic stresses. These results showed that the popcorn varieties have different levels of salt tolerance due to the differential expression pattern of the antioxidant genes. The up-regulation of antioxidant enzymatic activity could lead to increased scavenging of excessive free radicals and reduce oxidative stress.

scholarly journals Anthracene induces oxidative stress and activation of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes in Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto González ◽  
Constanza Vidal ◽  
Daniela Espinoza ◽  
Alejandra Moenne
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Ulva Lactuca ◽  
Detoxification Enzymes ◽  
Maximal Level ◽  
Minimal Level ◽  
Metabolizing Enzymes ◽  
Polyphenol Oxidases

AbstractIn order to analyze whether the marine macroalga Ulva lactuca can absorb and metabolize anthracene (ANT), the alga was cultivated with 5 µM ANT for 0–72 h, and the level of ANT was detected in the culture medium, and in the alga. The level of ANT rapidly decreased in the culture medium reaching a minimal level at 6 h, and rapidly increased in the alga reaching a maximal level at 12 h and then decreased to reach a minimal level at 48 h of culture. In addition, ANT induced an increase in hydrogen peroxide that remained until 72 h and a higher increase in superoxide anions that reach a maximal level at 24 h and remained unchanged until 72 h, indicating that ANT induced an oxidative stress condition. ANT induced an increase in lipoperoxides that reached a maximal level at 24 h and decreased at 48 h indicating that oxidative stress caused membrane damage. The activity of antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, AP, GR and GP increased in the alga treated with ANT whereas DHAR remained unchanged. The level of transcripts encoding these antioxidant enzymes increased and those encoding DHAR did not change. Inhibitors of monooxygenases, dioxygenases, polyphenol oxidases, glutathione-S-transferases and sulfotransferases induced an increase in the level of ANT in the alga cultivated for 24 h. These results strongly suggest that ANT is rapidly absorbed and metabolized in U. lactuca and the latter involves Phase I and II metabolizing enzymes.

scholarly journals The Effects and Mechanism of Quercetin Dietary Supplementation in Streptozotocin-Induced Hyperglycemic Arbor Acre Broilers

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linlin Ying ◽  
Maria Tabassum Chaudhry ◽  
Fenglin Xiao ◽  
Yanjun Mao ◽  
Mi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Dietary Supplementation ◽  
Fasting Insulin ◽  
Stress Markers ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes Activities

Quercetin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, is widely distributed as a secondary metabolite in the plant kingdom. Oxidative stress plays a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus (DM). The present study investigated the effects of quercetin dietary supplementation on streptozotocin- (STZ-) induced hyperglycemic Arbor Acre (AA) broilers by determining the levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), biochemical indicators, oxidative stress markers, inflammatory cytokines content, antioxidant enzymes activities in tissues, and mRNA expression of genes relating to the insulin signaling pathway. Three hundred one-day-old healthy AA broilers were randomly assigned into 5 treatments; A, control healthy broilers; B, STZ-induced broilers; C, STZ-induced broiler dietary supplemented with 0.02% quercetin; D, STZ-induced broiler dietary supplemented with 0.04% quercetin; and E, STZ-induced broiler dietary supplemented with 0.06% quercetin. The results showed that quercetin supplementation relieved the side effects of STZ-induced oxidative stress by changing activities of antioxidant enzymes, decreasing malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitric oxide (NO) levels, activating expression of genes relating to PI3K/PKB signaling pathway that modulate glucose metabolism and reduce oxidative damage, thereby decreasing FBG and increasing FINS levels. These findings suggest that quercetin exhibits a protective effect in STZ-induced hyperglycemic AA broilers via decreasing oxidative stress.

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