scholarly journals H2O2-Elicitation of Black Carrot Hairy Roots Induces a Controlled Oxidative Burst Leading to Increased Anthocyanin Production

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2753
Author(s):  
Gregorio Barba-Espín ◽  
Christian Martínez-Jiménez ◽  
Alberto Izquierdo-Martínez ◽  
José R. Acosta-Motos ◽  
José A. Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hairy Roots ◽  
Oxidative Burst ◽  
Medium Composition ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Anthocyanin Accumulation ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Black Carrot ◽  
Scavenging Enzymes ◽  
Anthocyanin Production

Hairy roots (HRs) grown in vitro are a powerful platform for plant biotechnological advances and for the bio-based production of metabolites of interest. In this work, black carrot HRs able to accumulate anthocyanin as major secondary metabolite were used. Biomass and anthocyanin accumulation were improved by modulating growth medium composition—different Murashige & Skoog (MS)-based media—and H2O2-elicitation, and the level of the main antioxidant enzymes on elicited HRs was measured. Higher growth was obtained on liquid 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 60 g/L sucrose for HRs grown over 20 days. In this medium, 200 µM H2O2 applied on day 12 induced anthocyanin accumulation by 20%. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD)—which generates H2O2 from O2•−—increased by over 50%, whereas the activity of H2O2-scavenging enzymes was not enhanced. Elicitation in the HRs can result in a controlled oxidative burst, in which SOD activity increased H2O2 levels, whereas anthocyanins, as effective reactive oxygen species scavengers, could be induced to modulate the oxidative burst generated. Moreover, given the proven stability of the HR lines used and their remarkable productivity, this system appears as suitable for elucidating the interplay between antioxidant and secondary metabolism.

scholarly journals Induction of superoxide dismutase in leukocytes by paraquat: correlation with age and possible predictor of longevity

Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Niwa ◽  
K Ishimoto ◽  
T Kanoh
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Peripheral Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
O2 Production

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are thought to play a role in the aging process as well as in a number of human diseases states. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), an enzyme that scavenges the superoxide anion (O2-) is constitutively expressed in leukocytes and other tissues. When assayed in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL), constitutive SOD activity shows little variation among individuals of different ages. We have found that significant induction of SOD activity occurs in PBL incubated in vitro with paraquat, an agent known to cause intracellular O2- production. This induction was found to be highly age dependent; lymphocytes from 36 healthy subjects aged 20 to 40 years showed an increase of 85% +/- 10%, versus an increase of only 8% +/- 1% for lymphocytes from 30 healthy subjects aged 65 to 79 years (P less than 10(-4)). Forty subjects, aged 67 to 73 years, who were healthy at the time of assay of leukocyte SOD induction were followed up 5 years later. Nineteen of these subjects had died; all 19 had shown SOD induction of less than 10% (range, 0% to 7%; mean, 2.4%). In contrast, of the 21 survivors (range, 2.5% to 50%; mean, 21%), 12 had shown SOD induction greater than 10%, and 7 had shown SOD induction greater than or equal to 35% (P less than 10(-3)). Thirteen of the 19 deaths were attributable to malignancy or cerebrocardiovascular disease. Preservation of leukocyte SOD inducibility appears to correlate with longevity in elderly individuals and may be of value in predicting resistance to malignancy or fetal cardiovascular events.

scholarly journals Induction of superoxide dismutase in leukocytes by paraquat: correlation with age and possible predictor of longevity

Blood ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Niwa ◽  
K Ishimoto ◽  
T Kanoh
Keyword(s):  
Superoxide Dismutase ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Peripheral Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Blood Leukocytes ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Age Dependent ◽  
O2 Production

Abstract Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are thought to play a role in the aging process as well as in a number of human diseases states. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), an enzyme that scavenges the superoxide anion (O2-) is constitutively expressed in leukocytes and other tissues. When assayed in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL), constitutive SOD activity shows little variation among individuals of different ages. We have found that significant induction of SOD activity occurs in PBL incubated in vitro with paraquat, an agent known to cause intracellular O2- production. This induction was found to be highly age dependent; lymphocytes from 36 healthy subjects aged 20 to 40 years showed an increase of 85% +/- 10%, versus an increase of only 8% +/- 1% for lymphocytes from 30 healthy subjects aged 65 to 79 years (P less than 10(-4)). Forty subjects, aged 67 to 73 years, who were healthy at the time of assay of leukocyte SOD induction were followed up 5 years later. Nineteen of these subjects had died; all 19 had shown SOD induction of less than 10% (range, 0% to 7%; mean, 2.4%). In contrast, of the 21 survivors (range, 2.5% to 50%; mean, 21%), 12 had shown SOD induction greater than 10%, and 7 had shown SOD induction greater than or equal to 35% (P less than 10(-3)). Thirteen of the 19 deaths were attributable to malignancy or cerebrocardiovascular disease. Preservation of leukocyte SOD inducibility appears to correlate with longevity in elderly individuals and may be of value in predicting resistance to malignancy or fetal cardiovascular events.

scholarly journals In VitroCadmium-Induced Alterations in Growth and Oxidative Metabolism of Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Daud ◽  
Lei Mei ◽  
Ullah Najeeb ◽  
Muhammad Azim Khan ◽  
Farah Deeba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upland Cotton ◽  
Cell Protein ◽  
Ros Production ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Biochemical Alterations ◽  
Toxic Pollutant ◽  
Physiological And Biochemical

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic pollutant, which cause both dose- and time-dependent physiological and biochemical alterations in plants. The presentin vitrostudy was undertaken to explore Cd-induced physiological and biochemical changes in cotton callus culture at 0, 550, 700, 850, and 1000 μM Cd for four different stress periods (7, 14, 21, and 28 days). At 1000 μM Cd, mean growth values were lower than their respective control. The cell protein contents decreased only after 7-day and 14-day stress treatment. At 550 μM Cd, malondialdehyde (MDA) contents decreased after various stress periods except 21-day period. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity at 1000 μM Cd improved relative to its respective controls in the first three stress regimes. Almost a decreasing trend in the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and peroxidase (POD) activities at all Cd levels after different stress periods was noticed. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity descended over its relevant controls in the first three stress regimes except at 700 μM Cd after 14- and 21-day stress duration. Moreover, catalase (CAT) mean values significantly increased as a whole. From this experiment, it can be concluded that lipid peroxidation as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was relatively higher as has been revealed by higher MDA contents and greater SOD, CAT activities.

Hydrogen peroxide is the most toxic oxygen species for Onchocerca cervicalis microfilariae

Parasitology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 100 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. L. Callahan ◽  
R. K. Chouch ◽  
E. R. James
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Superoxide Radical ◽  
Active Oxygen Species ◽  
Active Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Scavenging Enzymes

SUMMARYThe toxicity of the active oxygen species hydrogen peroxide, superoxide radical, hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen to microfilariae (mf) has been studied in vitro, using active oxygen-generating systems and scavengers/inhibitors. Mf viability was monitored by uptake of the radiolabel, [3H]2-deoxy-D-glouse. Hydrogen peroxide and singlet oxygen, but not superoxide radical or hydroxyl radical, are toxic for mf. Hydrogen peroxide was toxic for mf within 2 h at concentrations as low as 5 ¼, an amount eosinophils have been shown to release in vitro (Weiss et al. 1986). Catalase and thiourea, but not inactivated catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), singlet oxygen scavengers, or hydroxyl radical scavengers, protected mf. Mf have relatively high levels of endogenous SOD but no measurable glutathione peroxidase and low levels of catalase when compared with other parasites (Callahan, Crouch & James, 1988). The low levels of hydrogen peroxide-scavenging enzymes correlate well with mf sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide and the protective effect of exogenous catalase.

scholarly journals The effects of in vitro exposure to progesterone and estradiol-17β on the activity of canine neutrophils

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (No. 4) ◽  
pp. 202-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bartoskova ◽  
P. Ondrackova ◽  
L. Leva ◽  
R. Vitasek ◽  
R. Novotny ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Burst ◽  
Ovarian Hormones ◽  
Suppressive Effect ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Significant Suppression ◽  
Toll Like Receptor ◽  
Toll Like Receptor 4 ◽  
In Vitro Exposure

To date, only limited information about the influence of ovarian hormones on canine immune system cells has been available. The study investigated the in vitro influence of progesterone and estradiol-17β on the activity of canine neutrophils. Treatment of cells by both hormones led to a significant decrease in phagocytosis-induced oxidative burst as detected using luminometry after stimulation with opsonised zymosan. The increase in oxidative burst, not connected with phagocytosis, was recorded after stimulation with a soluble stimulator. Using flow cytometry, the tendency of both hormones to decrease the production of reactive oxygen species associated with phagocytosis of Escherichia coli was also evident, although not significant. Suppression of canine neutrophil activity is not connected with pathogen recognition capabilities, since the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 was unaffected. This study reveals that both hormones have a suppressive effect on the activity of canine neutrophils and thus might contribute to the aetiology of pyometra.  

The effects of diazinon on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in erythrocytes in vitro

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irfan Altuntas ◽  
Ibrahim Kilinc ◽  
Hikmet Orhan ◽  
Reha Demirel ◽  
Halis Koylu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Antioxidant Enzymes ◽  
Antioxidant Defense ◽  
Antioxidant Defense System ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Sod Activity ◽  
Public Health Programs

Diazinon is one of the most widely used organophosphate insecticides (OPI) in agriculture and public health programs. The aim of this study was to investigate how an OPI, diazinon, affects lipid peroxidation (LPO) and the antioxidant defense system in vitro. For this purpose, two experiments were carried out. In experiment 1, the effects of various concentrations of diazinon on LPO and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT) in erythrocytes were studied. Each diazinon concentration was incubated with a previously prepared erythrocyte samples at +4°C for 0, 60 and 180 min. After incubation, the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the activities of SOD, GSH-Px and CAT were determined. In experiment 2, in order to determine the direct effect of diazinon on the activities of SOD, GSH-Px and CAT, the erythrocytes were haemolysed and incubated with the various concentrations of diazinon at +4°C for 0, 60 and 180 min. In experiment 1, MDA levels and the activities of SOD and GSH-Px increased with increasing diazinon concentration and incubation period, but CAT activity remained unchanged. In experiment 2, SOD activity was significantly decreased, and GSH-Px activity was significantly increased. From these results, it can be concluded that in vitro administration of diazinon results in the induction of erythrocyte LPO and changes the activities of antioxidant enzymes, suggesting that reactive oxygen species may be involved in the toxic effects of diazinon.

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