scholarly journals Appropriate Technologies to Accompany Sunscreens in the Battle Against Ultraviolet, Superoxide, and Singlet Oxygen

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1091
Author(s):  
Paolo U. Giacomoni
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Oxygen Production ◽  
Direct Damage ◽  
Biological Matter ◽  
Pyrimidine Dimers ◽  
Clinical Consequences

The interaction of ultraviolet radiation with biological matter results in direct damage such as pyrimidine dimers in DNA. It also results in indirect damage provoked by the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) catalyzed by photosensitizers. Photosensitizers can be endogenous (e.g., tryptophan) or exogenous (e.g., TiO2 and other photostable UVA sunscreens). Direct damage triggers an inflammatory response and the oxidative and proteolytic bursts that characterize its onset. The inflammatory reaction multiplies the effects of one single photon. Indirect damage, such as the peroxidative cascade in membrane lipids, can extend to thousands of molecular modifications per absorbed photon. Sunscreens should therefore be formulated in the presence of appropriate antioxidants. Superoxide and singlet oxygen are the main ROS that need to be tackled: this review describes some of the molecular, biochemical, cellular, and clinical consequences of exposure to UV radiation as well as some results associated with scavengers and quenchers of superoxide and singlet oxygen, as well as with inhibitors of singlet oxygen production.

scholarly journals Effects of low temperature and cold-acclimation on photoinhibition and singlet oxygen production in four natural accessions of Arabidopsis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heta Mattila ◽  
Kumud B. Mishra ◽  
Iiris Kuusisto ◽  
Anamika Mishra ◽  
Kateřina Novotná ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Cold Acclimation ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Thylakoid Membranes ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Optimal Conditions ◽  
Oxygen Production ◽  
Quinone Acceptor

AbstractTo understand the effects of low temperature and cold-acclimation on reactive oxygen species and photoinhibition of photosystem II (PSII), light-induced inactivation of PSII was measured at 22 and 4 °C from four Arabidopsis thaliana accessions (Rschew, Tenela, Columbia-0 and Coimbra) grown under optimal conditions. Photoinhibition was also measured at 4 °C from plants cold-acclimated at 4 °C for two weeks. Measurements were done in the absence and presence of lincomycin that blocks PSII repair, and PSII activity was assayed with the ratio of variable to maximum chlorophyll a fluorescence (FV/FM) and with light-saturated rate of oxygen evolution using a quinone acceptor. Of the non-acclimated accessions, Rschew was the most tolerant to photoinhibition and Coimbra the least; the rate constants of photoinhibition of the most sensitive accession were 1.3-1.9 times as high as those of the tolerant ones. The damaging reaction of photoinhibition in non-acclimated plants was slower or equal at 4 °C than at 22 °C. The rate constants of photoinhibition of cold-acclimated plants, at 4 °C, were 0.55 to 1.25 times as high as those of non-acclimated plants; the protective effect of cold-acclimation on photoinhibition was consistent in Columbia-0 and Coimbra whereas Rschew and Tenela were either slightly more tolerant or susceptible, depending on the method used to assay photoinhibition. Production of singlet oxygen, measured from thylakoid membranes isolated from non-acclimated and cold-acclimated plants, did not decrease due to cold-acclimation, nor did singlet oxygen production correlate with the rate of photoinhibition or with flavonol contents of the leaves.

UV-Vis Spectrophotometrical and Analytical Methodology for the Determination of Singlet Oxygen in New Antibacterials Drugs

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 117739010700200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Zoltan ◽  
Franklin Vargas ◽  
Carla Izzo
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Nalidixic Acid ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Inexpensive Method ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
First Time

We have determined and quantified spectrophotometrically the capacity of producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) as 1O2 during the photolysis with UV-A light of 5 new synthesized naphthyl ester derivates of well-known quinolone antibacterials (nalidixic acid (1), cinoxacin (2), norfloxacin (3), ciprofloxacin (4) and enoxacin (5)). The ability of the naphthyl ester derivatives (6-10) to generate singlet oxygen were detecting and for the first time quantified by the histidine assay, a sensitive, fast and inexpensive method. The following tendency of generation of singlet oxygen was observed: compounds 7 >10 > 6 > 8 > 9 >> parent drugs 1-5.

Nanoantioxidant/Antioxidant therapy in 2019-nCoV: A new approach to reactive oxygen species mechanisms

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Fathijouzdani ◽  
Rezvan Heidarimoghadam ◽  
Maryam Hazhirkamal ◽  
Akram Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Multiple Organ ◽  
Antioxidant Therapy ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Organ Failures

: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious concerns for people around the world. The COVID-19 is associated with respiratory failure, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the lack of antioxidants among patients. Specified ROS levels have an essential role as an adjuster of immunological responses and virus cleaners. Still, excessive ROS will oxidize membrane lipids and cellular proteins and quickly destroy virus-infected cells. It can also adversely damage normal cells in the lungs and even the heart, resulting in multiple organ failures. Given the above, a highly potent antioxidant therapy can be offered to reduce cardiac loss due to COVID-19. In modern medicine, nanoparticles containing antioxidants can be used as a high-performance therapy in reducing oxidative stress in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. It can provide a free and interactive tool to determine whether antioxidants & nanoantioxidants can be administered for COVID-19. More research and studies are needed to investigate and make definitive opinions about their medicinal uses.

Degradation of natural toxins by phthalocyanines–example of cyanobacterial toxin, microcystin

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Jančula ◽  
Lucie Bláhová ◽  
Marie Karásková ◽  
Blahoslav Maršálek
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Hydrogen Peroxide ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Cyanobacterial Toxin ◽  
Natural Toxins ◽  
Peptide Toxins ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Absorption Characteristics

Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are promising photosensitizers for use in various branches of science and industry. In the presence of visible light and diatomic oxygen, phthalocyanines can react to produce singlet oxygen, a member of reactive oxygen species able to damage different molecules and tissues. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of phthalocyanines to degrade natural toxins in the presence of visible light. As the representative of hardly degradable toxins, a group of cyanobacterial peptide toxins—microcystin-LR—was chosen for this study. According to our results, phthalocyanines are able to degrade 61,5% of microcystins within a 48-hour incubation (38% of microcystins was degraded after 24 h and 24% after 12 h of incubation). Although other oxidants like hydrogen peroxide or ozone are able to degrade microcystins within several hours, we assume that by optimizing the spectrum emitted by light source and by changing the absorption characteristics of Pcs, microcystins degradation by phthalocyanines could be more effective in the near future.

scholarly journals Reactivity of Several Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) with the Sesquiterpene Cacalol

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1934578X0800300
Author(s):  
Manuel Jiménez-Estrada ◽  
Ricardo Reyes-Chilpa ◽  
Arturo Navarro-Ocaña ◽  
Daniel Arrieta-Báez
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Furan Ring ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Antioxidant Effect ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Site Reaction ◽  
Hexanedioic Acid ◽  
Antioxidant Effects

To analyze the antioxidant effects of cacalol we determined its reactivity with different reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cacalol gave rise to cacalone by a specific site reaction with a hydroxyl radical. Singlet oxygen reacted only with the double bond of the furan ring, causing its rupture. On the other hand, ozone reacted with all double bonds in cacalol affording 2-methyl-hexanedioic acid as an end product. No reaction was observed with either superoxide or hydrogen peroxide. The potential antioxidant effect of cacalol as a scavenger of hydroxyl radical and singlet oxygen could be related to its function in the plant roots.

scholarly journals Reactive Oxygen Species: Physiological and Physiopathological Effects on Synaptic Plasticity

2016 ◽  
Vol 10s1 ◽  
pp. JEN.S39887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago Fernando Beckhauser ◽  
José Francis-Oliveira ◽  
Roberto De Pasquale
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Synaptic Plasticity ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Antioxidant Defenses ◽  
Ros Generation ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Synaptic Changes ◽  
Antioxidant Mechanisms

In the mammalian central nervous system, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is counterbalanced by antioxidant defenses. When large amounts of ROS accumulate, antioxidant mechanisms become overwhelmed and oxidative cellular stress may occur. Therefore, ROS are typically characterized as toxic molecules, oxidizing membrane lipids, changing the conformation of proteins, damaging nucleic acids, and causing deficits in synaptic plasticity. High ROS concentrations are associated with a decline in cognitive functions, as observed in some neurodegenerative disorders and age-dependent decay of neuroplasticity. Nevertheless, controlled ROS production provides the optimal redox state for the activation of transductional pathways involved in synaptic changes. Since ROS may regulate neuronal activity and elicit negative effects at the same time, the distinction between beneficial and deleterious consequences is unclear. In this regard, this review assesses current research and describes the main sources of ROS in neurons, specifying their involvement in synaptic plasticity and distinguishing between physiological and pathological processes implicated.

scholarly journals Reactivity of graphene oxide with reactive oxygen species (hydroxyl radical, singlet oxygen, and superoxide anion)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 3734-3744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Se Hsieh ◽  
Richard G. Zepp
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Hydroxyl Radical ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Superoxide Anion ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Toxic Effects ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Ecological Risks

Increases in the production and applications of graphene oxide (GO), coupled with reports of its toxic effects, are raising concerns about its health and ecological risks.

Exploring environment-dependent effects of Pd nanostructures on reactive oxygen species (ROS) using electron spin resonance (ESR) technique: implications for biomedical applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (38) ◽  
pp. 24937-24943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wen ◽  
Weiwei He ◽  
Yu Chong ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Jun-Jie Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Electron Spin Resonance ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Electron Spin ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Ph Dependent

Pd nanostructures can promote the decomposition of H2O2 in a pH-dependent manner and scavenge superoxide and singlet oxygen.

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