Free radicals are proposed to play a role in the injury following cerebral ischemia in which cerebral edema is a prominent feature. To determine whether free radicals might alter the movement of ions and water across the blood-brain barrier, we examined their effect on brain capillary transport. Rat brain capillaries were isolated, incubated with a system that generates free radicals, and vario...

OBJECTIVE Tissue damage and endotoxemia in obstructive jaundice are attributed to the increase in oxygen free-radicals. We aimed at evaluating the possible protective effect of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE), which is a potent exogenous free-radical scavenger and antioxidant. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was performed at the Necmettin Erbakan University Meram School of Medicine ...

Free radicals and related species have attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. They are mainly derived from oxygen (reactive oxygen species/ROS) and nitrogen (reactive nitrogen species/RNS), and are generated in our body by various endogenous systems, exposure to different physicochemical conditions or pathophysiological states. Free radicals can adversely alter lipids, proteins an...

We have determined the specificity of mutations produced by nickel(II), a known human carcinogen, in a forward mutation assay and also used a sensitive reversion assay to show that Ni(II), like iron and copper, can produce tandem double CC-->TT mutations, a hallmark of damage to DNA by either UV irradiation or oxygen free radicals. A reduction in mutation frequencies by the addition of oxygen r...

Compounds of nickel(II) and cadmium(II) are carcinogenic to humans and to experimental animals. One frequently discussed mechanism involved in tumor formation is an increase in reactive oxygen species by both metals with the subsequent generation of oxidative DNA damage. In the present study we used human HeLa cells to investigate the potential of nickel(II) and cadmium(II) to induce DNA lesion...