Aerosol growth by the heterogeneous reactions of different aliphatic and alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyls in the presence/absence of acidified seed aerosols was studied in a 2 m long flow reactor (2.5 cm i.d.) and a 0.5-m3 Teflon film bag under darkness. For the flow reactor experiments, 2,4-hexadienal, 5-methyl-3-hexen-2-one, 2-cyclohexenone, 3-methyl-2-cyclopentenone, 3-methyl-2-cyclohexenone...

Abnormal HDL metabolism may contribute to the increased atherosclerosis associated with diabetes. The ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) is an atheroprotective cell protein that mediates cholesterol transport from cells to apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, the major protein in HDL. Because formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) is associated with diabetic vascular complications, w...

Protein carbonyls are widely analysed as a measure of protein oxidation. Several different methods exist for their determination. A previous study had described orders of magnitude variance that existed when protein carbonyls were analysed in a single laboratory by ELISA using different commercial kits. We have further explored the potential causes of variance in carbonyl analysis in a ring stu...

Oxidative stress and antioxidants play a role in age-related diseases and in the aging process. We here present data on protein carbonyls, 3-nitrotyrosine, malondialdehyde, and cellular and plasma antioxidants (glutathione, cysteine, ascorbic acid, uric acid, α-tocopherol, and lycopene) and their relation with age in the European multicenter study MARK-AGE. To avoid confounding, only data from ...

We compared the progression of lens opacification with the time course of oxidation of lens proteins under conditions of streptozotocin-induced experimental diabetes in rats. By the end of the 17th week, approx. 50% of the diabetic animals developed mature cataracts. During the following month, 95% of the eyes in the diabetic group became cataractous. In the course of lens opacification we obse...

During inflammation, the resulting oxidative stress can damage surrounding host tissue, forming protein-carbonyls. The SJL mouse is an experimental animal model used to assess in vivo toxicological responses to reactive oxygen and nitrogen species from inflammation. The goals of this study were to identify the major serum proteins modified with a carbonyl functionality and to identify the types...

The mechanism of ochratoxin A (OTA) toxicity has been found to involve the production of free radicals and consequent oxidative stress. Until now, the only studied pathway of OTA-caused oxidative damage was peroxidation of lipids. The aim of this study was to check whether OTA induced the production of protein carbonyls, markers of protein oxidation. Exposed rats (5 per group) were given daily ...

The reaction of 1,1-bis(triflyl)ethylene generated in situ with enolizable carbonyls yielded δ-oxo-1,1-bis(triflyl)alkane derivatives. Their acidities in both the gas and solution phases were determined.