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Karelson E Bogdanovic N Garlind A Winblad B Zilmer K Kullisaar T Vihalemm T Kairane C Zilmer M 《Neurochemical research》2001,26(4):353-361
The markers of oxidative stress were measured in four cerebrocortical regions of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and age-matched control brains. In controls the levels of diene conjugates (DC) and lipid peroxides (LOOH) were significantly higher in the sensory postcentral and occipital primary cortex than in the temporal inferior or frontal inferior cortex. The antioxidant capacity (AOC) was highest in the temporal, and GSH in the frontal inferior cortex. The highest activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) was found in the occipital primary cortex. Compared with controls, significantly higher level of DC and LOOH and attenuated AOC were evident in AD temporal inferior cortex. In AD frontal inferior cortex moderate increase in LOOH was associated with positive correlation between SOD activity and counts of senile plaques. Our data suggest that in AD cerebral cortex, the oxidative stress is expressed in the reducing sequence: temporal inferior cortex > frontal inferior cortex > sensory postcentral cortex occipital primary cortex, corresponding to the histopathological spreading of AD from the associative to primary cortical areas. 相似文献
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Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by metabolism and immune defenses can cause extensive damage to biomolecules. To counteract this damage, organisms rely on exogenous and endogenous antioxidants, although their relative importance in maintaining redox balance is unclear. We supplemented captive greenfinches with dietary antioxidants--carotenoids and vitamin E--and injected them with an inflammatory agent, phytohemagglutinin. Compared to controls, immune-challenged birds circulated more lipid peroxidation products but also increased total plasma antioxidativity. Carotenoid (but not vitamin E) supplementation generally reduced lipid peroxidation, but this did not compensate for the effects of immune activation. Levels of an endogenous antioxidant--uric acid--strongly contributed to plasma antioxidativity. We found no evidence that dietary antioxidants are immunostimulatory. These results demonstrate the antioxidant function of carotenoids in birds and show that simultaneous assessment of oxidative stress-driven damage, antioxidant barrier, and individual antioxidants is critical for explaining the potential costs of immune system activation. 相似文献
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Waldmann A Kurykin J Jaakma U Kaart T Aidnik M Jalakas M Majas L Padrik P 《Theriogenology》2006,66(5):1364-1374
Milk progesterone concentration (P4), milk yield, milk composition, ovarian structures and pregnancy status were studied in 108 cows treated with two doses of PGF 14 days apart and inseminated at fixed time (TAI) 80-82 h later. The synchronization protocol was started at 70+/-1.4 days after parturition. Milk P4 profiles revealed that anestrus, failure of luteolysis following treatment with PGF and failure to ovulate following luteolysis were the main reasons for low pregnancy rate with TAI. Anestrous cows had a higher percentage of milk fat (P<0.05) and higher fat to protein ratio (P<0.01), and cows that did not undergo luteolysis had higher milk yield (P<0.05) and lower percentage of milk protein (P<0.05) than cows that responded to PGF treatment. Cows that did not undergo luteolysis and cows that did not ovulate following luteolysis had lower milk P4 during the luteal phase preceding the second PGF injection (P<0.01 and P<0.05, respectively). Pregnancy rates 24 and 47 days after TAI in cows that responded as expected to the synchronization treatment were 62% and 54%, respectively. Pregnancy was precluded in non-responsive cows. The largest follicle at the time of TAI in cows experiencing late embryonic mortality was smaller (P=0.02) than in cows that successfully maintained pregnancy. Results suggest that a primary reason for low pregnancy rate in dairy cows after administration of PGF and TAI is inappropriate ovarian function prior to, or following treatment. 相似文献
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Kai Truusalu Raik-Hiio Mikelsaar Paul Naaber Tõnis Karki Tiiu Kullisaar Mihkel Zilmer Marika Mikelsaar 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):132
Background
The aim of the study was to detect whether in experimental Salmonella enterica Typhimurium infection the probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 in combination with fluoroquinolone therapy would eradicate S. Typhimurium, prevent the development of liver and spleen granulomas and improve the indices of oxidative stress in the ileum mucosa. 相似文献5.
Jaanika Ilisson Maksim Zagura Kersti Zilmer Erik Salum Kaire Heilman Anneli Piir Vallo Tillmann Jaak Kals Mihkel Zilmer Chris Pruunsild 《Arthritis research & therapy》2015,17(1)
IntroductionJuvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a frequent childhood rheumatic disease characterized by chronic inflammation. The latter has been related to impairment of arterial functional-structural properties, atherogenesis and later cardiovascular events. The objective of this study was to examine intima-media thickness (IMT) and the parameters of arterial stiffness in children with JIA at diagnosis and their correlation with JIA subtype and markers of inflammation and atherosclerosis.MethodsThirty-nine newly diagnosed patients with JIA (26 girls; mean age, 13.2 ± 2.6 years) and 27 healthy controls (9 girls; mean age, 13.6 ± 3.4 years) were included in the study. Twelve patients had oligoarthritis, fifteen had extended oligoarthritis and twelve had rheumatoid factor–negative polyarthritis. IMT of the common carotid artery was determined by ultrasonography, carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and augmentation index adjusted to a heart rate of 75 beats/min (AIx@75) were determined by applanation tonometry. The serum levels of atherosclerosis-related biomarkers, such as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and adiponectin, were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsMean IMT (0.46 ± 0.04 vs. 0.42 ± 0.04 mm; p = 0.0003) and MPO concentration (115.2 [95 % confidence interval {95 % CI}, 97.4–136.3] vs. 57.6 [95 % CI, 47.1–70.3] ng/ml; p < 0.0001) were higher in the patients with JIA than in the control subjects. The cfPWV, AIx@75 and serum ADMA and adiponectin levels did not significantly differ between the groups and JIA subtypes. Serum adiponectin level correlated negatively with AIx@75 in patients with JIA (r = −0.38; p < 0.05).ConclusionsPatients with JIA have increased mean IMT and elevated MPO levels at early stages of the disease. AIx@75 was inversely independently associated with adiponectin level in the patients, suggesting that lower adiponectin levels might influence arterial subclinical stiffening in patients with newly diagnosed JIA. 相似文献
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Kersti Ehrlich Katrin Ida Riina Mahlapuu Ceslava Kairane Ingrid Oit Mihkel Zilmer 《Free radical research》2013,47(6):572-580
Previously the authors have designed and synthesized a library of antioxidative glutathione analogues called UPF peptides which are superior to glutathione in hydroxyl radical elimination. This paper is a follow-up study which investigated the effects of the most promising members of the library (UPF1 and UPF17) on oxidative stress-related enzymes. At concentrations used in vivo experiments neither UPF peptide influenced the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) when purified enzyme or erythrocyte lysate was used. At higher concentrations they inhibited GPx activity. UPF peptides had no effect on glutathione reductase (GR) activity. Also they, as well as glutathione itself, slightly increased MnSOD activity in human brain mitochondria and inhibited oxidative burst caused by neutrophil NAD(P)H oxidase. RT-PCR measurements showed that UPF1 and UPF17 have no effect on GPx and MnSOD expression level in human blood mononuclear cells. The results of this study confirm that investigated UPF peptides do not interfere with the enzymatic mechanisms of antioxidative defence and can be used as themselves or as a lead for the protector molecule design against excessive oxidative stress. 相似文献
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Riina Mahlapuu Merike Vaher Kersti Ehrlich Mihkel Kaljurand Ursel Soomets 《Journal of peptide science》2006,12(12):796-799
Glutathione and related peptides are interesting targets as protectors of biological systems against an oxidative injury. Two novel glutathione analogues, UPF1 and UPF15, have been designed and synthesised. As a result of different reactions taking place, the thiol-containing compounds oxidise to disulfides. In this study, the stability of UPF1, UPF15 and glutathione in various solutions was investigated by using HPLC and CE. The results showed that UPF1 and UPF15 are powerful hydroxyl radical scavengers and their dimerisation process velocity is higher than that of glutathione. 相似文献
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Combining limnological and palaeolimnological approaches in assessing degradation of Lake Pskov 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
Mihkel Kangur Külli Kangur Reet Laugaste Jaan-Mati Punning Tõnu Möls 《Hydrobiologia》2007,584(1):121-132
Historical spawning grounds for sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus L.) in most Portuguese river basins are becoming inaccessible due to the construction of impassable dams and/or weirs. Studies
like the one described in this paper are particularly important in areas like the Vouga river basin, where there is a considerable
fishing effort from both professional fishermen and poachers. In fact, for management and conservation purposes, it is important
to clarify several aspects of the sea lamprey spawning run in this particular watershed. Therefore, a total of 30 radio tagged,
migrating sea lampreys were released in the River Vouga and some of its main tributaries during 2004 and 2005. Results from
the tracking sessions were used to determine the effect of poaching on the spawners’ population and the characteristics of
the resting sites used during the upstream movement. The rivers’ stretches were also characterized according to the type of
substrate present in the riverbed and flow type, in order to determine its aptitude to constitute appropriate spawning habitats
for sea lampreys. We have identified in the upstream stretches of River Vouga, and in the tributary River Caima, characteristics
that are particularly suitable for the construction of nests by the spawners. Presence of larvae provided evidence that spawners
migrated into the River Vouga’s upper reaches. However, abundance and age class diversity appeared to be higher downstream
of Sernada and Carvoeiro weirs, corroborating the telemetry data which suggested difficulty in passing these obstacles during
low precipitation years. In the River Caima, migration was most predictable, which might be related to daily water releases
from a small hydropower dam at dusk, that stimulated the lampreys to resume migration. Poaching has had a considerable negative
effect on the success of the tagged lampreys’ migration: 76% of the animals released during 2005 were captured.
Electronic supplementary material Supplementary material is available for this article at and accessible for authorized user 相似文献
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Tiiu Kullisaar Jelena Shepetova Kersti Zilmer Epp Songisepp Aune Rehema Marika Mikelsaar Mihkel Zilmer 《Central European Journal of Biology》2011,6(1):32-40
Reducing postprandial oxidative stress (OxS), decreasing postprandial blood triglyceride level (TG) and improving lipoprotein
status is likely to have a preventive impact on the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previously we have shown
that the antioxidant probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 (DSM14241) is characterized by antiatherogenic effects. This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study evaluated
the influence of kefir enriched with an antioxidative probiotic L. fermentum ME-3 (LfKef) on postprandial OxS, blood TG response and lipoprotein status. 100 clinically healthy subjects were recruited
into the study. Blood parameters of postprandial OxS, TG and lipoprotein status were determined by oxidized LDL, baseline
diene conjugation in LDL (BDC-LDL), oxidized LDL complex with beta-2 glycoprotein (Beta2-GPI-oxLDL), paraoxonase (PON) activity,
LDL-Chol, HDL-Chol and TG. To evaluate general body postprandial OxS-load we measured 8-isoprostanes (8-EPI) in the urine.
Consumption of LfKef significantly reduced the postprandial level of oxidized LDL, BDC-LDL, Beta2-GPI-oxLDL, urinary 8-isoprostanes
and postprandial TG and caused a significant increase in HDL-Chol and PON activity. This is the first evidence that kefir
enriched with an antioxidant probiotic may have a positive effect on both postprandial OxS and TG response as well as on lipoprotein
status. 相似文献