Vitiligo: interplay between oxidative stress and immune system

NC Laddha, M Dwivedi, MS Mansuri… - Experimental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Vitiligo is a multifactorial polygenic disorder with a complex pathogenesis, linked with both
genetic and non‐genetic factors. The precise modus operandi for vitiligo pathogenesis has …

Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species: relevance to cyto (neuro) toxic events and neurologic disorders. An overview

D Metodiewa, C Kośka - Neurotoxicity Research, 1999 - Springer
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) are formed under
physiological conditions in the human body and are removed by cellular antioxidant defense …

Hypoxia induces permeability in brain microvessel endothelial cells via VEGF and NO

S Fischer, M Clauss, M Wiesnet… - … of Physiology-Cell …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
In this study, an in vitro model of the blood-brain barrier, consisting of porcine brain-derived
microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC), was used to evaluate the mechanism of hypoxia …

Nitric oxide and penile erectile function

N Toda, K Ayajiki, T Okamura - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as an intercellular messenger or neurotransmitter opened
a new era for identifying the important mechanisms underlying physiological and …

[HTML][HTML] Perturbed 6-tetrahydrobiopterin recycling via decreased dihydropteridine reductase in vitiligo: more evidence for H2O2 stress

S Hasse, NCJ Gibbons, H Rokos, LK Marles… - Journal of Investigative …, 2004 - Elsevier
To date there is ample evidence that patients with vitiligo accumulate millimolar
concentrations of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) in their epidermis as well as in their blood …

Influence of copper on early development: prenatal and postnatal considerations

JY Uriu‐Adams, RE Scherr, L Lanoue, CL Keen - Biofactors, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Copper (Cu) is an essential nutrient whose requirement is increased during pregnancy and
lactation. These represent times of critical growth and development, and the fetus and …

[HTML][HTML] The antioxidant action of Polypodium leucotomos extract and kojic acid: reactions with reactive oxygen species

AJ Gomes, CN Lunardi, S Gonzalez… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2001 - SciELO Brasil
Two natural products Polypodium leucotomos extract (PL) and kojic acid (KA) were tested
for their ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species (· OH,· O2-, H2O2, ¹O2) in phosphate …

Vitiligo: pathomechanisms and genetic polymorphism of susceptible genes

EM Shajil, S Chatterjee, D Agrawal, T Bagchi, R Begum - 2006 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Vitiligo is a depigmenting disorder resulting from the loss of melanocytes in the skin and
affects 1-4% of the world population. Incidence of vitiligo is found to be 0.5-2.5% in India with …

Hyperoxic vasoconstriction in the brain is mediated by inactivation of nitric oxide by superoxide anions

SY Zhilyaev, AN Moskvin, TF Platonova… - Neuroscience and …, 2003 - Springer
The hypothesis that decreases in brain blood flow during respiration of hyperbaric oxygen
result from inactivation of nitric oxide (NO) by superoxide anions (O 2–) is proposed …

Involvement of superoxide dismutase isoenzymes and their genetic variants in progression of and higher susceptibility to vitiligo

NC Laddha, M Dwivedi, AR Gani, EM Shajil… - Free Radical Biology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress has been implicated as the initial triggering event in vitiligo pathogenesis
leading to melanocyte destruction. Here, we report a significant increase in oxidative stress …