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Pathways of cholesterol oxidation via non-enzymatic mechanisms.

Luigi Iuliano
- 01 Sep 2011 - 
- Vol. 164, Iss: 6, pp 457-468
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In the absence of enzymatic catalysis in a pathway usually termed "autoxidation", which has been known for almost a century and observed under various experimental conditions, the susceptibility of cholesterol to non-enzymatic oxidation has raised considerable interest in the function of oxysterols as biological effectors and potential biomarkers for the non-invasive study of oxidative stress in vivo as discussed by the authors.
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This article is published in Chemistry and Physics of Lipids.The article was published on 2011-09-01. It has received 203 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Reactive oxygen species & Autoxidation.

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Role of vitamin E as a lipid-soluble peroxyl radical scavenger: in vitro and in vivo evidence

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The Molecular Basis for the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Curcumin and Its Metabolites in Relation to Cancer

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European contribution to the study of ROS : a summary of the findings and prospects for the future from the COST action BM1203 (EU-ROS)

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- 01 Oct 2017 - 
TL;DR: The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) provides an ideal framework to establish multi-disciplinary research networks and EU-ROS represents a consortium of researchers from different disciplines who are dedicated to providing new insights and tools for better understanding redox biology and medicine.
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Oxysterols: From cholesterol metabolites to key mediators

TL;DR: The complex metabolism and molecular targets (including binding properties) of these bioactive lipids in human and mice are discussed and the genetic mouse models currently available to interrogate their effects in pathophysiological settings are discussed.
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The role of lipid peroxidation and antioxidants in oxidative modification of LDL.

TL;DR: A comprehensive survey on the compositional properties of LDL relevant for its susceptibility to oxidation, on the mechanism and kinetics of LDL oxidation, and on the chemical and physico-chemical properties of HDL oxidized by exposure to copper ions is provided.
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A series of prostaglandin F2-like compounds are produced in vivo in humans by a non-cyclooxygenase, free radical-catalyzed mechanism.

TL;DR: It is found that a series of prostaglandin F2-like compounds are produced in vivo in humans by a non-cyclooxygenase mechanism involving free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of arachidonic acid, and that these prostanoids may participate as pathophysiological mediators in oxidant injury.
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An oxysterol signalling pathway mediated by the nuclear receptor LXRα

TL;DR: The results demonstrate the existence of a nuclear receptor signalling pathway for oxysterols and suggest that LXRα may be important as a sensor of cholesterol metabolites.
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Lipid hydroperoxide generation, turnover, and effector action in biological systems

TL;DR: An aspect of related interest that is under intensive investigation is lipid peroxidation/LOOH-mediated stress signaling, which may evoke a variety of cellular responses, ranging from induction of antioxidant enzymes to apoptotic death.
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