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Event: 1445
Key Event Title
Increase, Lipid peroxidation
Short name
Biological Context
Level of Biological Organization |
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Molecular |
Cell term
Organ term
Key Event Components
Process | Object | Action |
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lipid oxidation | polyunsaturated fatty acid | increased |
Key Event Overview
AOPs Including This Key Event
AOP Name | Role of event in AOP | Point of Contact | Author Status | OECD Status |
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Excessive ROS leading to mortality (3) | KeyEvent | You Song (send email) | Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite | |
Oxidation of Reduced Glutathione Leading to Mortality | KeyEvent | Zarin Hossain (send email) | Open for citation & comment | |
Glutathione conjugation leading to reproductive dysfunction | KeyEvent | Leonardo Vieira (send email) | Under Development: Contributions and Comments Welcome | |
Essential element imbalance leads to reproductive failure via oxidative stress | KeyEvent | Travis Karschnik (send email) | Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite |
Taxonomic Applicability
Life Stages
Life stage | Evidence |
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All life stages | High |
Sex Applicability
Term | Evidence |
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Unspecific | High |
Key Event Description
Lipid peroxidation is the direct damage to lipids in the membrane of the cell or the membranes of the organelles inside the cells. Ultimately the membranes will break due to the build-up damage in the lipids. This is mainly caused by oxidants which attack lipids specifically, since these contain carbon-carbon double bonds. During lipid peroxidation several lipid radicals are formed in a chain reaction. These reactions can interfere and stimulate each other. Antioxidants, such as vitamin E, can react with lipid peroxy radicals to prevent further damage in the cell (Cooley et al. 2000).
How It Is Measured or Detected
The main product of lipid peroxidation, malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxyalkenals, is used to measure the degree of this process. This is measured by photocolorimetric assays, quantification of fatty acids by gaseous liquid chromatography (GLC) or high performance (HPLC) (L. Li et al. 2019; Jin et al. 2010a) or through commercial kits purchased from specialized companies.
Domain of Applicability
ROS is a normal constituent found in all organisms, therefore, all organisms containing lipid membranes may be affected by lipid peroxidation.
Structure: Regardless of sex or life stage, when exposed to free radicals, there is potential for lipid peroxidation as a auxiliary response where there are lipid membranes.
References
Cooley HM, Evans RE, Klaverkamp JF. 2000. Toxicology of dietary uranium in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Aquatic Toxicology. 48(4):495–515. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00057-0
Jin, Yuanxiang, Xiangxiang Zhang, Linjun Shu, Lifang Chen, Liwei Sun, Haifeng Qian, Weiping Liu, and Zhengwei Fu. 2010a. “Oxidative Stress Response and Gene Expression with Atrazine Exposure in Adult Female Zebrafish (Danio Rerio).” Chemosphere 78 (7): 846–52.
Li, Luxiao, Shanshan Zhong, Xia Shen, Qiujing Li, Wenxin Xu, Yongzhen Tao, and Huiyong Yin. 2019. “Recent Development on Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Oxidized Lipids.” Free Radical Biology & Medicine 144 (November): 16–34.