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Event: 1510

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Oxidative Stress in Brain

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Oxidative Stress in Brain
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AOPs Including This Key Event

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AOP Name Role of event in AOP Point of Contact Author Status OECD Status
CYP2E1 activation and formation of protein adducts leading to neurodegeneration KeyEvent Jelle Broeders (send email) Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite
Organo-Phosphate Chemicals leading to sensory axonal peripheral neuropathy and mortality KeyEvent SAROJ AMAR (send email) Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite

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Key Event Description

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Oxidative stress is the imbalance between ROS and defence mechanisms against these ROS. Due to this imbalance the concentration of ROS can rise in the cells. The oxidizing free radicals can cause damage in the cell, at the DNA but also on multiple proteins. Nrf2 is an example of an defence mechanism against ROS.

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One way to show oxidative stress in cells is to measure the ROS level. ROS generation can be determined in neuron cells. DHE, a small-molecule ROS probe, can be used for visualizing ROS generation with the use of an epifluorescence microscope. DHE is a direct way of measuring ROS, an indirect way is the measurement of glutathione depletion. The ratio between glutathione and oxidized glutathione can be determined, which shows indirectly whether the ROS level is increased. When oxidized glutathione is present in a higher concentration the ROS level is increased. Finally the expression level of Nrf2 can be determined in cells, with the use of a western blot analysis and antibodies for Nrf2. When the expression level of Nrf2 is much higher than in a control cell it indirectly shows that there is an increase in the concentration of ROS.

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References

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Halpin, L. E., Collins, S. A. & Yamamoto, B. K. Neurotoxicity of methamphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine. Life Sciences 97, 37–44 (2014).

Valencia-Olvera, A. C., Morán, J., Camacho-Carranza, R., Prospéro-García, O. & Espinosa-Aguirre, J. J. CYP2E1 induction leads to oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in glutathione-depleted cerebellar granule neurons. Toxicol. Vitr. 28, 1206–1214 (2014).

Nguyen, T., Nioi, P. & Pickett, C. B. The Nrf2-antioxidant response element signaling pathway and its activation by oxidative stress. J. Biol. Chem. 284, 13291–5 (2009).