TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of superoxide anion production in tissue.
AU - Zanetti, Michela
AU - d'Uscio, Livius V.
AU - Peterson, Timothy E.
AU - Katusic, Zvonimir S.
AU - O'Brien, Timothy
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Endothelial production of oxygen free radicals, especially superoxide anion (O(2)-), is an important mechanism of vascular dysfunction in hypertension. Overproduction of oxygen free radicals, mainly O(2)- occurs in human hypertension and in a wide variety of animal models. Thus, analysis of O(2)- generation represents a useful tool for identifying oxidative stress in hypertension. Among the methods used for O(2)- detection, the chemiluminescent probe lucigenin has been widely shown to be a useful method for detecting and quantifying the O(2)- formation. On the other hand, staining by the oxidative fluorescent probe dihydroethidine, which is freely permeable to cell membranes, is suitable to monitor in situ production of O(2)- and to provide a reliable marker of its intracellular presence. Dihydroethidine is oxidized in the presence of O(2)- to a fluorescent marker product, which is rapidly intercalated into DNA. Thus, nuclei are the primary fluorescent structures labeled. By simply incubating experimental samples in the presence of dihydroethidine followed by analysis of fluorescence, this method allows rapid and specific detection of intracellular oxidative stress due to superoxide anion generation.
AB - Endothelial production of oxygen free radicals, especially superoxide anion (O(2)-), is an important mechanism of vascular dysfunction in hypertension. Overproduction of oxygen free radicals, mainly O(2)- occurs in human hypertension and in a wide variety of animal models. Thus, analysis of O(2)- generation represents a useful tool for identifying oxidative stress in hypertension. Among the methods used for O(2)- detection, the chemiluminescent probe lucigenin has been widely shown to be a useful method for detecting and quantifying the O(2)- formation. On the other hand, staining by the oxidative fluorescent probe dihydroethidine, which is freely permeable to cell membranes, is suitable to monitor in situ production of O(2)- and to provide a reliable marker of its intracellular presence. Dihydroethidine is oxidized in the presence of O(2)- to a fluorescent marker product, which is rapidly intercalated into DNA. Thus, nuclei are the primary fluorescent structures labeled. By simply incubating experimental samples in the presence of dihydroethidine followed by analysis of fluorescence, this method allows rapid and specific detection of intracellular oxidative stress due to superoxide anion generation.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 16028676
AN - SCOPUS:24644510715
SN - 1543-1894
VL - 108
SP - 65
EP - 72
JO - Methods in molecular medicine
JF - Methods in molecular medicine
ER -