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The isoprostanes: Unique bioactive products of lipid peroxidation: An overview

  • Tsan Zon Liu
  • , Arnold Stern*
  • , Jason D. Morrow
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Yuan's General Hospital
  • New York University
  • Vanderbilt University

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Abstract

The development of a specific, reliable and noninvasive method for measuring oxidative stress in humans is essential for establishing the role of free radicals in human diseases. Currently, accurate techniques to assess oxidant injury in vivo are extremely limited although a number of approaches are being investigated. Of these, the measurement of specific products of nonenzymatic lipid peroxidation, the F2-isoprostanes (F2-IsoPs), appears to be a more accurate marker of oxidative stress in vivo in humans than other available methods. The purpose of this brief review is to acquaint the reader with the IsoPs from a biochemical perspective and to provide information regarding the utility of quantifying these compounds as indicators of oxidant stress.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)415-420
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Biomedical Science
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gas chromatography
  • Human disease
  • Isoprostanes
  • Lipid peroxidation
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Oxidative stress

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