Oxidative stress coping capacity (OSC) value : Development and validation of an in vitro measurement method for blood plasma using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) and vitamin C

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Oxidative stress as a driver of disease is reinforcing the trend towards supplementation with antioxidants. While antioxidants positively influence the redox status when applied at physiological doses, higher concentrations may have pro-oxidative effects. Precise assessment methods for testing the supply of antioxidants are lacking. Using in-situ-irradiation as stressor and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy as readout system for formed radicals, a stress response assessment method was developed, using protein solutions and plasma samples from transfusion medicine. The method was validated in a double-blind placebo-controlled in vivo cross-over pilot study in blood plasma samples of individuals before and after vitamin C supplementation. Reference measurements were performed for the exogenous antioxidants β-carotene and vitamin C, and glutathione as an endogenous representative. Malondialdehyde was studied for oxidative stress indication. Protein solutions without antioxidants showed a linear increase in radical concentration during irradiation. The in-vitro-addition of vitamin C or plasma samples from subjects displayed two slopes (m1, m2) for radical production, whereby m1 represented the amount of antioxidants and proteins, m2 only the protein content. These two slopes in combination with the intervening transition area (T) were used to calculate the oxidative stress coping capacity (OSC), which correlated positively with vitamin C concentration in blood plasma, while oxidative stress biomarkers showed only fluctuations within their reference ranges. Furthermore, a selective radical quenching mechanism for vitamin C was observed: the proportion of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the plasma samples was degraded in dependence to the vitamin C concentration ingested. The proportion of lipid oxygen species (LOS) remained stable while the ascorbyl radical increased with higher vitamin C intake. OSC may represent a sensitive method to detect treatment effects on the redox status in vivo in future validation and treatment studies, and potentially in clinical routine.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:194

Enthalten in:

Free radical biology & medicine - 194(2023) vom: 31. Jan., Seite 230-244

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nibbe, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Schleusener, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Siebert, Silas [VerfasserIn]
Borgart, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Brandt, Doreen [VerfasserIn]
Westphalen, Ronja [VerfasserIn]
Schüler, Nadine [VerfasserIn]
Berger, Bastian [VerfasserIn]
Peters, Eva M J [VerfasserIn]
Meinke, Martina C [VerfasserIn]
Lohan, Silke B [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antioxidants
Ascorbic Acid
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy
Free radicals
Journal Article
PQ6CK8PD0R
Redox status
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Supplementation
Vitamin C
Vitamins

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Date Completed 11.01.2023

Date Revised 14.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

DRKS: DRKS00028934

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.11.034

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349554579