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Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite in Health and Disease

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Pacher, Pál, Beckman, Joseph S., Liaudet, Lucas·2007·Physiological Reviews

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The discovery that mammalian cells have the ability to synthesize the free radical nitric oxide (NO) has stimulated an extraordinary impetus for scientific research in all the fields of biology and medicine. Since its early description as an endothelial-derived relaxing factor, NO has emerged as a fundamental signaling device regulating virtually every critical cellular function, as well as a potent mediator of cellular damage in a wide range of conditions. Recent evidence indicates that most of the cytotoxicity attributed to NO is rather due to peroxynitrite, produced from the diffusion-controlled reaction between NO and another free radical, the superoxide anion. Peroxynitrite interacts with lipids, DNA, and proteins via direct oxidative reactions or via indirect, radical-mediated mechanisms. These reactions trigger cellular responses ranging from subtle modulations of cell signaling to overwhelming oxidative injury, committing cells to necrosis or apoptosis. In vivo, peroxynitrite generation represents a crucial pathogenic mechanism in conditions such as stroke, myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure, diabetes, circulatory shock, chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. Hence, novel pharmacological strategies aimed at removing peroxynitrite might represent powerful therapeutic tools in the future. Evidence supporting these novel roles of NO and peroxynitrite is presented in detail in this review.

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  • The melanin-to-DNA chemiexcitation process is initiated by nitric oxide and superoxide, radicals triggered by ultraviolet light or inflammation.

    “That process was initiated by nitric oxide and superoxide, radicals triggered by ultraviolet light or inflammation.”

    From Chemiexcitation: Mammalian Photochemistry in the Dark<sup>†</sup> (2023) · cites this paper as [34]

    The Biological Chemistry and Local Inflammation sections describe nitric oxide and superoxide production in inflammatory settings and a pathway leading to DNA damage (pages unavailable). They do not describe melanin-to-DNA chemiexcitation or establish that ultraviolet light triggers the radicals in that process. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Glutamate induces •NO in neurons and is released during ischemia-reperfusion such as stroke or sleep apnea, which are accompanied by ONOO-.

    “The endogenous excitotoxin glutamate also induces •NO in neurons (216) and is released during ischemia-reperfusion such as in stroke or sleep apnea, which are accompanied by ONOO– (34).”

    From Chemiexcitation: Mammalian Photochemistry in the Dark<sup>†</sup> (2023) · cites this paper as [34]

    The section on stroke and reperfusion injury says cerebral ischemia causes extracellular glutamate to accumulate. The section on peroxynitrite in stroke describes peroxynitrite formation during ischemia and reperfusion. The passages support the stroke example, but do not establish the claim about sleep apnea. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • Pacher et al. review indicated that peroxynitrite and 3-NT formation are relevant as diagnostic biomarkers for several pathologic conditions.

    “Already in 2008, Pacher et al. published an outstanding and detailed review about the role of peroxynitrite and 3-NT formation in human health and disease, indicating their relevance as diagnostic biomarker for several pathologic conditions [188].”

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    In Biological Chemistry (page unavailable), the review calls nitrotyrosine an important biological marker and reports its detection in many disease-affected tissues. The neurodegenerative-disorders section (page unavailable) says elevated free nitrotyrosine in cerebrospinal fluid has been proposed as a marker of neurodegeneration. These passages support relevance as disease-associated markers, but do not establish peroxynitrite and 3-NT formation as diagnostic biomarkers for several specific conditions. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Nitric oxide and superoxide combine instantly to form peroxynitrite.

    “These radicals combine instantly to form the powerful oxidant peroxynitrite (ONOO−)”
  • Overexpression of eNOS is detrimental.

    “Notably, overexpression of eNOS is also detrimental”

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Authors
Pacher, P., Beckman, J. S., & Liaudet, L.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Venue
Physiological Reviews
Published
2007-01
Volume
87
Issue
1
Pages
315-424
ISSN
  • 0031-9333 (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-1210
OpenAlex
W2122386753
Cited by
6,390
References
1,513
Citations by year
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FWCI
29.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Physiological Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Z01AA000375)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES-00040, P01ES000040, ES-00240)
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (AT-02034, P01AT002034)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Redox biology and oxidative stress
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
Keywords
nitric oxide, peroxynitrite, superoxide, oxidative stress, nitric oxide signaling, apoptosis, necrosis, stroke, myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure, diabetes mellitus, shock, chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, peroxynitrite scavengers
MeSH terms
Animals, Disease, Health, Humans, Nitric Oxide, Peroxynitrous Acid

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