Going retro: oxidative stress biomarkers in modern redox biology

Nikos V. Margaritelis, James N. Cobley, Vassilis Paschalis, Aristidis S. Veskoukis, Anastasios A. Theodorou, Antonios Kyparos, Michalis G. Nikolaidis

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    Abstract

    The field of redox biology is inherently intertwined with oxidative stress biomarkers. Oxidative stress biomarkers have been utilized for many different objectives. Our analysis indicates that oxidative stress biomarkers have several salient applications: (1) diagnosing oxidative stress, (2) pinpointing likely redox components in a physiological or pathological process, and (3) estimating the severity, progression and/or regression of a disease. On the contrary, oxidative stress biomarkers do not report on redox signaling. Alternative approaches to gain more mechanistic insights are: (1) measuring molecules that are integrated in pathways linking redox biochemistry with physiology, (2) using the exomarker approach and (3) exploiting -omics techniques. More sophisticated approaches and large trials are needed to establish oxidative stress biomarkers in the clinical setting.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2-12
    Number of pages11
    JournalFree Radical Biology and Medicine
    Volume98
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2016

    Keywords

    • Biomarkers
    • Oxidative stress
    • Redox signaling
    • Physiology
    • Pathology

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