INICSA   23916
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Oxidative stress, antioxidants and intestinal calcium absorption
Autor/es:
DE BARBOZA, GABRIELA DIAZ; GUIZZARDI, SOLANGE; MOINE, LUCIANA; TOLOSA DE TALAMONI, NORI; DE BARBOZA, GABRIELA DIAZ; GUIZZARDI, SOLANGE; MOINE, LUCIANA; TOLOSA DE TALAMONI, NORI
Revista:
WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
Editorial:
W J G PRESS
Referencias:
Lugar: Pleasanton, CA; Año: 2017 vol. 23 p. 2841 - 2853
ISSN:
1007-9327
Resumen:
The disequilibrium between the production of reactive oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species and their elimination by protective mechanisms leads to oxidative stress. Mitochondria are the main source of ROS as by-products of electron transport chain. Most of the time the intestine responds adequately against the oxidative stress, but with aging or under conditions that exacerbate the ROS and/or RNS production, the defenses are not enough and contribute to developing intestinal pathologies. The endogenous antioxidant defense system in gut includes glutathione (GSH) and GSH-dependent enzymes as major components. When the ROS and/or RNS production is exacerbated, oxidative stress occurs and the intestinal Ca2+ absorption is inhibited. GSH depleting drugs such as DLbuthionine-S,R-sulfoximine, menadione and sodium deoxycholate inhibit the Ca2+ transport from lumen to blood by alteration in the protein expression and/or activity of molecules involved in the Ca2+ transcellular and paracellular pathways through mechanisms of oxidative stress, apoptosis and/or autophagy. Quercetin, melatonin, lithocholic and ursodeoxycholic acids block the effect of those drugs in experimental animals by their antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and/or anti-autophagic properties. Therefore, they may become drugs of choice for treatment of deteriorated intestinal Ca2+ absorption under oxidant conditions such as aging, diabetes, gut inflammation and other intestinal disorders.