Title
On the antioxidant properties of erythropoietin and its association with the oxidative-nitrosative stress response to hypoxia in humans
Abbreviated Journal Title
Acta Physiol.
Keywords
antioxidants; erythropoietin; free radicals; hypoxia; iron chelation; ACUTE MOUNTAIN-SICKNESS; DYNAMIC CEREBRAL AUTOREGULATION; HYDROXYL; RADICALS; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; BARRIER FUNCTION; VITAMIN-C; ASCORBATE; PLASMA; CAPACITY; DAMAGE; Physiology
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine if erythropoietin (EPO) has the potential to act as a biological antioxidant and determine the underlying mechanisms. Methods: The rate at which its recombinant form (rHuEPO) reacts with hydroxyl (HO center dot), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH center dot) and peroxyl (ROO center dot) radicals was evaluated in-vitro. The relationship between the erythopoietic and oxidative-nitrosative stress response to poikilocapneic hypoxia was determined separately in-vivo by sampling arterial blood from eleven males in normoxia and following 12 h exposure to 13% oxygen. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, ELISA and ozone-based chemiluminescence were employed for direct detection of ascorbate (A(center dot-)) and N-tert-butyl-a-phenylnitrone spin-trapped alkoxyl (PBN-OR) radicals, 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) and nitrite (NO2-). Results: We found rHuEPO to be a potent scavenger of HO center dot (k(r) = 1.03-1.66 x 10(11) M-1 s(-1)) with the capacity to inhibit Fenton chemistry through catalytic iron chelation. Its ability to scavenge DPPH. and ROO center dot was also superior compared to other more conventional antioxidants. Hypoxia was associated with a rise in arterial EPO and free radical-mediated reduction in nitric oxide, indicative of oxidative-nitrosative stress. The latter was confirmed by an increased systemic formation of A(center dot-), PBN-OR, 3-NT and corresponding loss of NO2- (P < 0.05 vs. normoxia). The erythropoietic and oxidative-nitrosative stress responses were consistently related (r =-0.52 to 0.68, P < 0.05). Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that EPO has the capacity to act as a biological antioxidant and provide a mechanistic basis for its reported cytoprotective benefits within the clinical setting.
Journal Title
Acta Physiologica
Volume
212
Issue/Number
2
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
175
Last Page
187
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1748-1708
Recommended Citation
"On the antioxidant properties of erythropoietin and its association with the oxidative-nitrosative stress response to hypoxia in humans" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5019.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5019
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