title: Photosensitized oxidation of membrane lipids: reaction pathways, cytotoxic effects, and cytoprotective mechanisms.
abstract: Unsaturated lipids in cell membranes, including phospholipids and cholesterol, are well-known targets of oxidative modification, which can be induced by a variety of stresses, including ultraviolet A (UVA)- and visible light-induced photodynamic stress. Photodynamic lipid peroxidation has been associated with pathological conditions such as skin phototoxicity and carcinogenesis, as well as therapeutic treatments such as antitumor photodynamic therapy (PDT). Lipid hydroperoxides (LOOHs), including cholesterol hydroperoxides (ChOOHs), are important non-radical intermediates of the peroxidative process which can (i) serve as in situ reporters of type I vs. type II chemistry; (ii) undergo one-electron or two-electron reductive turnover which determines whether peroxidative injury is respectively intensified or suppressed; and (iii) mediate signaling cascades which either fortify antioxidant defenses of cells or evoke apoptotic death if oxidative pressure is too great. The purpose of this article is to review current understanding of photodynamic (UVA- or visible light-induced) lipid peroxidation with a special focus on LOOH generation and reactivity. Future goals in this area, many of which depend on continued development of state-of-the-art analytical techniques, will also be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. agirotti@mcw.edu
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Girotti
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology*; D008054:Lipid Peroxides / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress
chemical_list: D008054:Lipid Peroxides