title: Reactive oxygen species and superoxide dismutases: role in joint diseases.
abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced in many normal and abnormal processes in humans, including atheroma, asthma, joint diseases, aging, and cancer. The superoxide anion O(2)(-) is the main ROS. Increased ROS production leads to tissue damage associated with inflammation. Superoxide dismutases (SODs) convert superoxide to hydrogen peroxide, which is then removed by glutathione peroxidase or catalase. Thus, SODs prevent the formation of highly aggressive ROS, such as peroxynitrite or the hydroxyl radical. Experimental models involving SOD knockout or overexpression are beginning to shed light on the pathophysiological role of SOD in humans. Although the antiinflammatory effects of exogenous native SOD (orgotein) are modest, synthetic SOD mimetics hold considerable promise for modulating the inflammatory response. In this review, we discuss new knowledge about the role of the superoxide anion and its derivates as mediators of inflammation and the role of SODs and SOD mimetics as antioxidant treatments in joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and crystal-induced arthropathies.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U606, IFR-139, Paris 7 University, Lariboisière Teaching Hospital, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France.
authors.forename: Valéry
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Afonso
authors.forename: Romuald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Champy
authors.forename: Dragoslav
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitrovic
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: Abderrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lomri
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase