title: Biomarkers of oxidative and nitro-oxidative stress: conventional and novel approaches.
abstract: The concept of oxidative stress (OS) that connects altered redox biology with various diseases was introduced 30 years ago and has generated intensive research over the past two decades. Whereas it is now commonly accepted that macromolecule oxidation in response to ROS is associated with a variety of pathologies, the emergence of NO as a key regulator of redox signalling has led to the discovery of the pathophysiological significance of reactive nitrogen species (RNS). RNS can elicit various modifications of macromolecules and lead to nitrative or nitro-OS. In order to investigate oxidative and nitro-OS in human and in live animal models, circulating biomarker assays have been developed. This article provides an overview of key biomarkers used to assess lipid peroxidation and NO/NO2signalling, thereby stressing the necessity to analyse several OS biomarkers in relation to the overall (aerobic) metabolism and health condition of patients. In addition, the potential interest of heart rate variability as the non-invasive integrative biomarker of OS is discussed.
  
  
  
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authors.affiliation: LabOS, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cipak Gasparovic
authors.affiliation: LabOS, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Neven
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zarkovic
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, Clinical Hospital Centre, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Kamelija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zarkovic
authors.affiliation: Department of Propedeutics of Internal Medicine #2, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Khrystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Semen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical, Organic, and Bioorganic Chemistry, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Danylo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaminskyy
authors.affiliation: Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Lviv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Olha
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yelisyeyeva
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Biosciences, INSERM U1029, CNRS UMR 5309, Grenoble-Alps University Medical School, Grenoble, France.|Radioanalysis Laboratory, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: Serge P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bottari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D009569:Nitric Oxide