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mitochondria
NAD(P)H oxidases
xanthine oxidase
SOD
O 2 •-
O 2
H 2 O 2
hypoxanthine xanthine
xanthine uric acid
Fenton reaction
DNA
damage
OH
LH
L
O 2
LOO
LO
lipid peroxidation process
H
C 5 H 11
R
cyclization
OO
H
O
cyclization
O O
H 2 O
O
O
O
OH
cyclization
O 2 /RH
CH
H
H
4-hydroxynonenal
H
H
O
HO
malondialdehyde
β-hydroxyacrolein
guanine
adenine
cytosine
O
O
-2H 2 O
O
H
H
H
H
N
N
N
H
H
H
N H
N
N
N
deoxyR
N
N
M 1 G
N
N
N
N
O
deoxyR
M 1 A
M 1 C
deoxyR
Figure 1.3. ROS formation and the lipid peroxidation process (adapted from Jomova
and Valko [35] with the permission of the Elsevier Inc.). See color insert.
neuropathy, and tumors [68]. Evidence of both ROS and RNS involvement
has been detected in the metabolism of arsenic [60, 69, 70].
In recent years, the use of metal nanoparticles in various applications has
increased greatly and further studies are in progress to evaluate their toxicity
[71, 72]. For example, silver nanoparticles and Ag + ions have been shown to
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