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Title: | Superoxide anion radical production in the tardigrade Paramacrobiotus richtersi, the first electron paramagnetic resonance spin-trapping study | Authors: | Savić, A. Guidetti R. Turi A. Pavicevic A. Giovannini I. Rebecchi L. Mojovic M. |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2015 | Journal: | Physiological and Biochemical Zoology | Abstract: | © 2015 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. Anhydrobiosis is an adaptive strategy that allows withstanding almost complete body water loss. It has been developed independently by many organisms belonging to different evolutionary lines, including tardigrades. The loss of water during anhydrobiotic processes leads to oxidative stress. To date, the metabolism of free radicals in tardigrades remained unclear. We present a method for in vivo monitoring of free radical production in tardigrades, based on electron paramagnetic resonance and spin-trap DEPMPO, which provides simultaneous identification of various spin adducts (i.e., different types of free radicals). The spin trap can be easily absorbed in animals, and tardigrades stay alive during the measurements and during 24-h monitoring after the treatment. The results show that hydrated specimens of the tardigrade Paramacrobiotus richtersi produce the pure superoxide anion radical (•O<inf>2</inf><sup>−</sup>). This is an unexpected result, as all previously examined animals and plants produce both superoxide anion radical and hydroxyl radical (•OH) or exclusively hydroxyl radical. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6729 | ISSN: | 15222152 | DOI: | 10.1086/681031 |
Appears in Collections: | Naučne i umetničke publikacije |
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