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Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols 2002nd Edition
Author(s): Donald Armstrong
- Publisher: Humana
- Publication Date: July 1, 2002
- Edition: 2002nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 372 pages
- ISBN-10: 0896038513
- ISBN-13: 9780896038516
Book Description
In our first protocols book, Free Radical and Antioxidant Protocols (1), r- erence to in vivo, ex vivo, or in situ techniques were few compared to classical biochemical assays and only 6 of the 40 chapters were concerned with these applications. In our second book, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Antioxidant Protocols (2), which is being published concurrently with this third volume, Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols, the number of such chapters has increased. The literature dealing with histoche- cal/cytochemical and immunohistochemical techniques and staining to identify cellular/subcellular sites of oxidative stress has expanded rapidly, as has the molecular biology methodology used to analyze free radical and antioxidant (AOX) reactions, as well as the monitoring of living tissue. A two-way search was performed for each technique listed in Table 1, coupled with “oxidative stress” using the PUBMED search engine from the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Most of the techniques involved in m- suring oxidative stress employ molecular biology or ultrastructural approaches. Of these techniques, histology, polymerase chain reaction, and Western blotting are the most widely used. Several forms of therapy are now available for patients with increased oxidative stress. In addition to standard antioxidant therapy supplementation in vivo and in vitro, photodynamic therapy (PDT) employs excitation of a photon-emitting compound delivered systemically for free radical-mediated necrosis of affected tissues, and stem cells are also being used to induce signaling events or replace antioxidant enzymes.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“…this volume is unique on its focus on protocols for identification and localization of oxidants, using molecular biology and other types of applications both in-vitro and in-vivo. This book is recommended for all biomedical research libraries and researchers at all levels who are interested in oxidative stress measurement.” – E-STREAMS
From the Back Cover
It is now feasible to identify subcellular sites where oxidative stress reactions occur and to determine gene expression relevant to those complex pathways. In Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols, a panel of world authorities present cutting-edge molecular and ultrastructure techniques for investigating the pathophysiology of oxidative stress. Described in step-by-step detail, these readily reproducible methods use the latest in immunodetection, X-ray diffraction, confocal microscopy, in situ hybridization, chemiluminescence, and cytofluorescence. Additional techniques take advantage of electron paramagnetic resonance, advanced glycation endproducts, Western blotting analysis, transcription factors, p47phox translocation, and microsphere delivery systems. The collection emphasizes the visual observation of free radicals or products altered by oxidative stress, and includes numerous in vivo, ex vivo, and in vitro applications. Two companion volumes, Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and Antioxidant Protocols (2002), and Free Radical and Antioxidant Protocols (1998), focus on the related biochemical and cellular biological methods.
Authoritative and highly practical, Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols provides a comprehensive collection of powerful ultrastructure and molecular tools for the evaluation of metabolic disorders linked to oxidative stress and the aging process.
Authoritative and highly practical, Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols provides a comprehensive collection of powerful ultrastructure and molecular tools for the evaluation of metabolic disorders linked to oxidative stress and the aging process.
