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Oxidative and Nitrous Stress Underlies Vascular Malfunction Induced by Ionizing Radiation and Diabetes.

Oxidative stress results from the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in quantities exceeding the potential activity of the body's antioxidant system and is one of the risk factors for the development of vascular dysfunction in diabetes and exposure to ionizing radiation. Being the secondary products of normal aerobic metabolism in living organisms, ROS and RNS act as signaling molecules that play an important role in the regulation of vital organism functions. Meanwhile, in high concentrations, these compounds are toxic and disrupt various metabolic pathways. The various stress factors (hyperglycemia, gamma-irradiation, etc.) trigger free oxygen and nitrogen radicals accumulation in cells that are capable to damage almost all cellular components including ion channels and transporters such as Na+ /K+ -ATPase, BKCa , and TRP channels. Vascular dysfunctions are governed by interaction of ROS and RNS. For example, the reaction of ROS with NO produces peroxynitrite (ONOO- ), which not only oxidizes DNA, cellular proteins, and lipids, but also disrupts important signaling pathways that regulate the cation channel functions in the vascular endothelium. Further increasing in ROS levels and formation of ONOO- leads to reduced NO bioavailability and causes endothelial dysfunction. Thus, imbalance of ROS and RNS and their affect on membrane ion channels plays an important role in the pathogenesis of vascular dysfunction associated with various disorders.

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