Effects of Vegetal Extracts and Metabolites against Oxidative Stress and Associated Diseases: Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans .
Estefani Yaquelin Hernández-CruzDianelena Eugenio-PérezKarla Jaqueline Ramírez-MagañaPedraza-Chaverri JoséPublished in: ACS omega (2023)
Oxidative stress is a natural physiological process where the levels of oxidants, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS), exceed the strategy of antioxidant defenses, culminating in the interruption of redox signaling and control. Oxidative stress is associated with multiple pathologies, including premature aging, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and arthritis. It is not yet clear whether oxidative stress is the cause or consequence of these diseases; however, it has been shown that using compounds with antioxidant properties, particularly compounds of natural origin, could prevent or slow down the progress of different pathologies. Within this context, the Caenorhabditis elegans ( C. elegans ) model has served to study the effect of different metabolites and natural compounds, which has helped to decipher molecular targets and the effect of these compounds on premature aging and some diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases and dyslipidemia. This article lists the studies carried out on C. elegans in which metabolites and natural extracts have been tested against oxidative stress and the pathologies associated with providing an overview of the discoveries in the redox area made with this nematode.
Keyphrases
- oxidative stress
- dna damage
- diabetic rats
- reactive oxygen species
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- induced apoptosis
- ms ms
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- rheumatoid arthritis
- insulin resistance
- heat shock
- weight loss
- cell death
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- high fat diet induced