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REDOX REPORT
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13510002.2016.1229893
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Bacterial translocation; intestinal ischemia; reperfusion injury; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; free radicals; antioxidants; NO toxicity
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The intestine is highly sensitive to ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Intestinal I/R may cause local tissue injury and disruption of the intestinal mucosal barrier, allowing the passage of viable bacteria and endotoxins from the gastrointestinal lumen to distant organs. This phenomenon, known as bacterial translocation (BT), may lead to systemic disorders with high morbidity and mortality. Oxidative stress mediators such as reactive oxygen species, polymorphonuclear neutrophils and nitric oxide are believed to contribute to the intestinal I/R injury. Many antioxidants have shown protective effects against I/R injury of various organs. The present article provides an overview of studies investigating the effect of antioxidant supplementation on BT after intestinal I/R.
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