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We previously reported the discovery of prostaglandin F2-like compounds (F2-isoprostanes) formed by nonenzymatic free-radical-induced peroxidation of arachidonic acid. Quantification of F2-isoprostanes has proven to be a major advance in assessing oxidative stress status in vivo. Central in the pathway of formation of isoprostanes are prostaglandin H2-like endoperoxides, which also undergo rearrangement in vivo to form E-ring, D-ring, and thromboxane-ring compounds. E2- and D2-isoprostanes also undergo dehydration in vivo to form reactive cyclopentenone A2- and J2-isoprostanes, which are susceptible to Michael addition reactions with thiols. Recently, we described the formation of highly reactive γ-ketoaldehydes (now termed isoketals) as products of isoprostane endoperoxide rearrangement which readily adduct to lysine residues on proteins and induce cross-links at rates that far exceed other aldehyde products of lipid peroxidation. Isoprostane-like compounds (neuroprostanes) and isoketal-like compounds (neuroketals) are formed from oxidation of docosahexaenoic acid, which is enriched in the brain, and measurement of neuroprostanes may provide a unique marker of oxidative neuronal injury.
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Roberts, L., Morrow, J. Products of the isoprostane pathway: unique bioactive compounds and markers of lipid peroxidation. CMLS, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 59, 808–820 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-002-8469-8
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