Cerium oxide nanoparticles accelerate the decay of peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)).

ABSTRACT: Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) have been shown to possess a substantial oxygen storage capacity via the interchangeable surface reduction and oxidation of cerium atoms, cycling between the Ce(4+) and Ce(3+) redox states. It has been well established in many studies that depending on their reactivity and surface chemistry, CeO2 NPs can effectively convert both reactive oxygen species (superoxide, O2 (•-), and hydrogen peroxide) into more inert species and scavenge reactive nitrogen species (RNS)(nitric oxide, •NO), both in vitro and in vivo. Since much of damage attributed to •NO and O2 (•-) is actually the result of oxidation or nitration by peroxynitrite or its breakdown products and due to the multiple species that these nanoparticles target in vivo, it was logical to test their i

SUBMITTER: Dowding JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3736600 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature