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Lipid Peroxidation: A Specific form of Cellular Injury

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Abstract

The sections in this article are:

1 Chemistry of Lipid Peroxidation
2 Biological Consequences of Lipid Peroxidation
3 Possible Mechanisms in Lipoperoxidative Cell Injury
4 Protective Mechanisms
5 Liver Injury from Carbon Tetrachloride
6 Summary
Figure 1. Figure 1.

Peroxidation of a polyenoic long‐chain fatty acid.

Figure 2. Figure 2.

Hypothetical destruction of cytochrome P‐450 through direct attack by toxic metabolites of CCl4.

Figure 3. Figure 3.

Hypothetical destruction of cytochrome P‐450 through indirect attack by toxic products of lipid peroxidation.

Figure 4. Figure 4.

Cytochrome P‐450 and in vitro metabolism of CCl4. Left panel: Note no loss of cytochrome P‐450 during anaerobic conversion of CCl4 to CHCl3, and note also the absence of lipid peroxidation. Right panel: Note substantial loss of cytochrome P‐450 when lipid peroxidation occurs.



Figure 1.

Peroxidation of a polyenoic long‐chain fatty acid.



Figure 2.

Hypothetical destruction of cytochrome P‐450 through direct attack by toxic metabolites of CCl4.



Figure 3.

Hypothetical destruction of cytochrome P‐450 through indirect attack by toxic products of lipid peroxidation.



Figure 4.

Cytochrome P‐450 and in vitro metabolism of CCl4. Left panel: Note no loss of cytochrome P‐450 during anaerobic conversion of CCl4 to CHCl3, and note also the absence of lipid peroxidation. Right panel: Note substantial loss of cytochrome P‐450 when lipid peroxidation occurs.

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Richard O. Recknagel, Eric A. Glende. Lipid Peroxidation: A Specific form of Cellular Injury. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 26: Handbook of Physiology, Reactions to Environmental Agents: 591-601. First published in print 1977. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp090138