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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Glycolate combats massive oxidative stress by restoring redox potential in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Veronica Diez, Sofia Traikov, Kathrin Schmeisser, Akshay Kumar Das Adhikari, Teymuras Vakhtang Kurzchalia

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Veronica DiezMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Sofia TraikovMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Kathrin SchmeisserMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Akshay Kumar Das AdhikariMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
Teymuras Vakhtang KurzchaliaMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany. kurzchalia@mpi-cbg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-8460

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Upon exposure to excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS), organismal survival depends on the strength of the endogenous antioxidant defense barriers that prevent mitochondrial and cellular deterioration. Previously, we showed that glycolic acid can restore the mitochondrial membrane potential of C. elegans treated with paraquat, an oxidant that produces superoxide and other ROS species, including hydrogen peroxide. Here, we demonstrate that glycolate fully suppresses the deleterious effects of peroxide on mitochondrial activity and growth in worms. This endogenous compound acts by entering serine/glycine metabolism. In this way, conversion of glycolate into glycine and serine ameliorates the drastically decreased NADPH/NADP

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedAntioxidantsCaenorhabditis elegansGlycolatesHydrogen PeroxideLongevityMitochondriaOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressParaquatReactive Oxygen SpeciesTime FactorsAntioxidantsGlycolatesglycolic acidHydrogen PeroxideParaquatReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID33526793
PMCPMC7851149

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