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ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023

An Overview on Assay Methods to Quantify ROS and Enzymatic Antioxidants in Erythrocytes and Spermatozoa of Small Domestic Ruminants.

Valeria Pasciu, Maria Nieddu, Francesca Daniela Sotgiu, Elena Baralla, Fiammetta Berlinguer

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Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. 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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15citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Valeria PasciuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9900-5976
Maria NiedduDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7589-0464
Francesca Daniela SotgiuDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2708-3833
Elena BarallaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
Fiammetta BerlinguerDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2500-8063
University of Sassari · IT

Funding

FINANZIAMENTO STRAORDINARIO UNA TANTUM PER LA RICERCA 2020 FAR2020BERLINGUERF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present review aims to provide an overview of the assay methods for the quantification of ROS and principal enzymatic antioxidants as biomarkers of oxidative stress in erythrocytes and spermatozoa of small domestic ruminants. A complete literature search was carried out in PubMed, Scopus and the World Wide Web using relevant keywords and focusing on the last five years (2018-2023). Among spectrophotometry, fluorometry and chemiluminescence, the most widely used method for ROS assay is fluorometry, probably because it allows to simultaneously assay several ROS, using different probes, with greater economic advantages. Regarding intracellular antioxidant enzymes, recent literature reports only spectrophotometric methods, many of which use commercial kits. The use of a less sensitive but cheapest method is suitable because both erythrocytes and spermatozoa samples are highly concentrated in domestic ruminant species. All methods considered in this review have been found to be appropriate; in general, the differences are related to their costs and sensitivity. Quantification of ROS and enzymatic antioxidant activity in erythrocytes and spermatozoa may find application in the study of the welfare and health status of small domestic ruminants for monitoring livestock production.

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enzymatic antioxidanterythrocytesmethod assayROSsmall domestic ruminantsspermatozoa

Identifiers

PMID37508077
PMCPMC10376267
OpenAlexW4384341082

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