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INTRODUCTION<br />

Transition metals: the example <strong>of</strong> iron<br />

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Iron is a redox-active metal able to generate O2 ●─ from its <strong>in</strong>teraction with<br />

molecular oxygen by auto-oxidat<strong>in</strong>g (Reaction 4). The reverse reaction is also possible.<br />

As a result <strong>of</strong> the Fenton reaction (Reaction 5), Fe 2+ may also be oxidized <strong>in</strong> the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> H2O2 and generate ● OH and Fe 3+ which provokes lipid oxidation through its<br />

reaction with hydroperoxides normally present <strong>in</strong> the biological systems. In biological<br />

environment, other reactions as the Haber-Weiss reaction also occurs and requires the<br />

catalytic contribution <strong>of</strong> redox metal ions (Reaction 7).<br />

Reaction 4 Fe 2+ + O2 → Fe 3+ + O2 ●─<br />

●─ +<br />

2 O2 + 4H → 2H2O2<br />

Reaction 5 Fe 2+ + H2O2 → Fe 3+ + ● OH + OH ─ (Fenton reaction)<br />

Reaction 6 Fe 3+ + O2 ●─ → Fe 2+ + O2<br />

Reaction 7 O2 ●─ + H2O2 → O2 + ● OH + OH ─ (Haber Weiss reaction)<br />

In PD, iron content <strong>of</strong> the SNpc is elevated with an <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>of</strong> the Fe 3+ /Fe 2+<br />

ratio from 2:1 to almost 1:2 (Riederer et al. 1988, 1989, S<strong>of</strong>ic et al. 1988, Dexter et al.<br />

1993). These levels <strong>of</strong> iron <strong>in</strong>crease the conversion <strong>of</strong> H2O2 to ● OH via the Fenton<br />

reaction and promote a greater turnover <strong>in</strong> the Haber-Weiss reaction, lead<strong>in</strong>g to an<br />

amplification <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> (Riederer and Youdim 1993). Alternatively, <strong>oxidative</strong><br />

<strong>stress</strong> may <strong>in</strong>crease the levels <strong>of</strong> free iron (Halliwell and Gutteridge 2003) which may<br />

<strong>in</strong>teract with α-synucle<strong>in</strong> promot<strong>in</strong>g its aggregation (Schipper et al. 1998, Hochstrasser<br />

et al. 2004).

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