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- Title
Redox Imbalance and Its Metabolic Consequences in Tick-Borne Diseases.
- Authors
Groth, Monika; Skrzydlewska, Elżbieta; Dobrzyńska, Marta; Pancewicz, Sławomir; Moniuszko-Malinowska, Anna
- Abstract
One of the growing global health problems are vector-borne diseases, including tickborne diseases. The most common tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis. Taking into account the metabolic effects in the patient's body, tick-borne diseases are a significant problem from an epidemiological and clinical point of view. Inflammation and oxidative stress are key elements in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases, including tick-borne diseases. In consequence, this leads to oxidative modifications of the structure and function of phospholipids and proteins and results in qualitative and quantitative changes at the level of lipid mediators arising in both reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ROS enzyme-dependent reactions. These types of metabolic modifications affect the functioning of the cells and the host organism. Therefore, links between the severity of the disease state and redox imbalance and the level of phospholipid metabolites are being searched, hoping to find unambiguous diagnostic biomarkers. Assessment of molecular effects of oxidative stress may also enable the monitoring of the disease process and treatment efficacy.
- Subjects
TICK-borne diseases; LYME disease; TICK-borne encephalitis; VECTOR-borne diseases; OXIDATION-reduction reaction; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ANNEXINS
- Publication
Frontiers in Cellular & Infection Microbiology, 2022, Vol 12, p1
- ISSN
2235-2988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fcimb.2022.870398