OXIDATIVE STRESS IN MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: Biochemistry and Physiological Ecology

2005/08/25 by Michael P. Lesser · 1,817 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Biochemistry #Biology #Cell biology #Chemistry #Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology #Enzyme #Hydrogen peroxide #Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses #Oxidative phosphorylation #Oxidative stress #Oxygen #Physiology #Reactive oxygen species #Redox biology and oxidative stress #Singlet oxygen #Superoxide

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.physiol.68.040104.110001

published in Annual Review of Physiology 68(1), 253-278 (Annual Reviews)

openalex publication_date 2005/08/25 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Oxidative stress-the production and accumulation of reduced oxygen intermediates such as superoxide radicals, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radicals-can damage lipids, proteins, and DNA. Many disease processes of clinical interest and the aging process involve oxidative stress in their underlying etiology. The production of reactive oxygen species is also prevalent in the world's oceans, and oxidative stress is an important component of the stress response in marine organisms exposed to a variety of insults as a result of changes in environmental conditions such as thermal stress, exposure to ultraviolet radiation, or exposure to pollution. As in the clinical setting, reactive oxygen species are also important signal transduction molecules and mediators of damage in cellular processes, such as apoptosis and cell necrosis, for marine organisms. This review brings together the voluminous literature on the biochemistry and physiology of oxidative stress from the clinical and plant physiology disciplines with the fast-increasing interest in oxidative stress in marine environments.

Cited by

• The Effect of Thermal Stress on the Physiology and Bacterial Communities of Two Key Mediterranean Gorgonians
• Hypoxia tolerance of the gorgonian coral Eunicella cavolini to variable dissolved oxygen concentrations
• Individual and Combined Effects of Nickel Oxide and Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles on Oxidative Stress and Hepatopancreas Integrity in the Terrestrial Sentinel Helix aspersa
• High temporal resolution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) dynamics during heat stress does not support a causative role in coral bleaching
• Similar thermal breadth of two temperate coral species from the Mediterranean Sea and two tropical coral species from the Great Barrier Reef
• The Host Coral Bleaching Response Viewed Through the Lens of Multi‐Omics
• These Boots Are Made for Walking: Sex‐Specific Physiological and Metabolomic Strategies Reflect Male‐Skewed Vulnerability to Ocean Warming in a Keystone Amphipod
• When anaerobes encounter oxygen: mechanisms of oxygen toxicity, tolerance and defence
• A photophysiological model of coral bleaching under light and temperature stress: experimental assessment
• Combined climate stressors constrain various mechanisms for thermal tolerance in the scallop Pecten maximus
• A multi-molecular biomarker assessment of thermal preconditioning in two scleractinian coral species
• Oxidative stress and growth performance are modulated by polyunsaturated fatty acids in Arctic charr, brook charr and their reciprocal hybrids
• Wildfire ash undermines the physiology of the Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa
• Peroxisome Proliferation in Foraminifera Inhabiting the Chemocline: An Adaptation to Reactive Oxygen Species Exposure?1
• Terephthalate Probe for Hydroxyl Radicals: Yield of 2-Hydroxyterephthalic Acid and Transition Metal Interference
• Oxygen: the universal currency on coral reefs
• Impact of temperature on UV-susceptibility of two Ulva (Chlorophyta) species from Antarctic and Subantarctic regions
• Five questions on how biochemistry can combat climate change
• Beneficial Microorganisms for Corals (BMC): Proposed Mechanisms for Coral Health and Resilience
• Green fluorescent protein regulation in the coral Acropora yongei during photoacclimation
• Quenching of superoxide radicals by green fluorescent protein
• Temperature stress-induced changes in the proteomic profiles of Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae)
• Cross‐protection from hydrogen peroxide by helper microbes: the impacts on the cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus and other beneficiaries in marine communities
• Host genotype and stable differences in algal symbiont communities explain patterns of thermal stress response of Montipora capitata following thermal pre-exposure and across multiple bleaching events

Related

• Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants: From Source to Sink
• Oxidative stress and fish immune system: phagocytosis and leukocyte respiratory burst activity
• Abiotic Stress and Reactive Oxygen Species: Generation, Signaling, and Defense Mechanisms
• Declining oxygen in the global ocean and coastal waters
• Reactive oxygen species - sources, functions, oxidative damage.