Oxidative stress and aging: is methylglyoxal the hidden enemy?

KM Desai, T Chang, H Wang… - Canadian journal of …, 2010 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aging is a multifactorial process that involves changes at the cellular, tissue, organ and the
whole body levels resulting in decreased functioning, development of diseases, and …

Free radical generation by methylglyoxal in tissues

KM Desai, L Wu - Drug metabolism and drug interactions, 2008 - degruyter.com
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive dicarbonyl intermediate of the glycolytic pathway. Increased
oxidative stress is associated with conditions of increased MG, such as diabetes mellitus …

Methylglyoxal metabolism and aging-related disease: moving from correlation toward causation

R Kold-Christensen, M Johannsen - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a ubiquitous metabolite that spontaneously reacts with biopolymers
forming advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). AGEs are strongly associated with aging …

Methylglyoxal, a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, in diabetes, its vascular complications, and other age-related diseases

CG Schalkwijk, CDA Stehouwer - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
The formation and accumulation of methylglyoxal (MGO), a highly reactive dicarbonyl
compound, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, vascular …

Role of methylglyoxal in Alzheimer's disease

C Angeloni, L Zambonin, S Hrelia - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease is the most common and lethal neurodegenerative disorder. The major
hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease are extracellular aggregation of amyloid β peptides and …

Methylglyoxal and its adducts: Induction, repair, and association with disease

SWT Lai, EDJ Lopez Gonzalez, T Zoukari… - Chemical research in …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metabolism is an essential part of life that provides energy for cell growth. During metabolic
flux, reactive electrophiles are produced that covalently modify macromolecules, leading to …

Methylglyoxal in metabolic disorders: facts, myths, and promises

P Matafome, T Rodrigues, C Sena… - Medicinal research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Glucose and fructose metabolism originates the highly reactive byproduct methylglyoxal
(MG), which is a strong precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGE). The MG has …

[HTML][HTML] Methylglyoxal interaction with superoxide dismutase 1

P Polykretis, E Luchinat, F Boscaro, L Banci - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive aldehyde spontaneously formed in human cells
mainly as a by-product of glycolysis. Such endogenous metabolite reacts with proteins …

Methylglyoxal, obesity, and diabetes

P Matafome, C Sena, R Seiça - Endocrine, 2013 - Springer
Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive compound derived mainly from glucose and fructose
metabolism. This metabolite has been implicated in diabetic complications as it is a strong …

Methylglyoxal impairs glucose metabolism and leads to energy depletion in neuronal cells—protection by carbonyl scavengers

SG de Arriba, G Stuchbury, J Yarin, J Burnell… - Neurobiology of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are found in various intraneuronal protein deposits
such as neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy bodies in Parkinson's …