Free radical properties, source and targets, antioxidant consumption and health

G Martemucci, C Costagliola, M Mariano, L D'andrea… - Oxygen, 2022 - mdpi.com
Free radicals have acquired growing importance in the fields of biology and medicine. They
are produced during many different endogenous and exogenous processes. Mitochondria …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress—a causative factor and therapeutic target in many diseases

P Kowalczyk, D Sulejczak, P Kleczkowska… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The excessive formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and impairment of defensive
antioxidant systems leads to a condition known as oxidative stress. The main source of free …

The mitophagy pathway and its implications in human diseases

S Wang, H Long, L Hou, B Feng, Z Ma, Y Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Mitochondria are dynamic organelles with multiple functions. They participate in necrotic cell
death and programmed apoptotic, and are crucial for cell metabolism and survival …

Nanomaterials and nanomaterials-based drug delivery to promote cutaneous wound healing

T Liu, Y Lu, R Zhan, W Qian, G Luo - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Various factors could damage the structure and integrity of skin to cause wounds.
Nonhealing or chronic wounds seriously affect the well-being of patients and bring heavy …

Glutathione in the Brain

K Aoyama - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant non-protein thiol, and plays crucial roles in the
antioxidant defense system and the maintenance of redox homeostasis in neurons. GSH …

Ferroptosis and its potential role in the physiopathology of Parkinson's Disease

L Mahoney-Sánchez, H Bouchaoui, S Ayton… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a common and progressive neurodegenerative disorder
characterised by motor impairments as well as non-motor symptoms. While dopamine …

Nrf2 regulates oxidative stress and its role in cerebral ischemic stroke

L Wang, X Zhang, X Xiong, H Zhu, R Chen, S Zhang… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cerebral ischemic stroke is characterized by acute ischemia in a certain part of the brain,
which leads to brain cells necrosis, apoptosis, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, etc. At present, there …

Mitochondrial electron transport chain, ROS generation and uncoupling

RZ Zhao, S Jiang, L Zhang… - … journal of molecular …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
The mammalian mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) includes complexes I‑IV, as
well as the electron transporters ubiquinone and cytochrome c. There are two electron …

Glutathione system enhancement for cardiac protection: pharmacological options against oxidative stress and ferroptosis

M Tan, Y Yin, X Ma, J Zhang, W Pan, M Tan… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The glutathione (GSH) system is considered to be one of the most powerful endogenous
antioxidant systems in the cardiovascular system due to its key contribution to detoxifying …

Lipid metabolism and Alzheimer's disease: clinical evidence, mechanistic link and therapeutic promise

F Yin - The FEBS journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age‐associated neurodegenerative disorder with
multifactorial etiology, intersecting genetic and environmental risk factors, and a lack of …