The redox role of G6PD in cell growth, cell death, and cancer

HC Yang, YH Wu, WC Yen, HY Liu, TL Hwang, A Stern… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The generation of reducing equivalent NADPH via glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PD) is critical for the maintenance of redox homeostasis and reductive biosynthesis in …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress: Role in chronic kidney disease

A Srivastava, B Tomar, D Sharma, SK Rath - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a variety of distinct disease processes that
permanently change the function and structure of the kidney across months or years. CKD is …

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes protect beta cells against hypoxia-induced apoptosis via miR-21 by alleviating ER stress and inhibiting p38 MAPK …

J Chen, J Chen, Y Cheng, Y Fu, H Zhao… - Stem cell research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypoxia is a major cause of beta cell death and dysfunction after
transplantation. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of exosomes derived from …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon monoxide (CO)/heme oxygenase (HO)-1 in gastrointestinal tumors pathophysiology and pharmacology-possible anti-and pro-cancer activities

K Krukowska, M Magierowski - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancers pose a significant pharmacological challenge for
researchers in terms of the discovery of molecular agents and the development of targeted …

Carbon monoxide stimulates both mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis to mediate protection against oxidative stress in astrocytes

C Figueiredo-Pereira, B Villarejo-Zori… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Astrocytes are key glial cells for the metabolic and functional support of the brain.
Mitochondrial quality control (MQC), in particular the balance between mitophagy and …

CO‐Releasing Molecule‐2 Prevents Acute Kidney Injury through Suppression of ROS‐Fyn‐ER Stress Signaling in Mouse Model

MJ Uddin, J Jeong, ES Pak, H Ha - Oxidative Medicine and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Acute kidney injury (AKI) most commonly appears in critically ill patients in hospitals. AKI is
characterized as a quick deterioration of kidney function and has recently been identified to …

Biomimetic carbon monoxide nanogenerator ameliorates streptozotocin induced type 1 diabetes in mice

C Zhang, SY Peng, S Hong, QW Chen, X Zeng, L Rong… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Diabetes is an increasing health problem and associated with inflammatory complications
that seriously affects the quality of life and survival of patients. Carbon monoxide (CO) …

Functional polysiloxane enables visualization of the presence of carbon monoxide in biological systems and films

F Gai, G Ding, X Wang, Y Zuo - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
As an essential gasotransmitter, carbon monoxide (CO) had gradually become a research
hotspot in that it possessed important physiological functions and unique pharmacological …

Extracellular vesicle therapy for type 1 diabetes

S Soltani, K Mansouri, MS Emami Aleagha… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disorder characterized by immune-mediated destruction
of pancreatic insulin-producing β-cells. The primary treatment for T1D is multiple daily …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon monoxide releasing molecule-2 protects mice against acute kidney injury through inhibition of ER stress

MJ Uddin, ES Pak, H Ha - The Korean Journal of Physiology …, 2018 - synapse.koreamed.org
Acute kidney injury (AKI), which is defined as a rapid decline of renal function, becomes
common and recently recognized to be closely intertwined with chronic kidney diseases …