Progress in the mechanism and targeted drug therapy for COPD

C Wang, J Zhou, J Wang, S Li, A Fukunaga… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis
characterised by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. The prevalence of COPD …

Cysteine/cystine redox signaling in cardiovascular disease

YM Go, DP Jones - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Extracellular thiol/disulfide redox environments are highly regulated in healthy individuals.
The major thiol/disulfide redox couple in human plasma is cysteine (Cys) and its disulfide …

The redox proteome

YM Go, DP Jones - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013 - ASBMB
The redox proteome consists of reversible and irreversible covalent modifications that link
redox metabolism to biologic structure and function. These modifications, especially of Cys …

Multiple sclerosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

D Miljković, I Spasojević - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2013 - liebertpub.com
The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) involves several components: redox,
inflammatory/autoimmune, vascular, and neurodegenerative. All of them are supported by …

Redox regulation of cell survival by the thioredoxin superfamily: an implication of redox gene therapy in the heart

MK Ahsan, I Lekli, D Ray, J Yodoi… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are the key mediators of pathogenesis in cardiovascular
diseases. Members of the thioredoxin superfamily take an active part in scavenging reactive …

Redox regulation of human thioredoxin network

N Kondo, H Nakamura, H Masutani… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Oxidative stresses are largely mediated by intracellular protein oxidations by reactive
oxygen species (ROS). Host cells are equipped with antioxidants that scavenge ROS. The …

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor provides cardioprotection during ischemia/reperfusion by reducing oxidative stress

K Koga, A Kenessey, SR Powell, CP Sison… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a multifunctional protein that exhibits an
intrinsic thiol protein oxidoreductase activity and proinflammatory activities. In the present …

Human thioredoxin-1 ameliorates experimental murine colitis in association with suppressed macrophage inhibitory factor production

H Tamaki, H Nakamura, A Nishio, H Nakase, S Ueno… - Gastroenterology, 2006 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Thioredoxin-1 (TRX) is a small multifunctional protein with antioxidative
and redox-regulating functions. In this study, we investigated the significance of TRX in …

Link between macrophage migration inhibitory factor and cellular redox regulation

M Thiele, J Bernhagen - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2005 - liebertpub.com
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an evolutionary conserved 12.5-kDa protein
mediator with multiple functions in innate and acquired immunity. Upon leaderless secretion …

Identification and characterization of a novel gene Saf transcribed from the opposite strand of Fas

MD Yan, CC Hong, GM Lai, AL Cheng… - Human molecular …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Apoptosis is a morphologically distinct form of cell death involved in many physiological and
pathological processes. The regulation of Fas/Apo-1 involved in membrane-mediated …