Functions of ROS in macrophages and antimicrobial immunity

M Herb, M Schramm - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a chemically defined group of reactive molecules
derived from molecular oxygen. ROS are involved in a plethora of processes in cells in all …

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in ischemic stroke: targeting tight junctions and transporters for vascular protection

W Abdullahi, D Tripathi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a physical and biochemical barrier that precisely controls
cerebral homeostasis. It also plays a central role in the regulation of blood-to-brain flux of …

[HTML][HTML] Reperfusion injury and reactive oxygen species: The evolution of a concept

DN Granger, PR Kvietys - Redox biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Reperfusion injury, the paradoxical tissue response that is manifested by blood flow-
deprived and oxygen-starved organs following the restoration of blood flow and tissue …

Reactive oxygen species: not omnipresent but important in many locations

M Herb, A Gluschko, M Schramm - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as the superoxide anion or hydrogen peroxide, have
been established over decades of research as, on the one hand, important and versatile …

Effects of tempol and redox-cycling nitroxides in models of oxidative stress

CS Wilcox - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2010 - Elsevier
Tempol is a redox-cycling nitroxide that promotes the metabolism of many reactive oxygen
species (ROS) and improves nitric oxide bioavailability. It has been studied extensively in …

Involvement of ROS in BBB dysfunction

PBL Pun, JIA Lu, S Moochhala - Free radical research, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) forms a protective barrier around the brain, with the important
function of maintaining brain homeostasis. Pathways thought to initiate BBB dysfunction …

The chemistry and biology of nitroxide compounds

BP Soule, F Hyodo, K Matsumoto, NL Simone… - Free Radical Biology …, 2007 - Elsevier
Cyclic nitroxides are a diverse group range of stable free radicals that have unique
antioxidant properties. Because of their ability to interact with free radicals, they have been …

Oxidative stress increases blood–brain barrier permeability and induces alterations in occludin during hypoxia–reoxygenation

JJ Lochhead, G McCaffrey, CE Quigley… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) has a critical role in central nervous system homeostasis.
Intercellular tight junction (TJ) protein complexes of the brain microvasculature limit …

Mechanisms of the antioxidant effects of nitric oxide

DA Wink, KM Miranda, MG Espey, RM Pluta… - … and redox signaling, 2001 - liebertpub.com
The Janus face of nitric oxide (NO) has prompted a debate as to whether NO plays a
deleterious or protective role in tissue injury. There are a number of reactive nitrogen oxide …

Antioxidants and free radical scavengers for the treatment of stroke, traumatic brain injury and aging

JE Slemmer, JJ Shacka, MI Sweeney… - Current medicinal …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS)
is a common underlying mechanism of many neuropathologies, as they have been shown to …