Targeting oxidative stress in disease: promise and limitations of antioxidant therapy

HJ Forman, H Zhang - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2021 - nature.com
Oxidative stress is a component of many diseases, including atherosclerosis, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer disease and cancer. Although numerous small …

NADPH oxidases (NOX): an overview from discovery, molecular mechanisms to physiology and pathology

A Vermot, I Petit-Härtlein, SME Smith, F Fieschi - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing enzyme NADPH oxidase (NOX) was first
identified in the membrane of phagocytic cells. For many years, its only known role was in …

Reactive oxygen species in macrophages: sources and targets

M Canton, R Sánchez-Rodríguez, I Spera… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are fundamental for macrophages to eliminate invasive
microorganisms. However, as observed in nonphagocytic cells, ROS play essential roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and diabetic retinopathy: Molecular mechanisms, pathogenetic role and therapeutic implications

Q Kang, C Yang - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress, a cytopathic outcome of excessive generation of ROS and the repression of
antioxidant defense system for ROS elimination, is involved in the pathogenesis of multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Reactive oxygen species-based nanomaterials for the treatment of myocardial ischemia reperfusion injuries

T Zhao, W Wu, L Sui, Q Huang, Y Nan, J Liu, K Ai - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Interventional coronary reperfusion strategies are widely adopted to treat acute myocardial
infarction, but morbidity and mortality of acute myocardial infarction are still high …

Lipid metabolism and ferroptosis

JY Lee, WK Kim, KH Bae, SC Lee, EW Lee - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ferroptosis is a type of cell death, which is morphologically and
mechanistically distinct from other type of cell death pathways such as apoptosis and …

Antioxidant therapy in cancer: rationale and progress

M Luo, L Zhou, Z Huang, B Li, EC Nice, J Xu, C Huang - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is characterized by increased oxidative stress, an imbalance between reactive
oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidants. Enhanced ROS accumulation, as a result of …

Potential therapeutic use of ebselen for COVID-19 and other respiratory viral infections

H Sies, MJ Parnham - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Ebselen is an organoselenium compound exhibiting hydroperoxide-and peroxynitrite-
reducing activity, acting as a glutathione peroxidase and peroxiredoxin enzyme mimetic …

NADPH oxidase family proteins: signaling dynamics to disease management

R Begum, S Thota, A Abdulkadir, G Kaur… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are pervasive signaling molecules in biological systems. In
humans, a lack of ROS causes chronic and extreme bacterial infections, while uncontrolled …

Targeting ROS production through inhibition of NADPH oxidases

J Reis, C Gorgulla, M Massari, S Marchese… - Nature chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
NADPH oxidases (NOXs) are transmembrane enzymes that are devoted to the production of
reactive oxygen species (ROS). In cancers, dysregulation of NOX enzymes affects ROS …