Oxidative stress and antioxidants in neurodegenerative disorders

EO Olufunmilayo, MB Gerke-Duncan, RMD Holsinger - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative disorders constitute a substantial proportion of neurological diseases
with significant public health importance. The pathophysiology of neurodegenerative …

Oxidative stress in depression: the link with the stress response, neuroinflammation, serotonin, neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity

AS Correia, A Cardoso, N Vale - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a prevalent, complex, and highly debilitating disease. The full comprehension
of this disease is still a global challenge. Indeed, relapse, recurrency, and therapeutic …

The antioxidant glutathione

DA Averill-Bates - Vitamins and hormones, 2023 - Elsevier
Reduced glutathione (GSH) is an essential non-enzymatic antioxidant in mammalian cells.
GSH can act directly as an antioxidant to protect cells against free radicals and pro-oxidants …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress in cancer

JD Hayes, AT Dinkova-Kostova, KD Tew - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Contingent upon concentration, reactive oxygen species (ROS) influence cancer evolution
in apparently contradictory ways, either initiating/stimulating tumorigenesis and supporting …

System Xc /GSH/GPX4 axis: An important antioxidant system for the ferroptosis in drug-resistant solid tumor therapy

FJ Li, HZ Long, ZW Zhou, HY Luo, SG Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The activation of ferroptosis is a new effective way to treat drug-resistant solid tumors.
Ferroptosis is an iron-mediated form of cell death caused by the accumulation of lipid …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism of action of N-acetylcysteine (NAC): The emerging role of H2S and sulfane sulfur species

B Pedre, U Barayeu, D Ezeriņa, TP Dick - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Initially adopted as a mucolytic about 60 years ago, the cysteine prodrug N-acetylcysteine
(NAC) is the standard of care to treat paracetamol intoxication, and is included on the World …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging role of ferroptosis in inflammation

Y Sun, P Chen, B Zhai, M Zhang, Y Xiang… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ferroptosis is a newly discovered type of cell death triggered by intracellular phospholipid
peroxidation that is morphologically, biologically and genetically distinct from other types of …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress–Complex pathological issues concerning the hallmark of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders

D Rotariu, EE Babes, DM Tit, M Moisi, C Bustea… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is a complex biological process characterized by the excessive production
of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that act as destroyers of the REDOX balance in the body …

Antioxidant defence systems and oxidative stress in poultry biology: An update

PF Surai, II Kochish, VI Fisinin, MT Kidd - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Poultry in commercial settings are exposed to a range of stressors. A growing body of
information clearly indicates that excess ROS/RNS production and oxidative stress are …

Glutathione-related enzymes and proteins: a review

J Vašková, L Kočan, L Vaško, P Perjési - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The tripeptide glutathione is found in all eukaryotic cells, and due to the
compartmentalization of biochemical processes, its synthesis takes place exclusively in the …