Xanthine oxidoreductase and cardiovascular disease: molecular mechanisms and pathophysiological implications

CE Berry, JM Hare - The Journal of physiology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
There is substantial evidence that oxidative stress participates in the pathophysiology of
cardiovascular disease. Biochemical, molecular and pharmacological studies further …

Xanthine oxidoreductase in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders

A Boueiz, M Damarla… - American Journal of …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
In addition to its critical role in purine metabolism, xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) has been
implicated in the development of tissue oxidative damage in a wide variety of respiratory and …

[HTML][HTML] Xanthine oxidoreductase: A leading actor in cardiovascular disease drama

L Polito, M Bortolotti, MG Battelli, A Bolognesi - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of global mortality and their
pathogenesis lies mainly in the atherosclerotic process. There are close connections linking …

[HTML][HTML] Xanthine oxidoreductase: One enzyme for multiple physiological tasks

M Bortolotti, L Polito, MG Battelli, A Bolognesi - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Human xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a multiple-level regulated enzyme, resulting from
a complicated evolutionary process that assigned it many physiological roles. The main …

[HTML][HTML] Xanthine oxidoreductase in atherosclerosis pathogenesis: Not only oxidative stress

MG Battelli, L Polito, A Bolognesi - Atherosclerosis, 2014 - Elsevier
Endothelial xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) together with NAD (P) H oxidase and nitric
oxide (NO) synthase plays a physiologic role in inflammatory signalling, the regulation of NO …

Xanthine oxidoreductase: a journey from purine metabolism to cardiovascular excitation-contraction coupling

A Agarwal, A Banerjee, UC Banerjee - Critical reviews in …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a ubiquitous complex cytosolic molybdoflavoprotein
which controls the rate limiting step of purine catabolism by converting xanthine to uric acid …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of xanthine oxidase (XO) on hemolytic diseases

HM Schmidt, EE Kelley, AC Straub - Redox Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hemolytic diseases are associated with elevated levels of circulating free heme that can
mediate endothelial dysfunction directly via redox reactions with biomolecules or indirectly …

The physiology of endothelial xanthine oxidase: from urate catabolism to reperfusion injury to inflammatory signal transduction

A Meneshian, GB Bulkley - Microcirculation, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a ubiquitous metalloflavoprotein that appears in two
interconvertible yet functionally distinct forms: xanthine dehydrogenase (XD), which is …

[HTML][HTML] The role of xanthine oxidoreductase and uric acid in metabolic syndrome

MG Battelli, M Bortolotti, L Polito, A Bolognesi - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2018 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) could contribute to the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome
through the oxidative stress and the inflammatory response induced by XOR-derived …

Structure and function of xanthine oxidoreductase: where are we now?

R Harrison - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2002 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) is a complex molybdoflavoenzyme, present in milk and
many other tissues, which has been studied for over 100 years. While it is generally …