Studies on oxidants and antioxidants with a brief glance at their relevance to the immune system

BA Aslani, S Ghobadi - Life sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Free radical generation occurs continuously within cells as a consequence of common
metabolic processes. However, in high concentrations, whether from endogenous or …

A balancing act: mechanisms by which the fetus avoids rejection by the maternal immune system

JC Warning, SA McCracken, JM Morris - Reproduction, 2011 - rep.bioscientifica.com
The main objectives of this study were to determine the influence of diets enriched in α-
linolenic, linoleic or oleic acid on the development and transcriptomic profile of embryos …

Chemical proteomics reveals new targets of cysteine sulfinic acid reductase

S Akter, L Fu, Y Jung, ML Conte, JR Lawson… - Nature chemical …, 2018 - nature.com
Cysteine sulfinic acid or S-sulfinylation is an oxidative post-translational modification
(OxiPTM) that is known to be involved in redox-dependent regulation of protein function but …

AP39, a novel mitochondria-targeted hydrogen sulfide donor, stimulates cellular bioenergetics, exerts cytoprotective effects and protects against the loss of …

B Szczesny, K Módis, K Yanagi, C Coletta… - Nitric oxide, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of the recently synthesized
mitochondrially-targeted H 2 S donor, AP39 [(10-oxo-10-(4-(3-thioxo-3H-1, 2-dithiol-5yl) …

Tuning of peroxiredoxin catalysis for various physiological roles

A Perkins, LB Poole, PA Karplus - Biochemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) make up an ancient family of enzymes that are the predominant
peroxidases for nearly all organisms and play essential roles in reducing hydrogen …

Antioxidant enzymes that target hydrogen peroxide are conserved across the animal kingdom, from sponges to mammals

OH Hewitt, SM Degnan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Oxygen is the sustenance of aerobic life and yet is highly toxic. In early life, antioxidants
functioned solely to defend against toxic effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Later, as …

Protective effect of rutin on the antioxidant genes expression in hypercholestrolemic male Westar rat

SS Al-Rejaie, AM Aleisa, MM Sayed-Ahmed… - … and alternative medicine, 2013 - Springer
Background High-cholesterol diet (HCD) increases the oxidative stress in different tissues
leading to many diseases. Rutin (RT) is a natural flavonoid (vitamin p), which possesses an …

Impact of hydrogen peroxide on protein synthesis in yeast

C Picazo, M Molin - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cells must be able to respond and adapt to different stress conditions to maintain normal
function. A common response to stress is the global inhibition of protein synthesis. Protein …

Quantitative proteomic characterization of redox-dependent post-translational modifications on protein cysteines

J Duan, MJ Gaffrey, WJ Qian - Molecular BioSystems, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein thiols play a crucial role in redox signaling, in the regulation of enzymatic activity and
protein function, and in maintaining redox homeostasis in living systems. The unique …

The interplay between oxidative stress and bioenergetic failure in neuropsychiatric illnesses: can we explain it and can we treat it?

G Morris, KR Walder, M Berk, W Marx, AJ Walker… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Nitro-oxidative stress and lowered antioxidant defences play a key role in neuropsychiatric
disorders such as major depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The first part of this …