Oligodendrocytes in development, myelin generation and beyond

S Kuhn, L Gritti, D Crooks, Y Dombrowski - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Oligodendrocytes are the myelinating cells of the central nervous system (CNS) that are
generated from oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC). OPC are distributed throughout the …

Oxidative stress response and Nrf2 signaling in aging

H Zhang, KJA Davies, HJ Forman - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing oxidative stress, a major characteristic of aging, has been implicated in a variety
of age-related pathologies. In aging, oxidant production from several sources is increased …

Molecular mechanisms and genetics of oxidative stress in Alzheimer's disease

F Cioffi, RHI Adam, K Broersen - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder that can cause
dementia in elderly over 60 years of age. One of the disease hallmarks is oxidative stress …

Redox regulation of cell survival

D Trachootham, W Lu, MA Ogasawara… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) play important roles in
regulation of cell survival. In general, moderate levels of ROS/RNS may function as signals …

Decline in transcriptional activity of Nrf2 causes age-related loss of glutathione synthesis, which is reversible with lipoic acid

JH Suh, SV Shenvi, BM Dixon, H Liu… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Glutathione (GSH) significantly declines in the aging rat liver. Because GSH levels are partly
a reflection of its synthetic capacity, we measured the levels and activity of γ …

Redox control of microglial function: molecular mechanisms and functional significance

AI Rojo, G McBean, M Cindric, J Egea… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by chronic microglial over-activation and
oxidative stress. It is now beginning to be recognized that reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

[HTML][HTML] Elevation of glutathione as a therapeutic strategy in Alzheimer disease

CB Pocernich, DA Butterfield - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-molecular basis of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress has been associated with the onset and progression of mild cognitive
impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD). AD and MCI brain and plasma display …

[HTML][HTML] Deficient synthesis of glutathione underlies oxidative stress in aging and can be corrected by dietary cysteine and glycine supplementation

RV Sekhar, SG Patel, AP Guthikonda, M Reid… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Aging is associated with oxidative stress, but underlying mechanisms remain
poorly understood. Objective: We tested whether glutathione deficiency occurs because of …

Oxidative damage increases and antioxidant gene expression decreases with aging in the mouse ovary

J Lim, U Luderer - Biology of reproduction, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Oxidative stress has been implicated in various aspects of aging, but the role of oxidative
stress in ovarian aging remains unclear. Our previous studies have shown that the initiation …

The effects of stress and aging on glutathione metabolism

P Maher - Ageing research reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
Glutathione plays a critical role in many biological processes both directly as a co-factor in
enzymatic reactions and indirectly as the major thiol-disulfide redox buffer in mammalian …