Reactive oxygen species and cancer paradox: to promote or to suppress?

S Galadari, A Rahman, S Pallichankandy… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), a group of highly reactive ions and molecules, are
increasingly being appreciated as powerful signaling molecules involved in the regulation of …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK, mitochondrial function, and cardiovascular disease

S Wu, MH Zou - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is in charge of numerous
catabolic and anabolic signaling pathways to sustain appropriate intracellular adenosine …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK and NRF2: Interactive players in the same team for cellular homeostasis?

E Petsouki, SNS Cabrera, EH Heiss - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
NRF2 (Nuclear factor E2 p45‐related factor 2) is a stress responsive transcription factor
lending cells resilience against oxidative, xenobiotic, and also nutrient or proteotoxic insults …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between ROS and autophagy in cancer cells, from tumor initiation to cancer therapy

L Poillet-Perez, G Despouy, R Delage-Mourroux… - Redox biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Cancer formation is a complex and highly regulated multi-step process which is highly
dependent of its environment, from the tissue to the patient. This complexity implies the …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of AMPK under hypoxia: many roads leading to Rome

F Dengler - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is known as a pivotal cellular energy sensor,
mediating the adaptation to low energy levels by deactivating anabolic processes and …

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction

JT Sylvester, LA Shimoda, PI Aaronson… - Physiological …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
It has been known for more than 60 years, and suspected for over 100, that alveolar hypoxia
causes pulmonary vasoconstriction by means of mechanisms local to the lung. For the last …

Recent trends in the application of nanoparticles in cancer therapy: The involvement of oxidative stress

M Sanati, AR Afshari, P Kesharwani… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the biomedical area, the interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology has the potential to bring
numerous unique applications, including better tactics for cancer detection, diagnosis, and …

[PDF][PDF] Use of cells expressing γ subunit variants to identify diverse mechanisms of AMPK activation

SA Hawley, FA Ross, C Chevtzoff, KA Green, A Evans… - Cell metabolism, 2010 - cell.com
A wide variety of agents activate AMPK, but in many cases the mechanisms remain unclear.
We generated isogenic cell lines stably expressing AMPK complexes containing AMP …

[HTML][HTML] AMPK activators: mechanisms of action and physiological activities

J Kim, G Yang, Y Kim, J Kim, J Ha - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2016 - nature.com
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a central regulator of energy homeostasis, which
coordinates metabolic pathways and thus balances nutrient supply with energy demand …

Mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetes: from molecular mechanisms to functional significance and therapeutic opportunities

WI Sivitz, MA Yorek - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Given their essential function in aerobic metabolism, mitochondria are intuitively of interest
in regard to the pathophysiology of diabetes. Qualitative, quantitative, and functional …