Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species in endothelial dysfunction associated with cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

MA Incalza, R D'Oria, A Natalicchio, S Perrini… - Vascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are reactive intermediates of molecular oxygen that act as
important second messengers within the cells; however, an imbalance between generation …

Peroxiredoxin 6: A Bifunctional Enzyme with Glutathione Peroxidase and Phospholipase A2 Activities

AB Fisher - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6) is the prototype and the only mammalian 1-Cys member of
the Prdx family. Major differences from 2-Cys Prdxs include the use of glutathione (GSH) …

Peroxiredoxin 6 in the repair of peroxidized cell membranes and cell signaling

AB Fisher - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2017 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxin 6 represents a widely distributed group of peroxiredoxins that contain a single
conserved cysteine in the protein monomer (1-cys Prdx). The cys when oxidized to the …

Targeting the redox balance in inflammatory skin conditions

FA Wagener, CE Carels, DMS Lundvig - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be both beneficial and deleterious. Under normal
physiological conditions, ROS production is tightly regulated, and ROS participate in both …

Activation of the antioxidant enzyme 1-CYS peroxiredoxin requires glutathionylation mediated by heterodimerization with πGST

Y Manevich, SI Feinstein… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
1-cys peroxiredoxin (1-cysPrx), a member of the peroxiredoxin superfamily, can protect cells
against membrane oxidation through glutathione (GSH)-dependent reduction of …

Peroxiredoxin 6, a 1-Cys peroxiredoxin, functions in antioxidant defense and lung phospholipid metabolism

Y Manevich, AB Fisher - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6), a bifunctional 25-kDa protein with both GSH peroxidase and
phospholipase A2 activities, is the only mammalian 1-Cys member of the peroxiredoxin …

Mice with targeted mutation of peroxiredoxin 6 develop normally but are susceptible to oxidative stress

X Wang, SA Phelan, K Forsman-Semb… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
Reactive oxygen species, especially hydrogen peroxide, are important in cellular signal
transduction. However, excessive amounts of these species damage tissues and cells by …

[HTML][HTML] Peroxiredoxin 6 phospholipid hydroperoxidase activity in the repair of peroxidized cell membranes

AB Fisher, JP Vasquez-Medina, C Dodia, EM Sorokina… - Redox biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Although lipid peroxidation associated with oxidative stress can result in cellular death, sub-
lethal lipid peroxidation can gradually resolve with return to the pre-exposure state. We have …

Peroxiredoxins, a novel protein family in lung cancer

ST Lehtonen, AM Svensk, Y Soini… - … journal of cancer, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cigarette smoke, the major risk factor for lung cancer, induces an accumulation of reactive
oxygen species. These have multiple effects on cell defense, cell proliferation and cell …

Dioscin, a natural steroid saponin, shows remarkable protective effect against acetaminophen-induced liver damage in vitro and in vivo

X Zhao, X Cong, L Zheng, L Xu, L Yin, J Peng - Toxicology letters, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of the study was to investigate the protective effect of dioscin against APAP-induced
hepatotoxicity. In the in vitro tests, HepG2 cells were given APAP pretreatment with or …