Coenzyme Q10 and nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase: Sentinels for mitochondrial hydrogen peroxide signaling

C Grayson, RJ Mailloux - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Mitochondria use hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) as a mitokine for cell communication. H 2 O 2
output for signaling depends on its rate of production and degradation, both of which are …

[HTML][HTML] Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) regulates NLRP3-mediated neuronal pyroptosis following cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury

R Sun, M Peng, P Xu, F Huang, Y Xie, J Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Inflammatory response has been recognized as a pivotal pathophysiological
process during cerebral ischemic stroke. NLRP3 inflammasome, involved in the regulation …

Mitochondrial NAD(P)+ Transhydrogenase: From Molecular Features to Physiology and Disease

A Francisco, TR Figueira, RF Castilho - Antioxidants & Redox …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Proton-translocating NAD (P)+ transhydrogenase, also known as nicotinamide
nucleotide transhydrogenase (NNT), catalyzes a reversible reaction coupling the …

Widespread discrepancy in Nnt genotypes and genetic backgrounds complicates granzyme A and other knockout mouse studies

DJ Rawle, TT Le, T Dumenil, C Bishop, K Yan… - elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Granzyme A (GZMA) is a serine protease secreted by cytotoxic lymphocytes, with Gzma-/-
mouse studies having informed our understanding of GZMA's physiological function. We …

[HTML][HTML] CETP expression in bone-marrow-derived cells reduces the inflammatory features of atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic mice

T Rentz, GG Dorighello, RR Dos Santos, LM Barreto… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
CETP activity reduces plasma HDL-cholesterol concentrations, a correlate of an increased
risk of atherosclerotic events. However, our recent findings suggest that CETP expression in …

Regulation of immune cell function by nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase

T Regan, R Conway… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Redox homeostasis is elemental for the normal physiology of all cell types. Cells use
multiple mechanisms to tightly regulate the redox balance. The onset and progression of …

[HTML][HTML] Tff3 deficiency protects against hepatic fat accumulation after prolonged high-fat diet

K Šešelja, I Bazina, M Vrecl, J Welss, M Schicht… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trefoil factor 3 (Tff3) protein is a small secretory protein expressed on various mucosal
surfaces and is involved in proper mucosal function and recovery via various mechanisms …

Novel role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP): attenuation of adiposity by enhancing lipolysis and brown adipose tissue activity

HF Raposo, P Forsythe, B Chausse, JZ Castelli… - Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective The systemic function of CETP has been well characterized. CETP plasma activity
reduces HDL cholesterol and thus increases the risk of atherosclerosis. Here, we …

A matter of food and substrain: obesogenic diets induce differential severity of cardiac remodeling in C57Bl/6J and C57Bl/6N substrains

L Cascarano, H Esfahani, P Michel… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in cardiac diseases such as heart failure with
preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) prompts the scientific community to investigate its …

Insights on how mitochondrial NAD(P)+ transhydrogenase plays a central metabolic role in proinflammatory macrophages

TR Figueira, RF Castilho - American Journal of Physiology …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
TO THE EDITOR: We read with great interest the recent review article from Regan et al.(1),
which covered the experimental evidence regarding NAD (P) þ transhydrogenase (NNT) as …