Functions of ROS in macrophages and antimicrobial immunity

M Herb, M Schramm - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a chemically defined group of reactive molecules
derived from molecular oxygen. ROS are involved in a plethora of processes in cells in all …

Angiotensin II signal transduction: an update on mechanisms of physiology and pathophysiology

SJ Forrester, GW Booz, CD Sigmund… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system plays crucial roles in cardiovascular physiology
and pathophysiology. However, many of the signaling mechanisms have been unclear. The …

The NOX family of ROS-generating NADPH oxidases: physiology and pathophysiology

K Bedard, KH Krause - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
For a long time, superoxide generation by an NADPH oxidase was considered as an oddity
only found in professional phagocytes. Over the last years, six homologs of the cytochrome …

NADPH oxidases and oxidase crosstalk in cardiovascular diseases: novel therapeutic targets

Y Zhang, P Murugesan, K Huang, H Cai - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2020 - nature.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent production of ROS underlies sustained
oxidative stress, which has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases …

Reactive oxygen species: from health to disease

K Brieger, S Schiavone, FJ Miller Jr, KH Krause - Swiss medical weekly, 2012 - smw.ch
Upon reaction with electrons, oxygen is transformed into reactive oxygen species (ROS). It
has long been known that ROS can destroy bacteria and destroy human cells, but research …

Sources of vascular nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species and their regulation

J Tejero, S Shiva, MT Gladwin - Physiological reviews, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Nitric oxide (NO) is a small free radical with critical signaling roles in physiology and
pathophysiology. The generation of sufficient NO levels to regulate the resistance of the …

Combating oxidative stress in vascular disease: NADPH oxidases as therapeutic targets

GR Drummond, S Selemidis, KK Griendling… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
NADPH oxidases are a family of enzymes that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). The
NOX1 (NADPH oxidase 1) and NOX2 oxidases are the major sources of ROS in the artery …

Biochemistry, physiology, and pathophysiology of NADPH oxidases in the cardiovascular system

B Lassègue, A San Martín, KK Griendling - Circulation research, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
atherosclerosis, hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling, angiogenesis and
collateral formation, stroke, and heart failure. In this review, we discuss in detail the …

Nox proteins in signal transduction

DI Brown, KK Griendling - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
The NADPH oxidase (Nox) family of superoxide (O2−) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-
producing proteins has emerged as an important source of reactive oxygen species (ROS) …

Evolution of NADPH oxidase inhibitors: selectivity and mechanisms for target engagement

S Altenhöfer, KA Radermacher… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Oxidative stress, an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production
versus consumption, may be involved in the pathogenesis of different diseases. The only …