Oxidative stress: an essential factor in the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal mucosal diseases

A Bhattacharyya, R Chattopadhyay… - Physiological …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated as by-products of normal cellular metabolic
activities. Superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase are the enzymes …

Reactive oxygen species, antioxidants, and the mammalian thioredoxin system

J Nordberg, ESJ Arnér - Free radical biology and medicine, 2001 - Elsevier
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known mediators of intracellular signaling cascades.
Excessive production of ROS may, however, lead to oxidative stress, loss of cell function …

Thioredoxins, glutaredoxins, and peroxiredoxins—molecular mechanisms and health significance: from cofactors to antioxidants to redox signaling

EM Hanschmann, JR Godoy, C Berndt… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Thioredoxins (Trxs), glutaredoxins (Grxs), and peroxiredoxins (Prxs) have been
characterized as electron donors, guards of the intracellular redox state, and “antioxidants” …

Thioredoxin reductase inhibition for cancer therapy

R Gencheva, ESJ Arnér - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The cytosolic selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1, TXNRD1), and to some extent
mitochondrial TrxR2 (TXNRD2), can be inhibited by a wide range of electrophilic …

On the medicinal chemistry of gold complexes as anticancer drugs

I Ott - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2009 - Elsevier
Metal complexes have shown interesting preclinical and clinical results as antitumor drugs
and platinum compounds are well established in current cancer chemotherapy. However …

Oxidative stress during HIV infection: mechanisms and consequences

AV Ivanov, VT Valuev-Elliston… - Oxidative medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
It is generally acknowledged that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play crucial roles in a
variety of natural processes in cells. If increased to levels which cannot be neutralized by the …

Thioredoxin and related molecules–from biology to health and disease

CH Lillig, A Holmgren - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Thioredoxin and glutaredoxin systems in mammalian cells utilize thiol and selenol groups to
maintain a reducing intracellular redox state acting as antioxidants and reducing agents in …

Focus on mammalian thioredoxin reductases—important selenoproteins with versatile functions

ESJ Arnér - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Thioredoxin systems, involving redox active thioredoxins and thioredoxin
reductases, sustain a number of important thioredoxin-dependent pathways. These systems …

Oxidative stress in malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes: host–parasite interactions

K Becker, L Tilley, JL Vennerstrom, D Roberts… - International journal for …, 2004 - Elsevier
Experimenta naturae, like the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, indicate that
malaria parasites are highly susceptible to alterations in the redox equilibrium. This offers a …

Biological effects of a nano red elemental selenium

JS Zhang, XY Gao, LD Zhang, YP Bao - Biofactors, 2001 - content.iospress.com
A novel selenium form, nano red elemental selenium (Nano-Se) was prepared by adding
bovine serum albumin to the redox system of selenite and glutathione. Nano-Se has a 7-fold …